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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The "new improved" Human Rights Campaign Fund version of the Raibow Flag... & HRFC to Transpeople Drop Dead! [two handbills]
[San Francisco]: The Transsexual Menace, 1995. Two 8.5x11 inch handbills printed one side only, very good. One on color stock with a representation of the Rainbow Flag with two bands removed raging against the non-inclusion of Transpeople under the Employment Non-Discrimination Act. Snarky statements including ("Get rid of the gendertrash..... More
Cat.No: 244233
1% my ass! [pinback button]
n.p. n.p., n.d. 1.75 inch diameter pin, white text on black field, very good. More
Cat.No: 249246
The 10th Annual Los Angeles International Gay and Lesbian Film and Video Festival: Director's Guild of America, July 9-18, 1992
Los Angeles: The Gay and Lesbian Media Coalition, 1992. Magazine. 40p., 8.5x11 inches, film schedules, descriptions, ads, articles, bios, film stills, very good event program booklet in stapled glossy pictorial wraps. More
Cat.No: 236891
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
13 Oct. 87 / CD in DC [pinback button]
Hampton, CT: mfg. by Donnelly / Colt, 1987. 1.25 inch pin for a Civil Disobedience action at the Supreme Court in Washington DC, an early instance of ACT UP's attention-grabbing tactics. Very good. The protest at the Supreme Court focused on the 1986 ruling upholding Georgia’s enforcement of its anti-sodomy..... More
Cat.No: 249460
13th London Lesbian & Gay Film festival 8-22 April 1999
London: British Film Inst. 1999. Magazine. 24p. includes covers, 8.25x11.75 inches, articles, calendar, special events, index, stills, photos, ads, film descriptions, very good program booklet in stapled yellow, blue and green pictorial wraps. More
Cat.No: 236785
[17 different posters from the Lone Star Saloon]
San Francisco: The Lone Star Saloon, [201-]. Seventeen different posters - plus a flyer - from the Harrison Street establishment. Sizes vary, but generally around 11x17 inches. All are in very good condition. Various dates from the 2010. Many are related to Bear culture, plus others for Buffy the Vampire..... More
Cat.No: 242132
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
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. Pre-AIDS awareness. More
Cat.No: 193357
The 1982 Los Angeles Gay Pride Festival Exhibitors Application
West Hollywood: Christopher Street West Assoc. 1982. Single 8.5x14 inch sheet printed one side only with booth fees, descriptions of services and resources and a half-page application form on pink stock. More
Cat.No: 234736
1984 International Lesbian/Gay Freedom Day parade & celebration; San Francisco, 24 June 1984; Stonewall + 15
San Francisco: Lesbian/Gay Freedom Day Committee, 1984. 88p., 10.5x14 inches, illustrations, services and resources, maps, ads, photos, very good program guide on newsprint in stapled blue pictorial 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
The 1991 Minneapolis/St. Paul International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival [schedule]
Minneapolis: Film in the Cities, 1991. Newspaper. Four page folded tabloid newspaper format film festival program/schedule that opens out to a wall calendar, brief descriptions, small b&w stills, ads, information etc. on newsprint. More
Cat.No: 242264
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
The 1993 March on Washington / For lesbian, gay and bi / Equal rights and liberation [pinback button]
Washington DC: March on Washington, 1993. 2 inch triangular pin with an image of United States Capitol with an inverted pink triangle as background. Very good. More
Cat.No: 248309
The 1993 March on Washington / For lesbian, gay, and bi / Equal rights and liberation / April 25 [pinback button]
Washington DC: mfg. by Donnelly / Colt, 1993. 2 x 2 inch square pin with an image of United States Capitol with an inverted pink triangle as background. Very good. More
Cat.No: 248302
1994 San Francisco Pride Access: commemorating Stonewall 1969 - 1994; events, Stonewall 25, resources, bar guide, travel
San Francisco: Pride Publishing, 1994. Magazine. 96p., 8.25x10.75 inches, ads, map, photos, history, program of events, very good magazine in pictorial wraps. The parade program. More
Cat.No: 204525
1995 San Francisco Pride Access: official San Francisco sourcebook to the lesbian and gay community 25th annual San Francisco lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender pride celebration
San Francisco: Pride Publishing, 1995. Magazine. 80p., 8.25x10.75 inches, ads, map, photos, history, program of events, very good magazine in pictorial wraps. The parade program. More
Cat.No: 232698
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
1999 Roadrunner Regional Rodeo souvenir program, Corona Ranch & Rodeo Grounds, Phoenix, AZ, Jan. 15-17, 1999
Phoenix: AGRA/IGRA, 1999. Magazine. [16p] 8.5x11 inches, event schedule, ads, photos, very good souvenir program booklet in stapled pictorial wraps. Opening page dedicates this event to Matthew W. Shepard who was murdered in Wyoming two months earlier. More
Cat.No: 234817
2000 Roadrunner Regional Rodeo souvenir program, Corona Ranch & Rodeo Grounds, Phoenix, AZ, Jan. 15-17, 1999
Phoenix: AGRA/IGRA, 2000. Magazine. [24p] 8.5x11 inches, event schedule, ads, photos, very good souvenir program booklet in stapled pictorial wraps. More
Cat.No: 234818
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