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Houston
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This section of this site will feature downloadable and searchable PDF files of selected early gay & lesbian publications, mostly from Houston, but including some statewide ones. This is by no means all of the ones that existed, just the ones to which I had access, and all are rare and interesting. If you can provide other issues of these and similar publications for scanning purposes, please contact me. I am displaying these in roughly year order. Access to these publications is courtesy of Gulf Coast Archive & Museum and The Botts Collection. A listing of some early Houston GLBT publications (a work in progress) can be found at this link. |
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Albatross,
1965 - 1968 (?)
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Albatross |
Volume 1-1, 8/18/65, PDF |
 Volume 1-2, 10/1/65, PDF |
Volume 1-3, 12/4/65, PDF |
Volume 2-1, 5/4/66, PDF |
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Oddly, issues from 1968 were labeled as Volume 1 instead of Volume 3 ; perhaps due to change to a quarterly schedule. Not sure how long this was published |
Volume
1-1, 3/68,
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Volume 1-2, Sum-68, PDF |
Volume 1-3, Fall-68, PDF |
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Scans of all issues of
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Nuntius,
1970 - 1976
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Citizen's
News
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Nuntius
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Citizens
News was a San Francisco quite amateur publication run solely by
Guy Strait, somehow in business from 1964-67. He must have had some
connection to Texas as he often reported on local news, including Houston
bar ads. I have skimmed the entire run's relevant pages |
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Gayboy,
1970-1972
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Gayboy was issued by Anaco Publishing, Houston and Ray Houston (of K&R Studios) was Editor and Mike Anthony was Associate Editor. After #3 Joe Anthony became Editor. I know of six issues, #1 in 1970, #2 to #5 in 1971, and #6 in 1972. (48-60 pages). Vol 1 PDF,
Vol 2 PDF,
Vol 3 PDF |
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David
1970-1972
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Space
City! 1969-1972
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Texas
Monthly, April 1973
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Space City! An Underground newspaper with plenty of gay coverage, especially of the Gay Liberation Front, active in those years. See all copies at This Link and, I've compiled the most relevant clippings Here |
TXM
04/73 PDF Plus, link to a 2013 article remembering Montrose
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Our
Community, Dallas, 1971-1972
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Our Community With Issue #12, 1972 it merged with the Houston pub The Nuntius, which would last through 1974. Around 12 pages. No staff names were given until Issue #8 when Steve Jonsson was listed as Editor. |
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Issue #3, May 1971, PDF |
Issue #8, Oct 1971, PDF |
Issue #9, Nov 1971, PDF |
Issue #11, Jan 1972, PDF |
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Texas
Gay Conference Programs, 1974-1982
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The TGC was formed in late 1973 and was held annually through 1982, rotating in different cities around the state to organize political activism. Conferences featured national speakers. At right are programs plus other correspondence. |
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Programs + Notes TGC-I-06/21/74, PDF TCC-II & III-06/75-76, PDF TGC-IV-6/18/77, PDF TGC-V-6/9/78, PDF TGC-VI-8/17/79, PDF TGC-VII-10/17/80, PDF TGC-VIII-9/4/81, PDF TGC-IX-9/3/82, PDF see Link for more |
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Southwest
Courier, 1977
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Southwest
Courier Houston
publication that extended to at least three issues. These copies are
not dated but from contents they are Jan & Feb 1977. Edited by
Jerry Bird. Content striving for broad appeal, Per Mr Bird, it ran
for 11-12 issues. Volume
1-1, 1/77, PDF |
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LXIX,
1978
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LXIX for issues
with an * |
Volume
1-1 |
Volume
1-2 |
Volume
1-3 |
Volume
1-4* |
Volume
1-5* |
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Volume
1-6* |
Volume
1-7 |
Volume
1-8 |
Volume
1-9* |
Volume
1-10* |
Volume
1-11* |
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not
known if |
Volume
1-13 |
Volume
1-14*
5/6/78, PDF |
Volume
1-15*
5/11/78, PDF |
Volume
1-16* |
Volume
1-17* |
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Volume
1-18 |
Volume
1-19 |
Volume
1-20 |
Volume
1-21* |
Volume
1-22* |
Volume
1-23* |
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Midnight
Rider, 1980
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Midnight Rider Another
