Hidden Histories: Discovering Los Angeles' LGBTQ+ Collections Main Menu Hidden Histories: Discovering Los Angeles' LGBTQ+ Collections Welcome to Hidden Histories! Discovering Los Angeles' LGBTQ+ Collections! What is Hidden Histories? A partnership between ONE Archives at USC and L.A. as Subject, Hidden Histories' goal is to create a centralized resource of LGBTQ+ archival material for researchers and community members. Participating Institutions L.A. as Subject member institutions from across Southern California have joined with ONE and LAAS to collaborate on this project. Topical Guide Collections from participating institutions organized based on the subject or topic of the materials.

Lesbians

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Individuals who self-identify as lesbian and belong to lesbian communities. The term has been predominately used to describe women who are exclusively or primarily romantically and/or sexually attracted to other women. However, not all lesbians are women, and gender non-conforming people who belong to lesbian communities have often identified as lesbian.

This definition is from Homosaurus v3. For more information about the indexing term "lesbians," view the Homosaurus entry here. 

Contents of this tag:

  1. California Historical Society
  2. FIDM Museum & Library, Inc.
  3. California History Section, California State Library
  4. Gerth Archives & Special Collections at California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH)
  5. Center for the Study of Political Graphics
  6. Lawrence de Graaf Center for Oral & Public History, California State University, Fullerton (CSUF)
  7. Ella Strong Denison Library, Scripps College
  8. Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Art & Sciences
  9. Santa Monica Public Library
  10. Special Collections & University Archives, University of California, Riverside (UCR)
  11. Santa Monica History Museum
  12. Historical Society of Long Beach
  13. University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) Library
  14. University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Library Special Collections