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Assorted
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This section of this site will feature downloadable and searchable PDF files of selected gay & lesbian publications, mostly from Houston, but including some statewide ones. This is by no means all of the ones that existed, just the ones to which I had access, and all are rare and interesting. If you can provide other issues of these and similar publications for scanning purposes, please contact me. I am displaying these in roughly year order. Access to these publications is courtesy of Gulf Coast Archive & Museum and The Botts Collection and my own Archives. A listing of some early Houston GLBT publications (a work in progress) can be found at this link.
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Texas
Triangle, 1992-2004
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Texas Triangle Based
in Austin, and published by Kay Longcope, this statewide paper began
10/15/92, and had rough years, before being bought by Angle Media in
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Vol
1-50, 9/22/93, PDF |
Vol
3-35, 6/16/95, PDF |
Vol
9-34, 5/25/01, PDF |
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Highlights
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Vol 10-12, 12/28/01, PDF |
Vol 10-36, 06/14/02, PDF |
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The PDF file for the 5/30/03 issue also includes selected pages of coverage from issues for 6/27 (Pride) and 7/4 (Sodomy Ruling Victory) The 6/13 issue has an extensive feature on Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon |
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OutSmart,
1994-Present
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OutSmart OutSmart is certainly not an "assorted publication," and it got its start with its 2/15/94 issue, a monthly, and is still going strong. After the 8/15/96 issue it moved to monthly dating, and next issue was 10/96. Size has always been 8x11", in recent years 100-150 pages, too large for scanning completely, so only selected pages are represented here. The Publisher from the beginning has been Greg Jeu. OutSmart's
coverage of the Houston Pride Celebrations is always excellent, and
scans |
Volume
1-1, 02/15/94 |
Volume
1-2, 03/15/94 |
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During 1999 a wonderful year-long feature on Houston history was included, so I've done two special scans of just those sections. Part 2 also has some additions from history relation articles from 2000/2001. The magazine has a great site where the current issue and recent articles are archived, at |
Volume
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Volume
7-6 thru 7-11 +, |
Volume
23-5, June 2016, |
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Vol 24-5, June 2017, PDF |
Vol 25-5, June 2018, PDF |
Vol 25-11, June 2018, PDF |
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Uptown
Express
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Leather
Alternatives, 1997-1999
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You could
not really term Uptown Express a "gay" publication,
and it called itself a "holistic magazine." I list it here
as it was published by Greg Jeu (of Outsmart), and his staff over the
years included many LGBT folks, like Nancy Ford and Blase DiStefano.
It was bi-monthly and ran from 1984 through about 1996. |
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Underground
Station - 1997
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Homoboy
- 1993-95
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Book
of Maps (1998)
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Underground Station Kenneth LaMarr was Editor of this gay Black publication from Dallas. It was almost pocket size, 5 1/2" x 8 1/2", ~40 pages, unknown how long it was printed. Vol. 1-4, May 1997, PDF |
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a rambling poetry & misc 'zine out of Houston by Eric Deutsch, from 1993 through 1995. He died 9/29/96. Homoboy
#1, #3, #5 |
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Clikque
(or Clik), 1997 - 2008
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Clikque Billed
as "the Nation's Premier Gay Publication For & About People
of Color," it was an entertainment pub based out of Atlanta, though
originally based out of Houston. Publisher was Dwight Powell. It had
good Houston coverage, frequent Houston ads, and had several Texas writers. |
1998, Aug, PDF |
1998, Dec, PDF |
1999, Jul, PDF |
1999, Sep, PDF |
2000, Apr, PDF |
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In
2005 they changed to Clik
Magazine, in a larger format, 8x11, 60-70 pages, and ended in April
2008. Same publisher as for Clikque (Dwight Powell) and no longer any
Houston contributors. Clik was published
out of Florida. |
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Eclipse,
1996-2003
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Eclipse Originally an insert in Impact (New Orleans), starting 8/30/96, under Scafide Enterprises Inc, and billed as "The Guide to Gay Nitelife in the Deep South." As of Vol 4-4, 1/29/99, it was owned by Windows Media, adding offices in Houston and Atlanta and bar info sections for the cities. Lasted into 2004. |
 Vol 4-29, 7/23/99, PDF Vol 4-49, 12/10/99, PDF As there was only 4-5 pages per issue of 'Houston content' I did a special scans of those pages only from 19 issues from 1999, in this PDF |
