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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Bisexuality [brochure]
Boston: Bisexual Resource Center, 1999. Six-panel folded brochure, 3.5x8.5 inches, pamphlet with information on bisexuality and politics, AIDS etc., list of publications, very good on lavender stock. More
Cat.No: 209862
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Bisexuality [brochure]
San Jose & Boston: South bay Bisexual Organizers and Activists (SOBOA) & Bisexual Resource Center, Boston, [1990s?]. Six-panel folded brochure, 3.75x8.5 inches, information on bisexuality, politics, and AIDS, very good on bright yellow stock. More
Cat.No: 215557
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BiWomen: the newsletter of the Boston Bisexual Women's Network [5 issue broken run]
Boston: Boston Bisexual Women's Network, 1995-1996. Magazine. Five issue broken run, various pagination, 8.5x11 inches, news, opinion, illustrations, services and resources, events, reviews, calendar, very good newsletters in stapled white wraps. Issues include: 13:2,4 &5, 14:1 & 3. More
Cat.No: 222242
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Black Lesbian Newsletter; [5 issue run - later title Onyx ] #2, August 1982 - #6, December 1982
San Francisco: Black Lesbian Newsletter, 1982. 5 issues, each 8p., 8.5x11 inches, articles, poetry, services and resources, very good newsletters in pictorial self-wraps. Issue numbers 1:2-6. In 1983, the Bay Area publication changed its name to Onyx. More
Cat.No: 51572
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Black Lesbian Newsletter; [later title Onyx 6 issue broken run] vol. 1, #2, August 1982 - #6, December 1982 and Onyx, vol. 3, #5, Oct/Nov 1984
San Francisco: Black Lesbian Newsletter, 1982-1984. Six issue broken run, each 8-10p., 8.5x11 inches, articles, poetry, services and resources, very good newsletters in pictorial self-wraps. Issue numbers 1:2-6 & 3:5. In 1983, the Bay Area publication changed its name to Onyx. More
Cat.No: 222241
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Black Tie Optional: San Francisco Gay Freedom Day Marching Band & Twirling Corps in concert, Jon R. Sims, Conductor [program]
San Francisco: The Band, 1979. Six-panel brochure/program, 5.75x11 inches, biographies, history, event program, mild wear, white stock with black bow tie cover illustration. More
Cat.No: 226399
Black/Out: the magazine of the National Coalition of Black Lesbians and Gays vol. 2, #2, Summer 1989; We are family: a special section: we remember our brother, Joseph Beam
Washington: National Coalition of Black Lesbians and Gays, 1989. Magazine. 60p., 8.5x11 inches, illustrated with b&w photos, essays, articles, resources, very good magazine in stapled wraps. AIDS, Audre Lorde, Joe Beam, etc. More
Cat.No: 191937
Black/Out: the magazine of the National Coalition of Black Lesbians and Gays vol. 2, #1, Fall 1988
Washington: National Coalition of Black Lesbians and Gays, 1988. Magazine. 60p., 8.5x11 inches, staplebound magazine with mild handling wear. This issue marks the tenth anniversary of the NCBLG. More
Cat.No: 194280
Blazing Star: vol. 2, #1, July 1976: Blazing Star returns
Chicago: Blazing Star/NAM, 1976. [14p] 8.5x11 inch newsletter, illustrated with drawings and cartoons, features, opinion, ads, resources, lightly-toned on covers, sheets stapled top-left corner. Blazing Star was a lesbian/feminist chapter of the New American Movement established in Chicago. Stories on Gay Rights legislation, Lavender & Red Book review, lesbian mothers..... More
Cat.No: 211564
Blazing Star: vol. 4, #2, March 1978: Exclusive - Noble: I'm running for the Senate
Chicago: Blazing Star/NAM, 1978. Newspaper. 12p. folded tabloid newspaper, photos, features, opinion, ads, resources, heavily-toned on cover above the fold otherwise good on newsprint. Blazing Star was a lesbian/feminist chapter of the New American Movement established in Chicago. Above the fold story on Elaine Noble's bid for the Senate. Centerfold..... More
Cat.No: 208818
The Blue Bitch: vol. 1, #2, Spring 1987
Columbus, OH: The Blue Bitch, 1987. Magazine. 35p., 5.5x8.5 inches, poetry, prose, services and resources, lightly-worn digest-size feminist magazine/journal in stapled lavender wraps. More
Cat.No: 208664
Blueprint for Justice 1994
