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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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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 book in stapled rainbow design wraps. More
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
Cat.No: 207435
The Detroit Area Gay-Lesbian Council presents Lesbia-Gay Pride Week June 22-30, 1985 Detroit [brochure]
Ferndale: DAGLC, 1985. Six-panel brochure folded to 3.5x8.5 inches, events, sponsors, very good on pink stock. More
Cat.No: 253068
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
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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 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
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 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) #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
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
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