Lesbian Studies
This section includes literature by lesbian authors, as well as nonfiction works on related subjects, and the ephemera of lesbian political and social organizations. Many items that are relevant to the broader LGBTQ+ movement will also be found listed in the Gay studies section.
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The "L" Word: newsletter [9 issue broken run]
Bayside, CA: The "L" Word, 2001-2002. Nine issue broken run of the newsletter. various pagination, 8.5x11 inches, news, reviews, letters, opinion, events, services and resources, very good sheets stapled at upper-left corner with lavender cover sheets. Issues include: 13:6, March 2001, 14:3-9 & 12, November & December 2001 and January - May & August 2002. More
Cat.No: 218950
The 1986 Gay Pride Celebration, Christopher Street West/Los Angeles; June 21-22; official souvenir program
Los Angeles: Christopher Street West, 1986. Magazine. 48p., 8.25x10.75 inches, articles, maps, color centerfold map of the festival grounds, photos, ads, services and resources, newsprint text-block, lightly-worn program booklet in stapled pictorial wraps. Lambda/Rainbow Flag cover. More
Cat.No: 220496
The 1990 Gay and Lesbian Pride Celebration: Look to the Future, June 23 & 24, 1990, West Hollywood, CA, official souvenir program,
Los Angeles: Christopher Street West, 1990. Magazine. 68p., 8.25x11 inches, maps, articles, event schedule, photos, ads, color centerfold illustration of the Festival grounds, services and resources, very good souvenir program in stapled glossy pictorial wraps. Twentieth anniversary of the West LA Pride march. More
Cat.No: 220498
1990 New York Pride Guide: the official guide to lesbian and gay pride and history month
New York: Pride Publishing, 1990. Magazine. 104p., 8.25x10.75 inches, illustrations, ads, references, organizations etc., very good glossy magazine format souvenir guidebook with newsprint guts and slick stapled pictorial wraps. More
Cat.No: 166567
The 1993 Gay and Lesbian Pride Celebration: A Family of Pride; June 26 & 27, 1993, West Hollywood Park, CA, official souvenir program,
Los Angeles: Christopher Street West, 1993. Magazine. 74p., 8.5x11 inches, maps, articles, event schedule, photos, ads, color centerfold illustration of the Festival grounds, services and resources, very good souvenir program in stapled glossy pictorial wraps. Twentieth anniversary of the West LA Pride march. More
Cat.No: 220499
1997 San Francisco lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender pride parade & celebration program: one community, many faces; June 28 & 29, 1997
San Francisco: The Parade Committee, 1997. Magazine. 24p., 8.5x11 inches, ads, map, photos, history, program of events, very good magazine/program in stapled pictorial wraps. More
Cat.No: 93846
1998 capital gains and losses; a state by state review of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and HIV/AIDS-related legislation in 1998
Washington: National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Policy Institute, 1998. Paperback. 106p., 2p. executive summary laid in, 8.5x11 inches, very good first edition trade paperback in pictorial wraps. More
Cat.No: 105083
The 1998 CSW Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Pride Celebration: Freedom to Love, Freedom to Choose; June 27 & 28, 1998, West Hollywood, CA, official souvenir program,
Los Angeles: Christopher Street West, 1998. Magazine. 52p., 8.5x11 inches, maps, articles, event schedule, photos, ads, color centerfold illustration of the Festival grounds, services and resources, very good souvenir program in stapled glossy pictorial wraps. Twentieth anniversary of the West LA Pride march. More
Cat.No: 220500
2002 New York Pride Guide: the official guide to lesbian and gay pride and history month
New York: Pride Source, 2002. 51p., 8.25x10.75 inches, illustrations, ads, references, organizations etc., very good glossy magazine format souvenir guidebook with newsprint guts in slick stapled pictorial wraps. More
Cat.No: 166571
2008 Watsonville Pride: bridging cultures, hearts and thoughts, unificando culturas, corazones y piensamientos Resource directory/directorio de rcursos
Watsonville: SPOMOS LGBT, 2008. Magazine. 24p. includes covers, 5.5x7.5 inches, bilingual Spanish and English texts, ads, services and resources, events, very good booklet in stapled glossy white pictorial wraps. More
Cat.No: 225517
2014 ONE Archives annual report: the largest LGBT archive in the world
Los Angeles: ONE Archives, 2014. [8p] includes covers 7x9 inches, photos, very good brochure in glossy stapled pictorial wraps. Informational brochure for the LGBT archives in Los Angeles including color photos, a message from the director, pages on the archives, exhibitions, education opportunities, staff, board etc. More
Cat.No: 202099
25 Years of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Pride! Santa Cruz, CA June, 2000
Santa Cruz: Santa Cruz Gay Pride, 2000. [28p] 7x8.5 inches, event calendar, performers, speakers, ads, services and resources, very good parade program in stapled white pictorial wraps. More
Cat.No: 221540
4th annual In the Family Conference: Fostering therapies of resilience: a multidisciplinary gathering of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and straight-ally mental health professionals, June 1 - 3, 2001 - Cathedral Hill Hotel, San Francisco
