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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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 with montage of men in drag. 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..... More
Cat.No: 202099
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]
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
30 Years of Community: Sonoma County Pride June 2-4, 2017
LGBTQI Giving Circle, 2017. [20p] includes covers, 5.5x8.5 inches, local ads, event schedule etc., very good program booklet in stapled decorative wraps. More
Cat.No: 242599
![The 3rd Annual CCSF LGBTQ Film Festival [handbill] Join us in the Diego Rivera Theatre](/pictures/thumb/237723.jpg?v=1557975948)
The 3rd Annual CCSF LGBTQ Film Festival [handbill] Join us in the Diego Rivera Theatre
San Francisco: Queer Alliance.Queer resource Center CCSF, [2002]. Single 8.5x11 inch handbill printed one side listing film schedule, very good on white stock. The films were Eric Slade's Harry Hay documentary "Hope Along the Wind" Sam Zolten's transgender documentary "Just Call Me Kade" and Jallen Rix's "The Last Dance Raid"..... More
Cat.No: 237723
3rd Lake Men Run / 73 [pinback button]
San Francisco: Mfg. by Dave Valentine, 1973. 1.5 inch diameter pin featuring a road runner being kissed by a snake wearing a leather cap. The road runner motif may indicate that this was issued by the Cycle Runners. More
Cat.No: 229075
42nd Annual Motorcycle & Leather Community Awards: Inter-Club Fund of San Francisco February 16, 2008
San Francisco: ICF-SF, 2008. 36p., 4x11 inches, photos, illustrations, ads, program schedule, member lists, photos of club badges, very good booklet in stapled glossy white wraps. More
Cat.No: 237589
The 4th Annual Harrison Streetfair Program; Bear Week Schedule of events, Sunday September 2
San Francisco: Harrison Street Fair, 2007. Magazine. [64p] includes covers, 5x8 inches, ads, events, schedule, photos, very good semi-glossy event program in stapled pictorial wraps. For Bears and Cubs and other furrys. More
Cat.No: 242391
The 4th Northwest International Lesbian Gay Film Festival '91 May 3-5, 1991, the Evergreen State College, Olympia, Washington
Olympia: Evergreen State College, 1991. Magazine. [24p] includes covers, 8.5x11 inches, film schedule and descriptions, ads, events, services, very good program in pastebound newsprint wraps. Film festival schedule includes: The Price of the Ticket (USA), Chinese Characters (Canada), Night Out (Australia), Paris is Burning (USA). One of the films, the..... More
Cat.No: 268776
The 5th Hanging of Sweetlips [brochure]
San Francisco: n. pub. 1975. [12p] includes covers, 4x9 inch brochure for the coronation event, programme, calendar of events, menu, very good in stapled hot-pink pictorial wraps. The event was held at Jackson's on Powell. More
Cat.No: 58414
6th annual Closet Ball: A benefit for Operation Concern Saturday, June 24, 1978, Kabuki Theatre
San Francisco: C.U.E. Inc, 1978. [36p] 7x8.5 inches, illustrated with small photos of the contestants from previous years (many in drag), ads, back cover a little silverfished otherwise very good in staplebound orange pictorial wraps. More
Cat.No: 177294
The 6th Annual Los Angeles International Gay and Lesbian Film and Video Festival: Directors Guild of America, July 8-20, 1988
Los Angeles: The Gay and Lesbian Media Coalition, 1988. Event calendar folded to 8.5x11 inches, film schedules, descriptions, very good on newsprint. More
Cat.No: 260115
6th Annual West Hollywood Book Fair Program: Fall into reading!
West Hollywood: The Book fair Committee, 2007. 20p., 8.5x11 inches, politicians' statements and photos, event schedules, centerfold map of Fair, sponsors and exhibitors, very good souvenir program booklet in stapled pictorial wraps. Gore Vidal was a reader and signer. More
Cat.No: 269718
'77 [pinback button with inverted triangle and gay and lesbian symbols]
n.p. 1977. 2.25 inch diameter pin, black design on pink, perhaps issued for SF Pride in that year. More
Cat.No: 267211
7th Annual West Hollywood Book Fair Program: Fall into reading!
West Hollywood: The Book fair Committee, 2008. 20p., 8.5x11 inches, politicians' statements and photos, event schedules, centerfold map of Fair, sponsors and exhibitors, very good souvenir program booklet in stapled pictorial wraps. More
Cat.No: 269719
The 8th Annual Los Angeles International Gay and Lesbian Film and Video Festival: July 6-12, 1990
Los Angeles: The Gay and Lesbian Media Coalition, 1990. Event calendar folded to 8.5x11 inches, film schedules, descriptions, very good on newsprint. More
Cat.No: 260111
8th International Congress on Care of the Terminally ill/ 8th Congres International sur les Soins aux Malades en Phase Terminale: 30 Septembre - 4 Octobre, 1990, Hotel le Reine Elizabeth, Montreal, Canada
Montreal: GEMS Conference Services, 1990. Magazine. 28p., 8.5x11 inches, bilingual texts in English and French bound dos-a-dos, event schedule, information, applications, resources, very good booklet in stapled gray and yellow wraps. More
Cat.No: 231858
The 9th Annual Los Angeles International Gay and Lesbian Film and Video Festival: Directors Guild of America, July 11-20, 1991
Los Angeles: The Gay and Lesbian Media Coalition, 1991. Event calendar folded to 8.5x11 inches, film schedules, descriptions, very good on newsprint. More
Cat.No: 260113
Able-Together Open Form Letter [handbill]
San Francisco: Able-Together, [1980s?]. Single 8.5x11 inch handbill/form letter printed one side on bright pink stock, very good. A form letter to be mailed to people submitting personal ads whose names do not clearly identify gender. Able-Together was restricted to disabled or disabled-aware bisexual or gay men only. The organization..... More
Cat.No: 238785
About AIDS in the Workplace [pamphlet]
South Deerfield, MA: A Scriptographic Book by Channing L. Bete Co., 1990. 16p. includes covers, 5.5x8 inches, illustrated with simple line drawings, very good informational booklet in stapled brown pictorial wraps. Originally published in 1987. Updated. More
Cat.No: 267803
Absolut Mardi Gras: a 30 day West Hollywood celebration; January 12 to February 11, 1997
Alhambra, CA: WeHo Media Group, 1997. 28p. includes covers, 8.25x10.75 inches, photos, ads, centerfold map, very good souvenir program in stapled pictorial wraps. More
Cat.No: 269717
![Absolutely Ambiguous Productions present a Celebration of Bi Pride [program] Friday June 27, SF...](/pictures/thumb/250569.jpg?v=1587001849)
Absolutely Ambiguous Productions present a Celebration of Bi Pride [program] Friday June 27, SF Pride Weekend
San Francisco: Absolutely Ambiguous Productions, 1997. Four-panel program folded to5.5x8.5 inches, film program with small b&w stills inside, lightly-worn. 1997 bi Short Film and Video Fest followed by the 2nd Annual Fencesitters Ball. More
Cat.No: 250569
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