Maitland’s Vintage Gay Books Newsletter

Maitland’s Vintage Gay Books Newsletter

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Maitland’s Vintage Gay Books Newsletter
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To Be Gay

To Be Gay

Frederick W. LaCava (as John Ironstone), Blueboy Library, 1977

Maitland McDonagh
Jun 16, 2022
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To Be Gay
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If you remember the ‘70s or just appreciate the ‘70s, you have to love the cover of 1977’s To Be Gay, which announces the book’s political bent in the form of a “Save Our Children” poster and a storefront “Drink Orange Juice” display — pointed allusions to then-popular singer and citrus-industry shill Anita Bryant, who used her white-bread popularity an…

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