Tyler and Brad's Index to Early Gay Publications: 1970's Page 2
1970s PAGE 1: Alternate, Aware, Blue Boy, Dilettante: The Renaissance Man Magazine of the Arts, Entertainment & Eros, ERA: The Magazine of the New Age, Fag Rag: Gay Male Newspaper, Gay Forum, Gay Sunshine, In Touch: The Magazine for a Different Point of View 1970s PAGE 2: Lewd Conduct, Mandate: The National Magazine of Entertainment & Eros, Magnus, Manroot, Man's Way , Mr. In, Queen's Quarterly, Spree, Upfront, Zipper, Gay Scene, Gay Times, more. 1970s PAGE 3: Even more! 1970s PAGE 4: Vector in the 70's. | ||
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1970's Index Continues
Lewd Conduct
Premiere issue of the short-lived "Lewd Conduct" (October 1971) published by the early gay liberation organization Gay Community Alliance out of Los Angeles, California. .A stapled Newsweek-size publication containing 16 pages including front and rear covers. Dave Glascock was President of the GCA, and Jim Kepner (pioneer homophile activist and writer for ONE Magazine) contributed extensively to this issue.
The name of this publication was taken from California Penal Code Section 647 which reads: "Section 647: Every Person who commits any of the following acts shall be guilty of disorderly conduct, a misdemeanor: a) Who solicits anyone to engage in or who in any public place or in any place open to the public or exposed to public view engages in lewd or dissolute conduct...d) who loiters in or about any toilet open to the public for the purpose of engaging in or soliciting any lewd or lascivious or any unlawful act.
Containing mostly local gay liberation news, gay history, and articles, contents include:
-commentary "Angles on the News" by Jim Kepner (a searing critique of the Los Angeles Police Department and violence against gays: "Gay activists [have] dealt with hundreds of complaints over several years involving harassment, perjury, threats and insults by officers, unnecessary force used even in minor traffic cases, and police beatings and occasional murders of suspected homosexuals"); -gay history article "15 Years Ago" by Dal McIntire (pseudonym of Jim Kepner); -lengthy article on the Second General Conference of the Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches (MCC) held at the "Mother Church" in Los Angeles; -lengthy article on the life, crime, trial and imprisonment of Nathan Leopold by Dal McIntire (pseudonym of Jim Kepner, who begins the article: "Nathan Leopold, one of the thrill-killers whose 1924 'crime of the century' helped make the words homosexual, child molester and pervert synonymous in the public mind, died August 31, in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He was 66. Leopold and Richard Loeb, having planned for months to commit a 'perfect crime,' kidnapped 14-year-old Bobbie Franks [on] May 31, 1924, strangled him, stuffed his body into a culvert in a deserted area of Chicago's Hegewisch swamp, and set in motion an elaborate plan to collect a $10,000 ransom from the dead boy's father"); -article "GCA [Gay Community Alliance] Voices Police Complaints"; -one-third page advertisement for the stage production of Mart Crowley's "The Boys in the Band" produced by Pat Rocco and his SPREE Theatre Players (with photograph of cast members);-much more.
Fourth issue of the short-lived "Lewd Conduct" (1972) published by the early gay liberation organization Gay Community Alliance out of Los Angeles, California. A stapled digest-size newsletter containing 16 pages including front and rear covers. Dave Glascock was President of the GCA, Frank Zerilli Vice-President, Jim Kepner Secretary, and Leroy A. Ellingworth-Wilson Editor.
Containing mostly local gay liberation news, gay history, articles, announcements, and resources, contents include:
-cover photograph of 1972 Presidential candidate George McGovern; -editorial by Leory A. Ellingworth-Wilson ("The GCA is seeking to bring about changes in the laws which deny us our basic rights"); -half-page announcement from the Los Angeles Gay Community Services Center on the upcoming benefit dance and fundraiser "to aid the legal defense of Rev. Richard Nash" to be held at Troopers Hall ("on La Brea Ave between Hollywood & Sunset") on March 10, 1972; -statement from the organization "Gay Citizens For [George] McGovern Committee" with a list of Senator McGovern's positions on gay rights, including "Sexual orientation or preference should cease to be a criterion for employment by all public and governmental agencies, in work under federal contract, for service in the United States armed forces, and for licensing in government regulated occupations and professions"; -news article, with photo, on the wedding of Dave Glascock and his partner Charles Auguliaro; -GCA's "Statement of Purpose and Call to Action"; -lengthy article "Gay Culture: A Force for Change" by Ted Rauch (with three photos: "Gay culture begins and depends upon the recognition by people of their homosexuality and their acceptance and affirmation of these feelings towards others of the same sex"); -full-page news article "Gay Leaders Present Cause to Meeting of California Probation, Parole and Correctional Association" (which begins: "Los Angeles - 'ViCTIMLESS CRIMES' was the topic of a panel discussion held February 29, 1972 at the State Building, downtown Los Angeles");-much more.
Sixth issue of the short-lived "Lewd Conduct" (1972) published by the early gay liberation organization Gay Community Alliance out of Los Angeles, California. A stapled digest-size newsletter containing 16 pages including front and rear covers. Frank Zerilli had been recently elected as President of the GCA, Jim Kepner Secretary, and Leroy A. Ellingworth-Wilson remained as Editor. Containing mostly local gay liberation news, gay history, articles, announcements, resources, art and photography, contents include:
-half-page announcement on the upcoming Christopher Street West Pride Parade (with photos); -tribute to pioneer activist and founder of the Los Angeles chapter of the Gay Liberation Front Morris Kight, with portrait photograph and article (he is quoted as saying, "A radical is one who goes to the root of a problem rather than dealing with its symptoms"); -article "The Radical Element in the Struggle for Gay Liberation" by Lee Wilson ("The meek shall inherit heaven, but their hell is here"); -article "DO Tell!" by "Marty" ("Hey, gang! How about a great idea! Let's form an organization to work for just Gay rights"); -profile article on Virginia M. Waters, then candidate in the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisor's race (with photo); -facsimile letter on United States Senate letterhead from presidential candidate Hubert H. Humphrey who addresses gay rights ("I see no reason why homosexual Americans should be excluded from equal protection under the law"); -brief article "[Hubert H.] Humphrey & The Homosexual" by Lee Ellingworth-Wilson; -news article entitled "Every Inch Counts: The Academy Awards Protest" by Frank Zerilli ("On Monday, April 10, the Gay Community Alliance picketed the 44th Annual Academy Awards held here in Los Angeles. The reasons for this demonstration were many, but basically the issues centered on Oscar nominee Ben Johnson's statement that he would rather see violence in the movies than all this 'queer sex we've been seeing'");-much more.
Mandate: The National Magazine of Entertainment & Eros
Sixth issue of "Mandate: The National Magazine of Entertainment & Eros" (Volume 1 #6, September 1975) published by Modernismo Publications out of New York City. A quality, glossy stapled Newsweek-size magazine containing 64 pages including front and rear covers.
Featuring articles, fashion, entertainment, music, reviews, and tasteful male nude photographs. Highlights include: *Patti Labelle interviewed (with two photos); *lengthy article and photospread entitled "Spotlight on Cabaret" (with nine photographs by Roy Blakey); *male and female fashion spread entitled "Champagne, Couture, and Casablanca" (with nine photographs); *photospread and centerfold of "Mandate Man" Mike Eason (with nine photographs, including centerfold); *male photospread entitled "Men in Plain Brown Wrappers" (with eight photographs); *much more.
Seventh issue of "Mandate: The National Magazine of Entertainment & Eros" (Volume 1 #7, October 1975) published by Modernismo Publications out of New York City. A quality, glossy stapled Newsweek-size magazine containing 72 pages including front and rear covers.
Featuring articles, fashion, entertainment, music, reviews, and tasteful male nude photographs. Highlights include:
*review of "Three Days of the Condor" with Robert Redford (with two photographs); *five-page photospread of Mandate Man Rick Cook (with ten photographs); *interview of Continental Baths (Manhattan, New York) owner Steve Ostrow (with portrait photos); *interview of film maker Dennis Dike who had just released his 35mm color film documenting his transvestite fantasies entitled "I Love His Legs" (with two photos); *six-page photospread entitled "Suddenly, Sicilian Summer" (with 14 photos taken of young Sicilian men at the beach); *theatre production of "Equus" reviewed (with two photos, one of actor Thomas Hulce, and splendid full-page shot of Anthony - Tony - Perkins); *male fashion photospread "Fall Forecast" (with six photos); *four-page photospread "Calendar '76 - Manscape: Contours of the Male" (with three photos by Roy Blakey and Ron Larson); *article on female rock group "Isis" and lead singer Carole MacDonald (with several photos); *much, much more.
Ninth issue of "Mandate: The National Magazine of Entertainment & Eros" (Volume 1 #9, December 1975) published by Modernismo Publications out of New York City. A quality, glossy stapled Newsweek-size magazine containing 88 pages including front and rear covers.
Featuring articles, fashion, entertainment, music, reviews, and tasteful male nude photographs. Highlights include: *article on, and interview of, Peggy Lee (with two photographs, including a splendid full-page shot); *five-page male and female fashion photospread entitled "A Winter's Tale" (with seven photos); *photospread of Mandate Man Mark Thompson (with four photos); *short article on Rudolf Nureyev (with four photos, including one full-page); *three-page photospread of the men from Man's Image (with six photos); *article on, and interview of, young actor/dancer Brian De Stazio (with four photos); *article on, and interview of, gay film maker Jack Deveau of Hand-in-Hand Films (with three photos, and reproduction of one of his film posters); *much, much more.
Issue #15 of "Mandate: The International Magazine of Entertainment & Eros" (July 1976) published by Modernismo Publications out of New York City. A quality, glossy stapled Newsweek-size magazine containing 76 pages including front and rear covers.
