Larsen Arnell (2 results)

Wraps. Condition: Near Fine. 5-1/2 x 8-1/2" stapled wraps printed in black and white, [32] pages. A little creasing and rubbing, but overall a bright fine copy. The seventh anniversary edition of the first U.S. pro-gay publication, issued by ONE, Inc., an early gay-rights organization (itself an offshoot of the Mattachine Society), notable for admitting women as well as men into its ranks. Cover by Dawn Frederic (illustrator).…

Magazine. 32p., including covers, 5.5x8.5 inches, very good digest size magazine in stapled pictorial wraps. Cover story: "Is Your Child Homosexual?" Also: "Mission San Juan Capistrano". One, Inc., which took its name from Thomas Carlyle's statement that "A mystic bond of brotherhood makes all men one," was founded in LA in 1952 as a homophile organization with connections to the Mattachine Society. As the first pro-gay journal of its kind, it serves as an important source for pre-Stonewall homophile studies. In 1954 the US Post Office declared it obscene, leading to a four-year legal battle (chronicled in its pages) that concluded with a favorable decision as part of Roth vs. United States. Aside from its articles covering topics ranging from the Beatniks and Gay marriage to homosexuality and national security, One Magazine also featured poetry and short fiction by numerous prominent authors.…