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Back in the Day
Back in the Day: Emerging from "The Well of Loneliness"
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Sarah Warn, Founder and Former Editor in Chief
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July 9, 2005
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The 1928 publication of the first English novel written by a lesbian to focus openly on homosexuality created a sensation.
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Back in the Day: Cris Williamson’s "The Changer and the Changed"
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Sarah Warn, Founder and Former Editor in Chief
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May 5, 2005
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This groundbreaking feminist album from 1975 remains one of the best-selling independent records ever produced.
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Back in the Day: Coming Out With Ellen
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Malinda Lo, Contributing Writer
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April 9, 2005
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A look back at the controversy around Ellen DeGeneres's famous 1997 coming-out episode.
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Back in the Day: The Ladder, America's First National Lesbian Magazine
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Malinda Lo, Contributing Writer
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November 1, 2005
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America's first national lesbian magazine battled both internal and external controversies during its run from 1955 to 1972.
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Back in the Day: "Personal Best" Broke Bisexual Ground
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Malinda Lo, Contributing Writer
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October 4, 2005
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The theatrical debut of Personal Best in 1982 was a watershed moment in the history of representations of bisexual women in film.
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Back in the Day: "The Women of Brewster Place"
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Malinda Lo, Contributing Writer
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May 5, 2005
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The 1989 Oprah-produced miniseries included one of the first African American lesbian couples on television.
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Back in the Day: "Go Fish"
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Sarah Warn, Founder and Former Editor in Chief
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September 1, 2005
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The 1994 indie film that almost didn't get made ushered in a new era of lesbian-themed movies by proving there was a lesbian market, after all.
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Back in the Day: The Lesbian Made-for-TV Movie
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Courtney Nelson
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January 10, 2006
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Lesbians were once sensational draws for movies of the week.
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Back in the Day: Serving in Silence
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Courtney Nelson
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September 12, 2006
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The landmark film chronicling Cammermeyer's dismissal from the military is (unfortunately) still relevant today.
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