The Community of the Love of Christ (Evangelical Catholic). San Francisco: The Community of the Love of Christ, 1971. 78, [2], 12 pp. Illustrated. Stiff orange wraps with black plastic spiral comb. Inscribed on front cover by Michael-Francis Itkin to Gavin Arthur.

Book of prayers and litanies for The Community of the Love of Christ, an evangelical catholic "Ecumenical Order for Christian Renewal." Compiled by radical San Francisco Bishop Michael-Francis Itkin, an early figure in the "gay church" movement, gay liberation activist, and psychonaut. Inscribed on front cover by Itkin to Gavin Arthur (1901-1972), sexologist and astrologer, as well as grandson and last living relative of US president Chester A. Arthur. Arthur was a noted part of the gay liberation scene in San Francisco and also a friend of beats, including Allen Ginsburg and Neal Cassady (with whom he was said to have had a fling.) His 1962 work, The Circle of Sex, was an attempt to analyze sexuality using the zodiacal wheel.

No copies located in OCLC. Overall, a beautiful early gay lib association copy. (324)

6x4". Slight toning. "LH" in bottom left corner indicating artist.

Dr. Arnold Heymann (1881-1936/9) was a German-Jewish urologist, noted by Magnus Hirschfeld for his study of a 17 year old high school student who possessed external genitals but, after experiencing period-like symptoms along with bleeding, was later found to also possess internal female organs.

The bookplate features two figures, one female, one with a more masculine build, both in women's clothing. Behind them, an ibis and a female chimpanzee look into a mirrorball, while a peacock looks on aloofly. There's a lot to unpack here. Overall, a gorgeous, gender-bending art deco book plate. (323)

Columbus, Ohio: 1911. 8x10". Some light wear and soiling to edges. Signed on the back "Columbus, OH 7/29/11 / To my best pal [?] Tom Kuma / Sincerely, Don. W. Plair"

Striking portrait of a man (Donald W. Plair) in full wig, make-up, jewelry, and women's clothing. Signed on the back and dated 1911. (321)

San Francisco: n.d. 1 sheet folded into 1/8ths. Toning and wear to page, small tear in folds, overall very good.

A list of class offerings for Lavender U. Started in 1974, Lavender U was “A University for Gay Women and Gay Men” in San Francisco. Classes ranged from literature (“A Rose is a rose is a rose”) to astrology (“Astrology: a living language”) to BDSM (“Power and permission”) and included courses n jewelry making, bridge, and overcoming shyness. Sign me up. (322)

[Daughters of Bilitis]. c.1960. 4 typewritten pages, possibly a copy. Corner stapled. Some edgewear, light toning and foxing, overall very good.

A typed statement, "Why the Lesbian," intended to serve as an introduction to a panel discussion, likely held at the First National Convention of the Daughters of Bilitis. It is broken into four sections, each with a statement regarding possible "causes" of homosexuality, based on responses to a 4 page questionnaire The Ladder had sent to readers in June 1958. The results of the questionnaire, which had 157 respondents, were published in the September 1959 issue. The responses in this typed statement were not published in this issue and appear to only have circulated at the Convention, making this an uncommon surviving artifact of the DOB. (309)

[Lavender & Red Union, The]. Los Angeles: The Lavender and Red Union, 1976. 72 pp. Pictorial wraps. Some edge wear and bumped corners, else near fine.

Published by the Lavender & Red Union, a Marxist-Leninist (at the time) gay liberation activist group based in Los Angeles. Includes manifestos (obvs), a look at communism and gay life internationally, and the evergreen reminder that, if you're really serious about socialism, you've got to support sex workers rights too. (314)

Dunn, Ian ed. Edinburgh: Gay Scotland, 1984. 42 pp. Pictorial wraps. Some edgewear and toning.

News from Gay Scotland. Transvestism. Was Edward II gay (and do we want him to be?) Lesbian mothers. Books, books, books! (315) $45.00

Lyon, Phyllis, ed. San Francisco: The Daughters of Bilitis, Inc., 1960. 26 pp. Pictorial yellow staplebound wraps. Slight fold to attached card, otherwise near fine.

The first nationally distributed lesbian publication in the United States. Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon, along with others, founded the Daughters of Bilitis in 1955 as a means of social organizing and information sharing among lesbians who, at the time, were largely without such resources. They billed themselves as "A Woman's Organization for the purpose of Promoting the Integration of the Homosexual into Society." The Ladder, the primarily publication of the DOB, ran from 1955 until 1972. (306)

Lyon, Phyllis, ed. San Francisco: The Daughters of Bilitis, Inc., 1960. 26 pp. Pictorial staplebound wraps. Some edge wear, light foxing to back cover, overall near fine.

The first nationally distributed lesbian publication in the United States. Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon, along with others, founded the Daughters of Bilitis in 1955 as a means of social organizing and information sharing among lesbians who, at the time, were largely without such resources. They billed themselves as "A Woman's Organization for the purpose of Promoting the Integration of the Homosexual into Society." The Ladder, the primarily publication of the DOB, ran from 1955 until 1972. (307)

Lyon, Phyllis, ed. San Francisco: The Daughters of Bilitis, Inc., 1960. 26 pp. Pictorial staplebound wraps. Some soiling to covers, overall very good.

The first nationally distributed lesbian publication in the United States. Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon, along with others, founded the Daughters of Bilitis in 1955 as a means of social organizing and information sharing among lesbians who, at the time, were largely without such resources. They billed themselves as "A Woman's Organization for the purpose of Promoting the Integration of the Homosexual into Society." The Ladder, the primarily publication of the DOB, ran from 1955 until 1972. (308)