The Ladder (magazine)

*The Ladder*
	The Ladder, October 1957
Editor	Phyllis Lyon; Del Martin; Barbara Gittings; Helen Sandoz; Barbara Grier;
Categories	News magazine
Frequency	Monthly, later bimonthly
Publisher	Daughters of Bilitis
First issue	October 1956
Final issue	September 1972
Country	United States
Based in	Los Angeles
Language	English
ISSN	0023-7108
OCLC	2263409

The Ladder was the first nationally distributed lesbian publication in the United States. Published from 1956 to 1972 (bimonthly in 1971 and 1972), The Ladder was the primary monthly publication and method of communication for the Daughters of Bilitis (DOB), the first lesbian organization in the US. It was supported by ONE, Inc. and the Mattachine Society, with whom the DOB retained friendly relations. The name of the magazine was derived from the artwork on its first cover, simple line drawings showing figures moving towards a ladder that disappeared into the clouds.

The Ladder, October 1957
Editor	Phyllis Lyon Del Martin Barbara Gittings Helen Sandoz Barbara Grier
Categories	News magazine
Frequency	Monthly, later bimonthly
Publisher	Daughters of Bilitis
First issue	October 1956; 67 years ago (1956-10)
Final issue	September 1972; 51 years ago (1972-09)
Country	United States
Based in	Los Angeles
Language	English
ISSN	0023-7108
OCLC	2263409