Featuring articles, fashion, entertainment, music, reviews, and a few tasteful male nude photographs in compliance with eBay policy. Highlights include: *short article on rock singer Mark Farner (with two photos); *exclusive interview of actor Rod Steiger (with six photos); *six-page male summer fashion spread shot in Rio de Janeiro (with nine photos); *two photographs of Rip Colt Studio model Wes Christiansen; *six-page photospread entitled "Fire Islers" shot at Fire Island (with six photos, including centerspread, by Target Studios); *delightful two-page article and photospread of the film "Stay Hungry" (with four photographs, three of them of Arnold Schwartzenegger who played Joe Santo in the film);*much, much more.
Issue #27 of "Mandate: The International Magazine of Entertainment & Eros" (July 1977) published by Modernismo Publications out of New York City. A quality, glossy stapled Newsweek-size magazine containing 72 pages including front and rear covers.
Featuring articles, fashion, entertainment, music, reviews, and a few tasteful male nude photographs in compliance with eBay policy. Highlights include: *review of Tennessee Williams' new play "Vieux Carre" set in a New Orleans rooming house (with three photos); *exclusive interview of writer William Burroughs (with seven photos); *photographs by Man's Image, Colt Studio, Target, and Roy Blakey; *profile of German-born, Montreal-based artist Peter Flinsch (with five splendid reproductions from his body of work); *article on male tattoos entitled "The Cobra Tattoo" (with five photos); *much, much more.
Issue #30 of "Mandate: The International Magazine of Entertainment & Eros" (October 1977) published by Modernismo Publications out of New York City. A quality, glossy stapled Newsweek-size magazine containing 72 pages including front and rear covers.
Featuring articles, entertainment, music, reviews, and a few tasteful male nude photographs in compliance with eBay policy. Highlights include: *article "Vincent Price as Oscar Wilde" (with full-page photo of Vincent Price, then starring in John Gay's one-man play about Wilde entitled "Diversions and Delights"); *photospread of Mandate Man Shon Dudas (by Joel Kudler); *splendid article on turn-of-the-century photographer Baron Wilhelm von Gloeden (with his photograph, and three from his body of work); *short article on punk rock artist Debbie Harry (with three photos, one a magnificent full-page shot of her); *photographs by Crawford Barton; *fabulous article entitled "Warhol's World" (with illustration of Andy Warhol by RPK, and seven photos of Warhol associates: "Who's involved in the actual production of the Warholiana?"); *fabulous article on, and interview of, Jackie Curtis (with three photos); *fabulous article on, and interview of, Holly Woodlawn (with six photos); *fabulous article on Candy Darling (with photo); *much, much more.
MAGNUS
Only two issues were published of this title, and both are rare. Issue Number One of "Magnus: A Journal of Collective Faggotry" (Summer 1976) published out of San Francisco by the Magnus Collective. A superior gay left publication issued during the heady days of the gay liberation movement, and named after pioneer, militant German sexologist Magnus Hirschfeld (1868-1935), a quality Newsweek-size stapled magazine containing 52 pages including front and rear covers. With magnificent photographs and artwork, contents include:
-article "On Our Identity As Faggots" by "rama" (where he concludes, "gay people are culturally colonized people"); -poetry by Joseph Cady, Micael Tapia, Tom Kennedy ("Apple Pie As A Hetero Lie"), rama (who writes, "I am a faggot in revolt!") and Aaron Shurin; -article "Fragments of Metaphysical Pornography" by Martin Worman; -article "Five Fallacies About Gay History" by Arthur Evans; -article "Root Street" by Tim Corbett (on the gay liberation movement from the perspective of a working class, white gay male); -splendid two page photospread of Gay Freedom Day in San Francisco, 1976; -article "Practice Makes Powerful" (on gay liberation's disruption of the panel discussion sponsored by the Association for Psychoanalytic Medicine held on April 6, 1976 at the New York Academy of Medicine, at which the "homosexuality as pathology" proponents Irving Beiber, Charles Socarides, and Lionel Ovesey were present); -report of the Men's Gay Awareness Group held on June 24, 1975 in Mexico City; -much, much more.
Issue Number Two (Final Published) of "Magnus" now subtitled "A Socialist Journal of Gay Liberation" (Summer 1977) published out of San Francisco by the Magnus Collective. A superior gay left publication issued during the heady days of the gay liberation movement, and named after pioneer, militant German sexologist Magnus Hirschfeld (1868-1935), a quality Newsweek-size stapled magazine containing 52 pages including front and rear coversWith magnificent photographs and artwork, contents include:
-article "Karl's Color-Coordinated Contradictions" by Lawrence Goldyn (in two sections: "How a Marxist Understands the World" and "How a Marxist Understands Gay Liberation"); -poetry by Ted Bohn, John Sokoloff, William J. Riley ("To a lover gone straight"), Richard Weinraub, Robert-Iris Fox ("I'm a tough old Queen, honey"); -article "What I Get from Gay Masculinism" by "500 Ponies"; -article "Some Politics of Torture" by Denny Smith ("Torture is used to destroy a person slowly, without killing her or him; to damage the will of mass resistance"); -short story "Jesse's Dream Skirt" by "Morning Star" ("There are, were, and always will be boys who wear dresses and skirts and things that whirl and flow and glow. One such boy, Jesse, liked wrapping himself in sheets to make a free-flowing dress...."); -article "A Celebration of Birth and the Struggle to Survive" by Robert-Iris Fox ("I live at Elwha, a 53-acre farm located in the Lower Elwha Valley near Port Angeles, Washington. I live with two dykes, five other faggots, four cats, two dogs, 40 chickens, two goats, two pigs, and a horse. It's a beautiful land"); -article "Susan Saxe: Prisoner of War" by Tom Kennedy; -article "Practice Makes Powerful: Can Gays Get It Together in San Francisco? A Political Analysis of Bay Area Gay Liberation" by Tim Corbett, rama, and the Magnus Collective.
Man-Root
Fifth issue of Man-Root (Manroot #5, dated "Late 1971") published by Man-Root out of South San Francisco, California. A quality binding-glued journal measuring 5-1/4" by 8-1/8" and containing 96 internal pages. This splendid issue features:
*cover illustration by Martin Izquierdo; *poetry by James Hietter, James Broughton, Victor Turks (including "To A Soldier Who From The Waist Down Rocks In A Basket"), Charles Potts, Sal Farinella, Anna Hartmann, James Mitchell (including "Gay Epiphany"), Richard Tagett, Chic Seddon, Jean Pumphrey, Ottone Riccio, Victor Borsa, Robin Blaser, Paul Mariah (including "Cain's Face" and "At the Salt-Lick"), Helen Luster, Keith Wilson, Larry Eigner, Alta, George Bowering, Lynn Strongin, Denise Levertov, John Burnett Payne, and Jean Genet (his lengthy "The Man Condemned to Death" including three-paragraph dedication by Genet - "I have dedicated this poem to the memory of my friend Maurice Pilorge whose body and radiant face haunt my sleepless nights..."); *prose-poetry by Lynn Lonidier (including "Mona Lisa Was A Boy"), Judy Grahn (lengthy "The Psychoanalysis of Edward the Dyke"); *splendid eight-page poetry/artwork entitled "8 Transmutations on Thoughts of Rilke" by Robert Berner; *lengthy excerpt from the "Book of the Cranberry Islands" by Richard Grossinger (with his photo portrait).
Sixth-seventh (double) issue of Man-Root (Manroot #6-7, April 1972) edited by Paul Mariah and Richard Tagett and published by ManRoot and Panjandrum Press out of South San Francisco, California. A quality binding-glued journal measuring 5-3/8" by 8-3/8" and containing 192 internal pages. This splendid issue features:
*poetry by Andre Breton, Robert Desnos, William Barber, Richard Tagett, Theocritus (an approximation by Gerald Fabian with drawing by John Button), Tom Cuson, Andrei Codrescu, David Gitin, Stephen M.H. Braitman, Richard Morris, Paul Mariah, Victor Turks, Steven Schutzman, Judy Grahn, James Hietter, Rene Char, Anna Hartmann, Karl Krolow, Paul Celan, Hans Magnus Enzensberger, John Burnett Payne, Jack Spicer, Larry Eigner, Raji, Paul Eluard (four poems, one written in 1918 and three in 1929), Nanos Valaoritis (lengthy "Hypnotic Pencils"), Helen Luster, Gary Gach, Bob Brown, Barbara Holland, Robert Peters, Raoul Duguay, Ahmos Zu-Bolton, Bruce Leary, Bill Smillie, Sal Farinella, Cheri Abot, John Moritz; *artwork and poetry by Robert Berner ("The Sabine Men" and "Tzarean Train Tsection"), Jerry Gagnon; *lovely artwork by Marie Wilson ("9 Psychograms: a portfolio of drawings"); *prose-poetry by Richard Grossinger, Hunce Voelcker (with drawings by Rodney Price); *lengthy "Letter to Henry Miller" by Victor Turks.
MAN'S WAY
This is a unique piece of gay history - Man's Way, "celebrating an alternative lifestyle"- the second issue, all the way back from 1977! Man's Way was organized. It even had an association that you could become a card carrying member of. Quoting their ad "Celebrate the privilege of being gay. Our world is bigger than you think, and there is so much happening out there. Even sociologists, conservative and cautious as they are, estimate that there are over 11 million adult gay males in the United States."
Imagine being gay living somewhere like...Podunk, USA population 100, and finding this magazine, a link outside your lonely world. Perhaps you even experienced this. In any case Man's Way has articles on art, fashion, design, interviews, and even recipes. The ads are archeologically interesting, selling things like astrology rings. Check out the national Gay Directory, and see which of the old haunts are still around, or re-vamped into something (old) new… As an added bonus, this issue features porn super star Al Parker, who makes an appearance (fully clothed, of course - this is a "G" issuemagazine, after all) as a fashion model in a 5-page layout! Wow...
