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Homonopolis: The Most Gayotic Game
Stef de Knegt; Alexander M. Kroner
Amsterdam: Studio Fab / Identity Games International, 1994.Dutch Gay Monopoloy adaptation. Differing form the American Gay Monopoly published in 1983 (and much better rated according to Board Game Geek). In Homonopolis players travel around a triangular board cruising the gay bars and venues of Amsterdam. Instead of building houses and hotels players purchase barkeepers and backrooms. Jail is replaced with an SM Cellar where instead of Just Visiting you are Just Peeping Through the Glory Holes. Everything you might expect . The rulebook and the board are bilingual in Dutch and English. At 138 pages the book goes well beyond explaining the game, delving into the gay history of the Netherlands as well as an extensive directory of services, illustrated throughout by photographs of gay Amsterdam in the 1990s and with advertisements for a colourful assortment of local gay businesses that sponsored the production of the game.
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Gay Source: A Catalog for Men
Dennis Sanders
New York: Coward, McCann & Geohegan, 1977.The Whole Earth Catalog of gay America; from help lines to holiday destinations. Compiled, written, and edited by Dennis Sanders with the assistance of Michael Emory. Illustrations by George Stavrinos. Feature articles by Felicine Picano, Ian Young, and many others.
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Under the Rainbow: Growing Up Gay
Arnie Kantrowitz
New York: Pocket Books, 1978.American LGBT activist speak openly about his homosexuality. One of the first autobiographies by a gay rights activist.
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The Other Face of Love
Raymond de Becker
London: Sphere Books, 1971.A definitive study of homosexuality. Translated from the French by Margaret Crosland and Alan Daventry.
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A History of LGBTIQ+ Victoria in 100 Places and Objects
Graham Willett; Angela Bailey; Timothy W. Jones; Sarah Rood
Melbourne: Australian Queer Archives and Heritage Victoria, 2021.“A History of LGBTIQ+ Victoria in 100 Places and Objects was commissioned by Heritage Victoria to highlight the rich, diverse and unique history of queer communities in Victoria and to demonstrate how these communities are reflected in the places, objects and landscapes that surround us. Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer, asexual, sistergirl and brotherboy (LGBTIQ+) people are, and always have been, an integral part of Victorian social, political and cultural life. However, the experiences and voices of queer communities have not commonly been included in the historical record and, consequently, queer heritage has remained largely invisible. This report identifies 100 places, objects and collections that have specific and unique meaning to VictoriaÂ’s contemporary queer communities. Identifying and exploring the meaning of these places, objects and collections to members of the LGBTIQ+ communities who have suggested them adds depth and richness to VictoriaÂ’s history and heritage. It also makes visible the stories and experiences of communities that have, until recently, been ignored and at times actively persecuted.” (publisher’s blurb)
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Queer Writing: Homoeroticism in Jean Genet’s Fiction
Elizabeth Stephens
Basingstoke and New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2009. -
Ah! Nana (Complete Set, 9 Issues)
Janic Guillerez; Marjorie Alessandrini; Anne Delobel; et al.
Paris: Les Humanoides Associes, 1976-1978.Complete set of the French women’s comic magazine Ah ! Nana which evolved out of and was published by the comic book publishing house of Moebius (Jean Giraud), Jean-Pierre Dionnet, Philippe Druillet, and Bernard Farkas, Les Humanoides Associes. During a staff lunch of their magazine Metal Hurlant (the original of the English adaptation Heavy Metal), Jean-Pierre suggested to the women present (including his wife Janic Guillerez who became chief editor of Ah! Nana) to create a women’s magazine and feminist newspaper. Ah!Nana ran for nine issues, each with its own theme, coming to a short end following the magazine being banned to minors after the publication of the eighth issue devoted to homosexuality. This led the editorial team to go all in on the ninth and final issue, devoting it to incest, leading to the French censorship Commission banning the publication, labelling it pornographic.
