Alix Dobkin (1940–2021), pioneering lesbian singer and songwriter
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legacy.comAlix Dobkin was a singer and songwriter whose 1973 album “Lavender Jane Loves Women” was a milestone for the lesbian community.Dobkin began playing music in Greenwich Village coffeehouses in the 1960s.
Married to a man at the time, she came out as a lesbian in 1970 and began playing music that boldly talked about the lesbian experience, which was rare at the time. “Lavender Jane Loves Women” is considered the first full-length album to celebrate lesbianism, with songs including “View from Gay Head” and “Talking Lesbian.” Dobkin became popular in feminist circles and was nicknamed “The Head Lesbian” by her fans.
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