Gay Studies
This section includes literature by gay authors, as well as nonfiction works on related subjects, and the ephemera of gay and transgender political and social organizations. Many items that are relevant to the broader LGBTQ+ movement will also be found listed in the Lesbian studies section.
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10 Castro street fair 1983 Sunday August 21
San Francisco: n.p. 1983. Magazine. 16p., 6x9 inches, ads, map, resources, events, very good program booklet for the 10th annual fair in stapled lavender pictorial wraps. More
Cat.No: 167220
10th European AIDS Conference/EACS: November 17-20, 2005, Dublin, Ireland; abstract book
Dublin: EAC, 2005. Paperback. 190p. 8.25x11.5 inches, abstracts, pharma ads, overviews, indexes, very good oversized trade paperback report in pictorial wraps. More
Cat.No: 187732
1917 West (nos. 1, 3)
Oakland: Bay Area Bolshevik Tendency, 1992. Two issues of the 8.5x11 inch staplebound publication, the first issue (on Gay liberation through socialist revolution) 24 pages, the later issue a four-page brochure folded from a single sheet. More
Cat.No: 212908
1917 West (nos. 1-4)
Oakland: Bay Area Bolshevik Tendency, 1992-93. Four issues of the 8.5x11 inch staplebound publication, the first issue (on Gay liberation through socialist revolution) 24 pages, the following three all four-page brochures folded from a single sheet. Unknown whether later issues were published. More
Cat.No: 212906
1936-1996; 60 aniversario de la revolución española, in Socialismo Internacional, no. 13, julio-agosto, 1996
Barcelona: Socialismo Internacional, 1996. 2p. article in the 16p., 8.5x11 inch magazine, that also contains the two-page article, 'El camino hacia la Liberación Gay' by Jane Ferguson y Paso. More
Cat.No: 69280
1978 abstracts: Contributed papers presented before the International Conference on Venereal Disease, Family Planning and Human Sexuality: fourth annual conference, Honolulu, Hawaii, June 13-20, 1978
Sausalito: Pharmacist's Planning Service, Inc. 1978. [53] sheets printed recto-only, 8.5x11 inches, abstracts, outline of events, workshop schedules etc., very good in printed orange covers stapled once at middle of left. More
Cat.No: 193354
1982 abstracts: Contributed papers presented before the International Conference on Venereal Disease, Family Planning and Human Sexuality: sixth annual conference, Mexico City, Mexico, June 23-28, 1982
Sausalito: Pharmacist's Planning Service, Inc. 1982. [33] sheets printed recto-only, 8.5x11 inches, abstracts, outline of events, workshop schedules etc., very good in printed blue covers stapled at left. More
Cat.No: 193357
1984 International Lesbian/Gay Freedom Day parade & celebration; San Francisco, 24 June 1984
San Francisco: Lesbian/Gay Freedom Day Committee, 1984. 88p., illus., 10.5x14 inches, wraps. The parade program. More
Cat.No: 21174
The 1986 Gay Pride Celebration, Christopher Street West/Los Angeles; June 21-22; official souvenir program
Los Angeles: Christopher Street West, 1986. Magazine. 48p., 8.25x10.75 inches, articles, maps, color centerfold map of the festival grounds, photos, ads, services and resources, newsprint text-block, lightly-worn program booklet in stapled pictorial wraps. Lambda/Rainbow Flag cover. More
Cat.No: 220496
The 1990 Gay and Lesbian Pride Celebration: Look to the Future, June 23 & 24, 1990, West Hollywood, CA, official souvenir program,
Los Angeles: Christopher Street West, 1990. Magazine. 68p., 8.25x11 inches, maps, articles, event schedule, photos, ads, color centerfold illustration of the Festival grounds, services and resources, very good souvenir program in stapled glossy pictorial wraps. Twentieth anniversary of the West LA Pride march. More
Cat.No: 220498
1990 New York Pride Guide: the official guide to lesbian and gay pride and history month
New York: Pride Publishing, 1990. Magazine. 104p., 8.25x10.75 inches, illustrations, ads, references, organizations etc., very good glossy magazine format souvenir guidebook with newsprint guts and slick stapled pictorial wraps. More
Cat.No: 166567
The 1993 Gay and Lesbian Pride Celebration: A Family of Pride; June 26 & 27, 1993, West Hollywood Park, CA, official souvenir program,
Los Angeles: Christopher Street West, 1993. Magazine. 74p., 8.5x11 inches, maps, articles, event schedule, photos, ads, color centerfold illustration of the Festival grounds, services and resources, very good souvenir program in stapled glossy pictorial wraps. Twentieth anniversary of the West LA Pride march. More
Cat.No: 220499
1997 San Francisco lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender pride parade & celebration program: one community, many faces; June 28 & 29, 1997
San Francisco: The Parade Committee, 1997. Magazine. 24p., 8.5x11 inches, ads, map, photos, history, program of events, very good magazine/program in stapled pictorial wraps. More