Takoma Park, MD: In the Family, 2001. 17p., 8.5x11 inches, event program/schedule, descriptions, photos, keynote speakers, general information, registration form on rear cover, very good booklet in stapled lavender pictorial wraps. Also announced was a special pre-conference institute on Queer parenthood. More
Cat.No: 208825
Abolafia & Mann present the Exotic Erotic Ball; 10th anniversary program guide, Halloween, Saturday, October 28, 1989. Concourse Exhibition Center ... San Francisco
San Francisco: Abolafia & Mann, 1989. Magazine. 36p., 8.5x11 inches, illustrated program, color and b&w photos, art, ads, worn stapled pictorial wraps. More
Cat.No: 85936
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Aché: a free publication for black lesbians [poster for vol.1, #3, April 1989]
Albany, CA: Aché, 1989. 11 x17 inch poster for this issue of Aché featuring its cover art and a quote by editor Lisbet Tellersen. "Precisely because we fit into no specific mold, we must turn to ourselves and each other to create our own self-definition." More
Cat.No: 164199
ACLU CRC fifth annual human rights award; fight for freedom, October 4, 1981
Los Angeles: Gay Rights Chapter, American Civil Liberties Union, Southern California, 1981. Magazine. 24p., 8.5x11 inches, ads, photos, program, very good booklet in stapled white pictorial wraps. More
Cat.No: 19894
Adz Little Poop Sheet: vol. 1, #1, May 6, 1971
San Francisco: Adz Enterprizes, 1971. Newspaper. 4p., folded tabloid newspaper, bulletin board, columns, community directory, ads, mild toning otgherwise very good on newsprint. An offshoot of the Adz Gayzette, mostly community listings for gays and lesbians. More
Cat.No: 213031
After Amsterdam: sexual orientation and the European Union, a guide
Brussels: IGLA-Europe, September 1999. [76p] 5.5x8 inches, very good first edition booklet in stapled wraps. The pages are slightly misnumbered. More
Cat.No: 119682
After Dark: magazine of entertainment vol. 11, #12 April 1970
New York: Dance Magazine, 1970. Magazine. 84p. including covers 8.5x11 inches, articles, features, reviews, listings, illustrated with b&w photos and ads, lightly-worn, otherwise a very good semi-glossy entertainment magazine in lightly-worn stapled pictorial wraps. Cover story on Jane Forth in Warhol's "Trash" also Liza Minelli onstage in DC. The numbering... More
Cat.No: 189929
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After Dark: magazine of entertainment vol. 12, #3 July 1970 [actually vol. 3, #3 of this incarnation]
New York: Dance Magazine, 1970. Magazine. 84p. including covers 8.5x11 inches, articles, features, reviews, listings, illustrated with b&w photos and ads, lightly-worn, otherwise a very good semi-glossy entertainment magazine in lightly-worn stapled pictorial wraps. Cover story on Zoe Caldwell as "Colette" etc. The numbering of the volumes is illogical in... More
Cat.No: 189933
After Dark: magazine of entertainment vol. 4, #10, February 1972
New York: Dance Magazine, 1972. Magazine. 84p. including covers 8.5x11 inches, articles, features, reviews, listings, illustrated with b&w photos and ads, very good semi-glossy entertainment magazine in lightly-worn stapled pictorial wraps , ink marks on front cover. Buster Crabbe, Johnny Mathis, Alexis Smith (cover) Craig Zadan feature on Smith with... More
Cat.No: 187084
After Dark: magazine of entertainment vol. 5, #2, June 1972
New York: Dance Magazine, 1972. Magazine. 89p. including covers 8.5x11 inches, articles, features, reviews, listings, illustrated with b&w photos and ads, very good semi-glossy entertainment magazine in lightly-worn stapled pictorial wraps. Lily Tomlin, Bob Fosse, Paul Williams, Dennis Cole cover shot by Kenn Duncan.The numbering of the volumes is illogical... More
Cat.No: 187086
After Dark: magazine of entertainment vol. 5, #6, October 1972
New York: Dance Magazine, 1972. Magazine. 86p. including covers 8.5x11 inches, articles, features, reviews, listings, illustrated with b&w photos and ads, very good semi-glossy entertainment magazine in lightly-worn stapled pictorial wraps. Joseph Hardy, Dory Previn, Marjoe Gortner, Frederic Forrest, David Bowie(cover shot).The numbering of the volumes is illogical in the... More
Cat.No: 187088
After Dark: magazine of entertainment vol. 6, #1, May 1973
New York: Dance Magazine, 1973. Magazine. 100p. including covers 8.5x11 inches, articles, features, reviews, listings, illustrated with b&w photos and ads, very good semi-glossy entertainment magazine in lightly-worn stapled pictorial wraps. Special 5th Anniversary Issue, Manolis (Kenn Duncann cover shot).The numbering of the volumes is illogical in the beginning years... More
Cat.No: 187089
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AIDS...and lesbians [brochure]
San Francisco: San Francisco AIDS Foundation, 1991. Six-panel brochure, 3.75x8.5 inches, photos on front, drawn illustrations of safe-sex methods inside, resources on rear panel, very good folded brochure on slick pink and white stock. More
Cat.No: 224562
[Poster for a theatrical production of the Beebo Brinker Chronicles, inscribed by Bannon]
Bannon, Ann
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