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 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
Cat.No: 236788
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AIDS Walk Portland: take a stand [brochure] Sunday, October 12, 2003
Portland, OR: Cascades AIDS Project/CAP, 2003. 12-panel brochure folded to 3.5x8.5 inches, informations, registration form etc. very good on glossy stock unfolds to an 11x17 inch sheet. More
Cat.No: 242591
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: 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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..... More
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
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
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
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
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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
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
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
Cat.No: 235824
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