The cover of a special issue devoted to lesbians: Jils Garrine, Les Mesdam’messieurs, in L’Assiette au Beurre, March 2, 1912.

Cover illustration by Étienne le Rallic for "Ces Dames de Lesbos" / "These Ladies of Lesbos" by Renée Dunan (1928). BuzzFeed Tasty Search, watch, and cook every single Tasty recipe and video ever - all in one place!Sexes autonomes: Les bars parallèles — Rétablissement" / "Autonomous Sexes: Parallel Bars — Restoration" by Gerda Wegener in Fantasio, July 15, 1925. verifyErrors }}{{ message }}{{ /verifyErrors }}{{ BuzzFeed Bring Me Obsessed with travel? Discover unique things to do, places to eat, and sights to see in the best destinations around the world with Bring Me!

Faute de Venise—II y a le lac du Bois de Boulogne." Illustration by Joseph Kuhn-Régnier, in the satirical magazine Fantasio, Aug. 1, 1923. Petites Amies" / " Girlfriends" by Hanafusa Ittcho, an illustration for the novel Poupée Japonaise / Japanese Doll by Félicien Champsaur (1912 edition). Le Sémiramis-Bar" by Édouard Touraine, an illustration for Colette’s article “Le Sémiramis-Bar” in the magazine La Vie Parisienne, March 27, 1909. The vast premises of the Moulin Rouge was famous for its can-can dancers, who kept the audience enthralled. It also had a dance floor where female couples often waltzed in one another’s arms. Tony Minartz depicted the tight embrace of women spinning round in an issue of satirical magazine L’Assiette au Beurre. If the drawing was not clear enough, the caption accompanying it spelled it out: Rayon du Moulin-Rouge" / " Moulin Rouge Department" by Tony Minartz for “L’Article de Paris”/ “Parisian Specialty” in L’Assiette au Beurre, Feb. 8, 1902.Pierre Hérault, "L’amour qui n’ose pas dire son nom (The Love That Dare Not Speak Its Name)" in Le Rire, Nov. 29, 1930. L’Embarquement pour Lesbos" / "The Departure for Lesbos" by Armand Vallée in Fantasio, June 1, 1929

Gravelures de mode pour 1895" / "[Naughty] Highlights of the Fashions of 1895," by Albert Guillaume in Gil Blas illustré, Oct. 20, 1895.