homosexual viewpoint (4 resultados)

[LGBTQ] [Gay Liberation and Activism] ONE, Inc. (publisher). ONE Confidential (1964 to 1965) documents internal communication within one of the earliest organized gay rights groups in the United States and provides direct evidence of homophile movement discourse prior to Stonewall Uprising. Issued as a members only supplement to ONE Magazine, the publication records debates over legal strategy, public visibility, and community identity at a time when homosexuality remained criminalized and heavily censored in American society. Produced by ONE, Inc., the newsletter supports research into early LGBTQ organizational structures, print networks, and the development of collective identity within restricted communication channels. ONE Confidential. Los Angeles: ONE, Inc., 1964 to 1965. Archive of four issues: February 1964 (Vol. IX, No. 2), April 1964 (Vol. IX, No. 4), November 1964 (Vol. IX, No. 11), and January 1965 (Vol. X, No. 1). Staple bound newsletters issued under the tagline "the homophile world today," each containing approximately fifteen pages of editorial content, correspondence, and organizational updates circulated among subscribers. The February 1964 issue includes discussion of legal challenges surrounding ONE Magazine and obscenity rulings, while the April 1964 issue presents a personal narrative addressing the process of self identification and disclosure. The November 1964 issue examines divisions within the movement concerning activism and discretion, and the January 1965 issue outlines organizational priorities and evolving relationships between leadership and readership. These issues were produced during a formative phase of the homophile movement, when groups such as ONE, Inc. developed strategies for navigating censorship, policing, and social stigma while building national networks through print. The publication's restricted circulation distinguishes it from public facing periodicals, preserving candid exchanges on identity, law, and strategy that illuminate internal tensions within early LGBTQ activism. Light toning and minor creasing with secure bindings and clean interiors. Overall very good condition. A focused documentary record of pre Stonewall LGBTQ organizational thought, communication, and community formation.

Tangents Magazine issues published between 1966 and 1969 document the intellectual and organizational discourse of the homophile movement in the United States during the years immediately preceding gay liberation. Produced by members of the editorial community associated with ONE, Inc., one of the earliest American organizations devoted to the study and publication of material on homosexuality, the magazine functioned as a forum for essays, commentary, poetry, and analysis addressing identity, social discrimination, and cultural life. Emerging after the 1965 transition of ONE: The Homosexual Viewpoint into Tangents following internal editorial disagreements, the publication reflects shifting strategies within mid-century LGBTQ advocacy, including debates over assimilation, visibility, and political engagement. Issues from this period capture the language and arguments circulating among writers and activists at a time when open discussion of homosexuality remained largely excluded from mainstream media. Tangents Magazine. Hollywood, California: The Tangent Group, 1966-1969. Archive of seven issues. Group includes: March 1966 (Vol. 1, No. 6); June 1966 (Vol. 1, No. 9); August 1966 (Vol. 1, No. 11); September 1966 (Vol. 2, No. 12); October 1966 (Vol. 2, No. 1); January 1967 (Vol. 2, No. 4); and August-September 1969 (Vol. 3, No. 11-12). Each issue issued in color illustrated wrappers, measuring approximately 8.5 x 5.5 inches. Contents across the archive include essays on gay identity, social and legal discrimination, literary and cultural criticism, and community-oriented commentary. The August-September 1969 issue includes the statement, "Homosexuality is a natural style of life. Homosexuals are making large contributions to our society but history books and the press ignore it," articulating a critique of cultural erasure that aligns with broader shifts toward visibility and rights-based discourse at the close of the decade. These issues were produced during a transitional moment in LGBTQ history, as homophile organizations expanded their reach while new forms of activism began to emerge. The proximity of the final issue in this group to the events of 1969 situates the archive at the threshold of the gay liberation movement, preserving the intellectual groundwork that informed later political organizing. Publications such as Tangents circulated through subscription networks and community distribution, shaping a shared discourse among readers dispersed across the United States. Light handling wear to wrappers; interiors clean and well preserved; overall very good condition. The archive provides a focused record of early LGBTQ periodical publishing and supports research into homophile thought, print culture, and the origins of modern gay rights activism.

