American Archive of Public Broadcasting on lesbians
various (1963-present)
tags: nonfiction & history, 1960s-present
Angela Davis: An Autobiography
Angela Davis (1974)
tags: memoir, lesbian feminism, lesbians of color, 1970s
"Anne Sofie von Otter & the Queer Diva Worship of the Mezzo"
Lydia Perović (2011)
tags: nonfiction & history, memoir, 2010s
Between Women: Friendship, Desire, & Marriage in Victorian England
Sharon Marcus (2007)
tags: nonfiction & history, earlier
"Black Lesbians in the '70s & Before: An At Home Tour of the Lesbian Herstory Archives"
ed. Shawn(ta) Smith (2010)
tags: nonfiction & history, lesbians of color, 1970s, 2010s
Bloodsisters: Leather, Dykes & Sadomasochism
dir. Michelle Handelman (1995)
tags: nonfiction & history, film, leatherdykes & SM, 1990s
Boots of Leather, Slippers of Gold: The History of a Lesbian Community
Elizabeth Lapovsky Kennedy & Madeline D. Davis (1993)
tags: nonfiction & history, butches & femmes, earlier, 1950s, 1960s
Boston Marriages: Romantic but Asexual Relationships Among Contemporary Lesbians (EPUB)
ed. Esther D. Rothblum & Kathleen A. Brehony (1993)
tags: nonfiction & history, earlier, 1990s
Brat Attack: The Zine for Leatherdykes & Other Bad Girls
(1991-1994)
tags: memoir, leatherdykes & SM, 1990s
Butch Is A Noun
S. Bear Bergman (2006)
tags: memoir, butches & femmes, transmasc & female masculinity, 2000s
Camp Trans
dir. Elliot Montague (2016)
tags: nonfiction & history, transfem & queer trans women, film, 1990s, 2010s
Camp Trans 2000 informational website
Camp Trans organizers (2000)
tags: nonfiction & history, transmasc & female masculinity, transfem & queer trans women, 2000s
Coming To Power: Writing & Graphics on Lesbian S/M
Samois (1982)
tags: fiction, nonfiction & history, erotica, leatherdykes & SM, 1980s
Dagger: On Butch Women
ed. Lily Burana, Roxxie, & Linnea Due (1994)
tags: nonfiction & history, memoir, butches & femmes, 1990s
A Day in the Life of a Bull-dyke
dir. Shawna Dempsey and Lorri Millan (1995)
tags: film, butches & femmes, 1990s
Deviations: A Gayle Rubin Reader
Gayle Rubin (2011)
tags: nonfiction & history, lesbian feminism, leatherdykes & SM, 2010s
Diversion: Nottingham & East Midlands Lesbian Magazine Issue 5 (source)
ed. Diversion editors (1987)
tags: nonfiction & history, poetry, 1980s
Dykes & Fags Want to Know... A Written Interview with Lesbian Political Prisoners Laura Whitehorn, Linda Evans & Susan Rosenberg
Queers United in Support of Political Prisoners (1995)
tags: nonfiction & history, poetry, memoir, lesbians of color, 1990s
"The Empire Strikes Back: A Posttranssexual Manifesto"
Sandy Stone (1987)
tags: nonfiction & history, transfem & queer trans women, 1980s
"Equinox: A Spooky Queer Pagan Love Story", Parts I & II
Frankie Thomas (2014)
tags: fiction, erotica, leatherdykes & SM, 2010s
"'Every time we fuck, we win': The Public Sphere of Queer, Feminist, & Lesbian Porn as a (Safe) Space for Sexual Empowerment" in The Feminist Porn Book
Ingrid Ryberg (2013)
tags: nonfiction & history, 2010s
"The Evolution of Femme"
Jamie Geneve Davis (2019)
tags: nonfiction & history, butches & femmes, 2010s
Fat & Queer: An Anthology of Queer & Trans Bodies & Lives
ed. Bruce Owens Grimm, Miguel M. Morales, & Tiff Joshua TJ Ferentini (2021)
tags: poetry, memoir, transmasc & female masculinity, transfem & queer trans women, 2020s
FaT GiRL: A Zine for Fat Dykes & the Women Who Want Them (Issues #1-7)
FaT GiRL collective members (1994-1997)
tags: fiction, nonfiction & history, memoir, erotica, lesbian feminism, 1990s
Female Fetishism
Lorraine Gamman & Merja Makinen (1994)
tags: nonfiction & history, leatherdykes & SM, 1990s
Femmes Unite! Issue 2
Femme Affinity Group Portland (F.A.G. PDX) collective members (2007)
tags: nonfiction & history, poetry, memoir, butches & femmes, 2000s
Filed Away: The Influence of 3 Queer Bodies on Mine
Kori Michele Handwerker (2018)
tags: memoir, 2010s
For the Courtesan Ch'ing Lin & other poems
Wu Tsao (1800s-unknown)
tags: poetry, lesbians of color, earlier
"'G.I. Joes in Barbie Land': Recontextualizing Butch in Twentieth-Century Lesbian Culture"
Sherrie A. Inness & Michele Lloyd (1995)
tags: nonfiction & history, butches & femmes, 1990s
