Lesbian Tide

Publication

Wanderground Lesbian Archive/Library

Name/Title

Lesbian Tide

Entry/Object ID

2024.4.45

Secondary Title

A Feminist Lesbian Publication

Description

Written by and for the rising tide of women today - the first lesbian periodical in the US to reach a national audience and the first US magazine to use the word "lesbian" in the title HOLDINGS: incomplete set 1972-1980. Folder 1: Feb., Jul., Aug., Sep. 1973; Folder 2: Mar., Jun., Jul., Oct. 1974; Folder 3: May/Jun., Jul./Aug./ Sep./Oct. 1975; Folder 4: Jan./Feb., Sep./Oct., Nov./Dec. 1976; Folder 5: Jan./Feb., Mar./Apr., May./Jun., Jul./Aug., Nov./Dec. 1977; Folder 6: Sep./Oct., Nov./Dec. 1978; Folder 7: Jan./Feb., Mar./Apr., May./Jun., Jul./Aug. 1979 and May/Jun. 1980.

Context

"The Lesbian Tide" originated in 1971 as the newsletter for the Los Angeles chapter of the Daughters of Bilitis (DOB), a national lesbian rights organization, and was called the LA DOB Newsletter. The newsletter was run by young members of the DOB and their radical political stance created a rift between the editors and older, less radical members of the DOB. In December 1972, the newspaper formally split from the DOB and, with a change in title to "The Lesbian Tide," it became an independent publication with Jeanne Córdova (a former DOB member) as editor. Written by and for the "rising tide" of women of its day, it was the first Lesbian periodical in the U.S. to reach a national audience and the first U.S. magazine to use the word "Lesbian" in its title.

Publication Details

Publication Type

Newspaper

Periodical

Periodicals/Newsletters

Editor

Jeanne Córdova

Volume/Number/Issue

Holdings in Archive box - incomplete set - non sequential: Folder 1-1973 Feb., July., Aug., Sept.; Folder 2-1974 March, June, July, Oct.; Folder 3-1975 May/June, July/Aug./ Sept./Oct.; Folder 4-1976 Jan/Feb, Spt/Oct, Nov/Dec; Folder 5-1977 Jan/Feb, Mar/Apr, May/Jne, Jly/Aug, Nov/Dec; Folder 6-1978 Spt/Oct, Nov/Dec; Folder 7 1979 Jan/Feb, Mar/Apr, May/Jne, Jly/Aug and 1980 May/Jne

Place Published

City

Los Angeles, CA

Date Published

1971 - 1980

ISSN

0270-8167

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Notes

FRAGILE: Newspaper - in folders in archive box - handle with care

Relationships

Related Publications

Publication

When We Were Outlaws

Notes

Also see Jeanne Córdova's book in the Wanderground Collection.

Web Links and URLs

Lesbian Tide - Wikipedia information, Houston LGBTQ History - contain pdf version of some issues

Create Date

June 14, 2024

Update Date

March 14, 2026