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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The CUAV Dish: a newsletter for the friends of Community United Against Violence; vol. 1 #3 - vol. 5 #1, Aug. 1984 - April 1988 [13 issue broken run]
San Francisco: Community United Against Violence, 1984-1988. Thirteen issue broken run of the newsletter, various pagination, 8.5x11 inches, news, services, resources, events, photos, very good, some stapled, some nested sheets. San Francisco-based organization formed to counter-act gay-bashing and other acts of violent aggression of the streets of San Francisco. Issue... More about The CUAV Dish: a newsletter for the friends of Community United Against Violence; vol. 1 #3 -...
Cat.No: 198585
CUAV Newsletter: issue 1, Oct. 98
San Francisco: CUAV: Community United Against Violence, 1998. [6p] 8.5x11 inches, news, articles, reports, events, services and resources, illustrations, very good newsletter. This is the new version of the CUAV Dish. More about CUAV Newsletter: issue 1, Oct. 98
Cat.No: 221536
CUAV Press Release: may not be released until December 20, 1994
San Francisco: CUAV: Community United Against Violence, 1994. [54p] most printed recto-only, 8.5x11 inches, state-by-state reports on violent acts against LGBTQ citizens, illustrated with figures, tables and maps, very good in spiral-bound copyshop plastic, stamped Received on cover. More about CUAV Press Release: may not be released until December 20, 1994
Cat.No: 221534
Current News: the voice of the Midwest's lesbian and gay communities; vol. v, #20, Aug. 24, 1995 - vol. viii, #24, Sept. 16, 1998 [broken run of 26 issues]
Kansas City, MO: AMR Pub. and GreyMatters, 1995-1998. Magazine. Twenty-six issue broken run of the magazine on newsprint, mild wear and toning, ads, news, editorials, features, events, services, resources. stapled wraps. Issues include: 5:20, 24, & 39; 6:4, 6, 10, 14, 21, 22, 34, 36, & 41; 7:27, 40-43; 8:2, 3, 7, 10,12,15, 21, 22 & 24. More about Current News: the voice of the Midwest's lesbian and gay communities; vol. v, #20, Aug. 24, 1995...
Cat.No: 195715
Cybersocket Web magazine: issue #42, March/April 2002
Los Angeles: Cybersocket LLC, 2002. Magazine. 56p., 8.25x9 inches, ads, events, internet guides and information, very good large digest magazine in stapled pictorial wraps. LGBT Guide to the internet with How-To articles, guide to LGBT-friendly sites, entertainment, web design etc, More about Cybersocket Web magazine: issue #42, March/April 2002
Cat.No: 220464
Cybersocket Web magazine: the leader in gay & lesbian online information; issue 10.8, August 2008
Los Angeles: Cybersocket LLC, 2008. Magazine. 56p., 8.25x9 inches, ads, events, internet guides and information, very good large digest magazine in stapled pictorial wraps. LGBT Guide to the internet with How-To articles, guide to LGBT-friendly sites, entertainment, web design etc, More about Cybersocket Web magazine: the leader in gay & lesbian online information; issue 10.8, August...
Cat.No: 220465
Cybersocket Web magazine: the leader in gay & lesbian online information; issue 14.5, May 2012
Los Angeles: Cybersocket LLC, 2012. Magazine. 36p., 8.25x9 inches, ads, events, internet guides and information, very good large digest magazine in stapled pictorial wraps. LGBT Guide to the internet with How-To articles, guide to LGBT-friendly sites, entertainment, web design etc, More about Cybersocket Web magazine: the leader in gay & lesbian online information; issue 14.5, May 2012
Cat.No: 220466
Damron 25th edition women's traveller: 2014/2015
San Francisco: Damron, 2014. Paperback. 408p., listings, ads, services and resources, fine lesbian and women's pocket travel guide, paperback in pictorial wraps. More about Damron 25th edition women's traveller: 2014/2015
Cat.No: 209942
David James Press, Ltd. & the Golden Gate Business Association & the Tavern Guild of San Francisco present the gay & lesbian map & guide to San Francisco 1987 edition
Brooklyn: David James Press & the Golden Gate Business Association & the Tavern Guild of San Francisco, 1987. 24-panel, 4x9 inch fold-out map brochure with ads, published by the gay travel specialists. List bars, discos, restaurants, shops, services, and other attractions, very good condition. More about David James Press, Ltd. & the Golden Gate Business Association & the Tavern Guild of San...
Cat.No: 212752
De Colores: Newsletter of the Bay Area Lesbians of Color
San Francisco: BALOC, 1988. 8-page newsletter, 5.5x8.5 inches, very good. Includes discussion of Jesse Jackson’s second campaign for president. More about De Colores: Newsletter of the Bay Area Lesbians of Color
Cat.No: 225631
Dear Anita, having a gay time, wish you were here. Gay Pride / San Francisco, Sunday, June 26th, 1977
Oakland: Diana Press, 1977. 5.5x6 inch postcard, with photo of San Francisco with "Dear Anita..." written on it on one side and a list of Diana Press publications on the other. Anita Bryant was leading an anti-gay movement at this time. The faux inscription resembles holograph but is printed "in plate" More about Dear Anita, having a gay time, wish you were here. Gay Pride / San Francisco, Sunday, June 26th,...