Garden Variety Dykes: Lesbian Traditions in Gardening
ed. Irene Reti & Valerie Jean Chase (1994)
tags: nonfiction & history, poetry, memoir, lesbian feminism, 1990s
"The Gay Love Stories of Moomin & the Queer Radicality of Tove Jansson"
Hannah Williams (2018)
tags: nonfiction & history, earlier
Gender Failure
Rae Spoon & Ivan E. Coyote (2014)
tags: poetry, memoir, transmasc & female masculinity, 2010s
Gerber/Hart Library & Archives: Midwest LGBTQ History & Culture
Gerber/Hart librarian team (1981-present)
tags: fiction, nonfiction & history, 1980s-present
"Getting Possessive About the Term 'Lesbian'" (Closing Remarks, 5th Int'l Conf on Transgender Law & Employment Policy)
Elvia Arriola (1996)
tags: nonfiction & history, transfem & queer trans women, 1990s
GLBT Historical Society Museum & Archives of San Francisco
GLBTHS team (1985-present)
tags: nonfiction & history, 1980s-present
"Googling Literary Lesbians: On Carson McCullers and the Erotics of Incompletion"
Sarah Heying (2020)
tags: nonfiction & history, earlier-1950s
The History Project: Documenting LGBTQ Boston
THP team (1980-present)
tags: nonfiction & history, 1980s-present
"I Am Your Sister: Black Women Organizing Across Sexualities" (Freedom Organizing Series #3)
Audre Lorde (1985)
tags: lesbian feminism, lesbians of color, 1980s
Il Pleut des Gouines / It's Raining Dykes #8
ed. Lola Gouine (2007)
tags: nonfiction & history, lesbian feminism, 2000s
"In the Early 20th Century, America Was Awash in Incredible Queer Nightlife"
Natalie Zarrelli (2016)
tags: nonfiction & history, earlier
Independent Voices: LGBT Collection on JSTOR
Reveal Digital (date unknown)
tags: nonfiction & history, lesbian feminism, 1960s-1990s
Information for the Female-to-Male Crossdresser & Transsexual
Lou Sullivan (1990)
tags: nonfiction & history, transmasc & female masculinity, 1990s
Inseparable: Desire Between Women in Literature (EPUB)
Emma Donoghue (2010)
tags: fiction, nonfiction & history, earlier, 2010s
"An Introduction to Female Masculinity: Masculinity Without Men" in Female Masculinity
Jack Halberstam (1998)
tags: nonfiction & history, butches & femmes, transmasc & female masculinity, 1990s
Invisible Lives: The Erasure of Transsexual & Transgendered People
Viviane K. Namaste (2000)
tags: transmasc & female masculinity, transfem & queer trans women, 2000s
The Joy of Lesbian Sex: A Tender & Liberated Guide to the Pleasures & Problems of a Lesbian Lifestyle
Emily L. Sisley & Bertha Harris (1977)
tags: nonfiction & history, erotica, 1970s
The Ladder (Vol. 2, No. 12)
Daughters of Bilitis & contributors (1958)
tags: fiction, nonfiction & history, 1950s
Lavender & Red: Rainbow Solidarity in Defense of Cuba
Leslie Feinberg (1992)
tags: nonfiction & history, 1990s
"The Lesbian-Transsexual Misunderstanding"
Margo (1975)
tags: lesbian feminism, transfem & queer trans women, 1970s
"Lesbian Cruising: An Examination of the Concept & Methods" in Journal of Homosexuality
Denise Bullock (2004)
tags: nonfiction & history, 2000s
Lesbian Feminism: Essays Opposing Global Heteropatriarchies
ed. Niharika Banerjea, Kath Browne, Eduarda Ferreira, Marta Olasik, & Julie Podmore (2019)
tags: lesbian feminism, 2010s
"Lesbian Identity & the Politics of Butch-Femme"
Amy Goodloe (1993)
tags: nonfiction & history, lesbian feminism, butches & femmes, 1990s
"Lesbian Sex/Gay Sex: What's the Difference?" in Out/Look
Julia Creet (1991)
tags: lesbian feminism, 1990s
The Lesbian SM Safety Manual
ed. Patrick Califia (1988)
tags: nonfiction & history, leatherdykes & SM, 1980s
Lesbian Tide magazine (selected covers & issues)
ed. Daughters of Bilitis & Jeanne Cordova (1971-1980)
tags: nonfiction & history, lesbian feminism, 1970s-1980s
"Lesbians of Color" TV segments on Tri-Cable Tonight (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8)
Milwaukee Gay/Lesbian Cable Network (1989)
tags: nonfiction & history, 1980s
Lesbians Talk Issues
Scarlet Press (1992-1996)
tags: nonfiction & history, lesbian feminism, lesbians of color, 1990s
The Lesbrary
Bi & lesbian literature
reviewed by Danika Ellis & contributors
tags: fiction, 2010s-2020s
LGBT Amish: A network for lesbian, gay, bisexual, & transgender Amish & ex-Amish!
