Cat.No: 197568 ONE Magazine; the homosexual viewpoint; vol. 13, #6, June 1965: the heterosexual minority [Dorr Legg edition]. Richard Conger, Robert Gregory, Joseph Hansen Richard Conger, Ahmad Azarmi.

ONE Magazine; the homosexual viewpoint; vol. 13, #6, June 1965: the heterosexual minority [Dorr Legg edition]

Los Angeles: One, Inc., 1965. Magazine. 32p. including covers, 5.5x8.5 inches, very good digest size magazine in stapled pictorial wraps.

Important issue in the history of the Corporation. Dorr Legg and Slater had a falling-out which resulted in a two-year court battle. This issue posts another bulletin announcing the details of the split from Dorr Legg's perspective taking up two pages and naming Slater as the prima donna mentioned in the previous issue. Eventually Dorr Legg et al retained the One, Inc. name and publishing rights while Slater retained the archive. Also in this issue an article on homosexuals and suicide by Hansen.

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: 197568

Price: $95.00