Kay Tobin Lahusen, 89, has long known that representation matters. In the 1960s, she worked to make lesbian women visible, bringing them out of the shadows — literally. Pride50
Kay Tobin Lahusen, 89, has long known that representation matters. In the 1960s, she worked to make lesbian women visible, bringing them out of the shadows — literally.“It was very hard to get people at first to pose for The Ladder, Lahusen told NBC News. “ People did not want to be known as gay then.”
Most women only wanted their silhouette or a shadow pictured on the publication’s cover. But Lahusen, along with her late partner Barbara Gittings, the editor of the magazine, changed that. The two worked to prominently feature lesbian women and make their images seen, providing much needed representation to people around the country. After a couple years, Lahusen had a waiting list of people who wanted their face on the cover.
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