MR. IN
Offered is the magnificently produced premiere (and probably only) issue of "MR. IN Magazine" (Volume 1 #1, 1970) edited by Jim Brothers and published by IN Company out of Hollywood, California. A quality, glossy Newsweek-size magazine containing 72 pages including front and rear covers.
With articles, reviews, columns, male fashion spreads, splendid (non-frontal-nude) male photographs, vintage gay advertisements. Highlights include: *one-page photospread entitled "L.A. Griffith Park Gay-In"; *three-page photospread from Roy Dean's "A Time in Eden"; *a rare article on gay filmmaker Pat Rocco entitled "Silents Please" (with six photos); *lengthy review of "My Father and Myself" by J.R. Ackerley (with three photos); *article on male nude theatre entitled "The Skin Game" (with 11 non-frontal-nude shots from the stage productions of "Geese," "We'd Rather Switch," "And Puppy Dog Tails," and "Fortune in Men's Eyes"); *article on the (possible) gay romance between Ludwig II of Bavaria and then-young composer Richard Wagner; *fabulous article entitled "Those Butch Bike Boys" (with ten photos, including caricature portrait shots, with delightful descriptions, of leather personality types "Mr. Superleather," "Mr. Leather Cowboy," "Mr. Antileather," "Mr. Pseudoleather," "Mr. Leatherdrag," and "Mr. S-"); *male physique centerfold spread of Keith Donovan (with eight photographs of this handsome young man, three in full-color); *six-page male fashion spread from Hollywood fashion designer Jon Shannon (with 13 photos, six in full-color); *three-page photospread of a handsome young man entitled "Beauty and the Beach"; *splendid seven-page article on Judy Garland entitled "'And the history of my life is in my songs': the anniversary...a fan remembers" (with seven photos and one painting); *much, much more.
QUEEN'S QUARTERLY
"QQ (Queen's Quarterly) Magazine: For Gay Guys Who Have No Hangups "(January/February 1971, Volume 3 #1) published by George Desantis out of New York City. A quality glossy stapled Newsweek-sized magazine containing 56 pages including front and rear covers.
Of special note is the magnificent eight-page article and photospread entitled "Our Little Island in the Sun: A Picture Tour of Fire Island" with 30 photographs, 15 of them featuring Mr. Fire Island Dennis (Denny) - our tour guide - who had modeled for Jim French (Rip Colt) of Colt Studio the previous summer .
With articles, male photography (this early issue contains non-frontal nudity ), artwork, comics (including the continuing comic strip "The Super Adventures of Harry Chess!" by A. Jay), vintage advertisements. Highlights include:
*photospread of Colt model Denny as mentioned in top paragraph (these shots on Fire Island were taken by George Desantis); *five-page article and photospread entitled "A Workout With Mr. Eastern America" by Bud Parker - with 15 shots of Peter Caputo; *three-page photospread, with short article, of the 1970 IFBB Mr. America-Mr. World-Mr. Olympia-Miss Americana Muscle/Beauty Show & World Arm Wrestling Championship (with 27 shots); *much more.
"QQ (Queen's Quarterly) Magazine: For Gay Guys" (March/April 1975, Volume 7 #2) published by George Desantis out of New York City. A quality glossy stapled Newsweek-sized magazine containing 56 pages including front and rear covers.
With erotic articles, male nude photography, artwork, comics (including the continuing comic strip "The Adventures of Harry Chess!" by A. Jay), vintage advertisements, splendid cover art entitled "Temptation" painted by A. Jay.Highlights include:
*lengthy editorial "Puerto Rico: A Microcosm of Gay Oppression, A Commentary and Travel Directory" by John Rivera; *article "Bottoms Up! Avoiding the Heartbreak of Anal Ooze" by Roger Watson; *article "A Look at Public Nudity" by John Marvin (with four photographs); *article "The Black Myth: Fact or Fantasy?" by John Roberts; *article "The Body Bawdy: The Sex Tease Comes Full Circle" by Terry McWaters; *layout featuring four splendid male art pieces by artist Richard Roesener entitled "Beastly Lines"; *travel article "Oslo: A Haven for John Cruisers" by David Parker (with eight photos); *article "Whatever Happened To Hollywood?" by John Roberts (with six photos of various landmarks); *Chapter Six of the novel "The Socrates Caper" by Dakota Jonson; *much, much more.
"QQ (Queen's Quarterly) Magazine: For Gay Guys" (July/August 1976, Volume 8 #4) published by George Desantis out of New York City. A quality glossy stapled Newsweek-sized magazine containing 56 pages including front and rear covers (not including eight pages of classifieds ads affixed to centerfold, as issued).
With articles, male nude photographs, classified ads, and erotic advertisements. Highlights include:
*male nude photographs, many full-page; *article "Gay Jocks: A New Macho Symbol" by Terry McWaters; *article "The Pink Triangle: Homosexuality in Nazi Germany" by Frank Rector; *article "'Eroti-Caine' A 'Coke-Teaser'" by Frank Samuels (on cocaine use); *article "Poppersex: It's A Gas!" by Walter Norris (on amyl nitrite); *article "Gay San Diego" by Ralph W. Davis (with photos); *cartoon strip "The Super Succulent Adventures of Hairy Chess!" by A. Jay; *much, much more.
"QQ (Queen's Quarterly) Magazine: For Gay Guys" (November/December 1977, Volume 9 #6) published by George Desantis out of New York City. A quality glossy stapled Newsweek-sized magazine containing 56 pages including front and rear covers (not including 16-page classified ads section printed on non-glossy paper affixed to centerfold, as issued).
With erotic articles, male nude photography, and vintage advertisements. Highlights include: *article "Butyl Poppers" by Roger Watson (on amyl and butyl nitrite); *ten male nude photographs, seven full-page, by AMG; *article "Getting It Up...A Gay Party"; *article "The 'Singles' Apartment Crunch"; *article on Gay Thailand (with 12 shots, mostly nude, of Thai men); *health and travel article "Parasites In Paradise: Tropical Travel Tips"; *two full-page male nude photographs of Trent Hamilton by Patchwork; *article "Music For Sex: Backgrounds With A Beat"; *color centerfold of QQ's Man Of The Month Danny Levitt (by Kensington Road); *new feature "Muscle Contest News & Notes" (with 11 photos); *vintage gay erotic advertisements; *much more.
"QQ (Queen's Quarterly) Magazine: For Gay Guys" (November/December 1979, Volume 11 #6) published by George Desantis out of New York City. A quality glossy stapled Newsweek-sized magazine containing 56 pages including front and rear covers (please note that the classified section is now incorporated into the magazine to the rear pages).
With articles, male nude photographs, classified ads, and erotic advertisements. Highlights include:
*male nude photographs, many full-page; *article "Gay Holland: How a Nation Went Gay" by Jon Lorrimer (with photos); *article "The Stonewall Sentinels: 40 Years of 'Gay' in the U.S.A." by Scott Young; *article "Bottoms Up! Avoiding the Heartbreak of Anal Ooze" by Roger Watson (reprinted from the March/April 1975 issue); *short story "Touch of the Master" by John Castledine; *article "Naturef-: How the Moon and Weather Affect Sex" by Walter Norris; *article "Only Once Upon a Mattress: Some Reasons for Bad Sex" by Paul Damon; *much, much more.
SPREE
The "Society of Pat Rocco Enlightened Enthusiasts" (now long defunct) was founded in January, 1969 by Dick Winters, Jim Kepner, and Chuck Robinson in honor of Pat Rocco, gay filmmaker and photographer. SPREE membership was open to both the gay and non-gay Los Angeles community, and served as a social outlet for members, an avenue for promoting Pat Rocco films, discovering new models, and, in particular, producing the most fabulous of local theatre with gays and straights, male beefcake, and drag queens as cast members.
March 1971 issue of "SPREE News Pictorial" published by "The Society of Pat Rocco Enlightened Enthusiasts [SPREE]" out of Hollywood, California. A newsprint magazine containing 32 pages including front and rear covers (please note condition, below item description).
This issue is packed with vintage photographs (male nudes as well as shots from theatre, social, and community events), short articles, reviews, and fabulous vintage advertisements.
Of special note are cover models Ron Dilly and Alan Dark (prominent actors in Pat Rocco's films, with short article); news item of the 1971 "Mr. Valentine Contest" (with photo collage); article on the SPREE stage production "Charlie Brown's Valentine" (with four photos); two-page list of the "Nominees for the 2nd Annual SPREE Awards"; article on performer Salli Schori (with three photos); much more.
April, 1971 issue of "SPREE News Pictorial" (Vol. 3 #5) edited by Paul Bach and Bill Dover and published by "The Society of Pat Rocco Enlightened Enthusiasts" out of Los Angeles, California. Printed on newsprint paper, a Newsweek-sized magazine containing 32 pages including front and rear covers.
This cover features male nude dancer Billy Monroe from Los Angeles' "Honey Bucket" and "Vanity Box" (with a second, nude photograph and short article to the first inside page). Other features include: column "At the Niteries" (reviews of local gay bars and clubs, with photo); film review column "At the Movies" (with two photos); feature article on and interview of entertainer Lee Glaze (with three photos); review of SPREE's stage play "A Pageant Of Lust" (with nine photos); fabulous, fabulous, fabulous vintage gay advertisements, many featuring shots of male nudes.
December, 1971 issue of "SPREE News Pictorial" (Vol. 3 #13) edited by Jim Kepner and published by "The Society of Pat Rocco Enlightened Enthusiasts" out of Los Angeles, California. Printed on non-glossy paper, a Newsweek-sized magazine containing 32 pages including front and rear covers.
This cover features SPREE member Jimmy Hughes ("Merry Christmas from SPREE Member - and Groovy Guy - JIMMY HUGHES"); male nude photography from Pat Rocco's camera; SPREE news and events (with photos, including one of Jim Cassidy and Dakota at the G.G.R.C. Ball); film reviews; "Stage Spotlight" on the SPREE Production "He Had To Be Maid" (with five photos); article "Applause for Steve Jordan" (a bio of Troy Perry's lover, with three photos); article "Charles Pierce at Ciro's" (with four photos); fabulous vintage advertisements.