short-run magazine, published by Ron Martin, lasting yes, it was not a high quality publication their "dating" was not precise for June, and the second 5/14 issue was probably for 5/30 |
Vol 1-1, 4/30/80, PDF |
Vol 1-2*, 5/14/80, PDF |
Vol 1-3*, 5/14/80, PDF |
Vol 1-5*, ~6/13/80, PDF |
Vol 1-10, 7/11/80, PDF |
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Vol 1-4, 5/30/80, PDF |
Vol 1-6*, ~6/80, PDF |
Vol 1-7*, ~6/80, PDF |
Vol 1-8, ~6/80, PDF |
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Vol 1-9, 7/4/80, PDF |
Vol 1-12*, 7/25/80, PDF |
Vol 1-14, 8/8/80, PDF |
Vol 1-16, 8/22/80, PDF |
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Vol 1-11, 7/18/80, PDF |
Vol 1-13*, 8/1/80, PDF |
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Volume 1-17, 8/29/80, PDF |
Volume 1-18, 9/5/80, PDF |
Scans
marked * with
issue 1-18, |
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Pegasus,
1980
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Pegasus Sequel
to Midnight Rider, started in Sept 1980 by Jim Flock, former owner of
the club Silver Bullet (destroyed by arson in 1978); 6 issues
known, |
Vol 1-1, 9/19/80, PDF |
Vol 1-2, 9/26/80, PDF |
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Vol 1-5, 10/24/80, PDF |
Vol 1-6, 10/31/80, PDF |
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Club
Scene Magazine, 1981-1984
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Club Scene Magazine Slim
publication (5 1/2 x 8 1/2") by Jerry Zagst, begun in October 1981
to "inform the clubs of the U.S. of what the Houston clubs were
doing." Existed at least through March 1984. Editor was Paul Theall,
and then Gerry Webster. Very leather oriented, and negligent in giving
volume #s and release dates. |
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Aug 1982, PDF |
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#7,
Sep 1982, PDF |
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#10, Apr 1983, PDF |
#11, Jun/Jul 1983, PDF
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#12, Aug/Sep 1983, PDF |
#13, Oct/Nov 1983, PDF
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Insight,
1980-81
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Insight A small (4" x 7") quite amateur pub, Sheri Cohen Editor; fairly serious material, like Texas Gay Conference VIII Vol 1,
Issues 1-4, |
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First issues listed as published by Lambda Press, and later ones by Insight Publishers. Some issues had up to 30 pages. Unknown if any issues were published after Volume 2-2. The Editor was likely the same Sheri Cohen Darbonne who edited LXIX and the Voice and was Pride Grand Marshal in 1992 |
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Texas
Silver Dollar Times, 1982
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Texas
Observer, 1993
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Houston
Pride 1985
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Published by RW Martin & Ron Mayhew, this was a very, Very slick magazine...slick paper, slick look, although other than the tux cover shot, the content was not all that different from its competitors. (8 1/2' x 11") Volume
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Texas Observer Established
in 1954, this straight newspaper devoted most of its issue for May 21,
1993 to objectively portraying gay issues in the state. With articles
by Annise Parker, Connie Moore & Debra Hunt, Juan Palermo, Ralph
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Houston Pride A
short-lived newspaper published by William Marberry, with the controversial
Gregg Russell as Editor. I have only seen the two issues at right for
May 10th and 17th, 1985. Size was 11x15, 8 pages. How long did it last?
It was not affiliated with the Pride Organization. |
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Maleman,
1990+
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Maleman Funzine At
first a rather crudely done publication
calling itself an "All Fun Fag Rag," starting in 1990, and
published by Blueboy Inc.
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Vol
4-9, 10/93, PDF |
Issue
?, 4/95, PDF |
8"x9"
issues |
11"x13"
issues
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Houston
Gay & Lesbian Yellow Pages (HGLYP) 1991+
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Gay
& Lesbian Rainbow Pages, 2004-2014
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1991-92
Edition, PDF Last edition was in 2019. |
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Houston
Press
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Twelve
Fighting Years - B. Remmington
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Houston Press (since 1988) is an "alternative" newspaper, rather than a "gay" one, but often had excellent LGBT coverage, such as the extensive features in the issue shown. (Gay content only scanned) Vol 5-25, 6/24/93, PDF Below, critiques of local gay press |
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While
working for his degree at the University of Houston, Bruce Remmington
presented in 1983 an excellent college thesis covering Houston gay and
lesbian political and social life. Introduction PDF 166 pages total |
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A
1993 review of the gay press
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