College of Charleston vertical file on "The Gay Liberator"
Collection Overview
The collection consists of three copies of The Gay Liberator published between May and November 1972. These issues feature reports on local, national, and international events of interest to the gay and lesbian community. They also include book reviews, short fiction, classifieds, and personal ads. There are also advertisements for other gay and lesbian publications, subscription details, and activity listings.
Dates
- Creation: 1972
Creator
- College of Charleston. Library (Compiler, Organization)
Language of Material
Materials in English.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
Copyright Notice
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Historical Note
The Gay Liberator was an underground newspaper published in Detroit by Pansy Press, an independent gay media collective. The publication ran from 1970 until 1976. It published news articles (national and international) from within the gay and lesbian community. Volumes also contained book reviews, poetry, interviews, short fiction, classifieds, personals, and advertisements for gay- and lesbian-friendly bars and restaurants.
Extent
1 folder (3 items) : 28 leaves ; 30 cm.
Geographic
Topical
- Gay liberation movement -- Michigan -- Detroit -- Newspapers
- Gay press publications -- Michigan -- Detroit -- Newspapers
- Homosexuality -- Michigan -- Detroit -- Newspapers
- Lesbianism -- Michigan -- Detroit -- Newspapers
- Protest literature, American -- Periodicals
- Underground press publications -- Michigan -- Detroit -- Newspapers
- Title
- Inventory of the College of Charleston vertical file on "The Gay Liberator," 1972
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by: Special Collections staff; finding aid created by: Special Collections staff
- Description rules
- Dacs
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository
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