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 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: 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
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
Cat.No: 178926
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
![Annual Los Angeles International Gay & Lesbian Film & Video Festival [aka Outfest] [Four broadside schedules]](/pictures/thumb/234257.jpg?v=1549511570)
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
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]](/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
![Aris Project Community Newsletter and annual report to the community fiscal 1993-94 two items [newsletter and report]](/pictures/thumb/234435.jpg?v=1550721022)
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 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
Art for AIDS; Friday, September 23, 2011, The Galleria at the San Francisco Design Center
San Francisco: AIDS Health Project, 2011. 44p., 8.5x11 inches illus. catalog for the event, 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
![Athletic Model Guild's Nude Wrestlers & Wrestling Information Catalog (volume 1 & 2) [two issues]](/pictures/thumb/141161.jpg?v=1484084950)
Athletic Model Guild's Nude Wrestlers & Wrestling Information Catalog (volume 1 & 2) [two issues]
Los Angeles: Athletic Model Guild, 1991. Magazine. First two issues, 32p. each, 5.25x8.25 inches, old price sticker on front wrap, illustrated with b&w explicit and graphic full-frontal photos of the models with catalog numbers relating to available VHS and Beta video tapes as well as cover and inner cover stills..... More
Cat.No: 141161
Atraccion para hombres: no. 42, agosto del 2002
Mexico City: Narciso Hernandez Vazquez, 2002. Magazine. 64p., 5.5x8 inches, text in Spanish, illustrated with b&w and color erotic photos, very good digest size magazine in stapled color pictorial wraps. More
Cat.No: 188128
![Australian HIV Surveillance Update: [handbill/newsletter] vol. 12, #1, January 1996](/pictures/thumb/235249.jpg?v=1552529749)
Australian HIV Surveillance Update: [handbill/newsletter] vol. 12, #1, January 1996
Sydney: National Center in HIV Epidemiology and Clinical Research, 1996. Single 8.25x11.5 inch sheet newsletter printed one-side-only, light wear at top edge. Five boxes listing HIV and IDS numbers in 1994 and 1995. More
Cat.No: 235249
Avatar #1 Sept./Oct. 1977
San Jose: Phoenix Publications, in affliation with the Gay Task Force of Central California, 1977. Magazine. [10p] 8.5x11 inches, ads, articles, some toning and edgewear, otherwise very good magazine in stapled pictorial wraps, First and only issue of the gay local affairs publication, with cover photo of mayoral candidate Jim Self. More
Cat.No: 167714
The aWAKE Project; uniting against the African AIDS crisis
Nashville: W. PUblishing Group, 2002. Trade Paperback. xxi, 297p., wraps. A previous owner has made extensive pen notes in the table of contents, ostensibly for the purpose of creating an updated edition. Articles emanating from the AIDS and Africa conference, both political and religious. More
Cat.No: 124169
Aware: Life OUTside: the radio newsmagazine for the LGBT community media kit
Chicago: Aware & Life OUTside, [2002]. Media publicity kit in glossy blue folder with label affixed front cover, contains a CD of The Best of Life OUTside recordings, nine press releases on station stationery, from one to several stapled pages, a 5x7 inch color photo of the radio personalities, and... More
Cat.No: 204173
![Axis: a new play written and directed by David Alphin [handbill]](/pictures/thumb/202354.jpg?v=1484088228)
Axis: a new play written and directed by David Alphin [handbill]
San Francisco: New Performance Gallery, [1987]. Single 8.5x11 inch handbill in landscape format, printed one side only, abstract image, very good. More
Cat.No: 202354
B-Men number one (a special edition of the male-oriented ads that appear in BLK)
Los Angeles: Blk Publishing, 1993. Magazine. 24p. including covers, 5.5x8.5 inches, newsprint, personal ads, several hi-lighted in pink, otherwise a very good first edition booklet in stapled pictorial wraps, small closed tear on rear cover. More
Cat.No: 184332
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