San Francisco: Dick Jay and Keith Wayde, 1971. 16” x 11 3/8”. Newsprint. pp. 8. Very good plus with minor wear and some toning at extremities. Adz Gayzette, which ran from 1970-1972, was a free newspaper targeted to the San Francisco gay community. In addition to occasional news reporting, it..... More
San Francisco and West Hollywood, California: National Gay Rights Advocates, [1988]. First edition stated. 8 ½” x 5 ½”. Stapled card wrappers. pp. [2], 32, [2]. Very good: wrappers dust soiled and heavily rubbed, internally fine. The National Gay Rights Advocates (“NGRA”) was founded in 1978 and was the first..... More
[Los Angeles]: [Lavender World Productions], [1976]. 11” x 8 ½”. Broadside printed one side + Fruit of the Loom T-shirt printed both sides. Flyer very good with waviness at bottom; T-shirt very good plus or better. This is a flyer and t-shirt for a reasonably early LGBTQ+ festival that failed spectacularly..... More
Glitter Gulch [studio City], California: [Frontier Club], 1967. 17” x 11”. Single sheet printed both sides. Near fine: light curl from being shipped to us rolled. A promotional news sheet for a cowboy themed members-only gay bar, The Frontier Club, owned by Dick Saunders and located in Studio City, California..... More
San Francisco, California: [1978]. 8½” x 11”. Flier printed one side. Near fine with light toning at extremities. This is a flier for a poetry reading fundraiser for the Council on Religion and the Homosexual. While we locate little about the event, it featured a blockbuster lineup of important LGBTQ+..... More
New York: The Glines, 1981. 8½” x 6” unfolds to 34” x 6”. Four panel brochure folded in half twice, printed both sides. Fine. The Glines in New York City was a non-profit agency that provided a platform in the arts to promote positive images of gays in the community. Founded..... More
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Glendora, California: R.F.M., [1978]. 11” x 8½”. Stapled thin card self-wrappers. pp. 48. Fine: fresh with minimal wear. This is a catalog for R.F.M., a BDSM mail order company and publishing house. According to the text, RFM made some of the products himself and offered to find anything a customer..... More
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Glendora, California: R.F.M., [1976]. 11” x 8½”. Stapled thin card wrappers. pp. 40. Very good plus: minimal wear; some toning to wrappers; small crease to lower outer corner of leaves. This is a catalog for R.F.M., a BDSM mail order company and publishing house. According to the text, RFM made..... More
Boston, Massachusetts: Massachusetts Gay Political Caucus, 1981. 14” x 8½”. Two sheets, each printed both sides, stapled in upper left corner. Very good: old folds and light creasing. The Gay Pride Week edition of the newsletter for the Massachusetts Gay Political Caucus (“MGPC”). Founded in 1974 as the Boston Advocates..... More
San Francisco, California: Bay Area Committee Against the Briggs Initiative, [1978]. 8½” x 11”. Flyer printed both sides. Very good: creased at center, a few spots of soiling, and two lines in black felt marker written on mail-in form. This flyer incites action by calling voters to a march and..... More
Sacramento, California: Magnus Records in association with Alternate Publishing, 1980. 33rpm vinyl record in printed paper sleeve measuring 11¾” x 12”, both enclosed in slightly larger cardboard sleeve, itself enclosed in shrinkwrap. Outer sleeve near fine with some corner wear; inner sleeve near fine with hints of toning at extremities;..... More
New York: Susan Horowitz, 1992. 10¾” x 8¼”. Wrappers. pp. 152. Very good with minor dustsoiling on, and a few light creases to, wrappers. The 1992 Guide reflected the continuing growth of the publication: a switch to glossy paper stock, a 50 page resource directory, hundreds of advertisers supporting the effort..... More
