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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![AIDS Conference Bulletin: Sixth International Conference on AIDS; June 20 - 24 [five issue run]](/pictures/thumb/221738.jpg?v=1516854009)
AIDS Conference Bulletin: Sixth International Conference on AIDS; June 20 - 24 [five issue run]
San Francisco: Sixth International Conference on AIDS, 1990. Newspaper. Five issues of the folded tabloid format bulletin, color photos and masthead, daily schedule of events, articles, reports, services and resources, fine on heavy white stock. Issued daily during the conference in SF. Last issue reports on a march and rally downtown. More
Cat.No: 221738
The AIDS epidemic is not over: the 2001 San Francisco AIDS Prevention Plan (condensed)
San Francisco: San Francisco Dept. of Public Health et al, 2001. [28p] 11x14 inches, photos, questions, answers, reports, booklet in stapled green stapled wraps with sunned covers. More
Cat.No: 187709
![AIDS Healthcare Foundation: 2007 financials [report]](/pictures/thumb/224566.jpg?v=1525317817)
AIDS Healthcare Foundation: 2007 financials [report]
Los Angeles: AIDS Healthcare Foundation, 2007. Magazine. 21p., 7.25x10.5 inches, tables, reports, very good booklet in stapled white pictorial wraps. More
Cat.No: 224566
![AIDS Healthcare Foundation: who we are [brochure]](/pictures/thumb/224565.jpg?v=1525317816)
AIDS Healthcare Foundation: who we are [brochure]
Los Angeles: AIDS Healthcare Foundation, [2009]. Six-panel glossy brochure, 8.5x11 inches, color photos, list of the programs available, contacts, very good. More
Cat.No: 224565
AIDS Information Exchange: vol. 12, #5, September 1995: USCM awards 16 grants
Washington DC: USCM/United States Conference of Mayors, 1995. 12p., includes covers, 8.5x11 inches, news, reports, services and resources, very good newsletter in stapled white wraps. More
Cat.No: 221487
AIDS Weekly: April 26, 1993
Atlanta: AIDS Weekly, 1993. 28p., includes covers, 8.5x11 inches, services and resources, news, reports, research, very good newsletter in stapled white wraps. Published weekly since 1985. More
Cat.No: 221490
![AIDS: the Social impact [pamphlet]](/pictures/thumb/215256.jpg?v=1495079434)
AIDS: the Social impact [pamphlet]
Weymouth, MA: Life Skills Education, 1986. 14p., 5.5x8.5 inches, introduction, drawings, mildly worn ex-library pamphlet with stamp on cover, stapled green pictorial wraps. More
Cat.No: 215256
![Alcohol, Drugs & AIDS/Alcohol, Drogas y AIDS [brochure]](/pictures/thumb/215193.jpg?v=1495079363)
Alcohol, Drugs & AIDS/Alcohol, Drogas y AIDS [brochure]
San Francisco: San Francisco AIDS Foundation, October 1985. Ten-panel folded brochure, 3.5x8.5 inches, bilingual text, English/Spanish, bullet points, ink writing "Venereal Disease" on covers otherwise very good. Includes California resources. More
Cat.No: 215193
ALGA Newsletter: four issue broken run
San Francisco: Association of Lesbian and Gay Asians, 1984-1985. Newspaper. Four issues, of the folded tabloid newspaper, various pagination, articles, essays, news, photos, events. Issues: December 1984, January, April/May and June 1985. More
Cat.No: 198591
!["An all star benefit show" [handbill] for the AIDS Emergency Fund at the Mint ... May 31, 1991, 8-11 PM](/pictures/thumb/127933.jpg?v=1484084554)
"An all star benefit show" [handbill] for the AIDS Emergency Fund at the Mint ... May 31, 1991, 8-11 PM
San Francisco: The Tavern guild, 1991. 8.5x11 inch yellow and black flyer for the event, hosted by Mr. Tavern Guild (Michael Vaticano) and Ms. Tavern Guild (Hel'n Back). More
Cat.No: 127933
alterna-guide to meeting men
San Francisco: Q Action/Stop AIDS Project, 1997. 12p. 7x8.5 inches, dating guide, very good booklet in stapled wraps. Activities + safe sex. "Hey queer boys grab a copy!" (cover blurb). More
Cat.No: 121117
Alterna-guide to meeting men; new and improved: hey queer boys grab a copy
San Francisco: Q Action/Stop AIDS Project, [1998?]. 16p. 7.3X8.5 inches, dating guide, very good booklet in stapled wraps. Activities + safe sex. More
Cat.No: 209105
The Alternative: Kansas City's favorite weekly gay & lesbian magazine vol 4 #1, Oct. 15, 1998
Kansas City, MO: Chris Medley and Juberkat, Inc., 1998. Magazine. 64p., includes covers, 8x10.5 inches, photos, cartoons, illustrations, ads, listings, resources, news, editorials etc., very good magazine-format weekly on newsprint. Cover story/enrollment announcement for AIDSVAX vaccine through Kansas City AIDS Research Consortium. More
