: Released on April 20, 1970 , this issue was published as a folio tabloid with 20 illustrated pages. Key Content : An article on a new church established by gay clergy. Health guidance on avoiding STDs. Analysis of anti-homosexual movements in America.
: Original copies are highly collectible. You can occasionally find this specific issue at vintage sellers like AbeBooks . Other Notable "No. 11" Issues
: Published by the Society for Individual Rights in San Francisco between 1964 and 1976. Early issues were critical for political organizing in the pre-Stonewall era.
: A 1990 issue of the influential magazine that popularized the "bear" subculture within the gay community. It is currently sought after by collectors on platforms like eBay .
This publication was one of the first nationally distributed underground gay magazines in the U.S., founded by Al Goldstein and edited by pioneering activists Lige Clarke and Jack Nichols .
There are several historical LGBTQ+ publications known as Gay Magazine or similar titles with an 11th issue. The most prominent is the 1970 underground tabloid , edited by activists Lige Clarke and Jack Nichols. Gay (1969–1974)
: An April 1981 issue of the long-running periodical. It featured celebrity photographer Avery Willard (often using the pseudonym Bruce King) and focused heavily on drag performance and gay nightlife.