John Preston Editor , David B Goodstein Publisher and Liberation Publications, Inc (3 results)

Newspaper. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Offered is Issue No. 167 (July 2, 1975) of The Advocate: Touching Your Lifestyle edited by John Preston and published by David B. Goodstein and Liberation Publications, Inc. out of San Mateo, California. A large newsprint magazine containing 48 pages including front and rear covers (this copy missing the laid-in classified ads). Containing news, articles, columns, profiles, photos, and vintage advertisements, contents include: news item "New Mexico Scraps Sodomy Penalties"; article "A Warped Scenario Behind Marriage Bill" by Patty Prado Duke (on House Bill 2024 which stipulates that "Marriage between persons of the same sex is prohibited and void"); one-third-page ad for the Gold Coast (Chicago); full-page ad for The Whitman-Radclyffe Foundation (with photo: "Meet the chairman of the board, your clergyman, the mechanic, your favorite actress, and maybe your son or your daughter. They all live in a closet"); Advocate Special Report: Gay People and the Military (articles include "A Question of Banners"; "How to Get Help"; "A Perfect Test Case" - on Leonard Matlovich, with his photo; "How Uncle Sam Brought Me Out"; "The Enemy Sleeps in the Next Bunk"; "It's as Old as the Greeks"; "Honor Platoon WACs Fighting Discharge" - on Debbie Watson and Barbara Randolph, with their photos); one-third page photo of the Cycle Sluts; entertainment article "Linda Hopkins in 'Me and Bessie [Smith]'" (with five portrait photos of Linda Hopkins); full-page "A Div-oon Party!" (with five photos by Dennis Forbes, four of Divine); article "Christopher Street" by Arnie Kantrowitz (with six photos by James Solheim); profile "A Luxurious Position" (on Ann Elwell, with her photo); splendid two page photospread entitled "Karen Becker's Very Personal Journal" (with five photos).

Newspaper. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Offered is Issue No. 177 (November 19, 1975) of The Advocate: Touching Your Lifestyle edited by John Preston and published by David B. Goodstein and Liberation Publications, Inc. out of San Mateo, California. A large newsprint magazine containing 48 pages including front and rear covers (this copy missing the laid-in classified ads). Containing news, articles, columns, profiles, photos, and vintage advertisements, contents include: full-page ad for Club Houston/Club Dallas ("In Texas, it's the Club Bath [Bathhouse] chain!"); news article "Discoveries at The Federal Conference: Pledges of Unity Support for Women's Rights" (on the conference "Federal Government and Gays" sponsored by GAA, the Gay Activists Alliance, with photos of Martin Duberman and Dolores Noll); new article The Government Backs Out of Gay Citizen Fight by Randy Shilts ("A United States District Court recently ruled that a gay New Zealander [Paul Brodie] could not be denied naturalization as an American citizen merely because of his sexual orientation"); news article "Gay Cops: An Issue Getting Attention Nation-Wide" by George Mendenhall; article "Gay Liberation in Spain: Struggle and Secrecy - For a Better Future" by Mark Thompson; full-page ad for the Midtowne Spa in Los Angeles (with illustration: "The One Picture That Says It All"); cover feature "You ski Utah, Colorado, New England, The Northwest, The Sierras, & The Alps - But can you ski gay?" (with articles on each); article "Dallas Weekend" by George DeWoody (with seven photos); article "Jockwatching" by Arnie Kantrowitz; Interview - "Director Sidney Lumet Talks About 'Dog Day Afternoon'" (with his photo).

Newspaper. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Offered is Issue No. 175 (October 22, 1975) of The Advocate: Touching Your Lifestyle edited by John Preston and published by David B. Goodstein and Liberation Publications, Inc. out of San Mateo, California. A large newsprint magazine containing 56 pages including front and rear covers (this copy missing the laid-in classified ads). Containing news, articles, columns, profiles, photos, and vintage advertisements, contents include: full-page ad for The Club Toronto ("A member of The Club Bath [Bathhouse] Chain"); full-page ad for Ripples in Long Beach ("First Anniversary Celebration"); article "Future of Gay Rights? The Emerging Gay Middle-Class" by Randy Shilts; one-third page ad for the 1976 Colt Calendar (with four photos); cover story "Gay People Make Babies, Too! - A Special Report on Homosexual Parents" (contents include Introduction by Randy Shilts; "Sandy [Sandra Schuster] & Madeline [Isaacson]: Lovers with a House Full of Kids" by Randy Shilts - with their photo; splendid centerfold photospread "Lesbian Mother: A Photo Album by Karen Becker" with seven photos; half-page "G.F.U.: A Solution for Some" [Gay Fathers Unlimited]; "Do I Want a Child?" by Arnie Kantrowitz); full-page ad for Warehouse Pier 51 in New York ("Cruising - Boozing - Whatever - For the Natural Man"); special section "New York - East Side, West Side, All Around - It's a Nice Place to Visit, but Why the Hell Live There?" (with articles by George Whitmore, Vito Russo - who writes on The Village - Arnie Kantrowitz, and Joe Parisi); full-page ad for The Barracks in Toronto and New York.