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SPC.2018.031
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Contributing Institution:
California State University Dominguez Hills, Gerth Archives and Special Collections
Title: LGBTQ Publications Collection
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4-Front Magazine
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Adelante
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The Advocate
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After Dark
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Bay Area Reporter
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The Blade
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Christopher Street (Magazine)
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Cybersocket
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Dallas Voice
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DNA (Magazine)
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Echo (Magazine)
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Edge (Magazine)
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fab! (Newspaper)
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Fag Rag (Newspaper)
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The Fight
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Frontiers Magazine
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Gay (Newspaper)
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The Gay and Lesbian Review
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Gay and Lesbian Times
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Gay Community News
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Gay Sunshine (Newspaper)
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Genre (Magazine)
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The Guide (Magazine)
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In Magazine
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Instinct (Magazine)
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L.A. weekly
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LN - Lesbian News
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Los Angeles Blade
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Metro (Magazine)
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NewsWest (Newspaper)
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Nightlife Magazine
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Out (Magazine)
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POZ
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The Pride
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Rage Magazine
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Update (Newspaper)
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Vanguard
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Affirmation: Gay & Lesbian Mormons (Organization)
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Aid for AIDS
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AIDS Health Project
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AIDS Project Los Angeles
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AIDS WALK Los Angeles
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American Civil Liberties Union
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Being Alive (Organization)
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Capital District Gay and Lesbian Community Council (Albany, N.Y.)
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Dignity/Los Angeles
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Dignity/USA
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Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation
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Gay Games
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Gay Men's Health Crisis, Inc.
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Golden State Gay Rodeo Association. Greater Los Angeles Chapter
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Human Rights Campaign (U.S.)
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International Male (Company)
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L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center
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Lambda Legal Defense & Education Fund
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Long Beach Lambda Democratic Club
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Metropolitan Community Church
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NAMES Project Foundation
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National Gay and Lesbian Task Force (U.S.)
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National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights
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ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives
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Outfest (Film festival)
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RSVP Travel Productions
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STAGE (Benefit event)
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Sociologists' Gay Caucus
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Daughters of Bilitis
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Lundon, Ace
Identifier/Call Number: SPC.2018.031
Physical Description:
190 boxes
Physical Description:
142.61 Linear Feet
Date (inclusive): 1935-2023
Date (bulk): 1975-2000
Abstract: The LGBTQ Publications Collection (1935-2022, undated; bulk 1970-2000) contains newspapers, magazines, newsletters, reports,
and other publications devoted to the LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer) community.
Language of Material:
Multiple languages
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Most publications in this collection do not have access restrictions. However, some publications are restricted, are hidden
from view in this finding aid, and are not accessible for public viewing for the forseeable future. If you have questions
or concerns, please email us at archives@csudh.edu.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Most of the items in this collection were donated as duplicates from other institutions. A portion was also donated by Charles
Schewene in 2020 and 2021 and some were purchases that were made between 2020 and 2023.
Academic and literary journals; advertisements and classifieds; anthologies; brochures; broadsheets; bulletins; calendars;
catalogues; comics and graphic novels; directories; guidelines; magazines; newspapers; reports; surveys; and travel books
and guides are arranged alphabetically by title.
Ephemera, event programs, and posters are arranged alphabetically by subject matter.
Correspondence and letters; event calendars; newsletters; and press releases are arranged alphabetically by their associated
organization. If a publication is not associated with an organization, they are arranged alphabetically by title.
Publications dedicated to LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer) communities and issues have been in existence
since the early twentieth century, but started to become more prevalent in the 1960s-1970s when there was an increase of activism
and visability in regards to the LGBTQ community. This collection, which spans decades, contains a wide variety of material
devoted to the LGBTQ community, from more prominent and bestselling publications, to lesser known and more obscure publications.
Some of the publications in this collection include:
- Ache was a monthly journal created in 1989 by black lesbians for black women and ran until 1994. Ache's goals were: "1) To celebrate ourselves, our communities, and our accomplishments. 2) To document black lesbian herstory and culture. 3) To provide a forum where issues impacting our communities can be openly discussed and analyzed. 4) To keep black lesbians in touch with each other's activities locally, nationally, and globally. 5) To provide a place where black visual artists and writers can develop and display their skills. 6) To help organize and empower ourselves; so that we may become more effective allies in the struggle to end the oppression that we, as black people, women and members of the gay community, face daily" ( Ache, February 1990).
