lost lesbian spaces

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78 Years Of Lesbian Magazines Keeping Our Queer Legacy Alive

The desire to connect with other people like us has been the driving force of queer media since the first lesbian print magazine ever launched in 1947. Here are just…

Riese —

Aug 4, 2025

link roundup

lost lesbian spaces

society + culture

Sunday Funday Is Taking Back America One Feminist Bookstore at a Time

The 2018 gay agenda, Allison Ikley-Freeman on being the first out Oklahoma lesbian legislator, new queer feminist bookstore opens in the Heartland, an LGBT Bible app, letters from Your Holiday…

KaeLyn —

Dec 3, 2017

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herstory list

lgbt history

12 Lesbian Resorts You Could Visit This Summer If You Have A Time Machine

Hot women-only hotels, resorts and cabins to check out in Ohio, New Jersey, Florida, Oregon, Palm Springs, Delaware, Key West and Montana — just be sure to check in before…

Riese —

May 16, 2017

'zines/magazines

lesbian history

book features

38 Lesbian Magazines That Burned Brightly, Died Hard, Left A Mark

AfterEllen is a part of a legacy of brilliant publications created by passionate lesbian, queer and bisexual women that unfortunately no longer exist, but were cool for a while.

Riese —

Oct 12, 2016

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society + culture

AfterEllen Is Shutting Down

AfterEllen’s contribution to lesbian and bisexual visibility is incalculable. Friday is the website’s last day.

Heather Hogan —

Sep 20, 2016

lesbian feminism

lesbian history

lgbt history

Rebel Girls: On Building a Better Separatism

There is a power in building communities on our own terms as marginalized people. There is a freedom in escaping, even for a moment, the weight of oppression and the…

Carmen —

Sep 30, 2015

california gay history

lesbian history

lgbt history

Booths for Ladies: An Unauthorized History of the Lexington Club

The idea of this building housing regular, straight people drinking regular, straight drinks was peculiar to me. So I set off into various archives to learn more, uncovering a total…

Ivy Schlegel —

Apr 30, 2015

lesbian bar culture

lesbian history

lgbt history

Last Call: Stories from New Orleans’ Disappearing Dyke Bar Scene

A new podcast dives deep into New Orleans’ dyke bars of the 1970s and ’80s. Here are a few of the funny, sweet and powerful stories from Last Call.

Rachel Lee —

Mar 24, 2015

greatest hits

homophobia

first person

Gay, Interrupted: On Navigating Gaybourhoods As A Queer Brown Woman

Gay districts are safer, more open and more profitable than ever before, but for whom?

Fikri —

Feb 18, 2015

greatest hits

lesbian nightlife

the scene

State of the Lesbian Bar: Were DC’s Legendary Lesbian Bars Just a Phase?

Phase 1, both the oldest standing lesbian bar in America and the last to remain in the nation’s capital, closed abruptly this month. Meanwhile, venues for gay men are booming.…

Carmen —

Jan 29, 2015

lesbian bar culture

lesbian history

culture

The State of the Lesbian Bar: Portland Sees Popups Replace the E Room

A rich LGBT watering hole history, the last lesbian bar’s betrayal, and thoughts on the current landscape of queer women’s parties and spaces — a dramatic tale of Portland, Oregon…

Alley Hector —

Dec 18, 2014

greatest hits

lesbian bar culture

the scene

Let’s Hash It Out: How Do You Feel About Men and Straight People Going To Lesbian Bars?

We’re not sure that there’s a right answer to this question, but we’ve laid out some arguments for and against and now it’s time to dig in.

Riese —

Dec 4, 2014