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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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
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
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
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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
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
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
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
Cat.No: 19894
ACLU of Northern California Gay Rights Chapter [brochures]
San Francisco: ACLU/GRC, [1970S-1990S?]. Four 3.5x8.5 inch brochures of various pagination and on various color stock, very good. No dates on most of these brochures but one is clearly from 1977 as it provides a membership application for 1977. More
Cat.No: 242826
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
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
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
Cat.No: 198592
The Action Coalition for Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual Equality News AB 101 Initiative Up & Running!
San Francisco: The Coalition, [1992]. Single 8.5x11 inch handbill printed both sides calling for support to get AB 101 on the November 1992 ballot, very good condition. More
Cat.No: 260471
Actors Repertory Theatre presents "Falsettos" playbill
Las Vegas, NV: ART, 1996. [8p] includes covers, 5.5x8.5 inches, actor bios, very good program on glossy stock in stapled white pictorial wraps, ticket stub laid-in. More
Cat.No: 244702
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
Cat.No: 226384
Adult Marketplace: your one stop adult shopping source; February 2003: latest releases, gay magazines, first ever gay dvd titles now available
Auckland, NZ: Adult M@rketplace, 2003. Magazine. 24p. includes covers, 5.75x8.25 inches, explicit b&w and color photos of sex toys, gay male magazines, VHS tapes and DVDs, glossy stock trade catalog in stapled color pictorial wraps. More
Cat.No: 258342
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
Cat.No: 234422
The Advocate Guide to New York City June 1994 [brochure]
[Los Angeles]: The Advocate/Seagram's/Out & About/Liberation Pub. 1994. Sixteen panel brochure folded to 3x7.75 inches, subway map, events, nightlife, restaurants, transportation etc., Keith Haring & Warhol Absolute ad panels, very good on glossy stock. In conjunction with the Seagram's sponsored Stonewall 25 exhibit. More
Cat.No: 258851
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
Cat.No: 200384
AFANews: Aid for AIDS of Nevada: vol. 6, #3, March 1991: Humanitarians of the Year
Las Vegas, NV: AFAN, 1991. 12p., 8.5x11 inches, news, reports, events, resources and services, very good newsletter in stapled wraps. More
Cat.No: 260456
After Amsterdam: sexual orientation and the European Union, a guide
Brussels: IGLA-Europe, September 1999. [76p] 5.5x8 inches, very good first edition booklet in stapled wraps. The pages are slightly misnumbered. More
Cat.No: 119682
After Dark: magazine of entertainment vol. 3, #3 July 1970 (misnumbered as vol. 12)
New York: Dance Magazine, 1970. Magazine. 84p. including covers 8.5x11 inches, articles, features, reviews, listings, illustrated with b&w photos and ads, lightly-worn, otherwise a very good semi-glossy entertainment magazine in lightly-worn stapled pictorial wraps. Cover story on Zoe Caldwell as "Colette" etc. The numbering of the volumes is illogical in..... More
Cat.No: 189933
After the Loss
San Francisco: Visiting Nurses & Hospice of San Francisco Hospice Programs, [1980s]. 15p., 8.5x5.5 inches landscape layout, introduction, rusty staples otherwise a very good booklet in stapled white wraps. Guide to dealing with AIDS/ARC patirnts. More
Cat.No: 239068
An Afternoon of Solidarity with Gay Men in Prison [handbill]
San Francisco: Join Hands, [1979]. 8.5x11 inch handbill, with depiction of butterflies escaping through a prison door. Corner creased, otherwise very good. Orange paperstock. More
Cat.No: 214615
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AHP Events & Services [two handbills] August 1999 & April 2000
San Francisco: UCSF AIDS Health Project, 1999-2000. Two 8.5x11 inch handbills printed both sides, horizontal fold creases for mailing else very good condition. Lists services and resources as well as events. AHP's mission is to educate and counsel to halt the spread of HIV. More
Cat.No: 260472
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