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(not only) Blue (Complete Set, 67 Volumes)
Marcello Grand
Sydney: Studio Magazines, 1995-2007.A complete set of Australian gay men’s magazine, (not only) Blue, from issue 00 to 66 (67 total). Blue was a glossy coffee table art magazine produced between 1995 and 2007 by Studio Magazines in Sydney, publishers of the successful photography magazine, Black+White. “Blue’s agenda is to showcase artists whose work is an authentic representation of gay relationships, gay lifestyles and gay issues” (Blue’s editorial statement) and it did so in a large format filled with nude and semi nude art photography. The premiere issue featured William Yang, Tom Bianchi, Pierre et Gilles, Edmund White, Fiona McGregor, and Ian Roberts, and over its 12 year history featured work from top photographers and features on artists and celebrities including Robert Mapplethorpe, Leigh Bowery, Boy George, Erwin Olaf, k.d. lang, Bruce of LA, Dennis Rodman, Elton John, John Waters, Karl Lagerfield, Jeffrey Smart, Yukio Mishima, Paul Cadmas, William S. Burroughs, George Platt Lynes, Gilbert and George, Rupert Everett, Uma Thurman, Wilhelm von Gloeden, and countless others.
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Hustling: A Gentleman’s Guide to the Fine Art of Homosexual Prostitution
John Preston
New York: Badboy, 1997.“The very first guide to the gay world’s most infamous profession.” (from rear cover).
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Archer Magazine 19: The Pleasure Issue
Amy Middleton; Roz Bellamy
Melbourne: Archer Magazine, 2023.A magazine about sex, gender and identity. The Pleasure Issue. Contributors include: Joan Nestle, Katia Ariel, Erin Riley, Caitlin McGregor, Lauren French, Vex Ashley, Hini Hanara, Bebe Oliver, Patrice Capogreco, Euphemia Russell, Jessamyn Stanley, Pro Dommes Alani and Danielle, and an image editorial by Hailey Moroney.
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The Archaeology of Eros
Jorge Socarras; Mel Odom
San Francisco: Dark Entries Editions, 2023.“Homoerotic poetry and art appear throughout the worldÂ’s civilizations for millennia. The Archaeology of Eros, the first collection of poems from cult music figure Jorge Socarras, taps into that continuum through the collaboration of acclaimed artist Mel Odom. Socarras’ intimate love poems and Odom’s evocative drawings are beautifully juxtaposed in this elegantly designed book. Straddling the sensual and the archetypal, the contemporary and the classical, poetry and art join forces in exploring the mystery and wonder of Eros, affirming that same-sex desire has lived before even as it flourishes now. Born to Cuban parents in New York City, Jorge Socarras (born 1952) is known for his 1970s collaboration with pioneering synthesizer musician Patrick Cowley as the duo Catholic, as singer-frontman of the 1980s avant-rock group Indoor Life and as half of the ongoing musical duo Fanatico X. He was also cofounder of the Silence=Death Collective, the AIDS activist group that in 1987 created the eponymous poster design and slogan. The award-winning art of Mel Odom (born 1950) has graced numerous book covers and magazines since the 1970s, has been the subject of two books, and has been exhibited in galleries and art institutions, including in collaboration with gay literary icon Edmund White.” (publisher’s blurb)
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Superb Youth in a Camera Life-Class, For Artists and Students including Anthropometry and Anatomy (2 Volumes)
John S. Barrington
London: John S. Barrington, 1970.John S. Barrington (1920-1991) was a prolific 20th century British physique photographer. Receiving a formal art training in Paris, he was also a visual artist and sculptor, and earlier in his career worked in theatre design. Barrington began picking up and photographing men at the pool, eventually going on to establish one of the most prolific physique studios of the 20th century, during which time he probably published and distributed more full male nudes than any of his contemporaries up until the changing censorship laws in the latter part of the century. Superb Youth in a Camera Life-Class is one of his scarcest works, unrecorded in public collections, and with a stated limited edition of 100 copies (though this could be Barrington’s marketing at work). It combines his photography and visual art with detailed instruction in the art of the measurements and proportions of the male body, and features numerous photographs and drawings of many of his favourite models, who were also his lovers or unrequited lusts. A prospectus at the end of volume two alludes to a third and fourth volume to be published and available only to subscribers of the first two volumes, though no record can be found of them ever having been published. Rare, unrecorded in OCLC at October, 2023.