January, 1972 issue of "SPREE News Pictorial" (Vol. 4 #1) edited by Jim Kepner and published by "The Society of Pat Rocco Enlightened Enthusiasts" out of Los Angeles, California. Printed on newsprint paper, a Newsweek-sized magazine containing 16 pages including front and rear covers.
This cover features SPREE member Mike Martin ("SPREE Member Mike Martin Gives a Royal Welcome to 1972," in a photo by Pat Rocco). Other features include: column "At the Movies" by Bill Dover (with several photos); article "Applause for Paul Bach" by Gerald Strickland (with nine photos of Paul in various SPREE stage productions, including "Myra Breckinbitch," "Who's Afraid of 2069?" and "The Casting Couch" featuring of shot of Paul with Jim Cassidy); letter from Don Kilhefner, Executive Director of Los Angeles' Gay Community Services Center ("On behalf of the Board of Directors and staff of the Gay Community Services Center, I want to extend to SPREE a sincere thank you for your out-pouring of love to our brothers at the Liberation Houses..."); splendid nude shot of Brian Reynolds and Jim Cassidy from the Pat Rocco film "It's a Gay World"; two-page photospread containing 18 photos from SPREE's 1971 Christmas party; article "As I See It!" by Gerald Strickland (on SPREE); fabulous vintage advertisements (a few of them featuring male nudes).
March, 1972 issue of "SPREE News Pictorial" (Vol. 4 #3) edited by Paul Bach and published by "The Society of Pat Rocco Enlightened Enthusiasts" out of Los Angeles, California. Printed on newsprint paper, a Newsweek-sized magazine containing 24 pages including front and rear covers.
This cover features SPREE actors Ralph Lucas, Erik Dahl, and Lou Claudio in a scene from SPREE's stage production "Love - The Way It Is" (with an interior article on the play, a full-page photograph of the entire cast, and a two-page photospread with ten photos from the production). Other features include: full-page advertisement for "A Special Showing of 'Dinah East' and 'Some Of My Best Friends Are...'" at the Encore Theatre then on Melrose Avenue at Van Ness ("For SPREE Awards Consideration"); article "Stage Spotlight" by Bill Dover (on the rock opera "Tommy," with four photos from the stage production); article on Dick Fontaine, executive producer for Zenith Films (with his portrait); full-page advertisement for the Zenith film "Happy Birthday, Davy" starring Larry Nielsen and Chuck Roy (with two photos); two-page list of SPREE Awards Nominees; column "At the Movies" by Bill Dover (with five small photos); full-page photo of Pat Rocco with camera in hand ("Thanks Lew for my LULU nomination as Best Director! Pat Rocco"); photo of "Miss Felicia" - Bill Kelsey - who was crowned Queen of Hearts at the huge drag ball at the Queen Mary; photo of Martha Raye (who appeared at the Queen of Hearts Ball); full-page announcement for the 1972 3rd Annual SPREE Awards Banquet (actor Tommy Kirk was Master of Ceremonies); fabulous vintage advertisements.
April, 1972 issue of "SPREE News Pictorial" (Vol. 4 #4) edited by Miah Kelley and published by "The Society of Pat Rocco Enlightened Enthusiasts" out of Los Angeles, California. Printed on white stock, Newsweek-sized magazine containing 24 pages including front and rear covers. The "Society of Pat Rocco Enlightened Enthusiasts" (now long defunct) was founded in January, 1969 by Dick Winters, Jim Kepner, and Chuck Robinson in honor of Pat Rocco, gay filmmaker and photographer. SPREE membership was open to both the gay and non-gay Los Angeles community, and served as a social outlet for members, an avenue for promoting Pat Rocco films, discovering new models, and, in particular, producing the most fabulous of local theatre with gays and straights, male beefcake, and drag queens as cast members.
This cover features SPREE actor Mark Taylor, one of the cast of 35 to appear at the upcoming 3rd Annual SPREE Awards Show to be held Tuesday, April 11, 1972.
Other features include: article "Tommy Kirk: Master of Ceremonies for the SPREE Awards (with his photograph); two-page photospread of scenes from the previous year's SPREE Awards Show; photospread from the all-male stage production "As You Like It" (with four photos); full-page advertisement for "As You Like It" ("A Sensual Musical Fantasy Live On Stage," with artwork by Toby); article "The SPREE News Honors the 'Top Choice'" by Bill Dover (honoring select Los Angeles gay bars, clubs, and organizations); article and three-page photospread on the recent SPREE production "It Takes A Queen!" by Bill Dover (with 10 photos); review of "The Dirtiest Show In Town!" by Bill Dover (with two photos); one-page article on and interview of Bob Mizer of the Athletic Model Guild (with his photo); movie reviews; fabulous vintage advertisements.
Twelve issues, a complete run (January through December 1974) of "SPREE News Pictorial" published by "The Society of Pat Rocco Enlightened Enthusiasts" out of Los Angeles, California. Now issued as a newsletter, printed on white stock with each issue containing four pages.
Packed packed packed with mostly non-nude male photographs (the issues contain over 175 photos) of SPREE events, stage plays, and films along with pertinent commentary. Photographs include: photospread of SPREE's 1973 Annual Christmas Party; shots from the SPREE stage production "Sinderfella"; cover shot of John Helm and Bob Nelson from Pat Rocco's film "Autumn Nocturne"; photographs taken during the LAPD vice raid of Pat Rocco's home (Pat Rocco is shown being frisked and arrested); photographs at the Federal Building where 300 gay men protested Pat Rocco's arrest; shots from the SPREE drag-camp stage production of "Hooray For Hollywood"; photospread of the nominees for the upcoming 1974 SPREE Awards; photospread from the SPREE stage production "The Virgin's Revenge"; splendid cover photo of Dino Nova (who appeared in Pat Rocco films); photospread from the 1974 SPREE Awards; cover photo of Jim Cassidy (by Pat Rocco); photospread from the 1974 CSW Gay Pride Parade; photospread of a "bevy of skinny-dippers" taken at SPREE's July pool party; much, much more.
October, November, and December 1976 - of "SPREE News Pictorial" published by "The Society of Pat Rocco Enlightened Enthusiasts" out of Los Angeles, California. Now issued as a newsletter, printed on white stock with each issue containing four pages.
Packed with male non-nude photographs (the issues contain 26 photos) of SPREE events and stage plays along with pertinent commentary. Photographs include: cover shots of Larry Schramm, Ray Todd, and Peter Gallreath (SPREE gay stage and film actors, all photos by Pat Rocco); shots from the SPREE stage production of "Where Men Are Men"; shots from the SPREE stage production of "Blackout"; shots from the SPREE stage production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream"; much more. February, April, May, June, and July 1978 - of "SPREE News Pictorial" published by "The Society of Pat Rocco Enlightened Enthusiasts" out of Los Angeles, California. Now issued as a newsletter, printed on white stock with each issue containing four pages. Packed with mostly male non-nude photographs, a few are nude shots (the issues contain approximately 40 photos) of SPREE events, stage plays, and films along with pertinent commentary. Photographs include: cover and interior shot of Mike Norlan (who will represent SPREE at the 3rd Annual Mr. World-Wide Nude Contest to be held January 31, 1978); shots from the SPREE stage production of "Oz, A Gay Musical Fantasy"; two shots from the 3rd Annual Mr. World-Wide Nude Contest; full-page advertisement for SPREE's upcoming 6th Annual Gay Movies Contest; shots from the SPREE stage production "Come and Get It"; advertisement for SPREE's 9th Birthday Celebration and Hunky Guy Contest; cover photo of Derk Van Dyke, Lou Stovall, and John Romero (winners in SPREE's Hunky Guy Contest); two-page centerspread announcement for Pat Rocco's "Movies of the Parade & Carnival" and the all-gay musical "Bali Ha'i"; much more.
UPFRONT
Issue #8 of "UpFront: America's Newest GAY Magazine" (1973), a long-defunct gay publication edited by Robbie Llewellyn out of Pensacola, Florida. A quality, glossy stapled Newsweek-size magazine containing 56 pages including front and rear covers. Highlights include:
*four-page article on Tab Hunter (with 5 photographs); *news item "Mr. Cove Selected" (with photo of the top three finalists); *article "Christian Words to a Homosexual"; *autobiography of editor Robbie Llewellyn (with baby photo: "Please take notice of the innocence"); *gay cartoons; *UpFront photospread model Conrad (six shots including front cover); *eight-page article and photospread of the "First Annual Miss UpFront Pageant" (with 26 fabulous drag queen photos); *vintage advertisements; *much more.
ZIPPER
First issue of the very short-lived and long-forgotten "Zipper: Magazine of Art/Entertainment" - inside the publication is called "A Man's Entertainment Magazine" (January/February 1972) published by Zenith Publications out of Hollywood, California. A high quality, glossy stapled Newsweek-size magazine containing 64 pages including front and rear covers.
Geared for the gay male community, the issue contains articles, columns, reviews, beefcake photographs, illustrations and fabulous vintage ads. Highlights include:
*Zipper's "Playboy of the Month" actor and model John Henderson (in eight non-frontal-nude shots, including front cover and centerfold); *article on, and interview of, Rick Nelson (with full-page portrait); *article on, and interview of, B.B. King (with full-page portrait); *review of Stanley Kubrick's "A Clockwork Orange"; *non-frontal-nude four-page photospread with accompanying short article "Art vs. Pornography" with short interview of Dr. Wardell Pomeroy from the Kinsey Institute ("...Homosexuals have many organizations now" [Pomeroy said]. "To promote homosexuality?" Pomeroy was asked. "No," he replied, "To promote understanding"); *article on, and lengthy interview of, Elton John (with four photos); *gay gossip column "Hotline From Hollywood" by Sparkle Plenty ("What tacky closet case wants her cake but wants to eat it too? Understand she can be bought reasonably"); *male beefcake spread of "Actor/model turned producer" Brian Reynolds (in four shots by Billy Byars); *fabulous advertisements, many with photographs, for the Bitter End West, The End, Leather 'N Things, Ah Men, Le Salon, That Look, Dave's Club, Fotoflair, others *much more.
