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Come Out! Come Out! [Volume 1, No. 1 (November 14, 1969)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09872.01 Author/Creator: Come Out! Place Written: New York, New York Type: Newspaper Date: 14 November 1969 Pagination: 16 p. ; 41.2 x 29 cm. Order a Copy

One issue of Come Out! dated November 14, 1969. Cover page consists of the publication's manifesto meant to give a voice to the gay community. Includes artwork, poetry, fiction, interviews and other stories related to issues pertaining to equal rights and voting. The main article of the publication criticizes the Village Voice as discriminating against the gay community due to their coverage of the Stonewall Riots in July 1969.

Some artwork in the issue does contain nudity and derogatory terms about LGBTQ people.

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