Description: My Comrade / Sister!, No. 7: Gay Culture Author: Les Simpson, ed Title: My Comrade / Sister!, No. 7: Gay Culture Publication: New York: My Comrade, 1990 Description: Offset in glossy wraps. Saddle stapled. Unpaginated. 8 ½ x 11 in. Very good, minor edgewear. This is the seventh issue of My Comrade, a double issue, featuring My Comrade "Gay Culture" issue printed one side, flipped over is lesbian magazine Sister! Features a story on Wigstock, Holly Hughes interview on lesbian theater, and more.Published by drag queen Linda Simpson [aka Les Simpson], My Comrade was an underground gay culture zine that set itself apart from the deluge of Xeroxed zines popping up in New York in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Through parody of both mainstream tabloid magazines and the self-serious gay press, a campy and ironic sensibility, and radical left sympathies and sloganeering, My Comrade captured the zeitgeist of the gay downtown scene. Publishing 11 issues between 1987 and 1994, and three issues since, My Comrade documents the last years of underground gay culture before marriage equality and representation at elite levels of American society became the primary drivers of gay politics and aesthetic production. My Comrade was briefly revived from 2004 to 2006, and again on the occasion of the exhibition "My Comrade Magazine: Happy 35th Gay Anniversary" at Howl! in 2022.The original run of the magazine showcased nightlife personalities and community members through imaginative photo spreads, interviews, columns, and more. Drag queens including RuPaul, Lady Bunny, Mona Foot, Lipsynka, and others frequently appear. Simpson's downtown scene centered around the Pyramid Club, and My Comrade features heavy coverage of Pyramid parties and performers. After a few issues, My Comrade expanded into a larger and more professional looking magazine format. During that time, the magazine also began running double issues: My Comrade, largely focused on gay men and drag queens; and Sister!, dedicated to the lesbian community. Sister! had similar design and content with photo essays, interviews, and spreads but covered specifically lesbians and lesbian spaces. Although Sister! only lasted a few issues, its representation and involvement of the lesbian community is notable; the lesbian community was often overlooked in other gay nightlife publications and documentation of the time. Seller ID: 6404 Subject: Clubs & Nightlife, Periodicals, Queer & Trans, Rare Books, Manuscripts & Periodicals, Zines Boo-Hooray is dedicated to the organization, stabilization, and preservation of the 20th and 21st century cultural movements, specializing in ephemera, photography, and book arts. We publish books, catalogs, artists' books and LPs, as well as stage exhibitions all over the world. Terms All orders ship within two business days. Standard mail is USPS Media Mail. Expedited and international shipping are also available. We offer combined shipping on multiple orders. All items are guaranteed to be as described or they may be returned within 30 days of receipt for a full refund.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.
Price: 300 USD
Location: New York, New York
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Author: Les Simpson, ed
Publisher: My Comrade
Year Printed: 1990
Binding: Softcover, Wraps
Language: English
