Gay International Inc. - Gay Areas Telephone Directory - Pre-Echo 2017

This publication is an exact facsimile of the seventh edition of an American telephone directory originally published in December 1983 by Gay International Inc. Intended for the lesbian and gay community, it brings together listings and advertisements for businesses, services, meeting places and organisations across the United States. Beyond its practical purpose, the directory offers a remarkable document of queer life and visual culture in the early 1980s, preserving the graphic language, commercial networks and everyday realities of a community at a pivotal moment in its history, just before the AIDS crisis profoundly changed it. Slipcase designed by Joe Gilmore. Limited edition of 1,000 copies.

300p - EN - 26,3x21cm - softcover in slipcase - perfect condition