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 Info: two issues numbers 96 & 97, November & December 1993
Amsterdam: SAD-Schorerstichting, 1993. Newspaper. Two issues of the folded tabloid newspaper/newsletter, 4p. each, text in Dutch, photos, articles, reports, services and resources, very good on newsprint. More about AIDS Info: two issues numbers 96 & 97, November & December 1993
Cat.No: 234424
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 about AIDS Information Exchange: vol. 12, #5, September 1995: USCM awards 16 grants
Cat.No: 221487
AIDS Prevention Team Treatment Update and Information: vol. 1, #3, February 1994; Thalidomide
Los Angeles: AIDS Prevention team, 1994. Four-panel newsletter,8.5x11 inches, article on Thalidomide and on the Tuskegee experiment, services and resources, staple holes in top & bottom margins for mailing. More about AIDS Prevention Team Treatment Update and Information: vol. 1, #3, February 1994; Thalidomide
Cat.No: 236513
AIDS Treatment News: AIDS Treatment News Service #1, March 1993
San Francisco: ATN & IGLHRC, 1993. 21p. and cover sheet, 8.5x11 inches stapled upper-left corner, very good. A compilation of articles published in the twice-monthly newsletter which began publishing in 1986. This first issue includes articles on AZT, Nutrition at Amsterdam AIDS Conference, Interview with Nutritionist C.F. Newman, Yohimbine for... More about AIDS Treatment News: AIDS Treatment News Service #1, March 1993
Cat.No: 236788
AIDS Update: AIDS Information for Gay and Bisexual Men [brochure]
San Francisco: San Francisco Dept. of Health, Bureau of Health Promotion & Education, November 1983. Eight-panel brochure folded to 3.5x8.5 inches, includes resources including SF AIDS/KS Foundation, very good. Fairly early AIDS pamphlet. More about AIDS Update: AIDS Information for Gay and Bisexual Men [brochure
Cat.No: 238057
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 about AIDS Weekly: April 26, 1993
Cat.No: 221490
AIDS: Any Risk for the General Population? [brochure]
San Francisco: San Francisco Dept. of Public Health, Bureau of Communicable Disease Control, May 1983. Six-panel brochure folded to 3.5x8.5 inches, simple text informationreassuring straight people they are safe and including contact info for Kaposi Sarcoma Foundation, red circle with diagonal cross over the word AIDS. More about AIDS: Any Risk for the General Population? [brochure
Cat.No: 238063
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 about AIDS: the Social impact [pamphlet
Cat.No: 215256
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 about Alcohol, Drugs & AIDS/Alcohol, Drogas y AIDS [brochure
Cat.No: 215193
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The Alexander Hamilton Post 448 Newsletter [formerly Post Intelligencer] (20 issue broken run)
San Francisco: Alexander Hamilton Veteran's Association, 2002-2005. Twenty issues, various pagination, 8.x115 inches, folded sheets with some photos and illustrations, a broken run of the veteran's association newsletter, fold-creases for mailing, address labels. Broken run of issues from vol. 19, no. 12, December, 2002 - vol. 22, no. 7, July... More about The Alexander Hamilton Post 448 Newsletter [formerly Post Intelligencer] (20 issue broken run
Cat.No: 237461
Alice B. Toklas Memorial Democratic Club Second Annual Awards Dinner Thursday, September 6, 1979, Sheraton Palace, Garden Court, San Francisco
San Francisco: Alice B. Toklas Memorial Democratic Club, 1979. Magazine. [28p] 8.5x11 inches, program for the awards event, ads, memorials, biographical sketches, very good booklet/magazine in stapled glossy red, white & blue wraps decorated with donkey silhouettes. This second awards dinner was in honor of Wallace Albertson, Phyllis Lyon and... More about Alice B. Toklas Memorial Democratic Club Second Annual Awards Dinner Thursday, September 6, 1979,...
Cat.No: 236326
Alice Reports Newsletter & Issues Report: [broken run of 42 issues]
San Francisco: Alice B. Toklas Lesbian/Gay Democratic Club, 1975-1991. Thirty-seven issues of Alice Reports Newslette, various pagination and formats, five numbers of Issues Report all single 8.5x11 inch sheets, news, reports, events, opinions, services and resources, photos, light wear and mailing addresses/stamps etc., some ink notations, some addressed to Phyllis..... More about Alice Reports Newsletter & Issues Report: [broken run of 42 issues
Cat.No: 236790
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"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 about "An All Star Benefit Show" [handbill] for the AIDS Emergency Fund at the Mint ... May...
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 about alterna-guide to meeting men
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 about Alterna-guide to meeting men; new and improved: hey queer boys grab a copy
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 about The Alternative: Kansas City's favorite weekly gay & lesbian magazine vol 4 #1, Oct. 15, 1998
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 about The Alternative: serving men and women of our community regardless of their sexual orientation;...
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 about Always remember; the Names Project AIDS memorial quilt, a selection of panels created by and for...
Cat.No: 61681
The Alyson Almanac: 1994-95 edition, the fact book of the gay and lesbian community
Boston: Alyson Publications, 1993. Paperback. 350p., very good third edition trade paperback in pictorial wraps. More about The Alyson Almanac: 1994-95 edition, the fact book of the gay and lesbian community
Cat.No: 136288
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 about The Alyson Almanac: a treasury of information for the gay and lesbian community
Cat.No: 178926
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American Ballet Theatre AIDS Benefit [souvenir program] Bay Area Reporter 20th Anniversary, April 2, 1991, War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco`
San Francisco: ABT/BAR, 1991. Magazine. 24p. 8.25x10.75 inches, ads, photos, bios, very good event program in stapled white pictorial wraps. Sylvie Guillem guest artist. More about American Ballet Theatre AIDS Benefit [souvenir program] Bay Area Reporter 20th Anniversary, April...
Cat.No: 236844
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 about AMG Gallery & News: premier issue! Summer 1986
Cat.No: 141162
And Castro for All Newsletter February 2005; Badlands and Civil Rights
San Francisco: And Castro for All Foundation, 2005. Single 8.5x11 inch sheet printed both sides, newsletter with articles and events, list of members and donors, heavy wear and crinkling to top edge. The Foundation was formed to create a greater diversity in the district beyond gay men and seeking to... More about And Castro for All Newsletter February 2005; Badlands and Civil Rights
Cat.No: 235824
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And Castro for All [newsletter] September 2004; IsBadlandsBad to Natali: Times Up!
San Francisco: And Castro for All Foundation, 2004. Single 8.5x11 inch sheet printed both sides, newsletter with articles and events, list of members and donors, very good. The Foundation was formed to create a greater diversity in the district beyond gay men and seeking to include women, transpeople & people... More about And Castro for All [newsletter] September 2004; IsBadlandsBad to Natali: Times Up!
Cat.No: 235823
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 about And God Bless Uncle Harry and His Roommate Jack, who we're not supposed to talk about; cartoon's...
Cat.No: 16556
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