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Detroit: Pansy Press, 1972. An issue of this Detroit-based gay liberation newspaper. The highlight of this issue is the centerfold "Homosexuals Guide to Detroit: Perils and Pleasures." Other content includes articles on Stonewall & various aspects of the gay liberation movement; the first of a two-part series on being gay in prison; a crossword puzzle; poetry, fiction, artwork, underground comix, personals, and a directory. Side-folding tabloid format printed in red and black on newsprint, [20] p., illus. Toning to newsprint, else near fine.

Quiver, 2012-09-15. paperback. Used: Good.

[LGBTQ] Gay Liberator 1973 Newspaper: Gays in Prison No. 23. Detroit: Gay Liberator, Inc./Pansy Press, 1973. Newspaper measures 11" x 15.5" and is 20 pages. January 1973 (No. 23). The first gay newspaper in Michigan, the Gay Liberator was published on a monthly/bimonthly basis from 1970-1976 and features opinion essays, poetry, articles of reportage, letters to the editor, political commentary, and gay interest historical pieces. This issue features a special section titled "Prison and Homosexuality" which dives into the treatment of Gay Prisoners and work being done by the Prisoners' Labor Union to achieve equality. Additional sections discuss transgender identity "Transvestism", gay chefs "Gay Chef Grilled", gay Community Resources throughout Michigan,"Who What When Where" and additional artwork and advertisements for gay clubs and other gay culture including "Roger's Roost" and "Gay Male Theater" at the Wood-Six Twin Theatre. Cover is separating from wear, but is still attached. Pages are clean and… Read More

[SLAVERY & ABOLITION] The Liberator. 4 pages. Vol. XV, No 52. Boston, 26 December 1845. 18" x 24." The newspaper's mission statement is printed adjacent to the headline, stating: "Slave-holders, Slave-traders, and Slave-drivers are to be placed on the same level of infamy, and in the same fiendish category, as kidnappers and menstealers, a race of monsters unparalleled in their assumption of power. Header illustration features white enslavers selling "slaves, horses & other cattle" at auction, while a group of African Americans stand nearby with their heads down. As the image continues toward the right, an Emancipation sign is shown overhead, while free Black men celebrate and wave flags. This Issue of abolitionist newspaper which features a column by Henry C. Wright about his time spent in Germany. Wright was a radical antislavery activist, controversial at the time for his staunch support of feminism and liberationist efforts. Also included in the newspaper is an op-ed with the headline, "The Black… Read More

[SLAVERY & ABOLITION] The Liberator Extra: Our Foreign Relations, featuring a printing of Charles Sumner's 1863 speech. Boston, 10 September 1863. 4 pages. 21" x 16." The Liberator ran between 1831 and 1865 with the purpose of spreading anti-slavery sentiment and propagating the abolitionist cause. It was the most widely circulated liberationist newspaper during the Civil War and antebellum period. Famously, The Liberator denounced the Constitution, a controversial decision which resulted in an eventual split between Frederick Douglass and the newspaper's white founder William Lloyd Garrison. Reprinted in this particular issue is Senator Charles Sumner's speech, which was given at the Cooper Institute in New York City. In it, Sumner addresses the impending foreign relations crisis and denounces any new power with slavery as its cornerstone. He states: "The mistaken sympathy for which Foreign powers now bestow upon slavery...under the plausible name of neutrality... will be worse for them than us. For… Read More

[LGBTQ] Gay Liberator 1970s Newspaper Archive of 5 Newspapers. Detroit: Gay Liberator, Inc./Pansy Press, 1972-75. Pictorial wrappers. Each newspaper measures 11" x 15.5" and are about 20 pages total. This archive includes: July 1972 (No. 19), Jan. 1973 (Vol. 1, No. 23), June 1974 (Vol. 1, No. 38), Feb-Mar. 1975 (Vol. 1, No. 43), Spring 1976 (Vol. 1, No. 48). The first gay newspaper in Michigan, the Gay Liberator was published on a monthly/bimonthly basis from 1970-1976 and features opinion essays, poetry, articles of reportage, letters to the editor, political commentary, and gay interest historical pieces. Each paper includes a classified section, which was used by those seeking romantic connection. Topics covered within the newspapers range from "Conference conflicts", "Lesbian art", "Genetics", "Gay pride supplement", being gay in prison, and the Stonewall. A comprehensive look into gay life in Michigan, this archive is in very good condition.