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The Lesbian Avengers, designed by Carrie Moyer c. 1993
archived by Ava Rognlien
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BUTT magazine (1st. issue), 2001
“independent queer culture magazine founded in the Netherlands by Gert Jonkers & Jop van Bennekom. Printed on distinctive pink paper, it featured discussions about sexuality, relationships, & art within gay communities.”
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Double-Sided ACT UP Poster, 1995
“ACT UP (AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power, 1992–1995) was founded to advocate for action on the AIDS crisis and called out political powers for their inaction.”
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Queer Nation Presents Voguing Superstars of Paris is Burning at Limelight, 1991 designed by Steven Broadway
Pary Flyer for the activist organization Queer Nation promoting performances by drag ball culture icons Willi Ninja (1961–2006) and others from the House of Xtravaganza.
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Thing Magazine Flyer Featuring RuPaul; Spring, 1993
archived by Queer Commune @aqueercommune
Flyer for Robert Ford’s Thing Magazine, featuring RuPaul with Martha Wash on the cover and Lady Bunny on the back.
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“I am out therefore I am” protest shirt by Barbara Kruger for ACT UP, c. 1989
Archived by Ev Williams
“The AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (ACT UP) was founded in 1987 in NYC to call attention to the severity of the AIDS crisis and its impact on the lives of individuals.”
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Mona’s 440 Club Napkin, c. 1950s
Mona’s 440 Club was the first lesbian bar to open in San Francisco in 1936. It continued to draw a lesbian clientele into the 1950s. top left reads “Where Girls will be Boys”
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BLK Magazine Volume 1, No. 9
1989
Founded by graphic designer Alan Bell, BLK magazine ran from 1988–94 and was a bastion of writing about Black LGBTQ communities.
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Karl Mann Associates Sample Book, designed by William Skilling, 1969
archived by UF x Design
“This sample book designed by William Skilling and Queer artist Jack Lenor Larsen, manufactured by Karl Mann Associates, shows a typographic pattern for textile applications.”
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