This is one of hundreds of posters from the June Mazer 

Lesbian Archives Women’s Music Collection. So 

Many women have come to the Archives and told us that 

they attended this concert from all different locations

In California.

This was typical of images during the feminist 

movement of the 70’s and the Mazer Archives is

filled with this history. It was the first time women 

we’re in roles and jobs that were mostly held 

by men before.

This is a poster for a fundraiser with lesbian and feminist women singers who were big stars in their heyday.  We are sure that you have heard some of their names in recent days too.  The fundraiser was for WAVAW (Women Against Violence Against Women).  WAVAW is a collection of the June L. Mazer Lesbian Archives. It was essential many women's groups at the time offer childcare and accessibility at every event. It's been in the Mazer's collections for decades.  Most of the collection is now at UCLA/ Special Collections.  Click here to see a list of other items in the collection in more detail.  We are very grateful to Dani Adams for getting this to the archives so many years ago. Experts say that the amount of violence against women has never changed since this organization was first started, the only change is the services for women that started with groups like this.  So we still need great organizations just like WAVAW TODAY. 

Margaret Porter wrote journals for over 60 years.  She was many things, a poet, a musician, a life long lesbian,a linguist, a researcher and an activist.  She often wore pants in the days when it was not acceptable for women to wear them.  Sometimes she even did this in different countries like France and Mexico.  Often she would write in her journals about the reactions people in those countries had to her defiance of the pants rule.  She noted that children reacted differently than women and men. To see more about Margaret and her fascinating collection click here. Margaret's book collection of lesbian expats in Paris at the turn of the century is on display at the June L. Mazer Lesbian Archives. 

                               

                                                             Barbara Grier (By Bunny Mac Culloch)

This is a photo of Barbara Grier from inside the Mazer. She was a friend of this archive. Here she is speaking at the Mazer in 1989. Barbara, who was a founder of Naiad Press, made a commitment to the Mazer to donate one of every single book Naiad published. She did indeed make good on this promise.  She was a pioneer in the lesbian community but not without drama.  You can read more about her in a fantastic biography by Joanne Passet by clicking here.

Community Matters 2013: Jinx Beers

Mazer Lesbian Archives thanked by Dr. Marie Cartier

Marie Cartier, Excerpt from Baby, You Are My Religion

Amazing Woman amazing feat

Celebrating Women in Sports with Pride

Great time with Lesbian Comedian Lynda Montgomery & Jinx Beers the founder of the Lesbian News!

Want to know more about us?

Click the arrow below to view a quick tour about the Mazer by We Ho TV News!

Ever heard of a Lesbian Chain Letter? Bunny MacCulloch reads from Vice Versa (1947)

Please support our sponsors of our December 15th event!

Click her for Damron Guides!

Join us for our biggest event of the year!

Click here to order tickets!

Watch this moving story by the son of a lesbian couple!

Save the Date! Our annual Fundraiser on November 4, 2012 3pm-5pm

Learn how to write Lesbian Fiction from Elizabeth Sims!

Sunday, October 21, 2012  3-5pm

Elizabeth Sims will read from her current work as well as from a
 best-loved classic or two, and she’ll discuss how to write terrific
 lesbian fiction. Known for her incisive wit and entertaining speaking
style, Elizabeth will share her hard-won wisdom on storytelling, getting
 published, and living a creative life.    Bring your sense of humor and your questions!

Refreshments will be served.  $5 Donation Requested  All Accessible Room Downstairs

See a clip from our event with Kelly Barth!

Join us today at the Mazer in West Hollywood!

EVENT TODAY! 

Sunday, September 16, 2012  3-5pm

Eloise Klein Healy introduces author Kelly Barth

 Kelly is visiting us all the way from Kansas! Kelly Barth, like many American kids, went to Sunday school, sang songs about Zaccheas, and was tucked in with bedtime prayers. A typical Christian kid, that is, until she developed a searingly deep crush on another little girl playing afterhours in church, and more importantly, until Jesus-a tiny, imaginary Jesus, one that stays "safely tucked behind the baseboard or the petals of a peony"-became her invisible friend and constant companion. Her book My Almost Certainly Real Imaginary Jesus is heartbreakingly honest and hilarious, it shows just how easy it can be to fall headlong into fundamentalism, venturing into the very heart of enemy territory and the church's false promises of altar calls and sexual cures. In the spirit of Anne Lamott's Traveling Mercies, this debut memoir is plainspoken, speaking with candor and insight. Barth particularly addresses the disconnect between the radical and very human Jesus of history and the church's supernatural savior. She asks the question to all in the closet-both closet Christians and closet homosexuals: Which is more difficult, admitting to being Christian or admitting to being gay? An answer is found in her own hard-won journey, a hopeful answer that is an "attempt to leave a record of the early signs of the turning and softening of a collective heart." Giving voice to many who have searched for sanctuary in a church that has largely rejected them, this story pauses at the threshold of one of a growing number of churches which, in opening the door to her and other homosexuals, welcome Jesus back inside as well.Join us for this book reading/signing with Kelly and a Q&A with Kelly and Eloise!


This is an all accessable event.  $5 Donation requested Snacks & Drinks will be served.    

Please note that there is another event in our building.  One Archives is having an exhibit that will go out into the flat parking lot across the street from noon to 5pm.  That event is open to you as well and is an GLBT exhibit.  We recommend parking at a meter if possible (they are free on Sundays) and/or the tall parking structure attached to the library is also available.  Please read all signs before you park.

For more info on everything Mazer please email us at :
 mazerarchives@earthlink.net
June L. Mazer Lesbian Archives
626 N. Robertson Blvd.West Hollywood, California 90069 (310) 659-2478
www.mazerlesbianarchives.org      

 Sincerely, June L. Mazer Lesbian Archives