Tyler and Brad's Index to Early Gay Publications & Periodicals Site Map & Info | ||
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1950s: Page 1 Mattachine Review 1955 - 1964 Page 2 One Magazine 1954 - 1967 & 1972 Page 3 One Quarterly 1959 - 1970 Bonus: One vs Olesen Supreme Court and One 1960s: Page 1 DRUM: SEX IN PERSPECTIVE, TANGENTS, VECTOR 1970s: Page 1 A- F Advocate, ALTERNATE, Au Contraire, AWARE, BLUE BOY, Come Out, Dilettante, Drummer, ERA, Fag Rag, Page 2 G Gay, Gay Activist, Gay Clone, Gay Forum, Gay Journal, Gay Rights, Gay Scene, Gay Sunshine, . etc. Page 3 G - L Gay Literature, Gay Ways, Gav Times, H.E.L.P. Drummer, In Touch, It's Tine, Lewd Conduct, Lavander Vistion ,
Page 4 M-Q Mandate, MAGNUS, MAN'S WAY, Man-root, MR. IN, QUEEN'S QUARTERLY
Page 5 R- Z SPREE, UPFRONT, ZIPPER Page 6 Vector Regional: Page 1 The West Page 2 East Coast Page 3 Midwest & South Page 4 Northern California Page 5 Southern California Page 6 Southern California Extras: Page 1 Miscellany Yard Sale - Publications for sale Spotlight on Queer Artists:
About this site: Ebay is an amazing place and reasource. There I found these wonderful detailed and annotated descriptions of various important and early gay publications. I felt compelled to save and share them. They are published here with the author Brad Confer's consent. They were written for the sole purpose of selling the material on Ebay and not with scholarly intent, but they are such a rich resource as is, that I present them here. It has taken me almost as much work as Brad to collect, reformat, organize and publish this information. Please write me if this site is helpful to you. If you want to contact Brad, his business is Bloomsbury Books and you can email him at bloomsbury@earthlink.net Most of these issues can be found at the one National Gay & Lesbian Archives in Los Angeles, the New York Public Library, McCormick Library of Special Collections and the Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archive among other places. Online most are available through EBSCO LGBT Life - http://www.ebscohost.com/academic/lgbt-life-with-full-text Last Update: Feb 2011
CONTACT: Tyler_Alpern@yahoo.com
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Bruz Fletcher: Camped, Tramped & A Riotous Vamp is the title of the new Bruz Fletcher book available only here. Email for details. Fletcher was a daring and popular gay writer and entertainer in the 1930s who killed himself at age 34 in 1941. It contains the fruits of 5 years of exhaustive research including: heaps of unpublished images, Bruz Fletcher's extended and fascinating biography, analysis and commentary of his work from both queer and straight perspectives, lyrics to 15 of his songs, contributions from family members, collectors, and fans, bibliography, research details and more. Visit Bruz's site. | ||
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PAN! Inspired by Nijinsky's scandalous interpretation of Igor Stravinsky's 'Rite of Spring' and photographer Richard Avedon's bold nude photograph of Nijinsky's portrayer the dancer Rudolf Nureyev. I am incorporating design aspects, namely pattern and surface more and more into my work. The abstract shapes simultaneosly evoke both the verdant environment of leaves and the lyrical movement of the dancing figure. This graphic inspriation comes from a pioneer of sorts: the naked poet (and early porn star) Gavin Dillard. A nod to Charles Doersch too. Small clues remain to hint at theolder painting that lurks beneath this one. | ||
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Friends of Dorothy: A 70's Tribute. There were not many visible gay men for a child of the 70's to see on TV. Represenation was scant and often merely presumed. Here's to those few who may not have been publicly out, but were all that I knew: Paul Lynde, Charles Nelson Rielly, Truman Capote, Elton John, Liberace. With refercences to more "friends of Dorothy": Harvey Milk, Craig Russell, Jim Nabors, Rip Taylor, the Village People, Divine and Henry Willson protogees Tab Hunter and Rock Hudson. A tennis ball represents the wildly important contribution for equality and visibility by legendary pioneer Billie Jean King. Desi Arnaz Jr, while not gay, represents the masculine ideal of the day and smoldering sexuality that informed my 6 year old self of my own oriention long before I knew what gay even was. I did already know then that dark hair and hairy chests such as Desi's fascinated me. So much so, he appears twice in the painting, offering drag to Paul, and a flower to Elton and being lusted after by all. Liberace's wandering hands made him very uncomfortable on the set of his mother's TV show and in the painting. I included the words Fag, Homo, Queer and Gay, which in those days were not used with any positive connotations, and the name Anita Bryant to depict the era's hostile climate endured by gay people. Inspired by a photo from Bernie Taupin's 21st birthday, I've recast and expanded it. | ||
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