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Clothespin Fever Press was a small lesbian press based out of Los Angeles. It was co-founded by Jenny Wrenn and Carolyn Weathers in 1985 and was active until 1996.

The Windup Bar was established in Hollywood in 1950. Established by Helen Branson, a heterosexual female who looked to providing her gay friends with a safe, yet entertaining place to socialize, the bar proudly provided a safe space for homosexuals amidst a markedly homophobic decade in America. Thanks to Branson's strict rules of conduct, the Windup maintained its status as social sphere sheltered from police raids or other forms of antagonistic threats to the homosexual bar-goers, unlike many other gay bar establishments at this time.

The If Club was a lesbian nightclub established in the 1940s. It was popular among working-class lesbians and had a reputation as a space for butch lesbians. The If Club was a primary distribution spot for the lesbian magazine, Vice Versa, written and published by Lisa Ben.

The If Club was a lesbian nightclub established in the 1940s. It was popular among working-class lesbians and had a reputation as a space for butch lesbians. The If Club was a primary distribution spot for the lesbian magazine, Vice Versa, written and published by Lisa Ben.

The If Club was a lesbian nightclub established in the 1940s. It was popular among working-class lesbians and had a reputation as a space for butch lesbians. The If Club was a primary distribution spot for the lesbian magazine, Vice Versa, written and published by Lisa Ben.

The Ladder was among the earliest lesbian publications in the United States. It was published by the Daughters of Bilitis, a lesbian organization based out of San Francisco with a large chapter in Los Angeles. The magazine ran from 1956 through 1972.

Vice Versa was the first lesbian magazine published in the United States. It ran for nine issues, released monthly from June 1947 to February 1948. Edythe Eyde—known by her pen name, “Lisa Ben,” an anagram of “lesbian”—published the magazine. She typed it by hand at her job at RKO Studios and wrote most of the content herself, which included book reviews, short stories, poetry, and more.