Lesbian Connection (LC ) is an American grassroots network forum publication "for, by and about lesbians".[2] Founded in 1974[2][3] by the lesbian-feminist collective Ambitious Amazons[1] "to address the lack of safe, reliable, and targeted information channels for lesbian groups and individuals",[4] it is the longest-running periodical for lesbians in the United States. LC is run by the Elsie Publishing Institute, a Michigan-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation. In 2021, its total revenue was $1,412,061.[5]
Lesbian Connection is published bimonthly[3] and although it has a suggested yearly subscription, it is notable for offering it on a sliding scale basis (asking for flexible donations based on each subscriber's ability to pay). LC is made available to incarcerated women, and mailed free of charge upon request to those unable to make a financial contribution.
A unique aspect of LC is the fact that its content is largely submitted by its readers. News and announcements of interest to the lesbian community include current affairs, places to live, travel, women's music festivals, womyn's land, special events, gatherings, reviews, and obituaries. It features special topics, reprints of the comic strip Dykes to Watch Out For, and an annual "Contact Dykes" directory[4] of national and international lesbians who volunteer to provide information about their local areas to lesbian visitors. It does not publish fiction, personal ads, or requests for pen pals.
In 2014, LC received the "Jeanine Rae Award for the Advancement of Women's Culture" by Women in the Arts Inc., the non-profit organization responsible for the annual National Women's Music Festival.[6]
Lesbian Connection has been instrumental in the building of national spiritual, political and social networks for lesbians.
^ abWhitt, Jan (2008). Women in American Journalism: A New History (1st ed.). Urbana, Illinois: University of Illinois Press. pp. 163–165. ISBN 978-0252033544.
^ ab"Magazines at Schlesinger Library: Lesbian Connection". Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America. Harvard Radcliffe Institute. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
^ abZimmerman, Bonnie, ed. (2000). "Lesbian Connection (by Laurie J. Baker)". Lesbian Histories and Cultures: An Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Garland Publishing. p. 455. ISBN 0-8153-1920-7.
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