LESBIAN VOICES $1 VOLDME 1 ISSUE 2 INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S YEAR SiSU WOMEN’S WEEK MARCH 1075 is published by Odile 0^ Contents SAPPHA SPEAKS........................................... MY UTOPIA: LESBIAN NATION by Nikki Dark................. 3 LESBIAN-FE3WINIST ALLIANCE OP SANTA CLARA CO. P. 0. Box 783, Campbell, CA 95008 POETRY by Gay Fay, Maureen Kennedy, and Holly........... 7 Phones (it08) 378-7665 THE LITTLE AMAZONS' DILEM^U by Terry................... 10 EPILOGUE TO HAMLET by Katie Nichols.................... 11 Manuscripts, poems, short stories, graphics, letters to INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S YEAR CENTERFOLD.................. 12 the editor, subscriptions, etc. should be addressed toi SJSU WOMEN’S WEEK: RITA MAE BROWN by Rosalie Nichols.,..14 R. Nichols PETITION FOR SANITY reprinted from MS, Magazine........ 15 P. 0. Box 3122 SEX AS IDEOLOGY (Part II) by Rosalie Nichols........... 17 San Jose, CA 95116 BOOK REVIEWS: Please enclose a steunped envelope if original is to be returned. 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And how grateful I am to Jill You may forget but Johnston for suggesting it! Let me tell you Lesbian Nation! ii(omen living, working, loving, rejoicing — freed from this I someone in the shackles of male-dominated, heterosexist society! some future time will think of us Lesbian Nation! .Vomen of all shapes and sizes, all races from all places - moody women, happy women, musical women, tall women, quiet women, sociable women, short women, common women, tender women, tough women — — Sappha extraordinary women! Lesbian Nation! Do I dare? Do I dare to believe in it? Do I dare to work for it? Do I dare to invest my hope in it? Gan it come true? rfill I be there when it does? Will it be what I want it to be? AtthisI I have seen a vision of a time to come — a great Nation will be born. Imagine, a place where every woman is free to be herself! No. Oh! Atthis, my joy is overwhelming, for free to become herself. free to become her besT~self. free to this place I saw is called Lesbian Nation, become the self that she always has been in her wildest, highest dreams. Some of our sisters there remember me — free to rediscover and to pursue her own sense of destiny ! they call themselves Sisters of Sappha — they are strong - proud and ambitious for Imagine, a place where every woman's dignity, worth, and individuality their nation — working - living - loving are respected absolutely! Yes — where the unfolding and expression of women, dedicated to their culture. her personal uniqueness are actually encouraged and appreciated and rewarded ! There is much I cannot understand, for their environment greatly differs from ours — but From this respect for the individual naturally derive non-sacrificial, that is where I wish to be. non-exploitative, non-oppressive relationships — but that sounds so negative! -- what I mean, of course, is that in Lesbian Nation, relation­ If one can truly be reborn at some distant ships are joyous and cooperative. time and place — then I have envisioned a time and place for me. In Lesbian Nation, each woman's individual rights are respected — because how can she live in freedom and dignity without human rights? Come, Atthis - here at ray side. With each woman secure in her rights and freedom, she is free to develop share this vision, dream with me. and use her abilities, talents, and energies in whatever pursuits she deems to be valuable and interesting. She is more productive and feels better, because she is not wasting her life feeling oppressed, depressed, frustrated, and futile. Women are discovering for the first time just how much energy they really do have! Women's interests naturally vary, and this leads to a division of labor based on individual differences rather than on sex, race, class, or any other irrelevant factors. Women recognize that all productive work is valuable, and workers are appreciated and respected at any level of ability. In Lesbian Nation, there is no City Hall and there is no Union Hall. So women are free to go into any business or occupation they choose. without paying for a license or a union card and without having to get anyone's permission or pay kickbacks from their earnings in the form of and wisdom are the means of making life more comfortable and enjoyable. taxes, tithes, or dues. <vhat they earn is theirs to keep — every cent Every piece of knowledge opens up new possibilities, and thus, life of it.