{"product_id":"km-003357","title":"Significant Collection of 45 Issues of Planet Homo [with] Nine Issue Run of Yes!","description":"\u003cp\u003eLos Angeles; West Hollywood; San Francisco: Community Investment Corp.; Planet Homo Publishing Corp., 1992-1995. 8-3\/4 x 7 inches or 11 x 7 inches. Various paginations. Stapled wrappers, b\u0026amp;w illustrations. Minor wear to a few corners. Very Good or better overall.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA significant collection of Planet Homo, an irreverent, bi-monthly guide to L.A.'s underground LGBTQ+ entertainment scene, together with a run of its successor publication, Yes! The collection includes the following issues:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Planet Homo (L.A.): 024-025, 034, 037, 040-58, 060-081 (12\/4\/1992 – 3\/22\/1995)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Yes!: 082-88, 90-91\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDevoted throughout these issues primarily to LGBTQ nightlife, Planet Homo and, later, Yes!, nevertheless developed noticeably over the course of its brief publication history, becoming a source of important and often acidly funny LGBTQ+ cultural critique of the 1990s. In the earlier issues offered here it is a rather thin publication marketed as \"L.A.'s Pocket Party Guide\" and includes the expected short listings of LGBTQ+ dance clubs, bars, theatre performances, music concerts, movies, etc., accompanied by classifieds, a \"letters to the editor\" section, a \"resources\" section, and a section aptly titled \"Dish,\" which provides a gossipy account of goings on about town. However, by issue #030, the \"pocket party guide\" tagline was dropped from the cover, and long feature interviews with musicians and actors vie with club listings for space; by issue #056, the magazine has quite literally grown, from 8-3\/4 inches tall to 11 inches tall. It also includes regular columns, substantive articles, and a horoscope section, alongside the usual entertainment listings, classifieds, and plethora of phone sex ads. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSubjects of notable cultural critique include the introduction of LGBTQ+ themes into contemporary cartoons, the LGBTQ+ advocacy of stand-up comedian Margaret Cho, drug use in the LGBTQ+ community, John Waters' films, the OJ Simpson trial (\"Heterocide: The Tragic Straight Lifestyle\"), drag performances, gay bashing, and much, much more. Covers range from offbeat and quirky to the provocative, \"Hey Fag Read This\" (#062).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll in all, an important collection documenting not only L.A.'s LGBTQ+ nightlife, but the way a certain segment of the LGBTQ+ community chose to confront, celebrate, and fight to change the cultural legacy of the 1990s.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"[LGBTQ+ \/ California]. Allen, Dan (ed); Sullivan, Brett (ed. of SF issues); Fuher, Kent (ed. of Yes)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45724401008709,"sku":"3357","price":750.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0028\/6978\/8741\/files\/notavailable_1cc8e71a-e576-4bf7-a09e-e1cc64ad866d.jpg?v=1789000176","url":"https:\/\/mitasbooks.com\/products\/km-003357","provider":"Kate Mitas, Bookseller","version":"1.0","type":"link"}