In 1947, Edythe Eyde adopted the pen name Lisa Ben - an anagram of "lesbian" - and wrote "Vice Versa: America's Gayest Magazine" from her office at RKO Radio Pictures in Hollywood.

Thank you to Loni Shibuyama, archivist at USC’s ONE Archive, and the Making Gay History podcast. Edythe Eyde audio courtesy of Making Gay History. Find the Making Gay History podcast on all major podcast platforms and at makinggayhistory.org.

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