bilmfor6( f i m m SAN FRANCISCO DAUGHTERS OF BILITIS X.. restatement of Purpose ...a iiwinen''s organization to aid the Lesbian in discovering her place in society and to educate society to ^understand and accept her, without prejudice, and ... SISTERS 1. To jencourage and stq)port the Lesbian in VDUWE VI her search for her social, econonic, personal, interpersonal and vocational identity within Number 'S, ^ society by maintaining and building a library Final issue on the themes of homosexuality and vromen; by providing social functions %diere she can communi­ DOB BQAtp M B 6 ERS cate with others euid expand her social world out­ side the bar scene; and by providing an organized President ................ Melinda Guyol structure through which she can work to change Vice President ......................... society's limitations upon her lifestyles; by Treasurer ................ Helen Ruvelas providing a forum for the interchange of ideas Recording Secretary . .Jill Gribin and constructive solutions to women's problems. Corresponding Secretaries . Beckie Harvey, Arza Ralph and Joanne 2. To educate the public to accept and Sisters Coordinator .... Liane Esstelle understand the Lesbiem as an individual, thereby Speakers Bureau ......................... leading to the breakdown of taboos, prejudices, Office Manager .......... Wendy Hayes and limitations on her lifestyle by sponsoring Volunteer Coordinators . Gail McLaughlin public disc\issions; by providing individuals as and Diann Sullivan speakers and participants in various forums de­ signed to educate the public; by disseminating educational and rational literature on the Lesbian. 3. To encourage, st^port and paurtlclpate In responsible research dealing with homosexuality. 4. To investigate the penal code and to pro­ mote changes, in order to provide equitable hand­ ling of cases involving homosexuals, with due process of law euid without prejudice. TO SAY AND BELIEVE THAT GAY IS GOOD SAN FRANCISCO DAUGHTERS OF BILITIS, AN AFFILIATE OF SAN FRANCISCO WOMEN'S CENTERS SAN FRANCISœ, CALIFORNIA RMlOS SAN FRANCISCO DAUGHTERS OF BILITIS statement of Purpose ...a women's organization to aid the Lesbian in discovering her place in society and to educate society to understand and accept her, without prejudice, and ... SiSTSnS « Atywsim jy W A t é«)r|flMv 1. To encourage and siq>port the Lesbian in voLurt VI her search for her social, economic, personal, interpersonal and vocational identity within Number 2 - society by maintaining and building a library Final issue on the themes of homosexuality and women; by providing social functions where she can communi­ OOB BOARD ^ e e E R S cate with others and expand her social world out­ side the bar scene; and by providing an organized President ................ Melinda Guyol structure through which she can work to change Vice President ......................... society's limitations upon her lifestyles; by Treasurer ................ Helen Ruvelas providing a forum for the interchange of ideas Recording Secretary . .Jill Gribin amd constructive solutions to wnnen's problems. Corresponding Secretaries . Beckie Harvey, 2. To educate the public to accept and Arza Ralph and Joanne understand the Lesbian as an individual, thereby Sisters Coordinator .... Liane Esstelle leading to the breeücdown of taboos, prejudices, Speakers Bureau ......................... Office Manager .......... Wendy Hayes and limitations on her lifestyle by sponsoring Volunteer Coordinators . Gail McLaughlin public discussions; by providing individvials as and Diauin Sullivan speakers amd participants in various forums de­ signed to educate thé public; by disseminating educational and rational literature on the Lesbian. 3. To encourage, support and participate in responsible research dealing with homosexuality. 4. To investigate the penal code and to pro­ mote chemges, in order to provide equitable hand­ ling of cases involving homosexuals, with due process of law and without prejudice. TO SAY AND BELIEVE THAT GAY IS GOOD SAN FRANCISCO DAUGHTERS OF BILITIS, AN AFFILIATE OF SAN FRANCISCO WOMEN'S CENTERS é>5 6 rac/y J^èrcct SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA 94103 NCfTES ON THE DEMISE OF s i s t e r s CONTENTS Dear Subscribers: I am very sorry to report Notes on the Demise of S i s t e r s ............... 3 that the energy crisis at ...And Notes on the Revitalization of DOB . 5 Sisters has reached the worst possible conclusion: we are Lesbian Writers Conference ................. 6 forced to cease publication. ALICE d o e s n 't : ................................7 Poetry Section ............................. 8 We— the board iiembers of San Francisco Daughters About the Questionnaire .................... 16 of Bilitis— came to the realization last month that we were sapping energy from other areas by contin­ An Address to Alcoholic Lesbians by uing to try keeping Sisters afloat. Liane Esstelle, A Drunken D y k e .......................... 