Second issue of the very short-lived and long-forgotten "Zipper: Art/Entertainment For Men" (April 1972) published by Bill R. F. Cook and Zipper Enterprises out of Hollywood, California. A high quality, glossy stapled Newsweek-size magazine containing 80 pages including front and rear covers.
Containing articles, columns, reviews, beefcake photographs, illustrations and vintage ads geared for the gay male community. Highlights include:
*two-column review of Wakefield Poole's "Boys In The Sand"; *advice column "The Zipper Advisor" ("I was told that there is a church that will marry two males. Can you give me some details?"); *two page photospread entitled "Black/White" by Fotoflair, Inc.; *lengthy review, with photo, of "'Tommy', the new rock opera at the Aquarius Theatre"; *Ted Neeley interviewed, with full-page photo (the 28-year old star of the rock opera, 'Tommy'); *delicious Hollywood gossip column "Hollywood Hotline" by Sparkle Plenty; *Zipper's Playboy of the Month of male actor Chad Martin with short bio and interview (accompanied by three non-frontal nude photographs, including centerfold); *Zipper's slightly ribald "Party Jokes" fashioned along the line of Playboy Magazine; *Peter Townshend of The Who in a lengthy exclusive interview (with full-page photo); *Rod Stewart in a lengthy exclusive interview (with full-page photo);
Third issue of the very short-lived and long-forgotten "Zipper: Art/Entertainment For Men" (May 1972) published by Bill R. F. Cook and Zipper Enterprises out of Hollywood, California. A high quality, glossy stapled Newsweek-size magazine containing 80 pages including front and rear covers.
Containing articles, columns, reviews, beefcake photographs, illustrations and vintage ads geared for the gay male community. Highlights include: *fabulous two-page advertisement for "The Bitter End West" in Los Angeles; *rock star Leon Russell in a lengthy exclusive interview (with photo); *one-page article on Marc Bolan of T Rex (with full-page photo); *Zipper's "Roommate of the Month" aspiring actor Walter E. Christian (article and interview, with 11 photos, including non-frontal nude full-color centerfold); *splendid full-color male art work entitled "Prometheus Bound" by artist Ray Daniels; *three-page fashion photospread entitled "Zipper Fashion Fling" (with eight photos); *article on, and interview of, actor Roddy McDowell, with especial focus on his current role in "Planet of the Apes" (with 14 photographs, including ten splendid shots showing the actor in the make-up room being fitted for his ape mask); *article on Barbra Streisand entitled "Angelina Scarangela: Born in Madagascar, and Reared in Rangoon..." (with three photos); Please note: all photographs are either non-nude or non-frontal-nude.
Fourth issue of the very short-lived and long-forgotten "Zipper: Art and Entertainment" (June-July 1972) published by Bill R. F. Cook and Zipper Enterprises out of Hollywood, California. A high quality, glossy stapled Newsweek-size magazine containing 80 pages including front and rear covers.
Containing articles, columns, reviews, beefcake photographs, illustrations and vintage ads geared for the gay male community. Highlights include: *article "San Francisco Updates Embarcadero" (with five photos); *article on, and interview of, actor Paul Newman (with two photos); *absolutely magnificent article on and lengthy photospread of the classic youth-oriented film "The Genesis Children" produced by Billy Byars and Lyric Films International (accompanied with nine very tasteful photographs); *an exclusive interview via telephone with young Peter Glawson, star of "Genesis Children" entitled "Genesis Child" (with six tasteful photographs, including centerfold);
*splendid rear cover advertisement for the film "The Genesis Children"; *article on the International Boys Camp, conceived by Billy Byars, the slogan of which was "Understand each other's sameness; enjoy each other's uniqueness" founded in Paris in 1970 (with four photos); *full-page advertisement for the International Boys Camp; *review article on the stage production of "Dirtiest Show In Town" (with three tasteful photos); *short profile on, and interview of, aspiring actor Bob Kurston (with two photos); *one-page article on actor Jon Voight, then appearing in the recently-released film "Midnight Cowboy" (with one photo);
The special "Anniversary 1972" issue of the very short-lived and long-forgotten "Zipper: Art and Entertainment" (1972) published by Bill R. F. Cook and Zipper Enterprises out of Hollywood, California. A high quality, glossy stapled Newsweek-size magazine containing 80 pages including front and rear covers.
Containing articles, columns, reviews, beefcake photographs, illustrations and vintage ads geared for the gay male community. Highlights include: *photograph of actress Susan Hayward reading an issue of "Zipper" (at the world premiere of "The Revengers" in New Orleans); *splendid advertisement for Nero's in Los Angeles (with male beefcake photo); *lengthy exclusive interview of "ballsy young sardonic satirist" Troy Walker (with nine photos); *two page photospread of the Zipper Fashion Show at Ciro's on Sunset Strip (with six photos, two of Jim Cassidy); *article on and photospread of Zipper's Mr. Anniversary singer, performer, and nude model Monti Rock III (with six photos, including non-frontal-nude centerfold); *splendid full-page untitled painting by Roy Mosier; *magnificent six-page photospread of The Jean London Show at the Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base in California ("The Longest Running Monthly Show In Armed Forces History" with 11 photos, including Randy Boone, executive producer Ace London, Yvonne De Carlo with Johnny Grant, Beau Kazor, Cal & Pudgy, Paula Bellamy, others); *two-page male beefcake photospread entitled "The Men" (with eight photos, including George Clements, Mike Anthony, David Bowie, Bert Plamondon, Erik Kahnler, 1972 Mr. Groovy Guy runner-up John Thompson);
Offered is the special "Freedom 1973" issue of the very short-lived and long-forgotten "Zipper: Art and Entertainment" (1973) published by Bill R. F. Cook and Zipper Enterprises out of Hollywood, California. A high quality, glossy stapled Newsweek-size magazine containing 64 pages including front and rear covers.
Containing articles, columns, reviews, beefcake photographs, illustrations and vintage ads geared for the gay male community. Highlights include: *two photographs of singer Kaye Stevens, then appearing at Century Plaza's Westside Room; *lengthy exclusive interview of legendary actress Estelle Winwood entitled "Estelle Winwood Remembers Tallullah Bankhead" (with six photographs of Estelle Winwood, and one photograph of Tallullah Bankhead); *article and photospread of "Zipper's Roommate Mr. Special" television actor Clyde Randall Boone - Randy Boone (with 17 photos, including non-frontal-nude full-color centerfold); *photospread entitled "The Women" (with ten shots, including Kay Dennis, Joanna Ball, Barbra Streisand, Annette Ferra, Ava Gardner, Judi Bowker, Uschi Digard, Ali MacGraw); *male beefcake photospread entitled "The Men" (with ten shots, including Gary Warren Mascaro, David 'Shane' Mecum, Christopher Riordan, Rick Springfield, Scott Jacoby, Patrick Wayne, Lou Reed); *lengthy article on and photospread of the 1973 Eighth Annual Awards Show of The Academy of Country & Western Music (with 30 splendid photos); | ||
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Gay Times
With fantastic vintage cover art. "Gay Times" (Issue #19, 1974) published by the Gaytimes Company out of Van Nuys, California. A large newspaper, left-folded, containing 32 pages.
Well-illustrated with male nude photography and simulated action shots, erotic short stories, news items, articles, reviews, cartoons, erotic advertisements, and photo classifieds. Of special note is a two-page review of Jack Deveau's gay erotic film "Drive" (with five photos). Other items of interest include: article "The Bar Scene: Gay or Straight" by Chad Stuart (with several male nude erotic photos); full-page advertisement from the Bob Anthony Studio (with several very small photos); gay erotic short story "Re-Enlistment" by Carter Sand (with several gay male erotic photos); article "Robert Patrick: The Happy Gay Playwright" by James Fredericks (with three photos of Robert Patrick, and one from his play "Mercy Drop"); much more.
"Gay Times" (Issue #21, 1974) published by the Gaytimes Company out of Van Nuys, California. A large newspaper, left-folded, containing 32 pages. Well-illustrated with male nude photography and simulated action shots, erotic short stories, news items, articles, reviews, cartoons, erotic advertisements, and photo classifieds. Highlights include: erotic article "Guide to Gay Living" by Chad Stuart (with several male erotic photos); article and photospread "Celebrating Gay Pride - Hollywood Style" by Robert Leighton (on the 1973 Christopher Street West Parade, with several photos); gay erotic short story "In Military Fashion" by Petrie Warthan (with several male erotic photos); much more.
"Gaytimes" (Issue #22, 1974) published by the Gaytimes Company out of Van Nuys, California. A large newspaper containing 32 pages including front and rear covers. A gay erotic publication with short stories (photo fantasies), art, comics, book reviews, news, articles, photo classifieds, advertisements, packed with male nude photographs. Highlights include:
*male erotic short story "The Husband" (with several male nude duo photos); *article "Parents: Proceed With Caution!" (on coming out, with several male nude duo photos); *large centerfold photograph of two handsome young men; *two-page article on male erotic superstar Cal Culver - Casey Donovan (with three photos); *article on the gay scene in Houston, Texas (with photos); *vintage photo advertisements from Calston Industries, Target Studios, Bob Anthony Studio, Hangin' Tree Ranch, others; *much more.
