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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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 about Gay & Lesbian Resource Center bulletin: vol. 12, #11, November 15, 1991 AIDS Walk victory
Cat.No: 212099
Gay & Lesbian Titles at St. Martin's Press
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1997. 28p., 5.75x9 inches, backlist of LGBTQ titles especially the Stonewall Inn Editions list, some pencil check marks otherwise good booklet in stapled pink and black wraps. Tenth anniversary backlist of the Stonewall Inn Editions. More about Gay & Lesbian Titles at St. Martin's Press
Cat.No: 238228
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 about Gay & Lesbian Travel Industry Directory 2008
Cat.No: 236726
The Gay and Lesbian Caucus of the Peace & Freedom Party
Oakland: Peace & Freedom Party, [198-]. Four-panel pamphlet, 5.5x8.5 inches, text-only on white stock, somewhat foxed. Outlines the positions of this California-only socialist/environmental/feminist party. More about The Gay and Lesbian Caucus of the Peace & Freedom Party
Cat.No: 220251
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 about The Gay and Lesbian Media Coalition presents the 10th annual Los Angeles International Gay and...
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 about The Gay and Lesbian Media Coalition presents the 11th annual Los Angeles International Gay and...
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 about The Gay and Lesbian Parents Coalition of Michigan newsletter: Oct. 1981
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 about The Gay and Lesbian Pride Celebration: Rightfully Proud; Official souvenir program....
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 7 resources, ads, illustrations, very good newsletter. Includes lists of LGBTQ archives and projects as well as a lengthy bibliography. More about Gay Archivist: newsletter of the Canadian Gay Archives number 4, September 1981
Cat.No: 237545
Gay Areas: private telephone directory, 4th edition, Winter 1981-82, San Francisco - Greater Bay Area - Los Angeles - greater southern California - including - Sacramento - Reno - Portland and Seattle
San Francisco: Gay Area, 1980. Paperback. various pagination by sections, 8.5x11 inches, listings, business, ads, services and resources, very good paperback LGBTQ phone book in turquoise pictorial wraps. More about Gay Areas: private telephone directory, 4th edition, Winter 1981-82, San Francisco - Greater Bay...
Cat.No: 85901
The Gay Book: Fifth edition, Summer 1987
San Francisco: Conceptual Network Group, 1987. Paperback. 192p., 8.5x11 inches, illustrated with photos and advertising, resource guide, magazine and advertising book for gay readership, newsprint guts, glossy pictorial wraps, very good. More about The Gay Book: Fifth edition, Summer 1987
Cat.No: 218961
The Gay Book: First edition, Winter 84; the premier directory for our community
San Francisco: Conceptual Network Economics, 1984. Paperback. 144p., 8.5x11 inches, illustrations, listings, local ads, maps, very good LGBTQ phone book and business reference, paperback in blue pictorial wraps. First in a yearly series of guides to LGBTQ businesses and services in San Francisco and the greater Bay Area. More about The Gay Book: First edition, Winter 84; the premier directory for our community
Cat.No: 235142
The Gay Book: Fourth edition, Summer/Fall 1986; Triumph in 86, Gay games II
San Francisco: Conceptual Network Group, 1986. Paperback. 192p., 8.5x11 inches, illustrated with photos and advertising, resource guide, magazine and advertising book for gay readership, newsprint guts, glossy pictorial wraps, very good. More about The Gay Book: Fourth edition, Summer/Fall 1986; Triumph in 86, Gay games II
Cat.No: 218959
The Gay Book: Seventh edition, Summer/Fall 1988
San Francisco: Conceptual Network Group, 1988. Paperback. 222p., 8.5x11 inches, illustrated with photos and advertising, resource guide, magazine and advertising book for gay readership, newsprint guts, glossy pictorial wraps, very good. More about The Gay Book: Seventh edition, Summer/Fall 1988
Cat.No: 218963
The Gay Book: Sixth edition, Spring 1988
San Francisco: Conceptual Network Group, 1988. Paperback. 236p., 8.5x11 inches, illustrated with photos and advertising, resource guide, magazine and advertising book for gay readership, newsprint guts, glossy pictorial wraps, very good. More about The Gay Book: Sixth edition, Spring 1988
