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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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Four brochures about Transsexualism from ETVC
San Francisco: ETVC: Educational Transvestite Channel, [1990S]. Four brochures, each six-panels folded to 3.5x8.5 inches with information printed both sides, some photos of members on one, various stocks and colors all slightly worn and soiled. Included are: 1 & 2: Introducing ETVC [two different issues, one from the late 1980s..... More
Cat.No: 259283
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
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
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
Cat.No: 188758
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Friends, Family, freedom: The Center 24th Anniversary Ball [program] Saturday, September 16, 1995, Los Angeles Ballroom, Century Plaza Hotel & Tower
Los Angeles: Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Community Services Center, 1995. [80p] 8.5x11 inches, ads, congraulations, event program, very good booklet in black glossy decorative wraps. More
Cat.No: 259147
From Isolation to Inclusion: Improving Services to LGBT Older Adults
San Francisco: Openhouse, 2009. 108p., slender paperback, 8.5x11 inches, very good. More
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
Cat.No: 57198
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
Cat.No: 208389
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
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. Thirty-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
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
Cat.No: 234196
GALA Realist: November 1989 & September 1990 [2 issues]
San Francisco: GALA: Gay And Lesbian Atheists, 1989-1990. Two issues, 4p. each, 8.5x11 inches, folded sheets, articles, reports, news, illustrations, fold creases otherwise very good newsletters in blue stock. A monthly publication by the SF LGBT Freethought organization. Includes a report on Barbara Smoker, Anti-Gay violence on the rise in..... More
Cat.No: 251171
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
Cat.No: 187805
GALA Review; vol. 2, #9 September 1979
San Francisco: Gay Atheists League of America, 1979. Magazine. 24p., 5.5x8.5 inches, illustrations, articles, events, services and resources, very good booklet in stapled gray wraps. "Anti-Gay Christian Fundamentalists Descend on Washington cover story. Also Semitism and the Sodomy Statute part 2. More
Cat.No: 221155
GALA: Gay & Lesbian Performing Arts Groups; the second national choral conference and West Coast choral festival [broadside] September 2-5, 1982
San Francisco: GALA, 1982. 17x22 inch broadside program folded to 5.5x8.5 inches printed both sides with the schedule and performers and descriptions of the various groups, very good. Included Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles, San Francisco Lesbian Chorus, San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus and many more. More
Cat.No: 252064
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GALAgram [newsletter] 16 issue broken run
Washington DC & Denver: GALA Choruses, 1992-2002. Sixteen issue broken run various pagination, 8.5x11 inches, various formats and styles, issue numbering unclear in later issues, listings of events, articles, services and resources, very good in stapled wraps. Newsletter for the LGBTQ+ Choruses Association. The early issues from 1992-1994 were published..... More
Cat.No: 238966
The Games Guide: the official guide to all Gay Games IV & Cultural Festival events; New York City, June 18-25, 1994
New York: Matthew Bank, 1994. Magazine. 96p., 8.5x11 inches, events, ads, photos, very good souvenir booklet in newsprint stapled covers. More
Cat.No: 224422
Gate Way: the newsletter of the Golden Gate Business Association; June 1997
San Francisco: GGBA, 1997. 8p., 8.5x11 inches, event calendar, news, reports, services and resourcesm ads, very good newsletter on glossy white stock. More
Cat.No: 212156
Gay & lesbian / Vote 87 [pinback button]
Hampton, CT: Nat'l Visibility Campaign, mfg. by Donnelly / Colt Buttons, 1987. 1.75 x 1.75 inch square pin, design by Eddie Marriot. Very good. More
Cat.No: 248943
The Gay & Lesbian Community Services Center [brochure]
[Los Angeles]: GLCSC, [1970s]. Eight panel informational brochure folded to 4x9 inches, printed both sides on semi-glossy stock, one side a foldout poster of the various programs offered, back panel find a pie-chart of the funding. Mention of the CETA program which ended in 1982? No specific mention of publication..... More
Cat.No: 260259
The Gay & Lesbian Community Yellow Pages Bay Area 2000 serving the gay, lesbian, bisexual & transgendered community
San Francisco: Community Yellow Pages, 2000. Magazine. 90p., 8.25x10.25 inches, phone listings, services, resources, ads, very good magazine in glossy rainbow flag pictorial wraps. Premier edition. More
Cat.No: 235205
The Gay & Lesbian Community Yellow Pages Bay Area 2001/2002 serving the gay, lesbian, bisexual & transgendered community
San Francisco: Community Yellow Pages, 2001. Magazine. 92p., 8x10.25 inches, phone listings, services, resources, ads, very good magazine in glossy yellow pictorial wraps. More
Cat.No: 236751
The Gay & Lesbian Community Yellow Pages Bay Area 2002/2003 serving the gay, lesbian, bisexual & transgendered community
San Francisco: Community Yellow Pages, 2002. Magazine. 56p., 8x10.25 inches, phone listings, services, resources, ads, very good magazine in stapled glossy yellow pictorial wraps. More
Cat.No: 219077
Gay & Lesbian Resource Center bulletin: vol. 12, #11, November 15, 1991 AIDS Walk victory
Santa Barbara: GLRC, 1991. Magazine. 18p., includes covers, 8.5x11 inches, articles, news, reviews, event calendar, services and resources, photos, very good LGBTQ newsletter of folded sheets. More
Cat.No: 212099
Gay & Lesbian Travel Industry Directory 2008
San Francisco: Community Marketing, 2008. Paperback. 108p. includes covers, 8x10.5 inches, business listings, ads, photos, very good paperback reference guide in lavender pictorial wraps. More
Cat.No: 236726
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