Cat.No: 93846
1998 capital gains and losses; a state by state review of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and HIV/AIDS-related legislation in 1998
Washington: National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Policy Institute, 1998. Paperback. 106p., 2p. executive summary laid in, 8.5x11 inches, very good first edition trade paperback in pictorial wraps. More
Cat.No: 105083
The 1998 CSW Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Pride Celebration: Freedom to Love, Freedom to Choose; June 27 & 28, 1998, West Hollywood, CA, official souvenir program,
Los Angeles: Christopher Street West, 1998. Magazine. 52p., 8.5x11 inches, maps, articles, event schedule, photos, ads, color centerfold illustration of the Festival grounds, services and resources, very good souvenir program in stapled glossy pictorial wraps. Twentieth anniversary of the West LA Pride march. More
Cat.No: 220500
2002 New York Pride Guide: the official guide to lesbian and gay pride and history month
New York: Pride Source, 2002. 51p., 8.25x10.75 inches, illustrations, ads, references, organizations etc., very good glossy magazine format souvenir guidebook with newsprint guts in slick stapled pictorial wraps. More
Cat.No: 166571
2003 HIV prevention and social services in San Francisco, cover photography by Alice Heimsoth
San Francisco: AIDS Office, San Francisco Department of Public Health, 2003. Paperback. 234p., addresses and phone numbers, web sites, emails, short descriptions of various social services in SF, very good trade paperback in pictorial wraps. More
Cat.No: 140775
2006 fight HIV your way photography contest; presented by Reyataz (atazanavir sulfate) 200 mg/300 mg capsules
Princeton, NJ: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, 2007. 58p., 12x8.5 inches, profusely illus. with the contest photos. Rear pocket lacking prescribing information. Howard Grant of Oakland won the grand prize. More
Cat.No: 119087
2008 Watsonville Pride: bridging cultures, hearts and thoughts, unificando culturas, corazones y piensamientos Resource directory/directorio de rcursos
Watsonville: SPOMOS LGBT, 2008. Magazine. 24p. includes covers, 5.5x7.5 inches, bilingual Spanish and English texts, ads, services and resources, events, very good booklet in stapled glossy white pictorial wraps. More
Cat.No: 225517
2014 ONE Archives annual report: the largest LGBT archive in the world
Los Angeles: ONE Archives, 2014. [8p] includes covers 7x9 inches, photos, very good brochure in glossy stapled pictorial wraps. Informational brochure for the LGBT archives in Los Angeles including color photos, a message from the director, pages on the archives, exhibitions, education opportunities, staff, board etc. More
Cat.No: 202099
![20th annual Folsom Street Fair, San Francisco: XX - celebrating twenty years of fun, frolic & fetish [program] Sunday, September 28th, 2003](/pictures/medium/204571.jpg?v=1484088639)
20th annual Folsom Street Fair, San Francisco: XX - celebrating twenty years of fun, frolic & fetish [program] Sunday, September 28th, 2003
San Francisco: HBKMedia, 2003. Magazine. 48p., 8.5x11 inches, ads, events, very good magazine format event program in glossy stapled pictorial wraps. More
Cat.No: 204571
21st annual Folsom Street Fair, San Francisco: Official 2004 program Sunday, September 26th, 2004
San Francisco: H.A.F. Pub. 2004. Magazine. 56p., 8.5x11 inches, ads, events, very good magazine format event program in glossy stapled pictorial wraps. Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence interview and involvement. More
Cat.No: 197589
25 years and still cookin' at Metropolitan Community Church of San Francisco, 25th anniversary 1995
Kearney, NE: Morris Press, 1995. Paperback. 116p., standard recipes, spiral-bound wraps. With two pages on the history of the gay ministry. More
Cat.No: 105883
25 Years of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Pride! Santa Cruz, CA June, 2000
Santa Cruz: Santa Cruz Gay Pride, 2000. [28p] 7x8.5 inches, event calendar, performers, speakers, ads, services and resources, very good parade program in stapled white pictorial wraps. More
Cat.No: 221540
![The 25th annual Closet Ball; San Francisco's most outrageous coming out party! [souvenir program]](/pictures/medium/198030.jpg?v=1484087439)
The 25th annual Closet Ball; San Francisco's most outrageous coming out party! [souvenir program]
San Francisco: Robert Michael Productions, 1998. Magazine. [44p] 8.5x11 inches, photos, ads, program, bios, history very good magazine format program in black stapled pictorial wraps. Program for the crossdresser's Ball. More
Cat.No: 198030
Finocchio's [souvenir program]
Li-Kar, photography by Romaine
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