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 Detroit Gay Liberator aka Gay Liberator [38 issue broken run]
Detroit: Gay Liberation Front of Detroit, 1970-1976. Newspaper. Thirty-eight issue broken run of the folded tabloid newspaper, various pagination and format, features, photos, ads, very good newsprint some toning and light edgewear. Issue numbers include: 6-8, 11, 15-48. Issue number 6 contains Huey Newton's letter on gay liberation, the split..... More
Cat.No: 245859
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Digital Queers invite you to Spend the Night with Liberace [brochure] Wednesday, November 16, 1994 at the Liberace Museum
San Francisco: Digital Queers, 1994. Eight-panel brochure folded to 3.25x8.5 inches printed one side only on plum stock. Informaional brochure/flyer for the gay tech organization offering a respite from COMDEX. More
Cat.No: 240380
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
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
Cat.No: 236478
Dip me in honey and throw me to the lesbians [pinback button]
n.p. n.p., n.d. 1.5 inch pin, very good. More
Cat.No: 188945
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
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
Cat.No: 236471
Discussion - Rap: a conversation group where your opinion is regarded and considered on subjects social, political, philosophical as they relate to the present [leaflet]
San Francisco: First Unitarian Center/U.U. Gay and Lesbian Caucus, [1970S?]. Single 7x8.5 inch handbill printed one side on yellow stock, meeting information, illustrated with cartoon along bottom edge, lightly-worn. More
Cat.No: 241798
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
Cat.No: 160633
Don't feed or tease the straight people [pinback button]
West Orange, NJ: Ferne Sales & MFG. CO. INC, n.d. 1.5 inch pin, purple text in pale yellow field; very good. More
Cat.No: 248152
Don't presume I'm straight [pinback button]
West Orange, NJ: Ferne Sales & MFG. CO., n.d. 1.5 inch pin, white text in black field; very good. More
Cat.No: 248155
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
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
Cat.No: 206950
Dyke Action Machine: artists and activists; #3; 2008 stewardship report
New York: DAM, Inc. at Printed Matter, Inc., 2008. 16p. inclues covers, 5.75x8.5 inches, overview, letter from the chairwomen, illustrated with photos, very good pamphlet in stapled glossy black wraps. Lesbian-messaging company formed in 1991. More
Cat.No: 244858
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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
Cat.No: 103380
East Bay Gay Community Services [brochure]
Berkeley: East Bay Gay Community Services, [1974]. Six-panel informational brochure folded to 3.5x8.5 inches printed purple on light blue heavy stock, horizontal fold crease otherwise good. Peacock logo, lists a switchboard crisis number, counseling, education services, policymailing list and donation panel, list of services in the planning stage. More
Cat.No: 236421
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East Bay Gay Democratic Club June Endorsements '86 [brochure] Alameda County Offices
Berkeley: EBL/GDC, 1986. Four-panel brochure folded to 3.5x8.5 inches, 8.5x11 inch letter folded and laid-in, very good on green stock. More
Cat.No: 237917
East Bay Pride Guide 2000 Free your mind; Oakland Gay Mardi Gras 2000, September 3, Preservation Park
Oakland: East Bay Pride, 2000. Magazine. 36p. includes covers, 8.5x10.75 inches, calender of events, bios, photos, very good souvenir program in stapled decorative wraps. Fourth Annual East Bay LGBT Pride Festival. More
Cat.No: 232700
East Bay Pride Guide 2002 Love is a Human Right
Oakland: East Bay Pride, 2002. Magazine. [32p] includes covers 5x8 inches, calender of events, bios, photos, very good souvenir program in stapled black pictorial wraps. Sixth Annual East Bay LGBT Pride Festival. More
Cat.No: 242578
Edge magazine (aka L.A. Edge) #153, May 24, 1989
Los Angeles: Edge Publishing, 1984. Magazine. 96p. including covers, 10.75x13.75 inches, illustrations, ads, articles interviews, reviews, listings, essays, very good magazine on newsprint. The L.A. Edge was a bi-weekly entertainment and social issues magazine based in L.A. through the Eighties, Nineties and early 2000s. Around issue 15/16 it became Edge..... More
Cat.No: 204764
Edge magazine (aka L.A. Edge) #171, January 31, 1990
Los Angeles: Edge Publishing, 1990. Magazine. 88p. including covers, 10.75x13.75 inches, illustrations, ads, articles interviews, reviews, listings, essays, very good magazine on newsprint. The L.A. Edge was a bi-weekly entertainment and social issues magazine based in L.A. through the Eighties, Nineties and early 2000s. Around issue 15/16 it became Edge..... More
Cat.No: 234255
Edge magazine (aka L.A. Edge) vol. 1, #19, Feb. 8-22, 1984
Los Angeles: Edge Publishing, 1984. Magazine. 32p. including covers, 10.5x13.5 inches, illustrations, ads, articles interviews, reviews, listings, essays, toning and wear otherwise very good magazine/tabloid on newsprint. The L.A. Edge was a bi-weekly entertainment and social issues magazine based in L.A. through the Eighties, Nineties and early 2000s. Around issue..... More
Cat.No: 183838
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El Rancho de Dolor y Placer: "The Ranch of Pain and Pleasure" [brochure] a BDSM & D/s retreat and training facility in the Wine Country of Northern California
no place: El Rancho, no date. Six-panel brochure folded to 3.5x8.5 inches illustrated with BDSM drawings and small color photos, web page and email info, very good. No address or date, possibly 1990s but likely post 2000. More
Cat.No: 236973
Ellen: season IV, episode 1 [playbill]
N. pl. ABC, 1997. 4p., 5.5x8.5 inches, brochure/playbill for the first episode of season four, cast photo, short bios, trivia quiz, etc., very good on blue pictorial stock. More
Cat.No: 144226
Encourage Lesianism [pinback button]
West Orange, NJ: Ferne Sales & MEG. CO., n.d. 1.75 inch pin, black text in yellow field. Very good. More
Cat.No: 248175
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