first edition Magazine
1954 · Los Angeles
by Reid, Ann Carll, editor, Lynn Pederson, James Barr, Jody Shotwell et al.
Los Angeles: One, Inc, 1954. Magazine. 32p., including covers, 5.5x8.5 inches, worn covers else good digest size magazine in stapled pictorial wraps. Includes cover story "Miami Hurricane" on the murder of a gay man, William Simpson, and the "storm" in the aftermath of the investigation, and an open letter by Barr.
One, Inc., which took its name from Thomas Carlyle's statement that "A mystic bond of brotherhood makes all men one," was founded in LA in 1952 as a homophile organization with connections to the Mattachine Society. As the first pro-gay journal of its kind, it serves as an important source for pre-Stonewall homophile studies. In 1954 the US Post Office declared it obscene, leading to a four-year legal battle (chronicled in its pages) that concluded with a favorable decision as part of Roth vs. United States. Aside from its articles covering topics ranging from the Beatniks and Gay marriage to homosexuality and national security, One Magazine also featured poetry and short fiction by numerous prominent authors. (Inventory #: 299319)
One, Inc., which took its name from Thomas Carlyle's statement that "A mystic bond of brotherhood makes all men one," was founded in LA in 1952 as a homophile organization with connections to the Mattachine Society. As the first pro-gay journal of its kind, it serves as an important source for pre-Stonewall homophile studies. In 1954 the US Post Office declared it obscene, leading to a four-year legal battle (chronicled in its pages) that concluded with a favorable decision as part of Roth vs. United States. Aside from its articles covering topics ranging from the Beatniks and Gay marriage to homosexuality and national security, One Magazine also featured poetry and short fiction by numerous prominent authors. (Inventory #: 299319)