TITLE | DESCRIPTION | DATE CREATED | IS FORMAT OF |
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Hobby Directory | Hobby Directory (1946-circa 1952) was a small publication in which male hobbyists could publish personal ads and meet friends who shared their interests. The magazine quickly acquired a large gay male readership, and gay men used their ads to connect with one another. The men's descriptions of their hobbies -- for example, ballet, interior decorating, or collecting photographs of weightlifters -- were designed to signal that they were gay, as well as genuinely describing themselves to romantic prospects.
Hobby Directory was a fairly mainstream publication which was sold in craft stores and advertised in the magazines Popular Mechanics and Popular Science. Its reasons for ceasing publication are unknown, but historians have suggested that it may have fallen victim to enforcement of the Comstock Laws, which forbade sending "obscene" materials through the mail. |
1946 to 1952 | |
Hobby Directory instructions | Instructions on placing a personal ad in the magazine Hobby Directory.
Hobby Directory (1946-circa 1952) was a small publication in which male hobbyists could publish personal ads and meet friends who shared their interests. The magazine quickly acquired a large gay male readership, and gay men used their ads to connect with one another. The men's descriptions of their hobbies -- for example, ballet, interior decorating, or collecting photographs of weightlifters -- were designed to signal that they were gay, as well as genuinely describing themselves to romantic prospects.
Hobby Directory was a fairly mainstream publication which was sold in craft stores and advertised in the magazines Popular Mechanics and Popular Science. Its reasons for ceasing publication are unknown, but historians have suggested that it may have fallen victim to enforcement of the Comstock Laws, which forbade sending "obscene" materials through the mail. |
1946 to 1952 | |
Judy Grahn on Identity (1 of 4) | A speech by poet and author Judy Grahn. Grahn discusses the evolution of her lesbian identity, navigating gender roles, and deities of femininity worshipped around the world. She also recites some of her poetry, and discusses queer imagery in Greek mythology, including with the god Apollo and the story of Narcissus. This material was digitized through the generous support of Larry Brenner and Angelo Figone. |
1980-01-13 | |
Judy Grahn on Identity (2 of 4) | A speech by poet and author Judy Grahn. Grahn discusses historical and mythological representations of homosexuality, provides examples of matriarchal societies around the world and global examples of homosexuality and gender expansiveness in indigenous cultures, and she relates a story from Japanese mythology about the sun goddess Amaterasu. This material was digitized through the generous support of Larry Brenner and Angelo Figone. |
1980-01-13 | |
Judy Grahn on Identity (3 of 4) | A speech by poet and author Judy Grahn. Grahn discusses examples of lesbianism in various global mythologies, recites Gertrude Stein's poem " Miss Furr and Miss Keane," and recites some of her own poetry. This material was digitized through the generous support of Larry Brenner and Angelo Figone. |
1980-01-13 | |
Judy Grahn on Identity (4 of 4) | A speech by poet and author Judy Grahn. Grahn discusses her experiences with catcalling as a butch lesbian, shares the story of the ancient Celtic queen Boudicca and her relation to the term "bull dyke," and discusses historical customs of queerness in warrior cultures. This material was digitized through the generous support of Larry Brenner and Angelo Figone. |
1980-01-13 |