"Gaytimes" (Issue #24, 1974) published by the Gaytimes Company out of Van Nuys, California. A large newspaper containing 32 pages including front and rear covers. A gay erotic publication with short stories (photo fantasies), art, book reviews, news, articles, photo classifieds, advertisements, packed with male nude photographs. Highlights include:
*erotic article "Love: Is It Really Necessary?" (with five male nude duo photos); *film review of Wakefield Poole's male erotic film "Moving!" starring Casey Donovan and Peter Fisk (with three photos); *article on the gay scene in San Francisco (with photos of the Stud, Hamburger Mary's, Buzzby's, and Cabaret); *erotic short story "Cruisin' Eyes" (with nine male nude duo photos); *2/3-page advertisment from House One in North Hollywood (with photo-reproduced covers of eighteen male nude magazines, including four early issues from Colt Studio); *vintage gay erotic ads, with photos, from Calston Industries, Bob Anthony, Target Studios, GT Photo, others;*much more.
"Gaytimes" (Issue #25, 1974) published by the Gaytimes Company out of Van Nuys, California. A large newspaper containing 32 pages including front and rear covers. A gay erotic publication with short stories (photo fantasies), art, book reviews, news, articles, photo classifieds, advertisements, packed with male nude photographs. Highlights include: *article "The Gay Syndrome: Young, Hung, and Handsome" (with eight male nude duo photos); *film review of "Passing Strangers" directed by Arthur Bressan, Jr. (with two photos); *article on gay Los Angeles (with photos of the Vine Lodge, Paradise Ballroom, The Other Side, Studio One, and the Paris Theatre); *gay erotic short story "Take Nine" (with eight male nude duo photos); *classified ads (with 25 photos); *much more.
"Gaytimes" (Issue #27, 1975) published by the Gaytimes Company out of Van Nuys, California. A large newspaper containing 32 pages including front and rear covers. A gay erotic publication with short stories (photo fantasies), art, book reviews, news, articles, photo classifieds, advertisements, packed with male nude photographs. Highlights include:
*gay erotic short story "C*-A-Doodle-Do!" (with eight trio shots); *full-page male nude advertisement from Bob Anthony; *lengthy article on, and interview of, Mark Freedman, young researcher and therapist at the Northeast Mental Health Center in San Francisco (with two portrait photos); *a critical, negative review of the gay erotic film "Sur" starring Clay Russell entitled "Deliver Us From Sur" (with four photos; the film was touted as the gay "Deliverance");*much more.
"Gaytimes" (Issue #28, 1975) published by the Gaytimes Company out of Van Nuys, California. A large newspaper containing 32 pages including front and rear covers. A gay erotic publication with short stories (photo fantasies), art, comics, book reviews, news, articles, photo classifieds, advertisements, packed with male nude photographs. Highlights include:
*article on leather-sex (with nine photos); *film reviews of gay flicks "Zoomerang" by Jaguar Films and "Everything Goes" by Hand In Hand Films (with two photos of actors Wade Nichols and Michael Hardwick); *announcement of the soon-to-be-released film by Fred Halsted entitled "Sextool" (with one photo); *article "Further Perils Of Prison Life" (with two male erotic photos); *erotic short story "Hanging Ten" (with six male duo shots); *much more.
Gaytimes" (Issue #29, 1975) published by the Gaytimes Company out of Van Nuys, California. A large newspaper containing 32 pages including front and rear covers. A gay erotic publication with short stories (photo fantasies), art, comics, book reviews, news, articles, photo classifieds, advertisements, packed with male nude photographs. Highlights include:
*"Dr. Howard J. Brown (1924-1975): An Appreciation" by Morris Kight; *article "Leather Bars & the Masculine Mystique" (with six photos courtesy Target Studios); *advertisements from Target Studios; male strap-and-swimwear fashion firm "Krazy-Krotch" ("We make your BASKET our BUSINESS!"); tee-shirts from Fred Halsted's new film "Sextool"; three new male films from Calston Industries; many others; *review of Fred Halsted's "Sextool" (with five photos); *erotic short story "That Sailor" (with nine duo shots); *much more.
"Gaytimes" (Issue #31, 1975) published by the Gaytimes Company out of Van Nuys, California. A large newspaper containing 32 pages including front and rear covers. A gay erotic publication with short stories (photo fantasies), art, comics, book reviews, news, articles, photo classifieds, advertisements, packed with male nude photographs. Highlights include:
*article on and interview of gay erotic filmmaker Fred Halsted (with five photographs); *erotic short story "Tight Whites" by Dick Garfield (with photos); *first-hand account entitled "The Leathersex Guide: Youths Who Yearn To Be Used" by Bernie A. Prock (with photos); *gay adult comics; *gay travel article on New Zealand (with four photos); *vintage ads from Calston Industries, GT Photo, Target Studios, others; *much more.
"Gaytimes" (Issue #32, 1975) published by the Gaytimes Company out of Van Nuys, California. A large newspaper containing 32 pages including front and rear covers. A gay erotic publication with short stories (photo fantasies), art, comics, book reviews, news, articles, photo classifieds, advertisements, packed with male nude photographs. Highlights include: *erotic short story "Buddy Rider on a Bike Ride" by by Bernie A. Prock (with 12 male nude photos); *article on and interview of Jack Nichols, publisher of "GAY" out of New York (with photo); *erotic short story "Feel Safe" by Chad Stuart (with eight vintage male nude photos) *gay travel article on Sydney, Australia (with 10 photos); *article on, and interview of, gay male actor Robert Adams (with three photos); *photo classifieds (with 29 reader-contributed photos); *much more.
Gay Scene
"Gay Scene: Intellectual Homophile Monthly" (Volume 5 #7, December 1974), a vintage and long-defunct gay publication out of New York City. A large newspaper containing 24 pages including front and rear covers.Contents include:
*news article "George Maharis Arrested In Men's Room" (with photograph of actor); *news article "Teacher Arrested for Abuse of Boys" (in the matter of a 33-year old Bronx schoolteacher); *two-page interview of Michael Greer (with three photographs); *short article on and interview of Lindsay Kemp (with three photographs); *theatre review of "Gay Company" (with five photos as well as facsimile of theatre poster); *gossip and news items column entitled "Bits and Pieces" by Gaylord; *two-page beefcake spread of "Plaything of the Month" Len; *"In Memoriam" page with obituaries of Jerry Dodge (with photo), Ivory Joe Hunter, Vittorio de Sica, Jane Ace, Greer Johnson, Lou Frankel, Johnny Mack Brown, Clive Brook, John B. Gambling, Cornelius Ryan, and Rosemary Lane;*much, much more.
"Gay Scene" now subtitled "National Homophile Monthly" (Volume 5 #12, May 1975), a vintage and long-defunct gay publication out of New York City. A large newspaper containing 24 pages including front and rear covers.With articles, news items, columns, reviews, photographs (including male beefcake), classified ads, and vintage gay male advertisements, highlights include:
*national and international news items including "Gays Picket Village Voice" - "Gay March Threatened!" - "Male Go-Go Dancers For Women Only!" - "Boston Gay Bar Fire" - "Hair Stylist Killed" (Joseph Vasquez of San Francisco) - "Pornographer Fined" (James R. Haskins) - "[Jimmy] Hughes Sentenced" - "Soviet Boys Like Mom Best" (out of Moscow: "Soviet boys are becoming more effeminate and some may be tied to their mother's apron strings for the rest of their lives, the newspaper of Young Communists lamented recently..."); *"Boy Meets Boy" reviewed (with five photos); *"Mandingo" reviewed (with six photographs, including those of Ken Norton and Perry King); *column "D.D.'s New York" by D.D. Griffo (with two shots of writer in leather gear); *column "Leather Scene" by Gregg; *centerfold beefcake spread of "Plaything of the Month Frank"; *"The Queens" reviewed (with photos of Chrysis and Frankie Quinn); *full-page "New York Guide" to gay bars and male theatres; *advertisements for California Scene, Entertainment West, the Park Miller Theatre, the Club Baths, gay film "Behind the Greek Door" showing at the Adonis Theatre, "Sailor's Delight" and "Classified Capers" showing at The Jewel Theatre, others; *full-page "In Memoriam" with obituaries for Michael Lewis, Gertrude Niesen, Marjorie Williams, Otto Soglow, Mary Ure, Marjorie Main, Larry Parks, Frederick March, Richard Conte, Michael Flanders, Clyde Tolson (J. Edgar Hoover's lover), Dorothy Patten, Buzz Goodbody, and Josephine Baker (with photo);*much, much more.
"Gay Scene: National Homophile Monthly" (Volume 6 #1, June 1975), a vintage and long-defunct gay publication out of New York City. A large newspaper containing 28 pages including front and rear covers.With articles, news items, columns, reviews, photographs (including male beefcake), classified ads, and vintage gay male advertisements, highlights include:
*national and international news items including "Gays March for Rights Law" - "Art Dealer Slain; Suspect Arrested" (Jon Streep) - "Pope Assails Erotica" - "Parents For Gays" - "Suspect Arrested in San Francisco Gay Murders" ("Raushee Onez, 32, was arrested and booked for two killings...Areas frequented by transvestites have been plastered with posters which say 'Drag Means Death'...The San Francisco Tavern Guild and the Helping Hands Center have posted a $550 reqard for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the killers of two TVs...Mr. Onez is not charged with either of these murders [but rather the murders of two other gay men]") - "Sgt. Booted Out for Being Gay" - "Male Hooker [Arrested]" - "Model Sues Over Nude Photo" (Raymond Baglietto) - many others; *vintage advertisements for "Satan's Studs" showing at The Jewel Theatre; "Good Hot Stuff" showing at The Adonis Theatre; the Club Baths ("Buddy Day...every monday and friday"); upcoming films "Wanted: Billy the Kid" produced and directed by Jack Deveau, and "The Destroying Angel" produced and directed by Peter de Rome; Rick Nielsen Studio; Boots & Saddles (76 Christopher Street); others; *article "Fire Island: Famous Gay Resort" by Don Douglas (with three photos); *news item "Russell Young Dies" (who had worked as a bartender at the Eagle and Spike bars, with photo); *review of gay male film "Good Hot Stuff" then showing at the Adonis Theatre (with four photos); *column "D.D.'s New York" by D.D. Griffo (with photo of "The Happy Hustler" Grant Tracy Saxon); *review of "Women Behind Bars" showing at the Astor Place Theatre (with two photos by Ken Duncan); *centerfold beefcake spread of "Plaything of the Month Gino" (with photos by Bruce King); *column "Suzy's Drag Scene" (with three photos by Avery Willard of the stage play "Bluebeard"); *half-page ad for Bruce King's "Men In Leather And Uniform" (with four photos from the book); *full-page "In Memoriam" with obituaries for Michel Laurent, Moe Howard, Phillip Dorn, Joe Mooney, George Baker, Avery Brundage, Leroy Anderson, Bob Wills, Rufus Rose, Walter Fried, Ezzard Charles, Jackie (Moms) Mabley, and Walter Kinsella; *much, much more.
