lesbian positivity :)

On Our Backs personals, 1987

correct information from the lesbian lexicon project, 2007

Two Women in Love - John Gutmann, 1937

Salute

sketch for a print i want to do

I had an aunt who dressed like these ladies and she identified herself as a “stud” , a word used in the lesbian community to identify a level of masculinity. My aunt had to endure sexism, racism and scrutiny more than I can imagine. She was “out” during the 50s and 60s, waaaay before the famous LGBT Stonewall riots that took place in NYC.

Creator of ‘Moomins’ Tove Jansson pictured with her partner Tuulikki Pietilä. Tove was so in love with her life partner that she made a character based off of her, named “Too-Ticky” in the beloved children’s series.

Kitty Tsui photographed by Jill Posener for On Our Backs 7, no. 2 (Winter 1990).

illustration from come out!, the first lgbt periodical published post-stonewall. vol. 1, issue 1, 1969.

oh god. oh fuck

oldie butches

photographs from lesbian couples’ commitment ceremonies in the 1980′s, published in ceremonies of the heart: celebrating lesbian unions by becky butler, 1990

Source : Nothing But The Girl ; The Blatant Lesbian Image ; A Portfolio and Exploration of Lesbian Erotic Photography - Edited by Susie Bright and Jill Posener