Unknown website host (2012-2017)
tags: nonfiction & history, 2010s
LGBT Archive & Library at New York City's LGBT Community Center
Center team (1990-present)
tags: nonfiction & history, 1990s-present
Los Angeles Queer Resistance Issue 1
LAQR Collective (early 2010s)
tags: nonfiction & history, memoir, 2010s
Los Angeles Queer Resistance Issue 2
LAQR Collective (early 2010s)
tags: nonfiction & history, memoir, 2010s
"Loving Outside Simple Lines" in Sex, Gender, & Sexuality: The New Basics: an Anthology
Sonya Bolus (2008)
tags: memoir, butches & femmes, transmasc & female masculinity, 2000s
Mainely Gay Vols. 4-6 (formerly Maine Gay Task Force Newsletter)
ed. Susan Henderson, Peter Prizer, John Frank, & others (1977-1980)
tags: nonfiction & history, memoir, 1970s-1980s
Mazer Lesbian Archives
Mazer librarian team (1981-present)
tags: fiction, nonfiction & history, lesbian feminism, 1980s-present
"Medieval Arab Lesbians & Lesbian-like Women" in Journal of the History of Sexuality
Sahar Amer (2009)
tags: nonfiction & history, lesbians of color, earlier
"Militant Flamboyance: A Brief History of the Stonewall Riots & Other Queer Happenings"
Heath Schulz & Brad Thomson (2009)
tags: nonfiction & history, earlier-1990s
No More Secrets: Violence in Lesbian Relationships (EPUB)
Janice L. Ristock (2002)
tags: nonfiction & history, lesbian feminism, 2000s
Odd Girls & Twilight Lovers: A History of Lesbian Life in Twentieth-Century America
Lillian Faderman (1991)
tags: nonfiction & history, earlier-1990s
On Butch & Femme: Compiled Readings
ed. I.M. Epstein (2008)
tags: fiction, memoir, butches & femmes, 2000s
On Our Backs: The Best of Lesbian Sex (12 issues)
ed. Athena Douris, Heather Findlay, & others (1998-2000)
tags: nonfiction & history, erotica, 1990s-2000s
Onyx: Black Lesbian Newsletter (15 issues)
ed. Laverne Gagehabib, A. C. Barber, Vivienne Walker-Crawford, & others (1982-1984)
tags: fiction, nonfiction & history, poetry, lesbians of color, 1980s
Opposite Sex: Gay Men on Lesbians, Lesbians on Gay Men
ed. Sara Miles & Eric Rofes (1998)
tags: nonfiction & history, 1990s
The Persistent Desire: A Femme-Butch Reader
ed. Joan Nestle (1992)
tags: nonfiction & history, memoir, butches & femmes, 1950s, 1990s
Persistence: All Ways Butch & Femme
ed. Ivan Coyote & Zena Sharman (2011)
tags: fiction, nonfiction & history, memoir, erotica, butches & femmes, 2010s
Queer Images: A History of Gay & Lesbian Film in America
Harry M. Benshoff (2006)
tags: nonfiction & history, 2000s
Queer Zine Archive Project (QZAP)
ed. Milo Miller & Chris Wilde (2003-present)
tags: nonfiction & history, 2000s-2020s
QUEERS READ THIS
published anonymously by queers & distributed at NY pride march June 1990
tags: nonfiction & history, 1990s
Radical Desire: Making On Our Backs Magazine: An Online Exhibition
curated by Kate Addleman-Frankel & Brenda Marston (2022)
tags: nonfiction & history, erotica, 1980s, 2020s
"A Real Girl" in Bending the Landscape: Original Gay & Lesbian Science Fiction
Shariann Lewitt (1998)
tags: fiction, 1990s
"Reality Is a Drag: I’d Rather Live In Lesbian Pulp Fiction"
Sarah Fonseca (2019)
tags: nonfiction & history, 2010s
"Restriction & Reclamation: Lesbian Bars & Beaches of the 1950s" in Queers in Space: Communities, Public Places, Sites of Resistance
Joan Nestle (1997)
tags: nonfiction & history, memoir, butches & femmes, 1950s
"Riot grrrls: Homoerotic Tom of Finland-esque images, only this time for the ladies"
Martin Schneider (2016)
tags: visual art, leatherdykes & SM, 1980s
Sappho Was A Right-On Woman: A Liberated View of Lesbianism
Sidney Abbott & Barbara Love (1973)
