ABSTRACT
Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, many lesbians active in queer politics seemed to take up the banner of sexual liberation. Lesbians began to produce pornography by and for lesbians and lesbian bars began to feature erotic dancers and strip shows. Sex toy stores began to spring up in San Francisco, Boston, Chicago, and New York, and lesbian sex conferences as well as parties became common. Sexual desire and dynamics became more visible-lesbian sadomasochists began to claim a public voice and space, and butch-femme sexual roles enjoyed a public renaissance.
