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"DYKE is Out! Are You?" - Back
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Calling All Separatists... We have decided to publish DYKE because there is no periodical that fulfills our need for news, communication, and analysis of our Lesbian culture. So much is happening in the Lesbian communities across the country, but the feminist press is covering only a fraction of the news. Lesbian periodical have decided to focus on their own cities (with the exception of The Lesbian Connection published by Ambitious Amazons). There is an information gap. No one is documenting our culture. So we intend to do it. We believe that "Lesbian Culture" presumes a separatist analysis. If Lesbian culture is intermixed with straight culture, it is no longer Lesbian. It is heterosexual, or heterosocial, because energy and time is going to men. Lesbian Community- Lesbian Culture- means Lesbian Only. DYKE is a magazine for Dykes only! We will speak freely among ourselves. We are not interested in telling the straight world what we're doing, in fact we hope that they never even see the magazine. It is none of their business. If they chance to see it, we hope it will be mindless gobbledeegook to them. We are already thinking in ways that are incomprehensible to them. We, and probably you, are living our lives, as best we can, with and for Lesbians. DYKE will be a reflection of our lives. There will be correspondents from Lesbian Communes and Communities all over the country (if you would like to be one- write us for details). They will be writing about what is happening in their communities, writing about trends, events, and anything they feel is important and interesting. We want to know about what Dykes are wearing, what books they are reading, what movies they are going to, how they are raising children, how they are celebrating holidays, what arts they are involved with, and all the varied things that happen in the everyday life of a Dyke community. DYKE will carry feature articles on live events, home economics, Dyke history, language, fashion, media, theatre, music, and literature. There will be interviews, lots of graphics, an scores of other interesting articles. DYKE is published and edited by two women, Liza and Penny. We have editorial control and all final decisions are made by us. (any changes in the articles will be made with the author's consent) Everybody who works for DYKE will be paid. Regular correspondants will receive free subscriptions as payment. We will carry ads from businesses owned and operated by and for women. DYKE will be distributed at women's bookstores, coffeehouses, and centers and by subscription. It will not be sold at men's stores. Subscriptions from men (sounds silly, but it happens) will be returned. DYKE will be published quarterly starting in Autumn 1975. Charter subscription is $5.00 till November 30, 1975. Price thereafter, $8.00. We urge women to buy subscriptions to share. DYKE is published by Tomato Publications, 70 Barrow St. New York, NY 10014, room 1R
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Calling All Separatists... We have decided to publish DYKE because there is no periodical that fulfills our need for news, communication, and analysis of our Lesbian culture. So much is happening in the Lesbian communities across the country, but the feminist press is covering only a fraction of the news. Lesbian periodical have decided to focus on their own cities (with the exception of The Lesbian Connection published by Ambitious Amazons). There is an information gap. No one is documenting our culture. So we intend to do it. We believe that "Lesbian Culture" presumes a separatist analysis. If Lesbian culture is intermixed with straight culture, it is no longer Lesbian. It is heterosexual, or heterosocial, because energy and time is going to men. Lesbian Community- Lesbian Culture- means Lesbian Only. DYKE is a magazine for Dykes only! We will speak freely among ourselves. We are not interested in telling the straight world what we're doing, in fact we hope that they never even see the magazine. It is none of their business. If they chance to see it, we hope it will be mindless gobbledeegook to them. We are already thinking in ways that are incomprehensible to them. We, and probably you, are living our lives, as best we can, with and for Lesbians. DYKE will be a reflection of our lives. There will be correspondents from Lesbian Communes and Communities all over the country (if you would like to be one- write us for details). They will be writing about what is happening in their communities, writing about trends, events, and anything they feel is important and interesting. We want to know about what Dykes are wearing, what books they are reading, what movies they are going to, how they are raising children, how they are celebrating holidays, what arts they are involved with, and all the varied things that happen in the everyday life of a Dyke community. DYKE will carry feature articles on live events, home economics, Dyke history, language, fashion, media, theatre, music, and literature. There will be interviews, lots of graphics, an scores of other interesting articles. DYKE is published and edited by two women, Liza and Penny. We have editorial control and all final decisions are made by us. (any changes in the articles will be made with the author's consent) Everybody who works for DYKE will be paid. Regular correspondants will receive free subscriptions as payment. We will carry ads from businesses owned and operated by and for women. DYKE will be distributed at women's bookstores, coffeehouses, and centers and by subscription. It will not be sold at men's stores. Subscriptions from men (sounds silly, but it happens) will be returned. DYKE will be published quarterly starting in Autumn 1975. Charter subscription is $5.00 till November 30, 1975. Price thereafter, $8.00. We urge women to buy subscriptions to share. DYKE is published by Tomato Publications, 70 Barrow St. New York, NY 10014, room 1R
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