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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Brother: a forum for men against sexism, #9, summer 1974
Berkeley: Brother, 1974. Newspaper. 16p. folded tabloid newspaper, illustrated with photos, drawings, cartoons, articles, poems, essays, resources, ads etc.; evenly toned newsprint, otherwise evry good. Combines radical politics with sexual liberation, including gay liberation. More
Cat.No: 83383
Brother: a forum for men against sexism; #11-12
Berkeley: Brother, [1975]. Magazine. 44p., 8.x11 inches, staplebound magazine format on newsprint, evenly toned, otherwise very good. Combines radical politics with sexual liberation, including gay liberation. More
Cat.No: 83384
Brother: a forum for men against sexism; #4, April 1972,
Berkeley: Brother, 1972. Newspaper. 16p. folded tabloid newspaper, illustrated with photos, drawings, cartoons, articles, poems, essays, resources, ads etc. light wear and toning otherwise very good on newsprint. Combining radical politics with sexual liberation, including gay liberation. More
Cat.No: 83277
Brother: a male liberation newspaper aka a forum formen against sexism [11 issue broken run]
Berkeley: n. pub. 1971-1976. Newspaper. Eleven issue broken run, some folded tabloid newspapers, some newsletters, stapled magazine formats, various pagination and condition, combining radical politics with sexual liberation, including gay liberation, news, ads, services and resources, opinion, events, photos, illustrations, minor wear andtoning. Issues include: 2-11/12 (double issue) and 14/15..... More
Cat.No: 245858
Brother: a male liberation newspaper; #2, Summer 1971
Berkeley: Brother, 1971. Newspaper. 24p. folded tabloid combining radical politics with sexual liberation, including gay liberation. Horizontal fold, paper toned. On this issue "Stop Playboying" has been added above the Brother logo on the front page. A mix of articles, some reprinted from feminist publications, perhaps the most notable contents..... More
Cat.No: 109062
Bulletin Board #155 October 1991
Studio City: Reactions Pub. Corp. 1991. Magazine. 84p., includes covers, 8.5x11 inches, photos, advertising, personal ads, news reports from various publications around the US, worn magazine in stapled pictorial wraps. Bars and clubs listings. More
Cat.No: 220354
Bulletin of the Pan American Health Organization: vol. 25, #3, 1991; HIV testing in the Caribbean
Washington DC: Pan American Health Organization, 1991. Paperback. iv, pp201-292. footnotes, figures, tables, very good medical journal, trade paperback in printed red & white glossy wraps. More
Cat.No: 186993
Butch: the male figure in photo and drawing; #7
Minneapolis: DSI Sales, 1966. Magazine. [48p] 5.5x8.5 inches, articles, illustrated with b&w male physique photography and drawings, very good first edition digest-sized magazine in stapled pictorial wraps. This digest started out well with some top artists and photographers but by issue #5 while still using top artists and models they..... More
Cat.No: 235579
Buzz Tattler aka San Francisco Buzz: [broken run of 7 issues 1993-1995]
San Francisco: Tattler, 1993-1995. Newspaper. Seven issues, various pagination, personal ads, local gay-oriented business ads, columns, photos, drawings, minor wear, folded tabloid newspaper on newsprint. A running feature was Ralph Judd's "Fun With Drag" featuring film stills of famous actors in drag including George Sanders and Boris Karloff, not to..... More
Cat.No: 242117
BWMTSC News: two issues
no place: Black & White Men Together Southern California, 2007. Two issues, single 8.5x11 inch sheets printed both sides, events, news, members, illustrations, very good. Issue number one, February 2007 and the April 2007 issue, unnumbered. The organization was mainly represented by online web site information. More
Cat.No: 230084
C. G. N. I. E. & Mr. Gay Sacramento (Jeffrey) present 3M 98/99
[Sacramento]: C. G. N. I. E., 1998. Three-panel brochure folded to 3.5x8.5 inches printed on heavy pink stock with advertising prices and phone numbers, decorative designs. Advertising brochure for the 1998/99 Imperial Court program for the Court of the Great Northwest Imperial Empire. More
Cat.No: 244311
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Cable Car Awards 1975 [program] Bimbo's Sunday, February 2, 1975
San Francisco: Emperor Bob Cramer & the Cable Car Court, 1975. [20p] 4.25x11 inches, ads for local LGBT venues and business, program of the award show, event organizers and performers, very good booklet in stapled, green pictorial wraps. Established by Bob Cramer in 1974 honoring Bay Area LGBT activists, sports..... More
Cat.No: 202342