Cat.No: 218962
The Gay Book: Third edition, Autumn/Winter 1985/86
San Francisco: Conceptual Network Group, 1985. Paperback. 288p., 8.5x11 inches, illustrated with photos and advertising, resource guide, magazine and advertising book for gay readership, newsprint guts, glossy pictorial wraps, very good. More about The Gay Book: Third edition, Autumn/Winter 1985/86
Cat.No: 218958
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Gay Bookworm [newsletter] Vol. 3, #5, October 1988 & Vol. 4, #1, January 1989
St. Paul, MN: Quatrefoil Library, 1988-1989. Two Issues, two and three 8.5x11 inch sheets printed both sides and stapled upper-left corner, one photo, reports, news, stats, events, light wear. Simple newsletter for the LGBTQ library. The 1989 appears to have been printed on a dot-matrix printer. More about Gay Bookworm [newsletter] Vol. 3, #5, October 1988 & Vol. 4, #1, January 1989
Cat.No: 221023
Gay Caucus session and related special sessions; December 28-29, 1979
N. pl. Gay Caucus for the Modern Languages, 1979. 4p., 5.5x8.5 inches, mimeographed or Dittoed, very good program with 1p. insert, probably from the Modern Language Association meetings, green cover sheet. More about Gay Caucus session and related special sessions; December 28-29, 1979
Cat.No: 145547
Gay Chicago magazine: vol. 18, #12, March 23, 1995; Oscar Time
Chicago: GPI, 1995. Magazine. 120p., 8.5x11 inches, illustrated with b&w photos and local ads, personal ads, articles, listings, editorials, very good magazine with newsprint guts and stapled pictorial wraps. Cover story on the Oscars. More about Gay Chicago magazine: vol. 18, #12, March 23, 1995; Oscar Time
Cat.No: 195529
Gay Chicago magazine: vol. 21, #10, March 6, 1997; Scared Sacred
Chicago: GPI, 1997. Magazine. 112p., 8.5x11 inches, illustrated with b&w photos and local ads, personal ads, articles, listings, editorials, very good magazine with newsprint guts and stapled pictorial wraps. Cover story "Scared Sacred" Books about being Christian and gay. More about Gay Chicago magazine: vol. 21, #10, March 6, 1997; Scared Sacred
Cat.No: 195528
Gay Chicago Magazine: vol. 21, #28, July 10, 1997 Streisand cover
Chicago: GPI, 1997. Magazine. 94p., 8.5x11 inches, illustrated with b&w photos and local ads, articles, listings, editorials, very good magazine with newsprint guts and stapled pictorial wraps. Cover story on Barbara Streisand. More about Gay Chicago Magazine: vol. 21, #28, July 10, 1997 Streisand cover
Cat.No: 192979
Gay Chicago Magazine: vol. 21, #45, November 6, 1997
Chicago: GPI, 1997. Magazine. 104p., 8.5x11 inches, illustrated with b&w photos and local ads, articles, listings, editorials, very good magazine with newsprint guts and stapled pictorial wraps. Cover story on 17th Chicago Lesbian & Gay International Film Festival. More about Gay Chicago Magazine: vol. 21, #45, November 6, 1997
Cat.No: 192980
Gay Coalition of Denver newsletter #9, March 1974
Denver: Gay Coalition of Denver, 1974. [4p] 8.5x11 inches, short announcements, very good newsletter on white stock. Very simple newsletter for the homophile organization with announcements aboyrt the organization's anniversary, the free defense of eleven men arrested for lewd conduct, operating costs, political calendar, Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon reading... More about Gay Coalition of Denver newsletter #9, March 1974
Cat.No: 201822
Gay Community News: Hawaii and Western States: informing Hawaii's gay and lesbian community since 1973; vol. 18, #4 - 6, April - June 1991 [run of 3 issues]
Honolulu: Gay Community Center, 1991. Newspaper. Three issue run of the folded tabloid newspaper, 16p. each, news, reviews, reports, events, services and resources, photos, ads, very good on newsprint. The Island edition of the iconic LGBTQ paper which includes the Bay Area and most of California but with a focus... More about Gay Community News: Hawaii and Western States: informing Hawaii's gay and lesbian community since...
Cat.No: 209960
Gay Community News: Hawaii and Western States; vol. 17, no. 9 September 1990
Honolulu: Gay Community Center, 1990. Newspaper. 16p., folded tabloid newspaper, photos, ads, resources, features, reviews, listings, very good on newsprint. Above the fold story Bob Jewell profile. More about Gay Community News: Hawaii and Western States; vol. 17, no. 9 September 1990
Cat.No: 185939
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