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. 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. Issues present include: 6-8, 11, 15-48. Issue number 6 contains Huey Newton's letter on gay liberation, the split in..... More
Cat.No: 245859
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 San Jose-Santa Clara [handbill]
San Jose: Dignity, [Mar 1984]. Single 8.5x11 inch handbill printed one side only on yellow stock, very good condition. Handbill offering meetings twice a month at the Campus Christian Center, San Jose State. An organization of Catholic Gay Men, Lesbian Women, their friends and families. Stamped on rear Mar 1984..... More
Cat.No: 261003
Dignity [two handbills and one brochure]
San Francisco and San Jose: Bay Area Dignity/San Francisco Dignity/San Jose - Santa Clara Dignity, [1980s]. Three pieces, two 8.5x11 inch handbills and one six-panel brochure folded to 3.5x8.5 inches all very good. Handbill 1 is from San Jose announcing Saturday night meetings at the Campus Christian Center across from..... More
Cat.No: 253619
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 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
Dragon: number 10. September, 1976
Berkeley: Bay Area Research Collective, 1976. Magazine. 57p., wraps slightly faded, previous owner wrote some names & address on the rear wrap else good condition, mimeographed, , 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..... More
Cat.No: 58442
![Dynamics of color: building a stronger lesbian community [handbill] combatting racism, honoring...](/pictures/thumb/103380.jpg?v=1533528692)
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 Lesbian & Gay Democratic Club materials from 1997 & 1998
Oakland: EBL/GDC, 1997 & 1998. Seven pieces: 1.; a 3.5x8.5 inch endorsement card for 1998 on pink card stock. 2; a 4p. 8.5x11 inch 1997 newsletter with letter from the president Brenda J. Crawford and information on upcoming events. 3; 8.5x11 inch handbill announcing a Holiday Party (Christmas) at Caffka..... More
Cat.No: 262605
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) 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
Enough is Enough! Gay People (men & women) Take Action Against Anti-Gay Violence!!! help keep our neighborhoods safe by joining The Gay Guards [handbill] Lightning Bolt Martial Arts Center
San Francisco: The Gay Guards, [1988]. Single 8.5x11 inch handbill printed one side only on white stock decorated with lightning bolts. More
Cat.No: 240372
Even Femmes Go Down - Morgan Gwenwald / On Our Backs [poster]
San Francisco: Blush Productions, 1985. 17x22 inch poster, very good, featuring photo by Gwenwald. "On Our Backs" was the iconic magazine offering "entertainment for the adventurous lesbian." More
Cat.No: 243648
Everywoman vol. 2, no. 10 (issue 21) July 9, 1971 [aka Everywoman is our sister]
Venice, CA: Everywoman, 1971. Newspaper. 16p., folded tabloid newspaper, photos, ads, services, calendar, columns, essays, poetry, moderately worn and toned newsprint. More
Cat.No: 192578
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Everywoman [aka Everywoman is our sister] vol. 2, #15 (issue 26) October 26, 1971
Venice, CA: Everywoman, 1971. Newspaper. 20p., folded tabloid newspaper, photos, ads, services, calendar, columns, essays, poetry, moderately worn and toned newsprint, stamped with The Advocate Received and address stamps. More
Cat.No: 192579
Everywoman: everywoman is our sister vol. 1, #10 November 13, 1970
Los Angeles: Everywoman, 1970. Newspaper. 20p., folded tabloid newspaper, photos, ads, services, resources, calendar, columns, essays, poetry, very good on newsprint. More
Cat.No: 235886
Expanding Opportunities: a grantmaker's guide to workplace policies for lesbian, gay and bisexual staff
New York: The Working Group on Funding Lesbian and Gay Issues, 1999. [iii] 52p., 7.5x11 inches, introduction, endnotes, appendices, very good booklet in stapled yellow and blue wraps. More
Cat.No: 232920
Families: the 1993-94 Annual Report, Gay and Lesbian Parents Coalition International
Washington DC: GLPCI, 1995. [8p] 8.5x11 inches, finances, events, members etc., very good on blue stock. More
Cat.No: 244232
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