Venus Magazine, Aug/Sept 1995 (Black Gay Pride Issue)

Item

Title
Venus Magazine, Aug/Sept 1995 (Black Gay Pride Issue)
Description
Cover of Venus Magazine (August/September 1995), a special Black Gay Pride issue featuring the headline “A Lady & a Woman.” The cover spotlights Black LGBTQ+ arts and culture, including a play by Derieck Scott and features related to the Cotsville Stories. Venus was one of the most prominent publications centering lesbians and gays of color in the 1990s.
Date
1995-08/1995-09
Subject
African American gays—Periodicals

African American lesbians—Periodicals

Gay pride celebrations—United States

LGBTQ people of color—History

African Americans—Social life and customs—20th century

Theater—African American authors

Periodicals—Covers
Format
Magazine cover; color image; JPEG
Rights Holder
These images are housed in the AARL Large Print LGBTQ Collection, Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History.
Publisher
Venus Publishing / Charlene E. Cothran (Publisher)
Media
Venus Magazine, Aug/Sept 1995 (Black Gay Pride Issue)

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