Lesbian Studies
This section includes literature by lesbian authors, as well as nonfiction works on related subjects, and the ephemera of lesbian political and social organizations. Many items that are relevant to the broader LGBTQ+ movement will also be found listed in the Gay studies section.
Bay Area Residents: expecting guests? Not enough time to spend...
San Francisco: David Information Network, 1985. Single 5.5x8.5 inch leaflet printed one-side only on blue stock, cartoon by Robert of Dorothy, Toto and a tornado taking away her house at 18th and Castro, very good. "Just Visiting? Our Community would like to welcome you!" Dorothy says: "Toto...I don't think we're..... More
Cat.No: 240828
Baylands Family Circle: under the Billy DeFrank Community Center umbrella...
San Jose: Baylands/Billy DeFrank, 1996. Two issues, 8p. & 12p., 8.5x11 inches, news, articles, services and resources, events, very good newsletters on pink and gray stocks. More
Cat.No: 236113
Be Your Own Valentine [handbill]
no place: no publisher, [1970s?]. Single 11x8.5 inch handbill landscape layout illustrated one side only with explicit and pornographic drawing of two heart-shaped genitalia, one female, one male, being manipulated with the owners' hands surrounded by ribbon bearing the statement; "Be Your Own Valentine", light wear and pinholes at top..... More
Cat.No: 262397
Be yourself: questions and answers for gay, lesbian, and bisexual...
Washington DC: PFLAG: Parent, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays, 2006. Pamphlet. 24p., 5.5x8.5 inches, introduction, definitions, q&a, resources, very good booklet in stapled wraps. Informational booklet originally published in 1999. More
Cat.No: 268537
Be yourself: questions and answers for gay, lesbian, and bisexual...
Washington DC: PFLAG: Parent, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays, 2006. Pamphlet. 24p., 5.5x8.5 inches, introduction, definitions, q&a, resources, very good booklet in stapled wraps. Quatrefoil Library stamped crossed out on cover. Informational booklet originally published in 1999. More
Cat.No: 297004
Berkeley Public Library's Annual Lesbian & Gay Author Reading: a....
Berkeley: Friends of the Library, no date. Single 11x8.5 inch handbill in landscape format on lavender stock with photos of the three authors and event information, lightly-stained otherwise good. More
Cat.No: 229999
Berlin & Beyond #13: new films from Germany, Austria &...
San Francisco: Goethe-Institut, 2008. Magazine. [32p] 8x10.5 inches, filmographies, bios, schedules, stills, ads, very good program for the festival in stapled white pictorial wraps. More
Cat.No: 234258
Best Friends #4, Fall 1974
Albuquerque: Best Friends poetry collective, 1974. Paperback. [78]p., wraps, 7x9.25 inches, illus., a few small spots of silverfishing on front wrap, else very good condition. Women's poetry journal. Contributors include Marge Piercy, Rita Mae Brown, and Alta. More
Cat.No: 294520
Beth Ahavah: a gay & lesbian Jewish community [brochure]
Philadelphia: Beth Ahavah, [1979s?]. Pamphlet. Six panel brochure folded to 3.5x8.5 inches, bullet point presentation, mailing list application, very good condition. More
Cat.No: 270202
BH&A: Bill Hartman & Associates; Summer Update 1983 additions, deletions...
San Francisco: BH&A, 1983. 8p., 8.5x11 inches, fold creases otherwise good news release of nested folded sheets. Lists institutions, newsletters, newspapers and magazines, individual contacts etc. Breakdowns of the media outlets'needs, requirements, focus, addresses and contact numbers. Alice Reports, Off Our Backs, SF Vector etc. More
Cat.No: 220719
Bisexuality [brochure]
San Jose & Boston: South bay Bisexual Organizers and Activists (SOBOA) & Bisexual Resource Center, Boston, [1990s?]. Pamphlet. Six-panel folded brochure, 3.75x8.5 inches, information on bisexuality, politics, and AIDS, very good on bright yellow stock. More
Cat.No: 215557
Black lesbian newsletter; No. 5 (November 1982)
San Francisco: Black Lesbian Newsletter, 1982. Pamphlet. 8p., 8.5x11 inches, very good in pictorial wraps. Includes poetry, classifieds, and announcements of local cultural events. More
Cat.No: 240466
Black lesbian newsletter; Vol. 1, No. 4 (October 1982)
San Francisco: Black Lesbian Newsletter, 1982. Pamphlet. 8p., 8.5x11 inches, very good in pictorial wraps. Includes poetry, classifieds, and announcements of local cultural events. More
Cat.No: 194704
Black lesbian newsletter; Vol. 1, No. 6 (December 1982)
San Francisco: Black Lesbian Newsletter, 1982. Newsletter. 8p., 8.5x11 inches, very good in pictorial wraps. Includes poetry, classifieds, and announcements of local cultural events. More
Cat.No: 292622
Black Lesbians and Gays Weaving the Future!: the 5th annual...