18 vrtio did such a fine job of turning Sisters out for Lesbian and Gay Periodicals, A Partial a year and a half, decided she needed time for her­ L i s t i n g ............................... 26 self and could no longer put out the magazine. She Where It's At, a List of Lesbian Groups did a really beautiful, thoughtful job on Sisters From The Lesbian T i d e .................... 29 and we appreciated her efforts more than she knew! When the time came for scmieone else to take over Liane's job, there was no one willing or able to devote that kind of time and energy to the SISTERS magazine 1975 by Daughters of magazine. So we made the painful decision to stop Bilitis, San Francisco. Reproduction with publishing Sisters so that we might put more energy permission of the SFEXDB Board Members. into the DOB office and correspondence. We want to be as fair as possible to our faithful readers in this closing process. Toward that end we have come up with the following alternatives M)ed^ & for you to choose from: [Oct. 29^1 7) 1. The Ladder - back issues of Sisters 1975 predecessor, Dow collector's items. Number of issues to be determined by the time remaining on your subs­ cription. Fine collections of short stories, poetry and articles. 2. The Lesbian Tide - an introductory copy of the feminist lesbian publi­ cation (bi-monthly) "written by and On Monday, August 18th a meeting was held at for the rising tide of women today." DOB to discuss the continuing lack of energy that The Tide has a special ertphasis on has been threatening to close us down. About current happenings involving lesbians. twenty interested women attended, and gave their views on DOB's past, current and possible future 3. We will pro-rate the amount due on situation. There was general concensus that we your subscription and return that need a new face: for whatever reason community money to you. opinion seems to be that DOB is old hat, and it is not responsive as an organization to the needs Or of the lesbian community. 4. Save us $ and donate the remainder Half a dozen of the women who brought ideas to of your subscription to help pay the meeting also brought an interest in putting the rent at our Market Street office! energy into several different kinds of projects, including : Please choose one of the above and return the form below to us no later than September 30, 1975. - The conpilation of a list of (If we don't hear from you by that date, we'll resources available to lesbians assume you have donated your subscription-remainder across the nation; Thanks very much to you v^o dol) - Fund raising; Clip and mail to 1005 Market Street, #404, San - Political activism— particularly Francisco, CA 94103; mail by September 15th. in issues affecting lesbian civil rights; and My choice is : 1. The Ladder (circle one) - Correspondence with women new to 2. The Lesbian Tide lesbianism. 3. Pro-rated remainder. There will be another meeting for all interest­ ed women on Saturday, September 6th at 1 pm at Name: DOB, and a third meeting in September, time and 1 date to be arranged. Come and help restructure Street: LOBt If you CeUi put in any time at all, contact DOB (861-8689), leave your name and number, and City: State : we'll let you know when the next meeting is. Or call any Monday night when the office is open, Zip: 6 pm to 9 pm (except Labor Day), and find out where you can plug in to DOB activities. JUUedoestA! DOB can only be responsive to your needs if your needs are expressed. So join us soon, let ON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1975 us know your needs, and help us meet them. ALICE DOESN'T ........ “ work in or out of the home. Alice walks $ $ ? off the job! ° spend ani) money on Strike Day. Alice with­ holds all monetary support of the System— LESBIAN WRITERS CONFERENCE no grocery or retail buying, no payment for services or transportation. The 1975 Lesbian Writers Conference will be held in Chicago on September 19, 20 and 21 at the volunteer. anythingI First Unitarian Church, 5550 South Woodlawn. Donation requested for the entire weekend is $5. ° play political football. Alice withdraws For further information or reservations, please support of non-feminist parties, candidates contact Marie Kuc3a, WOMANPRESS, P.O. Box 59330, and issues. Chicago, IL 60645. ® parent or babysit on Strike Day. ° support the image of women prcanoted by the Friday, September 19 - Registration at 7 pm. media. Alice is beautiful! At 8 pm talk by Gene Damon. ® support non-feminist, "traditional" insti­ Saturday, September 20 - 9:30 am to 5 pm, and tutions, including businesses, government 7 pm to 10 pm. Workshops and panel discussions churches, imions and other organizations. on Poetry, Layout and Design, Article Writing, Self-Publishing - a Practical Alternative?, ALICE D O E S ........ what pleases Alice and Distribution, Criticism, Song Writing and others. satisfies her needs and her right to be free and happy1 Get together everywhere with the Sunday, September 21 - Noon to ? Conference par­ women in your life to rap, commune, celebrate ticipants will read and perform their own works.