The Journal of Lesbian Studies

Connecting, Remembering, Archiving, and Flirting at the Lesbian Lives Conference autostraddle.com/lesbian-lives-… via @autostraddle

Call for papers The Sapphic State! with @JournalLesbian #lesbians #theory #politics think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issues…

The article “A retrospective study of sexual minority women’s gendered sexuality: Butch and femme sex at the turn of the 21st century” by Hand et. al examines the relationship between gender and sexuality and how women experience their sexuality. Check it out now!

Got to visit my book OPEN ADMISSIONS (& all its beautiful friends) at the @DukePress exhibit at #NWSA 😍🌺

The article “Transformative reproductive futures in North Ireland” by Jamie J. Hagan, Emma Campbell, & Danielle Roberts analyzes how the collaboration of the LGBTQ rights and reproductive rights in Northern Ireland sparked the campaigns for future reproductive health!

The article “Exiles of Love?: uncovering lesbian voices in interwar Czechoslovakia” by Mark Cornwall analyzes two lesbian books in Czech history that helps to understand lesbian lives during the interwar Prague. Check it out! #abstract" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

A new way to love and think about the earth: “The earth is a big badass butch dyke in menopause” by Beth Stephens & Annie Sprinkle is free and open access in the link down below! doi.org/10.1080/108941…

The article “Abortion rights in the crosshairs: a transnational perspective on resistance changes” by Barbara Sutton analyzes how the overturn of Roe v. Wade sparked a transnational defense of reproductive rights. Check it out: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

The article “Confronting complex alliances: Situating Britain’s gender critical politics within the wider transnational anti-gender movement” by Sarah Lamble analyzes the factors for Britain’s anti-trans politics and how it reflects global gender politics! Check it out!

The article “Lesbian resistance through fairy tales. The story of a children’s book clashing with an authoritarian anti-gender regime in Hungary.” by Dorottya Rédai examines how a children’s book featuring LGBTQ+ fairytale characters became a symbol against oppression in Hungary!

If you are academic faculty, student, staff or alum, please join me in signing this Open Letter in Solidarity with Jewish anti-Zionist scholar Dr. Maura Finkelstein, first tenured prof in U.S. since Oct 2023 to be _FIRED_ for pro-Palestinian speech. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

This article “Palimpsests of trans rights: trans-positive stickers and the contestations of transphobia in public space” by Hannah Awcock & Rae Rosenburg analyzes how trans-positive stickers in public spaces throughout the UK have fought against transphobic political discourse!

“Forward: ‘Feminist and Queer resistance to Neo-Fascism’s anti-gender ideology movements” by Wen Liu, Laurie Essig, Ella Ben Hagai, & Munia Bhaumik analyzes anti-gender rhetoric including resistance from Queer and Feminist parties against this ideology. Check it out!

Looking for something to do this weekend? We have just the thing for you! Check out our community calendar and have a look at all #AnneLister events happening for her Memorial celebrations, starting tomorrow! Find those and other events here: packedwithpotential.org/resources/comm…

We are thrilled to welcome the brilliant Dr. Stacy Macias as the new associate editor for the Journal of Lesbian Studies.

In "Hysterical lesbians and respectable gays. Lesbian anonymity in mainstream LGBT+ and grassroots activism" Dima thinks through processes of lesbian invisibility in Romania's feminist & queer activist groups. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Excited to say our piece is published in a Special Issue about Transformative Reproductive Futures in the @JournalLesbian.

In 2025, we're celebrating connections to the Earth and lifting up lesbian visual art and culture. Preorder your Sinister Wisdom 2025 Calendar: Out Dykes, Outside! today at sinisterwisdom.org/calendar. Calendars are available for a discounted rate until Tuesday, 9/3 at 12 P.M. ET.

🎙️ Listen to this special podcast from our ‘Transnational Anti-Gender Movements and Resistance’ conference in February! Featuring Judith Butler and Tooba Syed! ⬇️ open.spotify.com/episode/18Zroy…

Check it out shorturl.at/dae2s All articles are open access for the next month @wenliunyc, @LaurieEssig, @slamble1 @getrael @barbara_sutton1

How do #neofascist leaders gain support? What does it have to do with #gender? How do #lesbians, #feminists, and #trans people in China, Hungary, UK, Argentina...resist ongoing attacks on them? Our Special issue on Neo-Fascism's Gender Ideology is out!