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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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. 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
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. 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
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
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 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 Pioneers, a history project of the Valencia Rose [handbill]
San Francisco: Valencia Rose, 1983. Single 8.5x11 inch handbill printed one-side-only listing four Tuesday evening shows for ugust with photos, mild wear otherwise very good on yellow stock. The Valencia Rose, an LGBTQ comedy club and performance space, was created by Ron Lanza in 1981 and the main attraction at..... More
Cat.No: 234162
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
Gay and Lesbian Elders brochures
San Francisco, Los Angeles, Saratoga Springs: GLARP, Galaxy, Conversations with the Elders, ASA, GLOE & Friends of 1800 Market, various dates. Six brochures folded to 3.5x8.5 inches, for a variety of elder organizations, conferences, retreats etc., all very good. Friends of 1800 Market brochure for the 2001 Conference in SF..... More
Cat.No: 238793
The Gay and Lesbian Media Coalition presents the 10th annual Los Angeles International Gay and Lesbian Film and Video Festival: Directors Guild of America, July 9 - 18, 1992
Los Angeles: The Gay and Lesbian Media Coalition, 1992. Newspaper. 12-panel, 8.5x11.5 inch folded news sheet with film schedule, photos, descriptions, ads etc., very good on newsprint. Program for the event. More
Cat.No: 208971
The Gay and Lesbian Media Coalition presents the 11th annual Los Angeles International Gay and Lesbian Film and Video Festival: Directors Guild of America, July 8 - 18, 1993
Los Angeles: The Gay and Lesbian Media Coalition, 1993. Newspaper. 12-panel, 8.5x11.5 inch folded news sheet with film schedule, photos, descriptions, ads etc., very good on newsprint. Program for the event. More
Cat.No: 208972
The Gay and Lesbian Parents Coalition of Michigan newsletter: Oct. 1981
Troy: GLPCM, 1981. Four 8.5x11 inch sheets printed both sides with news, event listings, board meeting summary, services and resources, illustrated with clip-art, three-hole punch on left side, stapled upper-left corner, light wear, toning on right side. More
Cat.No: 236473
The Gay and Lesbian Pride Celebration: Rightfully Proud; Official souvenir program. Saturday-Sunday, June 25-26, 1988
Los Angeles: Christopher Street West, 1988. 83p., illus., 8.5x11 inches, wraps. Calendar and guide for the parade. More
Cat.No: 151327
Gay Archivist: newsletter of the Canadian Gay Archives number 4, September 1981
Toronto: Canadian Gay Archives, 1981. 8p., 8.5x11 inches, articles, news, reports, reviews, services & resources, ads, illustrations, very good newsletter. Includes lists of LGBTQ archives and projects as well as a lengthy bibliography. More
Cat.No: 237545
Gay Asians & Non-Asians Meet Through Pacific Bridge Magazine [handbill]
San Francisco: Pacific Bridge, 1982. Single 8.5x11 inch handbill printed both sides, verso contains application forms for want ads in the magazine/newsletter, very good on light yellow stock. More
Cat.No: 256936
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