San Francisco: NCLR/National Center for ZLesbian Rights, 1994. Six-panel folded brochure, 8.5x11 inches, details for six "designs" for a better world for lesbians, photos, financial report, staff, very good on heavy stock. More
Cat.No: 220696
Brat attack: The zine for leatherdykes and other bad girrrlz. #4
San Francisco, CA: the zine, 1993. Magazine. 52p., 8.25x10.75 inches, comix, articles, services and resources, very good graphic lesbian s/m magazine in stapled white pictorial wraps. More
Cat.No: 185715
Brokeback BBQ 2007: survival guide
[Estes Park, CO]: Brokeback BBQ/EDelMar, 2007. Magazine. 20p., 8.5x11 inches, event informations, directions, photos, art, bios, very good glossy magazine format souvenir program for the LGBT western outing based on the film by Ang Lee, stapled pictorial wraps. More
Cat.No: 209920
Brooklyn Pride 2005: 9th annual multi-cultural street festival & night parade, Saturday, June 11, Prospect park West at Bartel-Pritchard Square
Brooklyn: Brooklyn Pride, 2005. Magazine. 52p. includes covers, 8x10.5 inches, schedule of events, parade route,vendors, ads, event map, photos, very good program booklet in stapled pictorial wraps. More
Cat.No: 232719
Business women's directory: a listing of women-owned businesses in the Bay Area, second issue 1992
Oakland: On Your Marks Publications, 1992. 57p., 7x9.25 inches, business listings and ads, very good booklet in stapled pictorial wraps. More
Cat.No: 189397
CALYX: a journal of art and literature by women; vol. 18, no. 3, Summer 1999
Corvallis, OR: CALYX, 1999. Paperback. 160p., 7x8 inches, poetry, prose, art, photos, contributor bios, very good trade paperback woman's literary/arts journal, in pictorial wraps. More
Cat.No: 209204
CALYX: a journal of art and literature by women; vol. 24, no. 2, Winter 2008
Corvallis, OR: CALYX, 2008. Paperback. 144p., 7x8 inches, poetry, prose, art, photos, contributor bios, very good trade paperback woman's literary/arts journal, in pictorial wraps. More
Cat.No: 209205
Cape Cod and Islands Pride Pages: bringing the community together 5th edition, 2007-2008
Cape Cod: Cape Cod and Islands Pride Pages, 2007. Magazine. 78p. includes covers, 5.5x8.5 inches, services, resources, events, listings, ads, very good guide booklet in stapled glossy pictorial wraps. More
Cat.No: 225531
Cape Cod and Islands Pride Pages: bringing the community together 6th edition, 2008
Cape Cod: Cape Cod and Islands Pride Pages, 2008. Magazine. 96p., 5.5x8.5 inches, services, resources, events, listings, ads, very good guide booklet in glossy pictorial wraps. More
Cat.No: 225532
Capitol Hill: the newsletter of the Gay Rights National Lobby; vol. 2, #3; Congressional Briefings a "Great Success"
Washington DC: GRNL, 1980. [4p] 8.5x11 inches, news, opinion, events, photos, horizontal fold creases for mailing otherwise very good newsletter. Cover photo of Henry Waxman, Meryl Friedman, Ted Weiss, Revernd Troy Perry et al. More
Cat.No: 229428
Capitol Hill: the newsletter of the Gay Rights National Lobby; vol. 5, #2, Summer/Fall 1983; GRNL's AIDS Project
Washington DC: GRNL, 1983. 8p., 8.5x11 inches, news, opinion, events, photos, horizontal fold creases for mailing otherwise very good newsletter. Steve Endean testifies on AIDS before the House subcommittee. More
Cat.No: 229430
Castro street fair. Ninth annual, August 15, 1982
San Francisco: 1982. 16p., 6x9 inches, very good in stiff, stapled pictorial wraps showing a crowd at the previous fair, rear cover map with locations of booths, food area etc., illustrated with photos, ads, event schedule etc. More
Cat.No: 167221
Caucus Connections: publication of the Gay and Lesbian Caucus of the NEA; vol. 8, #2, December 1995; History resolution sparks debate
Kent: GLC/National Education Association, 1995. 8p. includes covers, 8.5x11 inches, news, reports, services and resources, very good newsletter of folded, nested sheets. More
Cat.No: 229438
Caucus of Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Members of the American Psychiatric Association newsletter: vol. 7, #2, Spring 1982: 1982 Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada, May 15-21
[Los Angeles]: CGLBMAPA, 1982. 9p. on five 8.5x14 inch sheets stapled at top-left corner, mild wear and curling, toning. A breakdown of the programs and events at the annual meeting. More
Cat.No: 229435
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