Digital Collections

Historical LGBTQ+ Periodicals and Documents

The following LGBTQ+ historical documents have been digitized and made accessible for educational purposes only as described under the fair use doctrine of Section 107 of the Copyright Act. For questions or takedown requests please contact Andrew.McMahan@mtsu.edu

Gay Cable Network Guides, 1989-1990. GCN was founded in 1982 by Louis P. Maletta in New York City, and it was the premier channel for LGBTQ+ programming for nearly two decades. It operated in NYC and major cities across the United States. GCN/Nashville started in 1988 by Krzysztof Krakoviak and Diane Easter.

Nashville Pride Guide, 2001.This publication features Pride event info and advertisements for LGBT-friendly businesses and organizations in Nashville, Tennessee. This publication is part of the OutCentral Collection. View a pdf scan of the 2001 Nashville Pride Guide here.

The Pink Pages was a resource guide published by Kitsch*In*Sync, Inc. for the LGBTQ+ community in