One; the homosexual magazine vol. 5 #8 Oct.-Nov. 1957: Alden Kirby; poems of other love
1957262649Los Angeles: One Inc 1957. Magazine. 32p. including covers 5.5x8.5 inches very good digest size magazine in stapled pictorial wraps. Special focus on gay and lesbian poetry<br/>One Inc. which took its name from Thomas Carlyle's statement that "A mystic bond of brotherhood makes all men one" was founded in LA in 1952 as a homophile organization with connections to the Mattachine Society. As the first pro-gay journal of its kind it serves as an important source for pre-Stonewall homophile studies. In 1954 the US Post Office declared it obscene leading to a four-year legal battle chronicled in its pages that concluded with a favorable decision as part of Roth vs. United States. Aside from its articles covering topics ranging from the Beatniks and Gay marriage to homosexuality and national security One Magazine also featured poetry and short fiction by numerous prominent authors. One, Inc unknown books
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