Hidden Histories: Discovering Los Angeles' LGBTQ+ Collections

Gay men

Men who self-identify as gay and belong to gay communities. Predominately used to describe men who are exclusively or primarily romantically and/or sexually attracted to other men. While "gay" is often used as an identifier by people of all genders, this term specifically refers to gay men.

This definition is from Homosaurus v3. For more information about the indexing term "gay men," view the Homosaurus entry here. 

Contents of this tag:

  1. California Historical Society
  2. ASU FIDM Museum
  3. California State University, Northridge (CSUN) University Library
  4. The Claremont Colleges Special Collections & Archives
  5. Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc) Media Archive
  6. Gerth Archives & Special Collections at California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH)
  7. Center for the Study of Political Graphics
  8. The Huntington Library, Art Museum, & Botanical Gardens
  9. Self Help Graphics & Art
  10. Lawrence de Graaf Center for Oral & Public History, California State University, Fullerton (CSUF)
  11. Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Art & Sciences
  12. Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection
  13. University of California, Riverside (UCR) Special Collections & University Archives
  14. William Andrews Clark Memorial Library, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
  15. Santa Monica Public Library
  16. Workman & Temple Family Homestead Museum
  17. University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Library Special Collections Punk Archive
  18. Santa Monica History Museum
  19. University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) Library
  20. Historical Society of Long Beach
  21. University of California, Irvine (UCI) Special Collections & Archives
  22. The Outwords Archive (OUTWORDS)