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: 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
Alarm: A Voice of Revolutionary Ecology Number eight, autumnal equinox '93
Burlington, VT: Northeast Earth First! 1993. 24p., stapled wraps, 8.5 x 11 inches, partially peeled-off address label on rear wrap, front wrap lightly foxed else good conditoin. Includes coverage of Native American land sovereignty issues and the Queer Pride parade in Burlington. More about Alarm: A Voice of Revolutionary Ecology Number eight, autumnal equinox '93
Cat.No: 241404
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 Orange: an alternative student newspaper [seven issues]
Syracuse, NY: 1991-94. Seven issues of the radical tabloid put out by students at Syracuse University, printed on high-quality paper, all with horizontal fold. Numbers present are vol. 1 no. 3, vol. 2 nos. 2, 3 and 5, vol. 3 nos. 1-3. Topics range from campus activism to polemics on Marxism and queer liberation. More about The Alternative Orange: an alternative student newspaper [seven issues
Cat.No: 239438
The Alternative Orange: an alternative student newspaper [three issues]
Syracuse, NY: 1993-94. Three issues of the radical tabloid put out by students at Syracuse University, printed on high-quality paper, all with horizontal fold, number 2 with a crinkled cover. Numbers present are vol. 3 nos. 1-3. Topics range from campus activism to polemics on Marxism and queer liberation. More about The Alternative Orange: an alternative student newspaper [three issues
Cat.No: 239439
Alternative to Alienation. No. 7 (March-April 1976)
Toronto: 1976. 23p., tabloid format newspaper, horizontal fold, paper toned, minor wear. Includes a piece on "Mysticism, fascism, and the need for transcendence," Bob Dylan's music as a tool for getting back in touch with men's alienated feminine sides, and a three-page piece on fighting homophobia. More about Alternative to Alienation. No. 7 (March-April 1976
Cat.No: 239436
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
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 about Announcing the 2000 & 2001 Felipa Award; nomination form
Cat.No: 237939
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Annual Los Angeles International Gay & Lesbian Film & Video Festival [aka Outfest] [Four broadside schedules]
Los Angeles: Gay and Lesbian Media Coalition et al, 1988-1992. Newspaper. Four film schedule broadsheets folded to 8.5x11 inches, photos, descriptions, stills, very good on newsprint. Included are the 6th, 8th, 9th and 10th schedules, 1988, 1990-1992. More about Annual Los Angeles International Gay & Lesbian Film & Video Festival [aka Outfest] [Four...
Cat.No: 234257
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 about Anti-Gravity Show No. 1. Up in the Air. Charles Biscuit Band. M&M Mime, plus special guest....
Cat.No: 217168
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