Cat.No: 67947
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Dedication - Congregation Sha'ar Zahav Cemetary [sic] at the Hills of Eternity and Congregational Memorial Service: Sunday, September 24, 1989: the memory of the righteous is for blessing
San Francisco: Congregation Sha'ar Zahav, 1989. Four 8.5x11 inch blue sheets printed on seven sides, stapled right-hand side, mostly English text, some Hebrew, program for the dedication of the cemetery, very good. Congregation Sha'ar Zahav is the main LGBT synagogue in SF. More about Dedication - Congregation Sha'ar Zahav Cemetary [sic] at the Hills of Eternity and Congregational...
Cat.No: 206903
Dena Kaye (promotional head shot)
Plano, TX: Sandy Emberland, manager, n.d. Photograph. Glossy 8x10 b&w promotional photo of the lesbian country singer, very good, 1980s, with booking info at lower right corner. More about Dena Kaye (promotional head shot
Cat.No: 161530
Desert Community Directory: the phone directory for gay men and women; May-October 1996
Palm Springs: Desert Community Directory, 1996. Magazine. 88p., 8.25x10.75 inches, ads, listings, very good LGBTQ business directory/phone boon in stapled rainbow design wraps. More about Desert Community Directory: the phone directory for gay men and women; May-October 1996
Cat.No: 236733
Desert Views May, 1989
Palm Springs: Desert Business Association, 1989. [20p] 5.5x8.5 inches, ads, events, news, photos, very good LGBTQ business newsletter, digest magazine format in stapled white printed wraps. More about Desert Views May, 1989
Cat.No: 207435
Dignity Cleveland newsletter: #37
Cleveland: Dignity Cleveland, 1977. Single sheet issue of the newsletter on 8.5x11 inch sheet printed both sides with calendar of events, a message from Max the Dignity president, several short articles, minor edgewear and toning. Cheaply produced newsletter relating to gay rights and religious views. More about Dignity Cleveland newsletter: #37
Cat.No: 236424
DIGNITY/Baltimore News: a monthly newsletter of the Gay Catholic Community and concerned friends; vol. 11, #1, May/June 1984; Gay Pride
Baltimore: DIGNITY/Baltimore, 1984. [6p] 8.5x11 inches, articles, events, news, services and resources, mild toning otherwise very good. Baltimore Gay Pride cover story. More about DIGNITY/Baltimore News: a monthly newsletter of the Gay Catholic Community and concerned friends;...
Cat.No: 236478
Directory of Bay Area Gay Organizations [handbill]
San Francisco: no publisher noted, [1970s?]. Single 8.5x11 inch handbill listing contact info for LGBT organizations, light wear, fold crease center, light blue stock. More about Directory of Bay Area Gay Organizations [handbill
Cat.No: 208780
The Directory of South Bay gay/lesbian/bisexual businesses #1, Winter 1993-94
San Jose: OutNOW! 1993. 44p. includes covers, 4x10.25 inches, business listings by type, ads, very good booklet in stapled blue pictorial wraps. First issue of the Directory which was distributed along with the November 16, 1993 issue of OutNOW! More about The Directory of South Bay gay/lesbian/bisexual businesses #1, Winter 1993-94
Cat.No: 236471
Domestic violence in the lesbian community; a panel discussion sponsored by New Leaf Outreach to Elders and Old Lesbians Organizing for Change ... January 12, 2003 .... San Francisco
San Francisco: New Leaf Outreach to Elders and Old Lesbians Organizing for Change, 2003. 8.5x11 inch handbill printed single side, two horizontal folds, very good on gray stock. More about Domestic violence in the lesbian community; a panel discussion sponsored by New Leaf Outreach to...
Cat.No: 160633
Dragon: number 10. September, 1976
Berkeley: Bay Area Research Collective, 1976. Magazine. 57p., wraps, corners bumped, some browning else good condition, 7x8.5 inches. Last issue published. The BARC was a pro-SLA propaganda group that supported the armed left underground of the mid-1970s. NWLF, trial statements by Emily and Bill Harris, criticism of the George Jackson... More about Dragon: number 10. September, 1976
Cat.No: 58442
A Driving Force for Marriage Equality [bumper sticker]
no place: Marriage Equality USA, no date. Single unused bumpersticker, 11.5x3 inches, red & black text and logo on white field, Union Local 820 Bug, very good. The organization closed down in 2017. More about A Driving Force for Marriage Equality [bumper sticker
Cat.No: 237687
Durham NOWletter July 1973
Durham: Durham N.O.W., 1973. Two 8.5x11 inch sheets printed recto-only, mimeographed, includes information on the feminist organizations upcoming book fair, credit survey, rape crisis committee and fundraising projects. Also an application form. Stapled top-center, stamp and handwritten addresses on rear (Feminist Newsletter in Chapel Hill) Mild wear and fold crease..... More about Durham NOWletter July 1973
Cat.No: 206950
Dykes & Faggots MARCH / US Out of Central America [handbill]
San Francisco: n.pub. [1983]. 8.5x11 inch handbill, very good, announcing a lesbian and gay gathering in San Francisco with a march to the Marina district. Costumes and drag are encouraged. Undated, but the March 26th event fell on a Saturday, making 1983 possible, and this was a high point of... More about Dykes & Faggots MARCH / US Out of Central America [handbill
Cat.No: 234122
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Dynamics of color: building a stronger lesbian community [handbill] combatting racism, honoring diversity, Conference, November 11 -12, Mission High School, ... San Francisco
San Francisco: Dynamics of Color Organizing Committee, Lesbian Agenda for Action and Bay Area Lesbians of Color, 1989. 8.5x11 inch handbill, printed two sides, very good on pink stock. More about Dynamics of color: building a stronger lesbian community [handbill] combatting racism, honoring...
Cat.No: 103380
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