Au Contraire
Premiere issue of the very short-lived gay magazine "Au Contraire" (January 1979) edited by Jamie Johnson and published by Tony Locman and Randal Publishing Inc. out of Oak Forest, Illinois. A quality, glossy stapled Newsweek-size magazine containing 104 pages including front and rear covers. From Au Contraire's opening editorial, "Man is now free to express his feelings toward other men. The creation of 'Au Contraire' Magazine is a product of this new consciousness. It succeeds in entertaining and informing the gay man in the joys of his lifestyle." According to my records, only two issues were ever published. Containing articles, reviews, columns, fashion, travel, personalities, art, photographs, and upper-scale gay advertisements, highlights include:
*three-page health and body-building column by gay erotic superstar Jack Wrangler entitled "Wrangler's Weights and Measures" (with a splendid full-color photograph of him, as well as three interior gym shots); *article on the European male entitled "Continental Divide: When East Meets West" (beginning with a quote from Mae West: "I like two kindsa men: domestic and foreign"); *travel article on Hawaii (with thirteen photos, including one at Tomato Disco, and one of Queen's Surf, a gay beach at the Diamond Head); *winter fashion photospread entitled "Mettre a la Mode!" (with seven photos); *short article on Lou Ferrigno (with two color photos, one full-page); *interior design photospread (with eight photos); *article on, and interview of, Gene Burkard, owner of the male fashion outlet International Male (with four photos); *much, much more. AND
AFTER DARK
"After Dark" Magazine Inc. The Magazines ran monthly from May of 1968 until December 1981. Then in 1982, the Magazine was only published in these months of January, March, April, September and a combined October/November Issue. 1983, January being the last issue ever printed. There is a total group of Magazines issued by this Company of 170. Also included in the 1968 Series are three seperate issues of three "spin off" Magazine Issues produced by After Dark Inc. They are September 1967-"Dance Magazine", April 1968-"Ballroom Dance Magazine" and August 1968-"Dancing Times Magazine". AFTER DARK was one of the pre-eminent gay magazines from the 70s, and "the national magazine of entertainment." AFTER DARK was an amazing magazine of style, arts and very often homoerotic photography that defined the look of 70s gay chic. It was the home of such legendary photographers as Kenn Duncan, Roy Blakey and Jack Mitchell, along with new and upcoming masters, like Bruce Weber. It featured writers like Bill Como and Norma McLain Stoop, who knew how to spin a good yarn out of the barest essentials. Each issue was packed with sexy photo spreads, kinky fashions and intriguing interviews, and often featured artistic nude photography. Technically, AFTER DARK was in the closet since it preferred to play tongue-in-cheek with the gay content of its pages. But in retrospect it is a microcosm and a time capsule of the burgeoning gay liberation lifestyle and the rock and disco eras.
It's Time: Newsletter of the National Gay Task Force
37 issues of "It's Time: Newsletter of the National Gay Task Force" (1974-83) published by the National Gay Task Force out of New York City. A quality printed newsletter measuring 8-1/2" by 11" (21 issues) or enlarged and expanded measuring 11" by 17" (16 issues), each containing 4 pages (35 issues) or 8 pages (two issues). History and Founding The National Gay Task Force (now the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force) fought, and fights, for the civil rights of all gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender persons in the United States. Founded in October 1973 by Bruce Voeller, Dr. Franklin Kameny (of the Washington, D.C. Mattachine Society), and Dr. Howard Brown, the National Gay Task Force was the country's first national lobbying group for gay and lesbian rights. Bruce Voeller and Jean O'Leary were the first Co-Executive Directors; in 1979 Charles Brydon and Lucia Valeska became Co-Executive Directors; and in 1982 Virginia Apuzzo became the Executive Director of the organization.
In 1973, the National Gay Task Force (NGTF) was influential in changing the American Psychiatric Association's classification of homosexuality as a mental disorder; also in that year, the NGTF successfully lobbied the American Bar Association to be on record in favor of sodomy law repeal; in 1975 the NGTF lobbied for the successful ruling by the United States Civil Service Commission to allow gay people to serve in government employment; in 1975 the NGTF worked on the first gay rights bill submitted to the United States Congress; these are but a few examples of the profound influence and major achievements fought for by this nationwide organization.
Contents Containing articles, legislative news, endorsements, lawsuits filed on behalf of NGTF, conference news, annual awards dinners (the Fund for Human Dignity, the educational arm of NGTF), announcements, resources - packed with historical photographs.
Photographs include: Dr. Howard Brown, Dr. Alfred Freedman (President of the American Psychiatric Association), Dr. Bruce Voeller, Barbara Gittings, Elaine Nobel, Dr. Adrienne Smith, David Susskind, Jean O'Leary, Loretta Lotman, Leonard Matlovich, Jane Rule, Charlotte Bunch, Mary Jo Ritter, Ann Foreman, Dr. Franklin Kameny, Jo Daly, Newt Deiter, Jim Foster, Martin Duberman, Edward Koch, Pete McCloskey, Bella Abzug, Ginny Vida, James Spada, Betty Friedan, Barbara Love, Charles Brydon, Lucia Valeska, Bill Gronwald, Virginia Apuzzo, Bill Beauchamp, Jack Campbell, Charles Silverstein, Tom Burrows, Mayor Marion Barry, Melvin Boozer, David Rothenberg, Jane Chambers, Harvey Fierstein, many, many others.
Headlines and Articles Include: "THE EARTH IS ROUND" ("On April 8, 1974, the American Psychiatric Association determined, by majority vote, that the earth was round") "[Jean] O'LEARY NAMED NATIONAL COORDINATOR" "PA. GAYS AND GOVERNOR FIGHT LEGISLATURE" "NGTF LAUNCHES DRIVE AGAINST JOB BIAS CORPS" "VICTORY WITH JOB CORPS!" "NGTF CONTINUES BATTLE AGAINST SODOMY LAWS" "NGTF ON CAPITOL HILL: An Historic Overview of the Program for Federal Rights Legislation" "DADE COUNTY: A MOVEMENT TURNING POINT" "INS REVIEWS IMMIGRATION-NATURALIZATION POLICY" "NGTF EFFECTS POLICY CHANGE AT CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION" "SUPREME COURT FAILS TO RULE ON GAY TEACHER CASE" "1977: THE YEAR IN REVIEW"
"NATIONAL WOMEN'S CONFERENCE SUPPORTS SEXUAL PREFERENCE" "[Bruce] VOELLER RESIGNS AS NGTF CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR" "NGTF TESTIFIES BEFORE CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION" "BOARD ACTS ON [Washington] D.C. MARCH" "NGTF ENDORSES [Washington] D.C. MARCH: Announces 'Petition the President' Campaign'" "NGTF INTERVENES IN IMMIGRATION HARASSMENT: INS Officers Told to Cease Intimidation" "PETITION PRESENTED AT THE WHITE HOUSE: Document Calls for End to Discrimination against Lesbians and Gay Men" "MEMBERSHIP SURVEY RESULTS: Report Submitted at January Board Meeting" "SURVEY OF PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES: Contenders Respond to NGTF Letter" "NGTF UPDATES AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS" "WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE ON FAMILIES" "NATIONAL NEWS COUNCIL FINDS CBS UNFAIR" "DEFENSE DEPARTMENT ISSUES REVISION OF ANTI-GAY POLICY" "CAMPAIGN AGAINST THE RADICAL RIGHT KICKS OFF WITH 'STOP THE FPA' PRESS CONFERENCE" (Family Protection Act) "NATIONAL COALITION FORMS TO STOP THE 'FAMILY PROTECTION ACT'"
Itemization of Issues 1974 - Vol. 1 #1 (May) 1975 - Vol. 2 #2 (Nov) 1976 - Vol. 2 #5 (Feb), 6, 7, 1976 - Special Issue #1 1976 - Special Issue #2 1977 - Vol. 3 #8 (June-July), 9 (Aug-Sept)
1977 - Vol. 4 #1 (Oct), 2, 3 (Dec) 1978 - Vol. 5 #1 (Jan), 8, 9 (Nov) 1979 - Vol. 6 #2 (Feb), 3 (March-April), 4, 5, 6, 7 (Nov-Dec) 1980 - Vol. 7 #1 (Jan), 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 (Nov-Dec) 1981 - Vol. 8 #1 (Jan-Feb), 2, 4, 5 (Nov-Dec) 1982 - Vol. 9 #3 (June-July), 5 (Nov-Dec) 1983 - Vol. 10 #2 (March-April)
Drummer: Follow Us To Where The Action Is!
September 15, 1972 issue of "Drummer: Follow Us To Where The Action Is!" (Volume 2 #1) published by HELP Incorporated (an organization to fight entrapment and provide legal assistance to gay men) out of Los Angeles, California. John Embry was Editor of the publication and Larry Townsend was President of the organization. A Newsweek-size newsprint magazine containing 48 pages including front and rear covers.
