Shamakami

Shamakami was an early newsletter for South Asian lesbians and bisexual women.[1][2] It was launched in June 1990 and was published until at least 1997.[3]

Shamakami
PublisherShamakami Collective
First issueJune 1990 (1990-06)
Final issue1997
CountryUnited States
Based inSan Francisco
LanguageEnglish
ISSN1084-2446
OCLC24646926

Feminist Collections described Shamakami as a "ten-page publication offers news of relevant conferences and resources, poetry, lengthy editorials, and various personal essays."[4]

It was initially launched in Cambridge, Massachusetts, primarily published out of San Francisco, and edited by the Shamakami Collective.[3][4][5][6][7]

According to Willy Wilkinson, "the Bengali term shamakami literally means 'love for your equal or same,' and is a reclaimed word that describes a woman who desires other women."[8][9] Monisha Das Gupta describes shamakami as an "excavated indigenous term" meaning "those who desire their equals."[10]

Subscriptions cost $10 per year.[11]

Issues
  • June 1990: Volume 1[12]
  • January 1991: Volume 2, #1[12]
  • June 1991: Volume 2, #2[12]
  • February 1992: #4[12]
  • June 1994: special edition[12]
  • November 1994: #7[12]
  • February 1997: #9, special edition published by Khuli Zaban[12][13]

See also

References
  1. "Magazines and Journals". Orinam.
  2. Roy, Sandip (2006). "Desi Queer Datebook". Berkeley South Asian History Archive. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
  3. Shamakami. WorldCat. OCLC 24646926.
  4. "New and Newly Discovered Periodicals" (PDF). Feminist Collections: A Quarterly of Women's Studies Resources. University of Wisconsin Women's Studies Librarian: 32. Summer 1991. Retrieved May 28, 2015.
  5. "Samachar" (PDF). Rungh. 3 (3): 38. 1995. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2015-05-28.
  6. "Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Periodicals". Northwestern Libraries. Northwestern University. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
  7. Kole, Subir K (2007-07-11). "Globalizing queer? AIDS, homophobia and the politics of sexual identity in India". Globalization and Health. 3: 8. doi:10.1186/1744-8603-3-8. ISSN 1744-8603. PMC 2018684. PMID 17623106.
  8. Wilkinson, Willy (July 2010). Culturally Competent Approaches for Serving Asian and Pacific Islander Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Populations in California (PDF) (Report). LGBT-TRISTAR. p. 2.
  9. Zehra. "Sex Lives and Stereotypes (comment 23)". Chowk. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
  10. Gupta, Monisha Das (2006-10-10). "Subverting Seductions: Queer Organizations". Unruly Immigrants: Rights, Activism, and Transnational South Asian Politics in the United States. Duke University Press. p. 169. ISBN 0822388170.
  11. Trikone. "South Asian Gay and Lesbian Resource Listing". Queer Resources Directory.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  12. "Shamakami : forum for South Asian feminist lesbians". NUCat. Northwestern University Library. Retrieved May 28, 2015.
  13. "Legprints". khuli zaban. Khuli Zaban. Retrieved 28 May 2015. Alt URL
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