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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The Alyson Almanac: the fact book of the gay and lesbian community 1994-95 edition
Boston: Alyson Publications, 1993. Paperback. 350p., very good third edition trade paperback in pictorial wraps. More
Cat.No: 136288
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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
Cat.No: 236844
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention / Be the Voice [pinback button]
[New York]: AFSP, n.d. Large 3-inch diameter pin, very good. More
Cat.No: 252507
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
Amsterdam Leather Pride '97 Program 24 October - 2 November
Amsterdam: Leather Pride Nederland, 1997. Four-panel glossy program unfolds from 8x11 inches to 11x16 inches, calendar of events, Welcome, stores and services listing, Mr. Drummer Europe '97 Finals ad with registration, light stain at margin of front cover. More
Cat.No: 244486
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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
Cat.No: 235823
Announcing the 2000 & 2001 Felipa Award; nomination form
San Francisco: IGLHRC [International Gay & Lesbian Human Rights Commission], 1999. 6p. + 4p. form boun-in, 5.5x8.5 inches, texts in three languages, English, Spanish and French, very good booklet in stapled wraps. Includes a description of the organization, the purpose of the award and the guidelines as well as the..... More
Cat.No: 237939
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Announcing the Fourth Annual Lambda Literary Awards Banquet [brochure] Friday, May 22, 1992, The Anaheim Hilton, Anaheim, CA, emcee: Kate Clinton, lecture by Adrienne Rich
Washington: Lambda Rising Book Report, 1992. Six-panel brochure with the nominees and with registration information, mild toning. More
Cat.No: 258279
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Announcing the Sixth Annual Lambda Literary Awards Banquet [brochure] Friday, May 27, 1994, The Biltmore, Los Angeles, CA, emcee: Kate Clinton
Washington: Lambda Rising Book Report, 1994. Six-panel brochure with the nominees and with registration information, ink note on cover. More
Cat.No: 258280
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Announcing the Third Annual Lambda Literary Awards Banquet [brochure] Friday, May 31, 1991, The Grand Hyatt Hotel, NYC, emcee: Kate Clinton
Washington: Lambda Rising Book Report, 1991. Six-panel brochure with the nominees and with registration information. More
Cat.No: 258278
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Annual Los Angeles International Gay & Lesbian Film & Video Festival [aka Outfest] [Seven schedules]
Los Angeles: Gay and Lesbian Media Coalition et al, 1988-2000. Newspaper. Five film schedule broadsheets folded to 8.5x11 inches and two pastebound magazine-style schedules, photos, descriptions, stills, very good on newsprint. Included are the 6th, 8th, 9th,10th, 14th, 17th & 18th schedules, 1988, 1990-1992, 1996, 1999 & 2000. More
Cat.No: 234257
Answers to a Parent's Questions About Homosexuality [brochure]
Baltimore: Baltimore Parents of Gays & the GCC, [1978]. Eight panel brochure folded to 3.5x8.5 inches, questions and answers, reading list, very good on green stock. More
Cat.No: 268489
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]
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
[Archive of the lesbian photographer Shelby Cohen, including 1980s BDSM, the Gay Games, Theatre Rhinocerous, and many other projects]
San Francisco, etc. the photographer, [1980s-2010s]. A major photographic archive containing over 10,500 original photographic negatives and slides and more than 700 original prints. These photographs, many of which were taken for the groundbreaking sex-positive magazine On Our Backs, document San Francisco's lesbian leather community and the rise of sex..... More
Cat.No: 262594
Archives Bulletin #5-A, June 1987
Hollywood: IGLA, 1987. 6p., 7.5x10 inches, very good simple interim newsletter of 3 sheets stapled upper-left corner. The IGLA Bulletin interim issue. Includes a report on the death of June Mazer, the recent publication by the Archives of a Book of Obits, a call for more space, the March on..... More
Cat.No: 237467
Are You a Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual or Queer Youth Age 13-18? [handbill]
San Francisco: Family Acceptance Project/SF State University, 2003. Single 8.5x11 inch glossy handbill printed one side in English and one side in Spanish, some wear and ink marks. Invitation to an SFSU study of queer youth & families. Bilingual. Date stamped Feb 06 2003. More
Cat.No: 260998
Aris Project Community Newsletter and annual report to the community fiscal 1993-94 two items [newsletter and report]
San Jose: Aris Project, 1994. Two pieces, six-panel newsletter and six-panel report with fact sheet, services, resources, photos, reports, very good. The summer 1994 newsletter and fiscal report for the Santa Clara County AIDS and HIV support project. More
Cat.No: 234435
The Armed Services & Homosexuality
San Francisco: S.I.R./Society for Individual Rights, [1967?]. [16p] includes covers, 5.5x8.25 inches, introduction, the Policy, processing, suggestions, homophile organizations, very good pamphlet in stapled pictorial wraps. Essays on homosexuality, #1. More
Cat.No: 58358
The Arrow: bulletin of the Mackay Society #2
New York: Mackay Society, 1985. 4p., 6.5x8.5 inches, vertically folded wraps with photo of Mackay. Program for first annual meeting in New York and listing of events, with an announcement for a Hubert Kennedy talk on anarchism and free love. More
Cat.No: 133438
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 for AIDS: Friday, September 23, 2011, The Galleria at the San Francisco Design Center
San Francisco: AIDS Health Project, 2011. Magazine. 44p., 8.5x11 inches illustrations, photos, very good catalog for the event in stapled pictorial wraps. More
Cat.No: 163259
Art With Heart: auction 2004; a fundraiser for Casey House Raise your paddle!
Toronto: Casey House & M.A.C. Viva Glam, 2004. Paperback. 120p., 9x6 inches landscape layout, letters, patrons, index of artists, illustrated with color reproductions of the works to be auctioned, very good first edition trade paperback catalog in pictorial wraps. More
Cat.No: 217308
Art: Eight color reproductions of erotic gay illustrations on glossy inkjet paper [artist unknown]
no place: no publisher, no date. Eight color reproductions on glossy 8.5x11 inch photo or inkjet paper, near fine condition. Appears to be inkjet reproduced photos of vintage (likely 1920s-40s) erotic postcards or plates from a book depicting European-style gay men in sailor suits and military gear engaged in explicit..... More
Cat.No: 253625
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Artie Bressan's stirring film: Gay USA: the Politics of Celebration [handbill] Tenth Anniversary of its triumphant premiere, a film tribute to Arthur J. Bressan, Jr. 1943-1987
San Francisco: Castro Theatre, 1987. Single 8.5x11 inch handbill printed both sides very good on pink stock. Front side displays protesting gays holding aloft pickets with images of Hitler, Anita Bryant and a burning Cross. On verso are pull-quotes from reviews and a bio of Bressan. More
Cat.No: 243904
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