- The Advocate was first published in 1967 by an activist group known as Personal Rights in Defense and Education (PRIDE) in response to a police raid at a Los Angeles gay bar and the demonstrations that followed. The Advocate focuses on news, arts, politics, opinions, and entertainment of interest to the LGBT community, and is the oldest and largest LGBT publication in the United States.
- After Dark, first published in 1968, was an entertainment magazine that covered cinema, theater, and other performing arts, as well as topics of interest to the LGBT community. The last issue of After Dark was published in January 1983.
- The Bay Area Reporter is a free weekly newspaper that has been serving the LGBT community in the San Francisco Bay Area since 1971. It is the United States' oldest continuously published newspaper of its kind and is one of the largest circulating LGBT newspapers.
- BLK: The National Black Lesbian and Gay Newsmagazine was a monthly magazine published in Los Angeles from 1988-1994, and featured people, events, and issues related to the African-American LGBT community.
- Common Lives/Lesbian Lives was a quarterly publication that ran from 1981-1996 and was produced by and for lesbians. Published out of Iowa City, Common Lives/Lesbian Lives was one of the first lesbian magazines to be published outside of New York and California, and focused its contents on diversity within the lesbian community.
- Frontiers Magazine, was Southern California's oldest and largest LGBT magazine during its run from 1981-2016. The bi-weekly publication was freely distributed throughout Southern California and focused on news and entertainment regarding the LGBT community. Along with its magazine, Frontiers Media also published an escort listing section entitled Frontiers4Men.
- Gay Sunshine Journal was first published in 1970 by a collective loosely affiliated with the Berkeley Gay Liberation Front (GLF) and reported on issues surrounding gay liberation. After the GLF dissolved, the paper was revived in 1971 by Winston Leyland and continued to focus on publishing material regarding gay liberation and activism until 1973, when it shifted its focus to include interviews featuring gay writers and artists, essays, poetry, and politics. The last issue of Gay Sunshine Journal was published in 1982.
- Metrosource Magazine, published by Metrosource Publishing, is a bi-monthly gay and lesbian lifestyle magazine. Metrosource has three editions: Metrosource NY, Metrosource LA, and Metrosource National. First published in New York as a local magazine in 1990, and distributed nationwide starting circa 1995, Metrosource covers popular culture, design, travel, health, and entertainment.
- RFD Magazine is a quarterly publication for the gay community that focuses on country living and alternative lifestyles. Produced by volunteers and reader-written, RFD Magazine was founded in 1974 and contains poetry, photographs, stories, and artwork.
- Transgender Tapestry was a magazine founded by Merissa Sherrill Lynn and published from approximately 1979-2008 by the International Foundation for Gender Education. Transgender Tapestry was a magazine "for and about crossdressers, transgendered, transexual, intersexed, and other gender-variant persons, and those who support them" ( Transgender Tapestry, Spring 2000) and covered a variety of topics such as transsexualism, politics, cross-dressing, and more. Throughout its run, Transgender Tapestrywent through several name changes including The TV-TS Tapestry, Tapestry, and The Tapestry Journal.
- Transvestia was a magazine started in 1960 by Virginia Prince, a transgender activist and founder of the Society for the Second Self (Tri-Ess)- an international educational, social, and support group for heterosexual cross-dressers, their partners, and their families (https://www.tri-ess.org). ( Transvesita was published bi-monthly from 1960-1980 with a total of 100 issues, and included content such as: true and fictionalized stories; articles regarding transvestism; a question section; editorials; poems; and others.
- Update was a weekly newspaper established in 1979 for the gay and lesbian community. Based in San Diego, Update was distributed throughout Southern California and select cities in the Southwest.
Note Concerning Subject Headings
The subject headings used in this finding aid were current at the time it was authored. We understand that termanologies,
vocabularies, and languages constantly change, so feedback from the community is always welcome. If you have questions, comments,
or concerns, please email us at archives@csudh.edu.
Note Concerning Representation
This collection contains publications that are mostly representative of gay, white, and cisgender men and is a work-in-progress.
