Cat.No: 183386 ONE Magazine: the homosexual viewpoint; vol. 5, #8, Oct.-Nov., 1957: Alden Kirby; poems of other love. Ann Carll Reid, Don Slater, Lyn Pedersen, Alden Kirby Shoji Umo.
ONE Magazine: the homosexual viewpoint; vol. 5, #8, Oct.-Nov., 1957: Alden Kirby; poems of other love

ONE Magazine: the homosexual viewpoint; vol. 5, #8, Oct.-Nov., 1957: Alden Kirby; poems of other love

Los Angeles: One, Inc., 1957. Magazine. 32p., including covers, 5.5x8.5 inches, ink date on cover else very good digest size magazine in stapled pictorial wraps. Fall fund-drive letter laid-in.

Cover story "Poems of Other Love" with photo of Alden Kirby, Umo's "The Echo of a Voice". Special focus on gay and lesbian poetry. Also a report on The Mattachine Society Convention.

One, Inc., which took its name from Thomas Carlyle's statement that "A mystic bond of brotherhood makes all men one," was founded in LA in 1952 as a homophile organization with connections to the Mattachine Society. As the first pro-gay journal of its kind, it serves as an important source for pre-Stonewall homophile studies. In 1954 the US Post Office declared it obscene, leading to a four-year legal battle (chronicled in its pages) that concluded with a favorable decision as part of Roth vs. United States. Aside from its articles covering topics ranging from the Beatniks and Gay marriage to homosexuality and national security, One Magazine also featured poetry and short fiction by numerous prominent authors.


Cat.No: 183386

Price: $75.00