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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Be Your Own Valentine [handbill]
no place: no publisher, [1970s?]. Single 11x8.5 inch handbill landscape layout illustrated one side only with explicit and pornographic drawing of two heart-shaped genitalia, one female, one male, being manipulated with the owners' hands surrounded by ribbon bearing the statement; "Be Your Own Valentine", light wear and pinholes at top..... More
Cat.No: 262397
Be yourself: questions and answers for gay, lesbian, and bisexual youth
Washington DC: PFLAG: Parent, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays, 2006. 24p., 5.5x8.5 inches, introduction, definitions, q&a, resources, very good booklet in stapled wraps. Informational booklet. More
Cat.No: 268537
Bearmen '94: a year of all-American, naked, hairy men [calendar]
San Francisco: Brush Creek Media, 1993. Calendar. [28p] includes covers, 8.25x10.75 inches, explicit b&w photos of gay hairy men in action, light wear, closed tear on spine fold, calendar in stapled pictorial wraps. Also includes information on birthdays, anniversaries, and events. A centerfold and the definitive listing of Bear Clubs..... More
Cat.No: 237274
Bearmen '95: a year of all-American, naked, hairy men [calendar]
San Francisco: Brush Creek Media, 1993. Calendar. [28p] includes covers, 8.25x10.75 inches, explicit b&w photos of gay hairy men in action, light wear, calendar in stapled pictorial wraps. Also includes information on birthdays, anniversaries, and events. A centerfold and the definitive listing of Bear Clubs around the world. More
Cat.No: 266983
Bears Ahead: Harrison Street Fair Weekend Official Program; Labor Day Weekend, August 31-Sept. 4, 2006
San Francisco: Harrison Street Fair, 2006. Magazine. [48p] includes covers, 5x8 inches, ads, events, schedule, photos, very good semi-glossy event program in stapled pictorial wraps. More
Cat.No: 220712
Becoming Visible: the legacy of Stonewall, an exhibition on the history of New York's lesbian and gay communities, June 18-September 24, 1994
New York: The New York Public Library, 1994. [12p] 5.5x8.5 inches, illustrations, exhibition catalog, very good booklet in stapled blue pictorial wraps. More
Cat.No: 35862
Behind Closed Doors - Battering & Abuse in Relationships: information for Gay Men [brochure]
New York: New York City Gay & Lesbian Anti-Violence Project, [1980s?]. Six panel brochure folded to 4.75x8.5 inches, Myth vs. Fact format, AIDS mentioned but no internet addresses or emails so mid-to-late 1980s, very good on heavy stock. More
Cat.No: 272295
Berkeley Public Library's Annual Lesbian & Gay Author Reading: a unique and comfortable opportunity for cross-cultural dialog between the gay and straight communities [handbill] Lucy Jane Bledsoe, Darieck Scott & Canyon Sam
Berkeley: Friends of the Library, no date. Single 11x8.5 inch handbill in landscape format on lavender stock with photos of the three authors and event information, lightly-stained otherwise good. More
Cat.No: 229999
Berlin & Beyond #13: new films from Germany, Austria & Switzerland January 10-16 at The Castro
San Francisco: Goethe-Institut, 2008. Magazine. [32p] 8x10.5 inches, filmographies, bios, schedules, stills, ads, very good program for the festival in stapled white pictorial wraps. More
Cat.No: 234258
Bernie for President 2016 [pinback button]
n.p. n.p., 2016. 2.25 inch diameter pin, white text on rainbow-colored field, very good. More
Cat.No: 249051
Beth Ahavah: a gay & lesbian Jewish community [brochure]
Philadelphia: Beth Ahavah, [1979s?]. Pamphlet. Six panel brochure folded to 3.5x8.5 inches, bullet point presentation, mailing list application, very good condition. More
Cat.No: 270202
The Beverly Stash presents: On Guard. Issue no. 10
[Beverly Hills, CA]: the underground newsletter, 1970. Single issue of the underground high school paper, mimeographed in wraps, staplebound, 7x8.5 inches, very good. Cover depict Nixon removing his mask to reveal Hitler. Discussion of school administration and events; text indicates that the group publishing it broke into the high school..... More
Cat.No: 195029
BH&A: Bill Hartman & Associates; Summer Update 1983 additions, deletions & changes to "1983 Guide to Gay & Lesbian Media Outlets in Northern California"
San Francisco: BH&A, 1983. 8p., 8.5x11 inches, fold creases otherwise good news release of nested folded sheets. Lists institutions, newsletters, newspapers and magazines, individual contacts etc. Breakdowns of the media outlets'needs, requirements, focus, addresses and contact numbers. Alice Reports, Off Our Backs, SF Vector etc. More