We will continue to diversify its contents and eventually add to the collection so that it is more representative of the LGBTQ+
community today.
Note Concerning Explicit and Suggestive Content
Please be aware that this collection contains publications featuring strong language and very explicit and/or suggestive content.
Note Concerning Temporarily Unavailable Items
Some items from this collection are not available for viewing due to the fact that they are currently being featured in our
exhibit "Alternate Takes".
For information about citing archival material, see the
Citations for Archival Material guide, or consult the appropriate style manual.
Processed by Jennifer Hill and Karen Clemons, 2018. Accruals processed by Lindsay Anderson, Priscilla Avitia, and Deena Marie
Santos, 2022-2023.
The LGBTQ Publications Collection (1935-2022, undated; bulk 1975-2000) consists of over 300 magazines, newspapers, newsletters,
reports, and other publications related to the LGBTQ+ community, and are produced by and/or reporting on LGBTQ+ issues, sexuality,
sexual identity, and culture. This collection contains publications written in multiple languages and publications published
mostly in the United States and some abroad.
The following books were separated from this collection and can be found and requested through the
University Library catalog or
WorldCat :
"Queer Identities and Politics in Germany: A History, 1880-1945" by Clayton J. Whisnant
"Queering the Countryside: New Frontiers in Rural Queer Studies" edited by Mary L. Gray, Colin R. Johnson, and Brian J. Gilley
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Director of Archives
and Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical
materials and not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Activism
AIDS (Disease)
AIDS periodicals
Anti-LGBTQ+ violence
Bears (Gay culture)
Drag
Feminism
Gay liberation
Gender identity
Gender nonconformity
Homophobia
Journalism
Kink
Leather community
LGBTQ
LGBTQ+ arts
LGBTQ+ civil rights
LGBTQ+ communities
LGBTQ+ events
LGBTQ+ literature
LGBTQ+ magazines
LGBTQ+ movement
LGBTQ+ newsletters
LGBTQ+ newspapers
LGBTQ+ parenthood
LGBTQ+ people of color
LGBTQ+ periodicals
Pride parades
Printed ephemera
Underground press publications -- United States
Los Angeles (Calif.)
San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.)
4-Front Magazine
Adelante
The Advocate
After Dark
Bay Area Reporter
The Blade
Christopher Street (Magazine)
Cybersocket
Dallas Voice
DNA (Magazine)
Echo (Magazine)
Edge (Magazine)
fab! (Newspaper)
Fag Rag (Newspaper)
The Fight
Frontiers Magazine
Gay (Newspaper)
The Gay and Lesbian Review
Gay and Lesbian Times
Gay Community News
Gay Sunshine (Newspaper)
Genre (Magazine)
The Guide (Magazine)
In Magazine
Instinct (Magazine)
L.A. weekly
LN - Lesbian News
Los Angeles Blade
Metro (Magazine)
NewsWest (Newspaper)
Nightlife Magazine
Out (Magazine)
POZ
The Pride
Rage Magazine
Update (Newspaper)
Vanguard
Affirmation: Gay & Lesbian Mormons (Organization)
Aid for AIDS
AIDS Health Project
AIDS Project Los Angeles
AIDS WALK Los Angeles
American Civil Liberties Union
Being Alive (Organization)
Caffe Cino
Capital District Gay and Lesbian Community Council (Albany, N.Y.)
Dignity/Los Angeles
Dignity/USA
Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation
Gay Games
Gay Men's Health Crisis, Inc.
Golden State Gay Rodeo Association. Greater Los Angeles Chapter
Human Rights Campaign (U.S.)
International Male (Company)
L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center
Lambda Legal Defense & Education Fund
Long Beach Lambda Democratic Club
Metropolitan Community Church
NAMES Project Foundation
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force (U.S.)
National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights
ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives
Outfest (Film festival)
RSVP Travel Productions
STAGE (Benefit event)
Sociologists' Gay Caucus
Buttigieg, Pete, 1982-
Daughters of Bilitis
Lundon, Ace
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- Immediate Source of Acquisition
- Arrangement
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- Note Concerning Subject Headings
- Note Concerning Representation
- Note Concerning Explicit and Suggestive Content
- Note Concerning Temporarily Unavailable Items
- Preferred Citation
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