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Portrait of Marie Corelli, 1908

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1. Aché: A Journal for Black Lesbians, Vol. 1, no. 1, February 1989
2. Portrait of Marie Corelli, 1908
3. 3a Marcha Lésbica, 2006
4. Sheila Kuehl for Supervisor, circa 2014
5. Gold record for "Melissa Etheridge" album by Melissa Etheridge, 1988
7. Poster for Carolyn Weathers : shitkickers & other Texas stories
8. Marie Corelli and Bertha Vyer, 1921
9. Marie Cartier graduation celebration, 2010 Women applauding Marie Cartier at a party celebrating her graduating from Claremont College with a PhD in theology. Hot Java coffeehouse was transformed into a gay women's bar from the 1950s. The Front row: Marie Cartier in cap and gown and Carolyn Weathers in rhinestone glasses. Middle row: unknown, Jayne Doolittle-Swanson in striped shirt and Jeanne Cordova in hat. Back row, mostly obscured, Pat Lamis in hat, unknown woman with hands in air. May 22, 2010. Women applauding Marie Cartier at a party celebrating her graduating from Claremont College with a PhD in theology. Hot Java coffeehouse was transformed into a gay women's bar from the 1950s. The Front row: Marie Cartier in cap and gown and Carolyn Weathers in rhinestone glasses. Middle row: unknown, Jayne Doolittle-Swanson in striped shirt and Jeanne Cordova in hat. Back row, mostly obscured, Pat Lamis in hat, unknown woman with hands in air. May 22, 2010.
10. Aché: A Journal for Lesbians of African Descent, Vol. 3, no. 1, February/March 1991
11. Robert Arthur, Ivy Bottini, Quentin Crisp, Morris Kight, and Patricia Nell Warren, 1994
12. The Children's Hour, 1961 Photograph of Shirley MacLaine, left, and Audrey Hepburn in a scene from The Children's Hour, and a letter from Arthur B. Krim to Eric Johnston regarding three films with homosexuality as a subject, including The Children's Hour, and requesting that the Code be amended. Photograph: Core Collection. Production files. Letter: Motion Picture Association of America Production Code Administration records.
13. Sheila Kuehl (L) and Judy Abdo (R), December 14, 1997
14. The Killing of Sister George
15. A celebration of adult Bar and Bat Mitvahs at Congregation Kol Ami, 2000
16. Lesbian Visibility Week poster, 1990
17. Lesbian Wedding, 1987
18. Lesbian parents and their children at the March on Washington, 1993
19. Thirteen Women, 1932
20. Aché: A Journal for Black Lesbians, Vol. 2, no. 6, November/December 1990
22. Florence Yoch, landscape design, “A Hillside Garden for Mr. George Cukor, West Hollywood,” 1936
23. Hey Young Lesbians, undated All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from or otherwise use collection materials must be submitted in writing to the Director of Library and Archives, North Baker Research Library, California Historical Society, 678 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94105. Consent is given on behalf of the California Historical Society as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission from the copyright owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright owner. Restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted to research and educational purposes.
24. Eloise Klein Healy, typescript draft of poem, “There Are No Words for the Sexual Acts of Lesbians,” circa 1984
25. Black Lesbian Newsletter, December 1982
26. Aché: A Journal for Black Lesbians, Vol. 1, no. 2, March 1989
27. Profile of Ellen Ward, 2023
28. Connie Samaras, #11 from the series Edge of Twilight, 2013
29. Pandora's Box, 1929
30. Home, circa 1982
31. Profile of Vanessa Romain, 2023
32. Connie Samaras, #16 from the series Edge of Twilight, 2013
33. Gay & Lesbian L.A. history map, 2000
34. Tribal Connexions: A Celebration of 2 Years of Aché, 1991
35. Laura Aguilar, #19, from the series Plush Pony, 1992
36. Unattributed photograph of Zoe Akins, circa 1930s
37. Lesbian Libertys, 2009
39. Laura Aguilar, #20, from the series Plush Pony, 1992
40. Willa Cather, letter to Zoë Akins, May 4, 1918
41. The Word is Out, 1977
42. Two women embracing and kissing, 1923
43. Laura Aguilar, #6, from the series Plush Pony, 1992
45. Dracula's Daughter, circa 1936
46. Lesbian Dyke March poster, 1996
47. First Ladies Memorial Dance Marathon button, 1978
48. Photograph of Florence Yoch and her partner Lucile Council, circa 1940
49. Cover of manual for "Civil Rights for Lesbians and Gay Men: A Reference Manual for City and County Officials", 1990
"The art of writing is the art of discovering what you believe,” said the French novelist Gustave Flaubert. Poets, novelists, playwrights, and creative writers of all kinds have been interpreting the world around them through writing for millennia. LGBTQ+ authors use their writing to ask questions about themselves and their world, to reveal themselves or hide themselves, to connect with other members of the community, and to understand what they believe.
Contents of this tag:
Contents of this tag:
1. Portrait of Marie Corelli, 1908
2. Letter from Marie Corelli to unknown recipient, undated
3. Kenneth Anger, undated
4. Cover and Dedication from The Treasure of Heaven, 1906
5. The Soul of Lilith, 1892
6. A celebration of adult Bar and Bat Mitvahs at Congregation Kol Ami, 2000
7. Beth Chayim Chadashim at the Los Angeles Christopher Street West pride parade, 1979
8. Church leaders at the March on Washinton, 1987
9. I Lied, 2021 Artist: Alex Donis. I Lied is the culmination of an unfinished work that began in the mid-1990s after completing a single lithography poster of the same image. The edition depicts the Virgin Mary in her iconic contemplative stare and delicate hand gestures but with the words, I Lied subtly placed before the sacred heart. Through these simple words, the artist forces the viewer to see Mary beyond her divinity, but her humanness. A human with faults who perhaps may have lied to protect her loved ones, or to hide a secret or a painful truth. However, the criticism here heavily lies on the religious institutions who through the prevalent imagery, authority, and doctrine, have exploited and harmed many with minimal accountability. Part of the exhibit "At the Heart of It: LGBT Representation at Self Help Graphics", curated by Ruben Esparza.
10. Sister Karen Boccalero, circa 1990
11. Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome, circa 1954
12. Concern magazine, Vol. 1, Nr. 1, 1966
13. The Prodigal, Vol. II, No. 20, May 21, 1971
14. Every 10th Jesus is a Queer, circa 1990
15. Holy Homophobia!, 1990