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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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 about 6th annual Closet Ball: A benefit for Operation Concern Saturday, June 24, 1978, Kabuki Theatre
Cat.No: 177294
The 8th Annual Atlanta Gay & Lesbian Film Festival: Out on Film October 11-15 1995, AMC Theatre, Phipps Plaza, Lefont Plaza Theatre
Atlanta: Southeastern Arts, Media & Education Project (SAME) & Image Film & Video Center, 1995. Newspaper. 16p. folded tabloid newspaper with film schedules, stills, descriptions etc., ads, lightly-used program on newsprint. More about The 8th Annual Atlanta Gay & Lesbian Film Festival: Out on Film October 11-15 1995, AMC...
Cat.No: 234458
8th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections Program & Abstracts: February 4-8, 2001, Sheraton Chicago Hotel and Towers
Alexandria, VA: Foundation for Retrovirology and Human Health, 2001. Paperback. x, 317p., 8.25x10.75 inches, general information, program, abstracts, participant index, subject index, program-at-a-glance, floor plan of the hotel, very good large paperback in blue wraps. More about 8th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections Program & Abstracts: February...
Cat.No: 234293
8th Festival Internazionale di Film con Tematiche Omosessuali Torino 14-19 Aprile 1993
Turin: Associazione Culturale "l'Altra Comunicazione" 1993. Paperback. 96p., text in Italian, film descriptions, stills, biographies, schedules, very good trade paperback film guide and program in pink pictorial wraps. LGBTQ Film Festival in Turin. More about 8th Festival Internazionale di Film con Tematiche Omosessuali Torino 14-19 Aprile 1993
Cat.No: 234265
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 about 8th International Congress on Care of the Terminally ill/ 8th Congres International sur les Soins...
Cat.No: 231858
9th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections Program & Abstracts: February 24-28, 2002, Washington State Convention and Trade Center, Seattle, WA
Alexandria, VA: Foundation for Retrovirology and Human Health, 2002. Paperback. xiii, 382p., 8.25x10.75 inches, general information, program, abstracts, participant index, subject index, program-at-a-glance, floor plan of the Center, very good large paperback in wraps. More about 9th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections Program & Abstracts: February...
Cat.No: 234294
A&F magazine; issue #2 Christmas 2004
[Columbus]: Abercrombie & Fitch, 2004. Magazine. 64p., 9x12 inches, fashion magazine illustrated with b&w fashion photos of rising young stars only partly dressed in A&F clothing, very good in stapled pictorial wraps with cloth tape spine backing. Lucas Black, Rachel Miner, Richard Tillman et al. More about A&F magazine; issue #2 Christmas 2004
Cat.No: 187768
A&F quarterly; back to school issue 2001
Columbus, OH: Abercrombie & Fitch, 2001. Magazine. 280p. 9x11 inches, quarterly fashion catalog with b&w and color photos, the photographer Bruce Weber was associated with the quarterly, wraps. More about A&F quarterly; back to school issue 2001
Cat.No: 111395
A&F quarterly; issue #99 Christmas 1999
Columbus, OH: Abercrombie & Fitch, 1999. Magazine. 296p., 9x11 inches, quarterly fashion catalog with b&w and color photos, the photographer Bruce Weber was associated with the quarterly, wraps. More about A&F quarterly; issue #99 Christmas 1999
Cat.No: 190187
A&F quarterly; issue 23, spring break 2003
Columbus, OH: Abercrombie & Fitch, 2003. Magazine. 280p. 9x11 inches, quarterly fashion catalog with b&w and color photos, the photographer Bruce Weber was associated with the quarterly, wraps. More about A&F quarterly; issue 23, spring break 2003
Cat.No: 96258
A/P The Newsletter: vol. 10, #9, September 1992; Camp radford revisited
West Hollywood: A/PLG - Asian/Pacific Lesbians & Gays, Inc., 1992. 8p. includes covers, 8.5x11 inches, articles, news, reports, event calendar, services and resources, very good newsletter on light yellow stock. More about A/P The Newsletter: vol. 10, #9, September 1992; Camp radford revisited
Cat.No: 230199
Abolafia & Mann present the Exotic Erotic Ball; 10th anniversary program guide, Halloween, Saturday, October 28, 1989. Concourse Exhibition Center ... San Francisco
San Francisco: Abolafia & Mann, 1989. Magazine. 36p., 8.5x11 inches, illustrated program, color and b&w photos, art, ads, worn stapled pictorial wraps. More about Abolafia & Mann present the Exotic Erotic Ball; 10th anniversary program guide, Halloween,...
Cat.No: 85936
Accion en SIDA: boletin internacional sobre prevencion y atencion del SIDA numero 25, Abril-Junio 1995; Primero los jovenes!
Mexico City: Colectivo Sol, 1995. Magazine. 16p. includes covers, 8.5x11 inches, text in Spanish, articles, reports, services and resources, events, photos, very good newsletter in stapled wraps. More about Accion en SIDA: boletin internacional sobre prevencion y atencion del SIDA numero 25, Abril-Junio...
