For the ghosts of lesbians past - and present

archivist femme dyke ♡ 26

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by lesbian photographer couple Ella Desurmont and Freja Lindberg, 2024

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Anna Moor and Elsie Dale, 1900

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Lesbian couple in the east village, 1981, by Amy Arbus

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Marcha LGBT en San Pablo, June 2003 by Mariam Pessah

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Sonrisa lésbica by Mariam Pessah 2005

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Tasha, 33 and Ksenia, 39, photographed by Anastasia Ivanova, 2013

"In public, we are reasonable in expressing our affection. We’ve never had any negative reactions, but there are no gay rights here in Russia. Right now, we are looking for an ‘escape route’."

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Olgerta, 54 and Lisa, 48 photographed by Anastasia Ivanova 2013

"We’ve been activists for almost fifteen years. A lot of the things that were achieved in Russia over the last century have been wiped out in the last two. "

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Katerina, 20 and Zhanna, 25 photographed by Anastasia Ivanova 2013

"The human rights situation in Russia seems to be getting worse with time. We like to believe that one day the country will be free and happy, but in reality the policies our government is trying to implement do not seem to be ones that lead to a bright future."

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Sixteen Love Poems by Sarah-Joy Ford, 2018

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Riki Wilchins and Leslie Feinberg at CAMP TRANS

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Nitrate Kisses (1994) dir. Barbara Hammer

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Married lesbian couple from Nitrate Kisses (1994), dir. Barbara Hammer

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from Nitrate Kisses (1994), dir. Barbara Hammer

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Dyke March 1994, by Morgan Gwenwald

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Lesbian Lists by Dell Richards, published 1990

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Lesbian Lists by Dell Richards, published 1990

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Lesbian Lists by Dell Richards, published 1990