[LGBTQ] Nine issues of Homophile Studies, published by ONE Institute of Homophile Studies, Los Angeles, 1959-1964, document early academic inquiry into homosexuality during the homophile movement prior to Stonewall. ONE, Inc., founded in 1952, became one of the earliest sustained LGBTQ publishing institutions in the United States. The journal reflects efforts to legitimize homosexuality through social science research, historical analysis, biblical interpretation, and international reporting at a time when homosexuality remained criminalized in most jurisdictions. Homophile Studies. Los Angeles: ONE, Inc., 1959-1964. Staplebound with paper wrappers. ONE, Inc. is the oldest active LGBTQ organization in the United States. The organization was founded in 1952 to publish ONE Magazine, one of the first widely circulated publications for an LGBT audience in the US. ONE, Inc. founded ONE Institute in 1956 to provide education resources, including classes, conferences and a quarterly academic journal of "Homophile Studies". Included in this archive are: [1] Issue 5, Vol. 2 No. 2 (Spring 1959) [2] Issue 10, Vol. 3 No. 3 (Summer 1960) [3] Issue 11, Vol. 3 No. 4 (Fall 1960) [4] Issue 12, Vol. 4 No. 1 (Winter 1961) [5] Issue 14, Vol. 4 No. 3 (Summer 1961) [6] Issue 15, Vol. 4 No. 4 (Fall 1961) [7] Issue 16, Vol. 5 No. 1 (Winter 1962) [8] Issue 18, Vol. 6 No. 1-2 (Winter-Spring 1963) [9] Issue 20, Vol. 7 No. 1-2 (Winter-Spring 1964). Includes articles on the research of Albert Ellis, Magnus Hirschfeld, and William Alexander Hammond, as well as reports on homosexuality in France, the UK, and among Native Americans, obscenity trials, cruising, homosexuality in the Bible, and more. All issues generally clean, bright, and holding tightly with some minor foxing to edges. Overall very good condition. Nine issues of one of America's earliest academic journals focusing of LGBTQ studies in the mid-20th century.

Archive of two issues of One Institute Quarterly: Homophile Studies, a pioneering publication in early LGBTQ+ academic discourse, issued by the ONE Institute of Homophile Studies in Los Angeles. This set includes [1] Issue 17, Vol. 5, Nos. 2-4 (Spring, Summer, Fall 1962) and [2] Issue 20, Vol. 7, Nos. 1-2 (Winter, Spring 1964). Edited by W. Dorr Legg, a key figure in American homophile activism. These journals represent some of the earliest attempts to construct a formal scholarly field around homosexuality-an effort that laid the groundwork for the later development of gay and lesbian studies and queer theory. Issue 17 features translated and original work on topics such as "Adaptation Treatment of Homosexuals" by Magnus Hirschfeld, the foundational German sexologist whose work was destroyed by the Nazis; "The Greek Cult" by J.P. Starr, reflecting on classical homoerotic traditions; and Legg's own "The Sociology of Homosexuality," drawn from lectures given at ONE Institute since 1955. Issue 20 includes "What's Ahead for Homo" by D.B. Vest, an anthropological projection of evolutionary trends in sexuality, and "The Hermaphroditic Art" by Brian Jennings, analyzing the role of the homosexual composer in music history. These issues reflect a transitional moment between mid-century scientific, psychoanalytic, and classical humanist framings of homosexuality, and a nascent assertion of homophile identity as worthy of intellectual exploration and social legitimacy. Overall very good condition. A critical archive from the pre-Stonewall homophile movement, these journals document early efforts to legitimize same-sex desire and identity through academic scholarship and cultural reclamation-indispensable for researchers in LGBTQ+ history.