tags: nonfiction & history, lesbian feminism, 1970s
The Second Coming: A Leatherdyke Reader
ed. Patrick Califia & Robin Sweeney (1996)
tags: fiction, nonfiction & history, erotica, leatherdykes & SM, 1990s
Sinister Wisdom Issue 9
ed. Harriet Desmoines & Catherine Nicholson (1979)
tags: fiction, nonfiction & history, poetry, lesbian feminism, 1970s
Sister Outsider
Audre Lorde (1984)
tags: nonfiction & history, memoir, lesbian feminism, lesbians of color, 1980s
Stone Butch Blues
Leslie Feinberg (1993)
tags: fiction, memoir, butches & femmes, transmasc & female masculinity, 1990s
"Stone Dynamics: Where Pleasure Resides"
Xan West (2014)
tags: memoir, butches & femmes, leatherdykes & SM, 2010s
Strange Sisters: An Archive of Lesbian Paperback Artwork from the '50s & '60s
ed. Ryan Richardson (2002)
tags: fiction, 1950s-1960s
"Ten Lies About Sadomasochism" in Sinister Wisdom Issue 50
Melissa Farley (1993)
tags: lesbian feminism, leatherdykes & SM, 1990s
"The Time I Went On A Lesbian Cruise & It Blew Up My Entire Life"
Shannon Keating (2019)
tags: memoir, butches & femmes, 2010s
This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color
ed. Cherríe Moraga & Gloria Anzaldúa (1981)
tags: nonfiction & history, lesbian feminism, lesbians of color, 1980s
"The Transfeminist Manifesto" in Catching A Wave: Reclaiming Feminism for the Twenty-First Century
Emi Koyama (2001)
tags: nonfiction & history, transfem & queer trans women, 2000s
"Transgender Liberation: A Movement Whose Time Has Come"
Leslie Feinberg (1992)
tags: nonfiction & history, transmasc & female masculinity, transfem & queer trans women, 1990s
Transgender Warriors: Making History from Joan of Arc to Dennis Rodman
Leslie Feinberg (1996)
tags: nonfiction & history, transmasc & female masculinity, transfem & queer trans women, 1990s
"Uncategorized: Genderqueer Identity & Performance in Independent & Mainstream Porn" in The Feminist Porn Book
Jiz Lee (2013)
tags: nonfiction & history, memoir, 2010s
Vice Versa magazine (all issues)
Edythe Eyde (1947-1948)
tags: fiction, nonfiction & history, poetry, earlier
"The Way We Weren't: The Invisible Years" in The Celluloid Closet
Vito Russo (1981)
tags: nonfiction & history, 1950s
"'We thought the world we built would be forever': An Interview with Lenn Keller"
Adrienne Skye Roberts (2012)
tags: memoir, lesbian feminism, lesbians of color, 1970s, 2010s
Wearing Gay History: A Digital Archive of Historical LGBT T-Shirts
(2014-present)
tags: nonfiction & history, 1970s-present
What Color Is Your Handkerchief?
Samois (1979)
tags: nonfiction & history, erotica, lesbian feminism, leatherdykes & SM, 1970s
"Where Angels Fear to Tread: Feminism, Sex, & the Problem of SM, 1969-1993"
Alex Ellis Warner (2011)
tags: nonfiction & history, lesbian feminism, leatherdykes & SM, 1970s-1990s
"Whose Feminism Is It Anyway?: The Unspoken Racism of the Trans Inclusion Debate" in The Transgender Studies Reader
Emi Koyama (2006)
tags: nonfiction & history, lesbians of color, transfem & queer trans women, 2000s
With Her Machete in Her Hand: Reading Chicana Lesbians
Catrióna Rueda Esquibel (2006)
tags: nonfiction & history, lesbian feminism, lesbians of color, 2000s
"The work of photographer Laura Aguilar 'exemplifies the intersectional struggle of marginalized people'"
Sara R. Radin (2018)
tags: lesbian feminism, 1980s-1990s
"Worth It" from Lesbian Dad: Notes from the Crossroads of Mother and Father blog
Lesbian Dad (aka Pauly Pagenhart) (2019)
tags: memoir, 2010s
"Xena: Warrior Princess" unproduced official script (more info here)
Melissa Good (2001)
tags: fiction, 2000s