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On Our Backs was a lesbian erotica magazine published from 1984 to 2006 that featured articles and photography on lesbian sexuality. Billed as the magazine for the "adventurous lesbian," the publication was a direct response to anti-pornography…

On Our Backs was a lesbian erotica magazine published from 1984 to 2006 that featured articles and photography on lesbian sexuality. Billed as the magazine for the "adventurous lesbian," the publication was a direct response to anti-pornography…

"Gay men who enjoy S/M have always relied to a high degree on their imagination, mutual trust, and an awareness of limits and possible dangers. In the face of the AIDS epidemic even more ingenuity and risk-assessment are called for if S/M sex is to…

Tri-fold pamphlet produced by the Harvey Milk Lesbian & Gay Democratic Club and distributed by the AIDS Project Hartford. "AIDS, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, is a serious crisis affecting everyone, but especially gay men. We wrote this…

"The question on every sexually active gay man's mind these days is: "How can I avoid AIDS?' Since no one knows for sure how gay men are developing AIDS, you may wonder how rational guidelines to prevent the disease can be formulated. Obviously, we…

This brochure includes basic information about the epidemiology of AIDS at the time, modes of transmission, safer sex practices for women who have sex with women, and why AIDS is a relevant social issue even to women who are not at risk.

This brochure features of myths and facts about lesbians and AIDS, noting that while lesbians may be at low risk for developing AIDS, they are nonetheless targeted by AIDS-related homophobia.

"This publication is designed to present facts and help promote an understanding of how coping with AIDS is different for each woman--heterosexual, bisexual, lesbian, rich, poor...It has suggestions on how to make the changes necessary for our…

This safer sex brochure was developed by The San Francisco Order of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence. It is considered one of the first safer sex materials written for and by gay men.

From the front:
"Several months ago, Mother Superior…

This pocket-sized comic from GMHC was part of a series aimed at encouraging safer sex practices through eroticizing condom use. These comics were distributed to GMHC clients and at bars in the New York City area. Senator Jesse Helms (R-NC) later…