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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Female Liberation newsletter Monday, May 22, 1972
Boston: Female Liberation, 1972. 10p. on five stapled 8.5x11 inch sheets, news, events, actions, resources, fold creases, canceled stamp and mailing label on back, cover letter attached. The cover letter is dated May 25 and is addressed to Sisters Magazine (address label as well) notes that Female Liberation has reached... More about Female Liberation newsletter Monday, May 22, 1972
Cat.No: 210136
Feminary: a feminist journal for the South; volume 10, number 3
Durham and Chapel Hill, NC: Feminary Collective, 1980. Magazine. 88p., 6x8.5 inches, illustrations, poems, stapled pictorial wraps, very good. Feminary began as Female Liberation Newsletter in 1969 and grew into a lesbian feminist quarterly in the 1970s. More about Feminary: a feminist journal for the South; volume 10, number 3
Cat.No: 170860
Ferrari Guides Gay Travel A to Z: 20th edition
Phoenix: Ferrari International Pub. 2001. Paperback. 461p., very good travel guide with reviews, ratings, address, illustrations, trade paperback in pictorial wraps. More about Ferrari Guides Gay Travel A to Z: 20th edition
Cat.No: 218505
Fight Lesbian and Gay Oppression [handbill]
Oakland; San Francisco: Revolutionary Workers League; Socialist League (Democratic-Centralist), 1981. 8.5x11 inch handbill printed both sides, bottom edge toned with minor wear. Distributed at Lesbian/Gay Freedom Day by the Trotskyist groups. More about Fight Lesbian and Gay Oppression [handbill
Cat.No: 179035
The First National Conference on Lesbians & Gay Aging [handbill]
Carson, CA: National Assoc. of Lesbian and Gay Gerontologists, California State University Dominguez Hills, 1981. Single 8.5x11 inch handbill printed one side purple text and drawing on white stock. Slide shows and audio presentations, special exhibits provided by the San Francisco Gay History Project, Jim Kepner and the National Gay... More about The First National Conference on Lesbians & Gay Aging [handbill
Cat.No: 237707
The First National Lesbian & Gay Labor Conference at Stonewall 25 June 24, 1994, New York City [handbill]
New York: The Conference, 1994. Single 8.5x11 inch handbill printed one side on lavender stock that has asome sunning atupper-right corner otherwise good. "The time has come for lesbian and gay workers to be treated equally in the workplace and within our Union families." More about The First National Lesbian & Gay Labor Conference at Stonewall 25 June 24, 1994, New York...
Cat.No: 237100
Five Children a Day undergo genital cosmetic surgery in the United States without their consent and with devastating consequences simply because their anatomy doesn't measure up [brochure]
Seattle: Intersex Society of North America, [2000s]. Six-panel brochure folded to 3.5x8.5 inches, very good. Information on hermaphrodism and intersex children, "corrective surgery" and activism in support of intersex children. More about Five Children a Day undergo genital cosmetic surgery in the United States without their consent...
Cat.No: 241672
FLAG: Federal Lesbians and Gays February Meeting [handbill]
San Francisco: FLAG, 1988. Single 8.5x11 inch handbill printed one side only on pink stock, fold creasing and lightly worn, flag and police officer images. The meeting was Feb. 10, 1988 at 6pm at Raffles with guest speakers from Gay/Lesbian Peace officers & Golden State Peace Officers Association. More about FLAG: Federal Lesbians and Gays February Meeting [handbill
Cat.No: 241806
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Floodtide: the wave of the future [newsletter] vol. 6, #1, Winter 1994; PEP & IntiNet Join forces to create Loving More Magazine
San rafael: IntiNet Resource Center, 1994. 12p., 8.5x11 inches, news, events, ads, services and resources, very good newsletter. Polyamory organization in Marin. More about Floodtide: the wave of the future [newsletter] vol. 6, #1, Winter 1994; PEP & IntiNet Join...
Cat.No: 229418
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focusPOINT: [aka Focus Point] vol. 1, #1, May 27-June 3, 1994
Minneapolis: Cernent Corp. 1994. Newspaper. 8p. folded tabloid newspaper, Quatrefoil Library stamp on cover, light toning otherwise very good on newsprint, color photos on cover and at centerfold. Debut issue. AIDS Pledge Walk cover story and centerfold. AIDS, LGBTQ rights, politics, arts news and reviews, opinion, services and resources. As... More about focusPOINT: [aka Focus Point] vol. 1, #1, May 27-June 3, 1994
Cat.No: 210812
Folsom Street Fair program section from SF Sentinel 7th year itch, September 23rd, 1990
San Francisco: San Francisco Sentinel & SMMILE, 1990. Newspaper. 28p. folded tabloid, event schedule, ads, photos, map, very good on newsprint. The special section for the Folsom Street Fair published with the Sept. 6, 1990 issue of the SF Sentinel. More about Folsom Street Fair program section from SF Sentinel 7th year itch, September 23rd, 1990
Cat.No: 220681
The Fourth Annual Human Rights Campaign Fund Gala
Washington DC: The Fund, 1987. [36p] 5.5x8.5 inches, very good event program booklet in stapled silver wraps. More about The Fourth Annual Human Rights Campaign Fund Gala
Cat.No: 237582
Frauen gemeinsam sind stark! Texte und Materialien des Women's Liberation Movement in den USA. Herausgegeben und kommentiert von einem Arbeitskollektiv der Sozialistischen Frauen Frankfurt/M.