New York: Susan Horowitz, 1991. 10¾” x 8¼”. Stapled wrappers. pp. 112. Very good plus with minimal wear and lightly toned leaves. 1991's theme was, “Out Loud & Proud.” Feature articles discussed topics like violence against gays, as well as a discussion on the impact of more aggressive LGBTQ activism. A...... More
New York: Pride Publishing, 1990. 10¾” x 8¼”. Stapled wrappers. pp. 104. Very good plus with minor wear and lightly toned leaves. The theme of 1990's Pride Month was “Family Friends Lovers.” Most articles focused on the upcoming events though there is a two page article, “The Lesbian and Gay Family..... More
New York: Susan Horowitz, 1993. 10¾” x 8¼”. Wrappers. pp. 176. Very good minus with moderate wear and some creasing to wrappers. The theme this year was a call to action addressed to anyone, not just members of the LGBTQ community, who were supportive of the movement: “Outlaw Outrage Outright Outspoken..... More
New York: New York: Pride Publishing, 1994. 10¾” x 8¼”. Wrappers. pp. 194. Very good with moderately worn wrappers. This was the Stonewall Edition of the New York Pride Guide. To commemorate the anniversary, sections called “The Viewpoint: Stonewall 25” are interspersed throughout the guide. Each one was a profile of..... More
Washington DC: Newspaper Project of the Committee for the March on Washington, 1993. 15” x 11 ½” Newsprint. pp. 20. Very good plus with light toning. This newspaper by the Committee for the March on Washington was issued a little over two months before the 1993 March on Washington for Lesbian..... More
New York, New York: St. Martin’s Press, [1980]. 8½” x 14”. Two leaves printed recto only. Very good plus: folded for mailing, light overall wear. This is a pre-publication circular for Kevin by Wallace Hamilton, published by St. Martin’s Press. It displays the cover image of an attractive, innocent young..... More
Boston: Charles Street Meeting House, 1973. Three items: Vol. 1, No. 17 (October 13, 1973) of Gay Community News (15½” x 10¾”, four pages) + cover letter, both included in original mailed envelope. Gay Community News near fine with old folds and a hint of toning along top edge; cover..... More
Washington DC: Program Guide Project of the Comittee for the March on Washington, Inc., 1993. 10 ¾” x 8”. Stapled wrappers. pp. 96. Very good plus with light wear and light toning at extremities. This is the program guide for the 1993 March. Its first page is a strongly worded..... More
New York City: Stonewall 25/NYC Chapter, 1993. 8½” x 3½” unfolds to 14” x 8½”. Brochure folded vertically in half twice, printed recto and verso. Fine with tiny date written in pencil on rear. Stonewall 25 commemorated the 25th anniversary of the rebellion by organizing one of the largest pride..... More
[New York City]: N.P., 1975. 8½” x 5½”. Stapled self-wrappers. Pp. 12. Very good: moderate wear and dust soiling; light creasing, patches of staining mostly on the two outermost pages. This is a giveaway for a sex party sponsored by SMads in January 1975. Nine of its twelve pages consist entirely..... More
Los Angeles, CA: You 'N' Rights Coalition, 1980. 11” x 8½”. Top-stapled mechanically reproduced typescript printed both sides. Pp. 8. Very good plus with minimal wear and light toning. This is a newsletter from a little known Southern California LGBTQ+ organization, originally known as the San Gabriel Valley Coalition for..... More
San Jose, California: Phoenix Publications, 1977. 11” x 8½”. Bifolium. pp. [12]. Very good: light edge wear; toned and dust-soiled. This is the first, and presumably only, issue of a periodical and promotional for the Gay Task Force of Central California (GTFCC). All we know about the GTFCC is found..... More
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New York: N.P., 1974-1975. 8½” x 5½”. Stapled self-wrappers. Publication sequence: Issue #s 13, 14, [15], [16] (December 1974-March 1975). 20-24 pages per issue. Very good: moderate wear, occasional minor spots of soiling. This is a run of several early issues of SMads, a BDSM personal ads service. According to more..... More