That PDF contained 1999 issues #s 14, 10, 12, 19, 20, 23-30, 32, 33, 43, 47-49. |
And here's a second batch, of 10, from 1999, with #s |
From
2000, this one |
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16 Issues
from 2002, #s: |
2003
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Always a "bar rag" slight on actual "content," at first 8 1/4x10", then drastically on 6/13/03 changing to 7 1/4x5 1/4", actually pocket size. Intro in 8-25 did not mention the size change but alluded to a new focus on Houston, and the 8-26 issue has a Houston address only, instead of Atlanta. Now subtitled as "The Gay Houston Nightlife Guide." |
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Vol 8-24/25,
Vol 8-26/27, |
Vol 8-32/33, |
Vol 8-36/37, |
Vol 8-40/41, Vol 8-42/43, |
Vol 8-44,
10/31/03, PDF In early 2004 (I think) the Houston presence faded and the rest was absorbed by the Washington Blade and David Atlanta |
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QTexas,
2000 - 2004
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QTexas Founded in the Fall of 2000 by Richard Moore. Alan Gellman (once TWT publisher) was Managing Editor until his death in January 2001. It was started by the Dallas Voice when TWT folded (in Aug 2000), and the last issue was 12/31/04. It merged with the Texas Triangle to become TXT Magazine. It was a very slick pub, 8x11" format. |
Vol 1-4, 10/13/00; 1-14, 12/22/00; 1-16, 1/5/01 PDF |
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 As there was only a few pages per issue of 'Houston content' I did a special scans of those pages only from the various volumes, with the # in brackets being the # of issues scanned |
Nov 2000-Jun
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Vol 3-36,
5/23/03, PDF |
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TXT
Newsmagazine, 2005
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TXT Newsmagazine Dallas Voice owner Richard Moore acquired the Texas Triangle and at the start of 2005 name was changed to TXT Newsmagazine, maintaining the same format and many of the same writers and distribution addresses. It ran for one complete year. |
Vol 1-5, 2/4/05, PDF |
Vol 1-19, 5/13/05, PDF |
Vol 1-24, 6/17/05, PDF |
Vol 1-25, 6/24/05, PDF |
Vol 1-42, 10/21/05, PDF |
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Vol 1-47, 11/25/05, PDF |
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Vol 1-51, 12/23/05, PDF |
Vol 1-52, 12/30/05, PDF |
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Red,
2005 - 2008
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Red A monthly pub, 5 1/2 x 8 1/2", based out of Phoenix, distributed to several cities and at first in each kept a local focus, though by the end of 2006 issues covered multiple cities. About 50 pages, many more articles than similar pubs. Begun April 2005, last issue June 2008. Editors were David Salcido and then Mike Zydzik.
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Vol
1-5, Nov 2005, PDF |
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Vol
2-3, Sep 2006, PDF |
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Vol
3-8, Nov 2007, PDF |
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Shout,
2004 - 2007 (Austin, San Antonio)
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Q
Monthly Magazine, 2006-07 (Austin)
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A project of Editor/ Publisher Rob Faubion. It lasted from late 2004 through late 2007, based out of Austin and serving Central Texas gay market. Size was 8 1/2x11 |
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#1, Oct 2006, PDF |
Q Monthly Magazine Slick pub begun
October 2006 by Austin radio/media maestro Chase Martin.
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#2, May
2007, PDF |
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In2It,
2006 (Austin)
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In2It Editor &
Publisher was Rob Faubion. It appears last issue of After the first month
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Vol 1,
Issues 3-4-5, PDF |
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Vol 1, issues 7-8, PDF |
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Defying
Gender Norms (June 2019)
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The
Guide
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The Guide Texas
section from the national magazine, The Guide. Different cities were
featured in each issue. May 2000, PDF
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Rumba,
2009-2012 (Dallas)
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Rumba
Based out of Dallas, a state-wide bar pub with a Latino slant to it and lots of slick bar ads and drag features. Early issues, under Publisher Alberto Rey, had a degree of article content, but that lessened through its run. Publisher by late 2011 was Jose "Ricky" Fernandez. It was 5 1/2x8 1/2" and about 30 pages. A biweekly by mid-2012, apparently ending that year. |
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Vol 3,#6, Jun 2011, PDF |
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Vol 4,#9, Jul 2012, PDF |
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AbOUT
Magazine, 2008 - 2016
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AbOUT First issue
was 11/28/08, this is a very slick and bright bar publication, |
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 Additions
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