Frankfurt: Verlag Roter Stern, 1972. 139 p., illustrated wraps, somewhat worn with spine tear at bottom. Collection of German translations of works by American feminists, with B&W illustrations. Authors of original texts include Marge Piercy, Jayne West, Frances M. Beal, Anne Koedt, Pamela Kearon, etc. More about Frauen gemeinsam sind stark! Texte und Materialien des Women's Liberation Movement in den USA....
Cat.No: 119495
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Fresno Reel Pride Gay & Lesbian Film Festival [program] September 15-19, 2004; 15 years and counting!
Fresno: Reel Pride, 2004. Paperback. 76p., 9x6 inches landscape layout, photos, stills, schedules, local ads for LGBTQ businesses, very good program booklet in stapled blue pictorial wraps. More about Fresno Reel Pride Gay & Lesbian Film Festival [program] September 15-19, 2004; 15 years and...
Cat.No: 231851
Friends and members of the Gay Community are invited to an evening with Jane Fonda, Tom Hayden, Elaine Noble [handbill]
San Francisco: Hayden for Senator, [1976]. 8.5x11 inch flyer with photos of the three guests, credited to Nancy Achilles; very good. Fund-raiser for the Hayden campaign at the Delancey Street Restaurant. More about Friends and members of the Gay Community are invited to an evening with Jane Fonda, Tom Hayden,...
Cat.No: 188758
From Isolation to Inclusion: Improving Services to LGBT Older Adults
San Francisco: Openhouse, 2009. 108p., slender paperback, 8.5x11 inches, very good. More about From Isolation to Inclusion: Improving Services to LGBT Older Adults
Cat.No: 223027
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Front Line of Freedom! [handbill] Lesbian/Gay Freedom Day Parade & Celebration, June 28, 1981, San Francisco
San Francisco: the Parade Committee, 1981. Single sheet pink handbill, 8.5x11 inches, printed two sides, with the parade participant list on one side and the stage speakers and performers on the other, two fold creases. More about Front Line of Freedom! [handbill] Lesbian/Gay Freedom Day Parade & Celebration, June 28,...
Cat.No: 57198
Frontiers: a journal of women studies: vol. 5, #3 (Fall 1980)
Boulder: Frontiers, 1980. Paperback. 83p., 8.5x11 inches, paperback journal, crimped at bottom of spine. More about Frontiers: a journal of women studies: vol. 5, #3 (Fall 1980
Cat.No: 227051
FS: Feminist studies; vol. 12, #3, Fall 1986
College Park: Feminist Studies, Inc., 1986. Paperback. pp449-618, preface, notes, poetry, prose, essays, reviews, illustrations, very good trade paperback journal in white pictorial wraps. More about FS: Feminist studies; vol. 12, #3, Fall 1986
Cat.No: 208389
FS: Feminist studies; vol. 8, #1, Spring 1982
College Park: Feminist Studies, Inc., 1982. Paperback. 194p., preface, notes, poetry, prose, essays, reviews, illustrations, very good trade paperback journal in white pictorial wraps. More about FS: Feminist studies; vol. 8, #1, Spring 1982
Cat.No: 208388
G.L.A.D. Briefs: a newsletter from Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders Fall 1981
Boston: Park Square Advocates, Inc./G.L.A.D., 1981. Four panel newsletter, 8.5x11 inches, 11 reports, contribution form, very good on yellow stock. Stamped as Advertising Supplement Gay Community News. Reports on the Gay Pride Parade, Police Entrapment, Lesbians and Gays and the Military etc. More about G.L.A.D. Briefs: a newsletter from Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders Fall 1981
Cat.No: 236474
G40 Plus Club newsletters and other materials including San Francisco Prime Timers and Mentor
San Francisco: G40 + Club and Prime Timers, 1975-2003. Thity-three pieces, various pagination and sizes, a very broken run of the newsletter (the name changed to Mentor for awhile then became Prime Timers) mild wear, creasing. Social organization formed in San Francisco in 1973 for gay people over 40 years... More about G40 Plus Club newsletters and other materials including San Francisco Prime Timers and Mentor
Cat.No: 200431
Gala 2006: a home for our history, GLBT Historical Society Gala Program
San Francisco: GLBT Historical Society, 2006. Magazine. 16p. includes covers, 5.5x8.5 inches, event program, ads, staff, supporters, very good booklet in stapled green and whit pictorial wraps with Billie Jean King playing tennis image on cover. King was the recipient of the 2006 Walker Award along with Esera Tuaolo. More about Gala 2006: a home for our history, GLBT Historical Society Gala Program
Cat.No: 234196
GALA Review: gay and lesbian atheists; vol. 10, #1 January 1987: ninth anniversary issue; pros and cons of atheism
San Francisco: Gay Atheists League of America, 1987. Magazine. 24p., 5.5x8.5 inches, photos, features, very good gay freethought magazine, in stapled pictorial wraps. More about GALA Review: gay and lesbian atheists; vol. 10, #1 January 1987: ninth anniversary issue; pros...
Cat.No: 187806
GALA Review: gay and lesbian atheists; vol. 12, #5 September 1989: gay in America
San Francisco: Gay Atheists League of America, 1989. Magazine. 28p., 5.5x8.5 inches, photos, features, very good gay freethought magazine, in stapled pictorial wraps. Includes a section of key opponents to gays including Anita Bryant, Eddie Murphy, J. Edgar Hoover, Jesse Helms et al compared to a section og gays in... More about GALA Review: gay and lesbian atheists; vol. 12, #5 September 1989: gay in America
Cat.No: 187805
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