The Life and Times of Butch Dykes. Vol. I, No. 1 (2009) through Vol. VI, No. 1 (2014) by Aquino, Eloisa

A partial set in 9 issues, unpaginated, 8 pp. each, of the award-winning set of fanzines written and illustrated by Eloisa Aquino, each issue focusing on a specific masculine or non-gender-conforming gay woman or group of women, including musicians, artists, athletes, models, writers, and activists. Profusely illustrated. 16mo. Original stapled colored cardstock pictorial wrpps. Montreal (B&D Press) 2009-2014. B&D is a micro publisher out of Montreal, run by Eloisa Aquino and Jenny Lin. According to B&D website, this series of fanzines is "about the lives and times of amazing women who could be considered icons against heteronormativity, in their very personal and unique ways...They were and are brave people who tried to be authentic and faithful to what they perceived as their true identity." Included in this collection: Vol. I, Issue 1: Chavela Vargas Vol. I, Issue 2: JD Samson Vol. I, Issue 3: Gladys Bentley Vol. II, Issue 2: Claude Cahun Vol. III, Issue 1: Martina Navratilova Vol. III, Issue 2: Jenny Shimizu Vol. IV, Issue 1: Judith Butler Vol. V, Issue 1: Audre Lorde Vol. VI, Issue 1: Brazilian Singers.