Cat.No: 220719
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Bi Friendly San Francisco [handbill/newsletter] #14, August 1989
Sn f: Bi Friendly San Francisco, 1989. Single 8.5x14 inch sheet printed one side with colloge of handwritten text and images (photocopied) horizontal fold creases, corner creased otherwise good on white stock. Events for August 1989 included Bis and BATS (Bay Area Theatre Sports) Bi Hootenanny in Berkeley, Mexicali Potluck..... More
Cat.No: 237053
Binoche photographies 4 Mai 1996
Paris: the dealer, 1996. 63p., mauve wraps with Mapplethorpe self-portrait repro'd on the cover; super-glossy production, the very faintest sign of handling. Auction catalog, offering with illustrations works by Mapplethorpe, Man Ray and many other photographers' works. More
Cat.No: 71567
Bisexuality [brochure]
San Jose & Boston: South bay Bisexual Organizers and Activists (SOBOA) & Bisexual Resource Center, Boston, [1990s?]. Six-panel folded brochure, 3.75x8.5 inches, information on bisexuality, politics, and AIDS, very good on bright yellow stock. More
Cat.No: 215557
The Black Cat Cafe; "Bohemia of the Barbary Coast" [greeting card, framed with an original business card for manager Travis Dick]
San Francisco: the Cafe. 4x6.5 inch four-panel card, cover featuring a 1952 Travis Dick drawing of cats drinking and dancing in the street out front of the famous establishment; 1972 reprint of the original card. This is professionally mounted in a 14.5x17.5 inch frame with UV resistant plexiglass, together with..... More
Cat.No: 220487
Black Lesbians & Gays Weaving the Future!: the 5th annual national black gay & lesbian conference [leaflet] Oakland, California, February 14-17, 1992
Los Angeles: B.G.L.L.F./ Black Gay & Lesbian Leadership Forum, 1992. Single 5.5x8.5 inch leaflet printed one side only on lavender stock. More
Cat.No: 242299
Black Tie Optional: San Francisco Gay Freedom Day Marching Band & Twirling Corps in concert, Jon R. Sims, Conductor [program]
San Francisco: The Band, 1979. Six-panel brochure/program, 5.75x11 inches, biographies, history, event program, mild wear, white stock with black bow tie cover illustration. More
Cat.No: 226399
Blazing Star: vol. 2, #1, July 1976: Blazing Star returns
Chicago: Blazing Star/NAM, 1976. [14p] 8.5x11 inch newsletter, illustrated with drawings and cartoons, features, opinion, ads, resources, lightly-toned on covers, sheets stapled top-left corner. Blazing Star was a lesbian/feminist chapter of the New American Movement established in Chicago. Stories on Gay Rights legislation, Lavender & Red Book review, lesbian mothers..... More
Cat.No: 211564
Bodies Like Ours: support and information for people born with atypical genitalia [card]
[Seattle]: ISNA/Intersex Society of North America, [2000s]. Single 3.75x8.5 inch card printed both sides with information about Intersex children. More
Cat.No: 241673
Bondings: a publication of New Ways Ministry; [9 issue broken run]
Mr. Rainier, MD: New Ways Ministry, 1982-1986. Newspaper. Nine issue broken run folded tabloid newspaper, various pagination, articles, news, financial reports, services & resources, photos, very good on newsprint. Newspaper/newsletter for the Gay & Lesbian Ministry including articles on the MCC, Bob Nugent & Gay Catholics, Dominicans dealing with AIDS..... More
Cat.No: 270019
The Boot Camp Second Annual Golden Dildeaux Awards [certificate]
San Francisco: Boot Camp Bar, [1975]. Single 8.5x11 inch sheet: a printed faux-certificate format in black and yellow. Fine copy. Award program begun by the bar in 1974. More
Cat.No: 209796
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[Boot] Camp I [pinback button]
San Francisco: Boot Camp, [1972-?]. 1.5 inch diameter pin issued by the gay leather bar that opened at 1010 Bryant Street in 1971. The Roman numeral I may refer to the first anniversary; the bar is known to have issued pins for later anniversaries. This is the version with a...... More
Cat.No: 229063
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[Boot] Camp I [pinback button]
San Francisco: Boot Camp, [1972-?]. 1.5 inch diameter pin issued by the gay leather bar that opened at 1010 Bryant Street in 1971. The Roman numeral I may refer to the first anniversary; the bar is known to have issued pins for later anniversaries. This is the version with a...... More
Cat.No: 229064
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