Cat.No: 237544
Achilles Heel: an anti-sexist men's magazine #6&7; Sexuality issue [double issue]
London: Men's Free Press Collective, [1982]. Magazine. 64p., 8x11.75 inches, illustrations, photos, essays, poetry, very good magazine in stapled pictorial wraps. Double issue. More about Achilles Heel: an anti-sexist men's magazine #6&7; Sexuality issue [double issue
Cat.No: 219469
ACLU CRC fifth annual human rights award; fight for freedom, October 4, 1981
Los Angeles: Gay Rights Chapter, American Civil Liberties Union, Southern California, 1981. Magazine. 24p., 8.5x11 inches, ads, photos, program, very good booklet in stapled white pictorial wraps. More about ACLU CRC fifth annual human rights award; fight for freedom, October 4, 1981
Cat.No: 19894
ACLU Lesbian & Gay Rights Chapter Fourth Annual Human Rights Award Dinner September 3, 1980
Los Angeles: ACLU, 1980. [12p] 8.25x10.75 inches, bios, photos, ads, very good program booklet in stapled yellow wraps with program card laid-in. Honoring Peggy Stevenson & Joel Wachs. Charles Nelson Reilly was the Emcee. More about ACLU Lesbian & Gay Rights Chapter Fourth Annual Human Rights Award Dinner September 3, 1980
Cat.No: 232919
ACLU Lesbian & Gay Rights Chapter Human Rights Award Dinner July 22, 1984
Los Angeles: ACLU, 1984. [24p] 8.25x10.75 inches, bios, photos, ads, very good program booklet in stapled gray wraps with card listing Friends of Human Rights laid-in. Honoring Ramona Ripston, Congressman Henry A. Waxman, Don Anderson & Fred Okrand. More about ACLU Lesbian & Gay Rights Chapter Human Rights Award Dinner July 22, 1984
Cat.No: 232918
Acme Man '75 souvenir program
San Francisco: Acme Brewing Company/Society for Individual Rights [SIR], 1975. Magazine. 32p., 8.5x11inches, each page a full-page b&w photograph of a barechested man, captioned with his name and sponsoring business very good in stapled decorative white wraps. More about Acme Man '75 souvenir program
Cat.No: 85938
ACT UP / San Francisco vol. 2, #1, February-March 1990
San Francisco: ACT UP/San Francisco, 1990. 5p., 8.5x11 inches, photos, news, actions, events, newsletter on nested sheets. More about ACT UP / San Francisco vol. 2, #1, February-March 1990
Cat.No: 198593
ACT UP / San Francisco volume 1 number 4, July-August 1989
San Francisco: ACT UP/San Francisco, 1989. handbill leaflet. 7p., 8.5x11 inches, photos, news, actions, events, newsletter on nested sheets, stain at bottom of front cover. Issued before the local branch split off from the national ACT UP organization; includes items by Michael Thompson, Eric Slade, David Stern, Sean McShee, and... More about ACT UP / San Francisco volume 1 number 4, July-August 1989
Cat.No: 198592
Added Dimensions Publishing brochures [four advertising brochures/catalogs]
Los Angeles: Added Dimensions Pub. 1990s. Three brochures and one pamphlet, six-panel folded brochures and a 12 page stapled 5.5x8.5 inch booklet, explicit photos and drawings, product descriptions and prices, order forms, very good on white stock. Includes Private Photo Collection catalogue and brochures for various penis enlargement methods, photo... More about Added Dimensions Publishing brochures [four advertising brochures/catalogs
Cat.No: 226384
Advance: the monthly bulletin of SF AIDS Foundation Three issues
San Francisco: SF AIDS Foundation, 1990 & 1992. Three issue broken run, 4p. each, 8.5x11 inches, articles, reports, services and resources, photos, events, very good newsletters. Issues included are: 1:4 & 5 and 3:8, Oct. & Nov. 1990 and Oct. 1992. More about Advance: the monthly bulletin of SF AIDS Foundation Three issues
Cat.No: 234422
The Advocate: news release [single sheet]
Los Angeles: The Advocate, 1971. Single 8.5x11 inch sheet on Advocate letterhead, printed one-side only, very good. A news release concerning Jimmy Hughes winning The Groovy Guy contest for 1971. More about The Advocate: news release [single sheet
Cat.No: 200384
Adz Gayzette; vol. 1, #40, September 16, 1971
San Francisco: Adz Gayzette, 1971. Newspaper. 4p., folded tabloid weekly newspaper, ads, personals, photos, news, articles, some wear and toning, newsprint. The weekly advertising and personals rag handed out at gay bars and taverns in San Francisco in the first few years of the 1970s began as The Adz with... More about Adz Gayzette; vol. 1, #40, September 16, 1971
Cat.No: 205945
Adz Little Poop Sheet: vol. 1, #1, May 6, 1971
San Francisco: Adz Enterprizes, 1971. Newspaper. 4p., folded tabloid newspaper, bulletin board, columns, community directory, ads, mild toning otgherwise very good on newsprint. An offshoot of the Adz Gayzette, mostly community listings for gays and lesbians. More about Adz Little Poop Sheet: vol. 1, #1, May 6, 1971
Cat.No: 213031
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