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CIAO
1973 - 1980
I quite liked this publication, a bi-monthly, which ran from January 1973 to February 1980, and was printed on
nice slick paper (great for scanning). It was 8 1/2"x11". I especially admired that it showed exterior photos of
the bars. This was quite rare and it was the only magazine to do that. Toward the end of 1977 it began skipping
issues, with no December issues in the last three years. The publication ended at 41 issues in Feb/Mar 1980.
If anyone can provide scans of missing issues, that would be Most helpful.


Issues can be downloaded if there is an active PDF link
After each mag I list the major U.S. cities (only)

Vol-1-1-02/73, PDF
Manhattan, San Francisco

Vol-1-2-04/73, PDF
Florida, Seattle, DC,
Buffalo

Vol-1-3-06/73, PDF
Provincetown

Vol-1-4-08/73 PDF
Toronto, Atlantic City,
Providence, Boston

Vol-1-5-09-10/73 , PDF
Philly, Virginia

Vol-1-6-11-12/73, PDF
New Orleans, Detroit,
Las Vegas

Vol-2-1-01-02/74, PDF
Atlanta, Rochester,
Ohio, Baton Rouge, Phoenix, +

Vol-2-2-04/74, PDF
Chicago, Gulf Coast,
Pittsburgh, Birmingham

Vol-2-3-06/74, PDF
Nashville, St Louis,
Indianapolis, Louisville

Vol-2-4-08/74, PDF
Memphis, W Virginia

Vol-2-5-09-10/74, PDF
Charleston SC

Vol-2-6-11-12/74, PDF
HOUSTON, Denver,
Palm Springs

Vol-3-1-01-02/75, PDF
San Francisco, San Diego, Los Angeles

Vol-3-2-04/75, PDF
NYC, Fire Island

Vol-3-3-06/75, PDF
DALLAS, Des Moines, Reno

Vol-3-4-07-08/75, PDF
SAN ANTONIO, Minneapolis, St Paul



Vol-3-5-09-10/75, PDF
Kansas City, Tucson,
Okla City, DC, Salt Lake

Vol-3-6-12/75, PDF
Caribbean, Puerto Rico

Vol-4-1-02/76, PDF

Vol-4-2-03-04/76, PDF
New Orleans, Atlanta,
Corpus Christi, GALVESTON

Vol-4-3-05-06/76, PDF
Boston, Mobile

Vol-4-4-07-08/76, PDF
San Francisco

Vol-4-5-09-10/76, PDF

Vol-4-6-12/76, PDF
Chicago, Detroit

Vol-5-1-02/77, PDF
Florida Cities

Vol-5-2-04/77, PDF
Fire Island

Vol-5-3-05-06/77, PDF
San Francisco, Montreal

Vol-5-4-08/77, PDF
Philly, DC, Palm Springs

Vol-5-5-09-12/77, PDF
Baltimore, Hollywood,
Pittsburgh

Vol-5-6-03/78, PDF
Orlando

Vol-6-1-05/78, PDF
South Florida

Vol-6-2-06-07/78, PDF
Fire Island, Puerto Rico

Vol-6-3-08-09/78, PDF
Toronto

Vol-6-4-10-11/78, PDF
Atlantic City

Vol-6-5-01/79, PDF
Chicago

Vol-6-6-02-03/79, PDF
NYC

Vol-7-1-05/79, PDF
Provincetown, Coconut Grove

Vol-7-2-07/79, PDF
Las Vegas, Cuba

Vol-7-3-09/79, PDF



Vol-7-4-11/79, PDF
Chicago

Vol-7-5-02-03/80, PDF
Fire Island, Puerto Rico

 

 

<<Last Issue
In 1980 they released a pocket guide, 3"x5", 160 pages....Very rare, I have not seen a copy.
Perhaps they intended to go after the Damron's market, but were already declining.


   

 

 

 

 
 

Queen's Quarterly, or QQ Magazine
For Gay Guys Who Have No Hangups
1969-1979

QQ was the parent company that put out CIAO, and for the first five issues they were called Queen's Quarterly, but then wisely renamed. They also published similar magazines called Era and Body, with lots of full-frontal nudity and a some articles, many by pioneer Craig Rodwell. Okay, a personal bias, they often used the cover art of their comic character Harry Chess....Hated it, one reason I own so few copies.

See This Link for a review of this family of magazines
by Lucas Hildebrand

3-6-71, PDF
4-1-72, PDF

4-4-72, PDF

4-5-72, PDF

4-6-72, PDF

5-2-73, PDF
5-6-73, PDF

6-6-74, PDF
7-6-75, PDF