Containing articles, news items, columns, reviews, classifieds, vintage advertisements, and male beefcake photographs. Highlights include:
*cover story "LA HEATS UP; ENTRAPMENT INCREASES: It's Election Time Again";
*cover photograph of Guy (John) Thompson ("Groovy Guy [Contest] Thompson was favorite of everyone except judges");
*special alert "DANGER!" containing information on the locales of vice cop presence ("Hollywood has developed a few new wrinkles: Wilton Place, north of Hollywood Boulevard, is being worked by two or three vice officers, one of whom is dressed in hippie costume complete with long hair, etc. Victims are lured into the alleyway behind the movie theatre");
*short story "A Green Vampire Is A Sometimes Thing" by Larry Townsend;
*full-page ad for "CHARLES PIERCE SUPERSTAR" then performing at the Playhouse in the Valley (with Glenn Elliott and The Living Dolls);
*full-page ad from the Palm Springs gay resort "An Old Friend" (with photo);
*full-page ad for the Gallery Inn Restaurant & Bar in Studio City (with photo: "Wednesday - Don't Miss Our ROMAN ORGY BANQUET with complimentary wine served by our own wine boys");
*historical article "15 Years Ago" by Dal McIntire (Jim Kepner);
*health column "New You!" by "Brad" ("Dear Brad, Is sex good exercise?");
*half-page advertisement for the men's fashion outlet "That Look" (with three photos of hunky men wearing designs by Fritz and entitled "Palm Springs Swingers for '72");
*column "Don't Call It 'Frisco" by Donald McLean;
*full-page ad promoting Raymond (Ray) Todd for 1972 Mr. Groovy Guy, sponsored by Telstar Productions (with photo);
*full-page ad from the male fashion outlet "AH MEN" on Santa Monica Boulevard;
*vintage ads for BJ's on La Cienega ("Go WEST young man!"), The Beachboy on Santa Monica Boulevard ("Happy Hours 6 to 8"), Truck Stop in North Hollywood ("A Place For STUDS & DUDES that Dig 'em"), the Aquarius bathhouse ("You'll Dig Our Friendly Crowd"), Goliath's on Melrose Avenue ("NUDE DANCERS...HOT FILMS"), many others.
October 15, 1972 issue of "Drummer: Follow Us To Where The Action Is!" (Volume 2 #2) published by HELP Incorporated (an organization to fight entrapment and provide legal assistance to gay men) out of Los Angeles, California. John Embry was Editor of the publication and Larry Townsend was President of the organization. A Newsweek-size newsprint magazine containing 36 pages including front and rear covers. Containing articles, news items, columns, reviews, classifieds, vintage advertisements, and plenty of male beefcake photographs. Highlights include:
*cover story "BLACK PIPE RAID TO COST TAXPAYERS AT LEAST $250,000.00"; *news articles, including: "Policeman Fired, 3 Suspended in Beating of Man" ("[Patrick] Ratelle, 31, who said he was not at the [gay] dance, alleged that when he drove his car up behind a police skirmish line and stopped he was dragged from the vehicle and beaten with nightsticks," "Wilshire, Hwd. [Hollywood] Vice Attack" ("On Saturday evening, uniformed officers began a sweep along Hollywood Boulevard, between Highland and Cahuenga, rousting people on the sidewalk and beating some in the course of arrests. The charges were mostly 647(b), prostitution, but when a couple of ACLU members tried to get close enough to see the police badge numbers, they were arrested for 'interfering'"); *excerpt from a statement by Los Angeles Police Chief Ed Davis, in short part: "Homosexuals and their supporters abhor the enforcement of laws which curtail their sexual practices..." *four-page male beefcake photospread from the volume "Before the Hand of Man" by photographer Roy Dean (with nine photos); *delightful two-page spread of gay photo comics (including a Hollywood movie photo of a supine cowboy telling his Indian captor, "WHAT DO YOU MEAN, ROLL OVER?"); *special alert "DANGER! POLICE, PUNKS TEAM UP" containing information on the locales of vice cop presence ("As summer draws to its close, and the cooler winds of winter begin to drive the hordes of tourists from the beaches and other resorts, we find both vice officers and thugs shifting their modes and locations...that damned VENICE PIER is still getting its share of attention. The curious onlooker is in as much jeopardy as the actual participants, so keep away!"); *legal column "It's the Law" by Attorney Vance Gary Prutsman; *column "Footnotes on the Passing Scene" by Larry Townsend ("In a great many vice arrests, the officers know they stand little chance of obtaining a conviction if the defendant chooses, or can afford, to fight. They don't really care. By simply making the arrest they have accomplished a large portion of their objective. Nine times out of ten, the arrestee will 'cop out' rather than try to defend himself. This gives the officer a 90% record of arrests vs. convictions"); *social column out of San Francisco entitled "Don't Call It 'Frisco" by Donald McLean; *fabulous vintage advertisements from the Tom Kat Male Theatre, Victor Hugo's, the Truck Stop, the Hollywood Music Center on Melrose (with two male beefcake photos), Rho Delta Press (Roy Dean), the Brass Rail, Dave Sands Photography (with two shots of hunky John Thompson), many others; *much, much more.
November 15, 1972 issue of "Drummer: Follow Us To Where The Action Is!" (Volume 2 #3) published by HELP Incorporated (an organization to fight entrapment and provide legal assistance to gay men) out of Los Angeles, California. John Embry was Editor of the publication and Larry Townsend was President of the organization. A Newsweek-size newsprint magazine containing 48 pages including front and rear covers. Highlights include:
*news article "GAY MARCHERS" (with three photos from the November 4th candlelight march through the heart of Hollywood sponsored by the Gay Community Alliance); *two-page beefcake photospread entitled "Wonderful WORLD of SPORTS" (with photographs of Joe Namath, Burt Reynolds, Jon Voight, Jerome Barkum, Mark Spitz); *short story "Ain't No Way, Man" by Buzz McKinley ("There was something about his swaggering, swinging six foot two frame that set him apart from all the others in the bar"); *announcement "HELP Center Officially Opens" (with remarks delivered by HELP President Larry Townsend on the November 10, 1972 opening); *alert column "DANGER!" regarding news of vice presence and entrapment activities throughout Los Angeles ("Let's start this month with a word about TRUCK STOPS. We have previously noted that the truck stops in south-central Los Angeles are being closely watched by officers of the LAPD"); *news item "LAST MINUTE FLASH! MASSIVE POLICE RAID ON UNIVERSAL BALL" ("An Army of uniformed and secret police descended on the Universal Ball, held at the Roger Young Center on November 20, arresting nine persons on charges of lewd conduct and prostitution"); *two full-page photographs of hunky model John Thompson wearing fashions from the James Martyn collection; *article "How To Swim In Nine Easy Lessons, or Nine Ways To Avoid Drowning" (with photographs); *full-page review of Fred Halsted's "LA PLAYS ITSELF" (with four photos); *full-page ad for AH MEN (with photos of Jim Cassidy and Colt Model Stoner); *rear page ad for the Gallery Inn (with group shot of John Thompson and Jim Cassidy.)
December 15, 1972 issue of "Drummer: Follow Us To Where The Action Is!" (Volume 2 #4) published by HELP Incorporated (an organization to fight entrapment and provide legal assistance to gay men) out of Los Angeles, California. A Newsweek-size newsprint magazine containing 48 pages including front and rear covers. Containing articles, news items, columns, reviews, classifieds, vintage advertisements, and plenty of male beefcake photographs. Highlights include:
*cover man Kelway Pollock photographed by Dave Sands (an interior advertisement features another shot of Kelway Pollock, and one of John Thompson); *one photo each of "Groovy Guy Jimmy Hughes and Reyna [who] were King & Queen of the Universe at the spectacular but ill-fated Universal Ball" (see news article below re "Innocent Nine Defense"); *full-page ad for the upcoming Queen of Hearts Ball (sponsored by Emperor Luigi and Associates); *two-page photospread from Jim French's - Rip Colt - volume of "MAN" (with four photos); *news articles, including: "Nixon Court Nixs NUDES," "BLACK PIPE PROGRESS: Black Pipe 21 Cases Continued....Again," "Innocent Nine Defense To Be Costly" ("Following the arrests of nine persons at the Universal Ball, November 20th, at the Rodger Young Auditorium, representatives from most of the local gay organizations met with the victims for a 'war council rally' at the H.E.L.P. Center, Monday evening, November 27th"). *special alert "DANGER!" providing the locales of vice cop presence ("It has come to our attention that there is a time-honored custom among T-room queens to gather in their local johns on Christmas Eve, feeling secure in the knowledge that The Man is not on duty. Jesus wept! One of these years they're going to make the St. Bartholemew's Day massacre look like a picnic!"); *full-page advertisement for the upcoming H.E.L.P. Annual Christmas Dance; *article on the newly-organized Gay Students Council of Southern California (GSC); *advice column "The Shrink Line" by Newton E. Deiter ("To Carl, Pasadena: No, you can't, and devices advertised for increasing penis size are an expensive ripoff. Save your money"); *gay news column "Angles on the News" by Jim Kepner (pioneer homophile activist); *1/3 page advertisement from Ah Men Shop for Men; *gay history column "15 Years Ago" by "Dal McIntire" (Jim Kepner: "Mini-physique mag Vim sniffed snidely when Physique Pictorial - first male photo mag to shed the pretense that it exists solely to encourage muscle-building - editorially saluted its 'Sister Magazine Strength and Health, on her Twenty-Fifth Anniversary.' Lauding S&H as one of the first magazines to carry beautiful pictures of semi-nude males, and for its longtime 'Strength and Health Leaguer's column' which 'allowed lonely bodybuilders and others to form fruitful friendships,' PP recalled that during the war years, the Leaguers' column carried 'blanket invitations from members who would open their homes to servicemen'"); *article "Gays Are Born, Not Made" by Dr. Paul Roberts; | |||