Today, from the Lesbian Collection: Curve magazine. Founded as Denuve in 1990 and had its last physical issue in 2021. Its now a Lesbian archive site (curvemag.com). Curve was one of the most popular lesbian magazines that served the entire country. Since Curve ended, America no longer has a sensationalized lesbian magazine and leaves the Lesbian Connection as the most popular lesbian magazine in the country.
In my collection, I have 2 main types of lesbian peridocals:
sensationalized: similar to what youd see at a magazine stand with plenty of advertisements, more generalized (tends to cover all wlw/LBTQ+, not just lesbians), they tend to have a team of writers/journalists for their content, lots of pictures, and is usually for proft. This type of magazine is a good way to keep up with lesbian/wlw pop culture!
Examples: Curve, Girlfriends, On Our Backs
literary forum: relies primarily or entirely on reader submitted content, mostly text with few to no pictures, no ADs or the ADs are for lesbian/wlw centered (usually small) businesses/events, theyre usually non profits, and are free and/or follow a "more if you can, less if you cant" model. This type of magazine/publication is good to keep up with current issues and topics within and get more involved with the Lesbian community!
Examples: Lesbian Connection, Sinister Wisdom, Maize
I suggest watching the great documentary about the hertory of Curve on Netflix called Ahead of the Curve!
