The Ladder was the first nationally lesbian magazine in the USA. (1956-1972} On the cover of this 19

The Ladder was the first nationally lesbian magazine in the USA. (1956-1972} On the cover of this 1966 issue is Ernestine Eckstein (1941 – 1992). She is a Black feminist and Civil Rights activist and also a leader of the Lesbian and Gay rights movement in the USA.