title: Lesbian organizing: Documenting vital work.
abstract: This introduction explores three key themes that emerge in the contributions to this issue about Lesbian Organizations and Organizing: the difficulty of defining who is included and excluded in lesbian organizing, the role of community-building and maintenance, and the importance of history in understanding current organizing.
authors.affiliation: a Women's and Gender Studies, Eastern Michigan University , Ypsilanti , Michigan , USA.
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Currans
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D018452:Homosexuality, Female; D006801:Humans; D009938:Organizations; D058992:Social Participation
keywords: Lesbian organizing; community building; exclusions; grassroots organizing; inclusions