first edition Magazine
1965 · San Francisco
by Gittings, Barbara, editor, Susana Valenti, Gene Damon [pseudonym of Barbara Grier]
San Francisco: Daughters of Bilitis, 1965. Magazine. 28p., including covers, 5.5x8.5 inches good digest-size magazine in stapled pictorial wraps, rusty staples. Includes Susana Valenti's "I hate men- a diversion by a male transvestite"
Daughters of Bilitis was formed in 1955 in San Francisco by Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon and was based upon - and in the beginning supported by - the homophile organization The Mattachine Society and One Magazine. The Ladder was the house organ/newsletter and published information, news, events, articles, poetry and stories relevant to the lesbian reader. (Inventory #: 220351)
Daughters of Bilitis was formed in 1955 in San Francisco by Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon and was based upon - and in the beginning supported by - the homophile organization The Mattachine Society and One Magazine. The Ladder was the house organ/newsletter and published information, news, events, articles, poetry and stories relevant to the lesbian reader. (Inventory #: 220351)