Did you know that people wrote in to their newspapers for friends' birthdays, anniversaries, or even just to get a hold of someone? In Episode 8, Thaddeus and Haley flip through some queer classifieds to find some fun examples of how people announced their feelings before the digital age. 

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Gay Community News,   1986 February 15. Northeastern University Library.

OUT FRONT,  Volume III,  Number 4, June 1, 1978. Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection. 

We the People, December 1988. Berkeley Library Digital Collections.

"Denver Detour," April 12, 2015.

Southern voice, August 4, 1988. Digital Library of Georgia.

Patrick Saunders, "Atlanta gay bar Oscar's owners buy Burkhart's , plan name change." The Gay Voice, April 2, 2018

Becca J.G. Godwin, "Owner of Atlanta gay bar under fire after controversial posts surface," The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, January 24, 2018. 

Vol 1, Feb:Mar 2004 H.E.R.S. magazine

We the People, October 1989. Berkeley Library Digital Collections.

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We the People, Nov 1988, Vol. 01 No. 07. Berkeley Library Digital Collections.

We the People, Dec 1988, Vol. 01 No. 08. Berkeley Library Digital Collections.

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