Barbara Grier | |
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 Grier in 1989 | |
| Born | November 4, 1933 Cincinnati, Ohio, US |
| Died | November 10, 2011 (aged 78) |
| Other names | Gene Damon (pseudonym) |
| Occupation(s) | Editor and Publisher |
| Known for | Editing The Ladder Cofounding Naiad Press |
| Partner(s) | Helen Bennett Donna McBride |
Barbara Grier (November 4, 1933 – November 10, 2011) was an American writer and publisher. She is credited for having built the lesbian book industry. After editing The Ladder magazine, published by the lesbian civil rights group Daughters of Bilitis, she co-founded a lesbian book-publishing company Naiad Press, which achieved publicity and became the world's largest publisher of lesbian books. She built a major collection of lesbian literature, catalogued with detailed indexing of topics.