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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![Artie Bressan's stirring film: Gay USA: the Politics of Celebration [handbill] Tenth Anniversary...](/pictures/thumb/243905.jpg?v=1607659457)
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 blue 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: 243905
The Ascension from the Ashes of Hell into the Gates of Heaven: the Reign of Fire and Ice Sunday Evening October 13th, 1996, Ridpath Hotel
Spokane: The Imperial Sovereign Court of Spokane, 1996. [8p] includes covers, 5.25x8.5 inches, very good event program in stapled pictorial white wraps. Emperor XX Reed Kennedy Smith & Empress XXIV Tina Louise Sapphire. More
Cat.No: 237950
![Ask the Questions. Find the Answers [brochure] Explore](/pictures/thumb/242869.jpg?v=1569467973)
Ask the Questions. Find the Answers [brochure] Explore
San Francisco: Explore/SF Dept. of Public Health HIV Research Section/HIVNET, no date. Six-panel brochure folded to 3.5x8.5 inches, information on the study, the theory, past research, the risks and benefits, two photos, contact info, very good on bright yellow stock. Invitation to an HIV study. Likely post-2000. More
Cat.No: 242869
Ask Us Anything [brochure]
Boston: The Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Speakers Bureau, [1980s?]. Six-panel brochure folded to 3.5x8.5 inches, very good on heavy stock. The organization formed in 1972 and trained speakers to answer questions at schools, workplaces and in workshops. No mention of AIDS nor any mention of technology so likely late 1970s..... More
Cat.No: 237943
At the Center [three calendars]
San Francisco: SF Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Community Center, 2002. Newspaper. Three event calendars on folded newsprint, color photos, wall calendar, news, services, resources and tenants, very good. Informational calendars in tabloid newspaper format for June, July and December at the Charles M. Holmes Campus at The Center, SF. More
Cat.No: 242276
At the Center: a monthly look at your community center vol. 1, #3, April 1991; Sacramento celebrates the Lavender Sweep
Sacramento: Lambda Center, 1991. [4p] includes covers, 8.5x11 inches, yellow handbill laid-in, news, reports, events, calendar, services and resources, very good newsletter. More
Cat.No: 237328
At the Village at Ed Gould Plaza: L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center [3 issues]
Los Angeles: L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center, 2000-2001. Magazine. Three issues, various pagination, 8.5x11 inches, event schedule, workshops, services and resources, photos, ads, very good newsletter in stapled gray pictorial wraps. Events and workshops at The Village, LA's LGBTQ Center. Issues include May 2000, October and November 2001. Events include..... More
Cat.No: 234307
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, 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 from the wrestling videos, very good..... More
Cat.No: 141161
Athletic Model Guild's Nude Wrestlers & Wrestling Information Catalog vol. one
Los Angeles: Athletic Model Guild, 1991. Magazine. 32p. 5.25x8.25 inches, 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 from the wrestling videos, very good booklet in stapled pictorial..... More
Cat.No: 264427
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
The Attic Youth Center [two brochures]
Philadelphia: The Center, [1990s?]. Pamphlet. Two six panel brochures folded to 3.5x8.5 inches with information on the Center for LGBTQ kids and community resources, one on plain paper and the other on glossy stock with colors. Formed in April 1993. An agency of of Voyager House. More
Cat.No: 270208
![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
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
Awake! vol. 57, #11, June 8, 1976; A Look at the "Gay" World - is it really gay?
Brooklyn: Watchtower, 1976. Magazine. 32p. includes covers 7x9 inches, uncredited articles, prayers, sermons, illustrations, very good newsletter in stapled wraps on newsprint. More
Cat.No: 249151
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
AWOL: Youth for Peace and Revolution. No. 2
San Francisco: Central Committee for Conscientious Objectors, [1997-?]. Pamphlet. [12]p., staplebound zine, 5.5x8.25 inches, wraps lightly worn else very good condition. Articles include "An Animal Liberationist Case for Peace", "The Military-Furthering the Struggle for Womyn's Equality?", and "Queers in the Military Under 'Don't Ask. Don't Tell'" More
Cat.No: 259180
Axiom: safer BDSM sex [brochure]
West Hollywood: Avatar Club Los Angeles/Long Beach AIDS Foundation, 2010. 16p., 5.5x8.5 inches, explicit blue-tinted photos by SKOBAR accompanied by detailed guides to BDSM sex play, very good booklet in stapled pictorial wraps. More
Cat.No: 269238
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
Barbary Coasters Motorcycle Club [invitation card]
San Francisco: Barbary Coasters Motorcycle Club, 1986. Four panel invitation, 4.25x5.5 inches, cover logo, information printed on third panel, very good on heavy yellow stock. 20th anniversary celebration March 19, 1986 at Claifornia Club. More
Cat.No: 209712
Baron - MTL [pinback button]
Montreal: Baron de Montreal, [no date]. Pinback Button. 1.5x1.5 inch square pinback button with two bears frolicking on a white field and the words Baron MTL in Century Gothic font and Raoul Vennat Enr. and a phone number on edges, discoloration and rubbing to edges and a small spot of..... More
Cat.No: 226446
The Bay Area Gay Alliance: what is BayGay? [handbill]
San Francisco: Gay Alliance, [197-?]. Single 8.5x11 inch mimeographed handbill printed one side, with some a handwritten note in ink on back referring to a Prison Reform for Gays meeting at Duboce on rear, fold creases, discoloring, for organizational outreach. More
Cat.No: 72622
Bay Area Physicians for Human Rights membership information [brochure]
San Francisco: BAPHR, [1970s?]. Six panel folded brochure, 3.75x8.5 inches, bullet -pointsinformations, application form, blue stock, also a folded 8.5x14 inch sex-act and health questionnaire laid-in with explicit lists of sex acts and diseases. More
Cat.No: 224328
Bay Area Residents: expecting guests? Not enough time to spend them? Give them a key...and a VIP! [leaflet]
San Francisco: David Information Network, 1985. Single 5.5x8.5 inch leaflet printed one-side only on blue stock, cartoon by Robert of Dorothy, Toto and a tornado taking away her house at 18th and Castro, very good. "Just Visiting? Our Community would like to welcome you!" Dorothy says: "Toto...I don't think we're..... More
Cat.No: 240828
Baylands Family Circle: under the Billy DeFrank Community Center umbrella of non-profit groups; October & November/December 1996 [2 issues]
San Jose: Baylands/Billy DeFrank, 1996. Two issues, 8p. & 12p., 8.5x11 inches, news, articles, services and resources, events, very good newsletters on pink and gray stocks. More
Cat.No: 236113
Be Smart About HIV; new information demands action
N. pl. National Minority AIDS Council/National Lesbian and Gay Health Association/Glaxo Wellcome, 1996. 20p., 4x7 inches, glossary, very good pocket-size booklet in stapled yellow and red wraps. More
Cat.No: 145137
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