Cahiers gai kitsch camp no. 28: Un sujet inclassable? Approches sociologiques, littéraires et juridiques des homosexualités, préface de Marie-Élisabeth Handman
Lille: Cahiers Gai-Kitsch-Camp, 1995. Paperback. 211p. issue with a wide range of international contributors (Hekman, de Cecco, etc.) and with a partial focus on Brazil, text in French, very good journal, trade paperback in pictorial wraps. More
Cat.No: 193585
CalArts presents the Alpert Awards in the Arts; 1996 Su Friedrich, Anne LeBaron, Suzan-Lori Parks, David Rousseve, Carrie Mae Weems
Santa Monica: CalArts/Herb Alpert Foundation, 1996. [16p] photos of the five recipients intext, wraps. Includes two African American artists among the group that deals with gender-bending themes. More
Cat.No: 112913
California and the HIV/AIDS Epidemic 1996: the State of the State report
Sacramento: California Department of Health Services Office of AIDS, 1996. 29p., 8.5x11 inches, introduction, executive summary, epidemiology, education & prevention, care & treatment, collaboration, tables and figures, very good report booklet in stapled whute wraps. More
Cat.No: 235377
California Association of AIDS Agencies [information packet and cover letter]
Sacramento: The Association, 1988. Six panel brochure, 14p. report on 7 sheets, all stapled together at top-left corner with a cover letter to a Santa Cruz resident on Agency letterhead signed by Brian Dobrow, very good. Early effort in California to form a central clearinghouse for AIDS organizations and information..... More
Cat.No: 194212
California HIV Prevention Plan: conducted by the Community Planning Work Group, prepared by Harder + Kibbe Research
San Francisco: Harder + Kibbe Research, December 1994 printed January 1995. Paperback. vi, 463p. + [37p] attachements and a bibliography, 8.5x11 inches, letter of concurrence, summary, exhibits, appendix of attachments, selected bibliography, illustrated with figures and tables, very good massive report in paperback bound with cloth tape spine. More
Cat.No: 235207
![California Knight Life: [three issues] issue #6-8, September-November 1979](/pictures/thumb/184435.jpg?v=1516946983)
California Knight Life: [three issues] issue #6-8, September-November 1979
Hollywood, CA: California Knight Life, Inc., 1979. Magazine. 3 issues, 5.5x8.5 inches, various pagination, b&w photos, illustrations, ads, event listings, very good first edition digest magazine in stapled pictorial wraps. Run of the California version of the LGBT entertainment magazine. Cover subtitle "From the men who bring you Blueboy"... More
Cat.No: 184435
California Motor Club / Wallaby Run / 1972 [pinback button]
n.p. CMC, 1972. 1.5 inch diameter pin, kangaroo and palm tree with a small map of California. More
Cat.No: 229049
California Rainbow Bridge [brochure]
Citrus Heights, CA: California Rainbow Bridge, [2000s]. Six-panel brochure folded to 3.5x8.5 inches, very good with rainbow design. Non-profit California organization committed to building bridges between gay and straight communities. More
Cat.No: 237941
Canadian Lesbian and Gay History Network Newsletter #1 & #2, December 1985 & September 1986 [first two issues]
Toronto: Canadian Lesbian and Gay History Network, 1985-86. First two issues of the newsletter, 21p. and 20p., 8.5x11 inches, stapled upper-left corner, introductions, research requests, book lists, very good. Issue #1 is printed both sides of the sheets while #2 is recto-only. More
Cat.No: 235265
Candyland [handbill]
San Francisco: Queer resource Center et al at CCSF, 2007. Single 8.5x11 inch handbill printed one side with color design, stamped CCSF Approved for Posting otherwise very good. Announcent for an on-campus event featuring bands, djs, dancing, food and drinks for various LGBTQ and Women's youth groups on campus on..... More
Cat.No: 237722
Cape Cod and Islands Pride Pages: bringing the community together 5th edition, 2007-2008
Cape Cod: Cape Cod and Islands Pride Pages, 2007. Magazine. 78p. includes covers, 5.5x8.5 inches, services, resources, events, listings, ads, very good guide booklet in stapled glossy pictorial wraps. More
Cat.No: 225531
Cape Cod and Islands Pride Pages: bringing the community together 6th edition, 2008
Cape Cod: Cape Cod and Islands Pride Pages, 2008. Magazine. 96p., 5.5x8.5 inches, services, resources, events, listings, ads, very good guide booklet in glossy pictorial wraps. More
Cat.No: 225532
Capitol Hill: the newsletter of the Gay Rights National Lobby; vol. 2, #3; Congressional Briefings a "Great Success"
Washington DC: GRNL, 1980. [4p] 8.5x11 inches, news, opinion, events, photos, horizontal fold creases for mailing otherwise very good newsletter. Cover photo of Henry Waxman, Meryl Friedman, Ted Weiss, Revernd Troy Perry et al. More
Cat.No: 229428
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