Dennis Altman, “One Man’s Gay Liberation,” Come Out, Dec. 1970, 20.

article on National Student Gay Liberation Conference, including references to SFSC and SFSC student Charles Thorpe

“Come Out!” Berkeley Tribe, 19 June 1970, 27.

announcement of gay liberation camp-in at Sequoia National Park, with reference to SF State student Charles Thorpe

Perry Brass

Perry Brass Birthday Bio

Allen Schindler, Jr. Murdered in Hate Crime

U.S. Navy Petty Officer Allen Schindler, Jr. is brutally murdered by a fellow sailor in an anti-gay hate crime. Schindler had complained to his superiors of harassment and had come out to them, but they were slow to process his discharge. In the…

Martin Duberman

Martin Duberman, Historian, Writer, and Activist

Leonard Matlovich

Leonard Matlovich, Air Force Veteran and Activist

Harvey Milk

Harvey Milk, Politician and Activist

Del Martin

Del Martin, Activist

Barney Frank

Barney Frank, Elected Official

Come Out Masthead

The masthead on the first issue of the paper, published November 14, 1969. Reprinted with the permission of Perry Brass.

Hey Man

An early call to action: Steven Dansky's "Hey Man," first published in Come Out! in the summer of 1970, urged gay men to confront their sexism and reconceive of their masculinity. Gay Flames Pamphlet, no. 8. Image courtesy of the…

Tom Ammiano

Tom Ammiano, Politician and Activist

U.S. Navy Petty Officer Allen Schindler, Jr. is brutally murdered by a fellow sailor in an anti-gay hate crime.

U.S. Navy Petty Officer Allen Schindler, Jr. is brutally murdered by a fellow sailor in an anti-gay hate crime. Schindler had complained to his superiors of harassment and had come out to them, but they were slow to process his discharge. In the…

Elaine Noble Elected in Massachusetts

Elaine Noble is elected to the state legislature in Massachusetts as a representative from a district in Boston. Noble was the first openly LGBT candidate elected to a state legislative position. Her election encouraged other candidates to run for…

My first Dyke March

The first Dyke March I ever attended was in San Francisco in June 1999. I was in college at the University of Connecticut at the time and had just come out as gay sometime in 1998. My best friend Maria (also gay) and I were on a cross-country road…

An Army of Ex-Lovers

[ID: The book cover for An Army of Ex-Lovers: My Life at the Gay Community News by Amy Hoffman. The background of the book is a textured dark gray pattern with a cream border around the text. In the center of the cover is a black and white photograph…

Pride 1987

Come Out and Celebrate Pride. Houston Gay/Lesbian Pride Week '87.

Come Out - Volume 2 - Issue 8

Come Out - Volume 2 - Issue 7b

Come Out - Volume 1 - Issue 7