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Lesbian and Gay Writing: An Anthology of Critical Essays
Mark Lilly
London: Macmillan, 1990. -
LGBTQ Social Movements
Lisa M. Stulberg
Cambridge: Polity, 2018.“In recent years, there has been substantial progress on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights in the United States. We are now, though, in a time of incredible political uncertainty for queer people. LGBTQ Social Movements provides an accessible introduction to mainstream LGBTQ movements in the US, illustrating the many forms that LGBTQ activism has taken since the mid-twentieth century. Covering a range of topics, including the Stonewall uprising and gay liberation, AIDS politics, queer activism, marriage equality fights, youth action, and bisexual and transgender justice, Lisa M. Stulberg explores how marginalized people and communities have used a wide range of political and cultural tools to demand and create change. The five key themes that guide the book are assimilationism and liberationism as complex strategies for equality, the limits and possibilities of legal change, the role of art and popular culture in social change, the interconnectedness of social movements, and the role of privilege in movement organizing. This book is an important tool for understanding current LGBTQ politics and will be essential reading for students and scholars of sexuality, LGBTQ studies, and social movements, as well as anyone new to thinking about these issues. (publisher’s blurb)
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Die Buecher Der Namenlosen Liebe (2 Volumes)
John Henry Mackay [Sagitta]
Berlin: Verlag Rosa Winkel, 1979.The Books of Nameless Love. Seven volumes were originally published between 1906-1926 under the pseudonym Sagitta. Writer, anarchist, and advocate Mackay traces early developments of the homosexual emancipation movement in Germany.
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Which Way Out of the Men’s Room? Options for the Male Homosexual
Gordon Johnston
South Brunswick and New York: A. S. Barnes and Company, 1979. -
Into Your Hands: Essays Inspired by Mystic, Prophet, and Activist Michael Bernard Kelly
Andrew Brown
Melbourne: Clouds of Magellan Press, 2022.Academic and personal tributes to the life and work of leading Australian gay activist and religious commentator Michael Bernard Kelly.
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Always Remember: 40 Years – 40 Objects and Images from the AIDS Epidemic, 1981-2021
Geoff Allshorn
Melbourne: Clouds of Magellan Press, 2021.“A brief history of AIDS in Australia, expressed through forty objects and images – newspaper clippings, books, films, TV, music, memorials, activism and art. Not to mention badges and milk cartons. Allshorn tenderly recalls his own experiences and struggles. More broadly, Allshorn probes the meanings behind the many silences, exclusions and (mis)representation, while at the same time celebrating the heroic work of many ‘heroes of the epidemic’.” (publisher’s blurb)
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The Erotic Contemplative: Reflections on the Spiritual Journey of the Gay/Lesbian Christian
Michael Bernard Kelly
Melbourne: Clouds of Magellan Press, 2021.“In 1994, Michael Kelly recorded six video lectures for the Erospirit Research Institute, charting a spirituality for gay and lesbian Christians grounded in the contemplative, mystical traditions of the church. Joseph Kramer, who commissioned the lectures, writes, “His powerful words … seemed to come straight from his heart and right into mine. I told Michael that he was offering transformative guidance, like Joseph Campbell did in his Hero’s Journey. ‘You have described the Mystic’s Journey for Gay and Lesbian Christians. The lectures, released in 1995, were digitised and re-released in 2020. Now this transcription of the lectures is published for the first time, and includes a study guide to the series prepared by Michael Kelly.” (publisher’s blurb)
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Queering Psychedelics: From Oppression to Liberation in Psychedelic Medicine
Alex Belser; Clancy Cavnar; Beatriz C. Labate
Santa Fe & London: Synergetic Press, 2022.“As psychedelic-assisted therapy gains traction in popular culture and through policy reforms, Queering Psychedelics: From Oppression to Liberation in Psychedelic Medicine aims to foster accessibility and diversity in psychedelic science, practice, and discourse… Queering Psychedelics integrates indigenous outlooks on psychedelics, gender roles, and identity while aligning them with those of other marginalized groups: women, people of color, the disabled, the impoverished. This book interrogates the continuing radical potential of queer psychedelia in today’s era of assimilation, paving the way for an inclusive and intersectional world.” (publisher’s blurb)