Honey Lee Cottrell,, from On Our Backs Lesbian Calendar, 1989. JEB framed the stakes succinctly: “Making ourselves visible is a political act.” Photographs were necessary to “fill a perceived void, to fill these blank spaces where desire and questioning and transcendence converged” (Tee Corinne) and for “the construction of a women’s ‘language’ and culture” (Honey Lee Cottrell). Photographers engaged with developing a lesbian visual culture from the 1970s have spoken often about the potent connections between photographic imagery and identity, community, and visibility, which were crucial for survival and the struggle for equal rights. Within its pages, the two are indivisible. On Our Backs was a magazine of photography-of photographers, photo editors, photo stories, and models-as much as it was a magazine of lesbian feminist sexuality. It was the pictures that got us in trouble, over and over again it was the pictures that made us realize we were cutting the edge right off.” As much as the pictures incited lust and joy, they provoked hateful letters and outrage. “It is important to realize that the outrage over lesbian sex magazines was not focused on the text, but rather on the photography. For questions about the use of these images by Cornell University, please contact and Photographers Please contact Brenda Marston ( Curator of the Human Sexuality Collection and Liaison to Cornell LGBT and Feminist, Gender, & Sexuality Studies, Cornell University Library. Cornell would like to learn more about items in the collection and to hear from individuals or institutions that have any additional information as to rights holders. Responsibility for making an independent legal assessment of an item and securing any necessary permissions ultimately rests with persons desiring to use the item. The written permission of any copyright and other rights holders is required for distribution, reproduction, or other use that extends beyond what is authorized by fair use and other statutory exemptions. Cornell is providing access to these materials under an assertion of fair use for non-commercial research and educational purposes. The images were digitized in 2021 from Cornell University Library holdings, The Honey Lee Cottrell Papers, 1950-2015, The Jessica Tanzer papers, 1980-2018, as well as The Susie Bright and On Our Backs Records, 1978-2013. Whenever possible, information on current rights owners is included with the images. The images on this website are protected by copyright. If you are under the age of 18, or if accessing this content from a location where adult material is prohibited, please exit the site now. This site contains sexually oriented material, presented for research and scholarly use.
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