Cat.No: 213032
The Alternative: serving men and women of our community regardless of their sexual orientation; vol. 3, May issue; serving all of Stanislaus County
[Modesto?]: The Alternative, 1979. Five 8.5x11 inch sheets printed both sides and stapled upper-left corner, news, services, resources, events, three page "Notice" concerning the Owl Empire (part of the Court system). Address for Lambda Association and a cancelled stamp on rear. More
Cat.No: 220682
Always remember; the Names Project AIDS memorial quilt, a selection of panels created by and for international fashion designers, photographed by Paul Margolies
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1996. Paperback. 128p., 10x10 inches, profusely illustrated with Margolies' color photos, very good first edition trade paperback in slightly creased pictorial wraps. More
Cat.No: 61681
The Alyson Almanac: a treasury of information for the gay and lesbian community
Boston: Alyson Publications, 1989. Paperback. 208p., vignette b&w illustrations in the text, first edition trade-size glossy wraps; a very good copy. More
Cat.No: 178926
The Alyson almanac; 1994-95 edition, the fact book of the gay and lesbian community
Boston: Alyson Publications, 1993. 350p., third edition, wraps. More
Cat.No: 136288
AMG Gallery & News: premier issue! Summer 1986
Los Angeles: Athletic Model Guild, 1986. Magazine. 16p. including covers, 5.5x8.5 inches, trade catalog of model photos, very good in stapled pictorial wraps. More
Cat.No: 141162
And God Bless Uncle Harry and His Roommate Jack, who we're not supposed to talk about; cartoon's from "Christopher Street Magazine"
New York: Avon Books, 1978. Paperback. [74p] cartoon panels, very good first edition trade paperback in pictorial wraps. More
Cat.No: 16556
![Anti-Gravity Show No. 1. Up in the Air. Charles Biscuit Band. M&M Mime, plus special guest. Fri. May 19 [handbill]](/pictures/thumb/217168.jpg?v=1501733116)
Anti-Gravity Show No. 1. Up in the Air. Charles Biscuit Band. M&M Mime, plus special guest. Fri. May 19 [handbill]
San Francisco: Gay Community Center, [1978]. 8.5x11 inch handbill, folded for mailing, address and postage markings on the back, along with faint tape traces. More
Cat.No: 217168
![Antiretroviral Agents for HIV [chart]](/pictures/thumb/224694.jpg?v=1525922641)
Antiretroviral Agents for HIV [chart]
Ingelheim am Rheine: Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, 2003. 13x11 inch wall chart printed both sides in color, front side depicting stages of HIV infextion with color graphic and verso a wall chart of daily dosing of available antiretroviral agents with color photos of the capsules and caplets. More
Cat.No: 224694
![APLA update: vol. 2, #2 & 4, vol. 3, #1, 3-5, June 1990 - June 1991 [Six issue broken run]](/pictures/thumb/199308.jpg?v=1484087641)
APLA update: vol. 2, #2 & 4, vol. 3, #1, 3-5, June 1990 - June 1991 [Six issue broken run]
Los Angeles: AIDS Project Los Angeles, 1990-1991. Magazine. Six issue broken run, various pagination, 8.5x11 inches each, photos, resources, news, events, actions, notices, several have three hole punch otherwise very good pastedbound magazine format newsletters. More
Cat.No: 199308
Arcadie: mouvement homophile de France, revue littéraire et scientifique, #300, vingt-cinquième année, décembre 1978
Paris: Arcadie, 1978. Paperback. pp611-674, 5.5x8 inches, text in French, very good gay journal in paperback in slim decorative wraps. The most important gay journal of the 1950S. More
Cat.No: 184256
The Arrow: bulletin of the Mackay Society, #3
New York: Mackay Society, Spring 1986. 8p., 7x8.5 inches, very good newsletter in stapled pictorial wraps. Includes report from the first annual meeting in New York. More
Cat.No: 144647
Art against AIDS, San Francisco; a sale exhibition of contemporary works of art at Butterfield & Butterfield warehouse and Art Against AIDS/On the Road, a public art project, May 18-June 18, 1989 to benefit the American Foundation for AIDS Research and AIDS Minority Health Initiative, Instituto Familiar de la Raza, Inc., San Francsico AIDS Foundation
New York: Livet Reichard Company, 1989. Paperback. 243p., profusely illustrated with color plates, very good first edition landscape format trade paperback in wraps. More
Cat.No: 10218
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