Los Angeles: B.G.L.L.F./ Black Gay & Lesbian Leadership Forum, 1992. Handbill. Single 5.5x8.5 inch leaflet printed one side only on lavender stock. More
Cat.No: 242299
Blazing Star: vol. 2, #1, July 1976: Blazing Star returns
Chicago: Blazing Star/NAM, 1976. [14p] 8.5x11 inch newsletter, illustrated with drawings and cartoons, features, opinion, ads, resources, lightly-toned on covers, sheets stapled top-left corner. Blazing Star was a lesbian/feminist chapter of the New American Movement established in Chicago. Stories on Gay Rights legislation, Lavender & Red Book review, lesbian mothers..... More
Cat.No: 211564
Blazing Star: vol. 4, #2, March 1978: Exclusive - Noble...
Chicago: Blazing Star/NAM, 1978. Newspaper. 12p. folded tabloid newspaper, photos, features, opinion, ads, resources, heavily-toned on cover above the fold otherwise good on newsprint. Blazing Star was a lesbian/feminist chapter of the New American Movement established in Chicago. Above the fold story on Elaine Noble's bid for the Senate. Centerfold..... More
Cat.No: 208818
Blowfish Catalog: 2 issues Summer & Fall 2000
San Francisco: Blowfish, 2000. Pamphlet. Two issues, 21p. each, 5.5x11 inches, illustrations, photos, sex toys and publications, very good women's sex shop mail order company in stapled pictorial wraps. Heavy lesbian content but also dominatrix, cock-torture, BBW etc. More
Cat.No: 286629
Blowfish Catalog: Spring-Summer 1996
San Francisco: Blowfish, 1996. Magazine. 64p., 8.5x11 inches, illustrations, descriptions, prices, poetry, very good sex-toy catalogue for womenin stapled pictorial wraps. More
Cat.No: 234139
Blue Neon Productions Proudly Presents National Coming Out Day, Sat...
Las Vegas, NV: Blue Neon Productions, 1998. Pamphlet. 16p., stapled wraps, 8x10.75 inches, very good condition. More
Cat.No: 314347
Blueprint for Justice 1994
San Francisco: NCLR/National Center for ZLesbian Rights, 1994. Six-panel folded brochure, 8.5x11 inches, details for six "designs" for a better world for lesbians, photos, financial report, staff, very good on heavy stock. More
Cat.No: 220696
Bodies Like Ours: support and information for people born with...
[Seattle]: ISNA/Intersex Society of North America, [2000s]. Pamphlet. Single 3.75x8.5 inch card printed both sides with information about Intersex children. More
Cat.No: 241673
Bridges: linking those who work with HIV-affected youth' vol. 4...
San Francisco: Health Initiatives for Youth, 1998. Four 8.5x11 inch sheets stapled upper-left corner and printed both sides with information from health care providers and professionals. More
Cat.No: 244490
Business women's directory: a listing of women-owned businesses in the...
Oakland: On Your Marks Publications, 1992. 57p., 7x9.25 inches, business listings and ads, very good booklet in stapled pictorial wraps. More
Cat.No: 189397
Bylaws, for the regulation of business of the Lesbian/Gay Freedom...
San Francisco: The Committee, 1982. Twelve 8.5x11 inch sheets printed one side only with the articles, bylaws and amendments, stapled upper-left corner, rusty staple else very good. More
Cat.No: 262623
[Archive of the lesbian photographer Shelby Cohen, including 1980s BDSM...
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