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(ONE: THE HOMOSEXUAL MAGAZINE). Slater, Don, Editor. Los Angeles: ONE, Incorporated, 1958. First Edition. 8vo. Stapled Illustrated Wrappers. Gay Periodical. Very Good.. 32pp, illustrated in b&w. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. "ONE Magazine was published from 1953 through 1967 by ONE, Incorporated, a Los Angeles-based organization formed in 1952. ONE, Inc., was a homophile organization created following rifts within an earlier organization, the Mattachine Society. Shortly after the organization's founding, in January of 1953, the first issue of ONE Magazine was produced. ONE, Inc., was the "first national, legally sanctioned organization dedicated to the promulgation of information on homosexuality," and ONE Magazine was core to that. The content of the magazine represented a broad range of interests and concerns occupying the gay community of the day. It included news, book reviews, opinion pieces, fiction, letters to the editors, and more. The illustrations on the magazine's covers were striking, as the art moved from the muted abstract shapes and colors of the early issues to bold illustrations and photographs. The reach of ONE Magazine was vast, particularly in its early years in the mid 1950s. It was distributed nationwide in spite of the significant threat of seizure and arrest associated with possessing and distributing materials on homosexuality. ONE Magazine represented a unique and comprehensive resource for a disconnected group of people, providing information and support to gay and lesbian people across the United States." A well-preserved, handsome example of this uncommon early issue of ONE's pioneering magazine showing a bit of light wear and a few small chips to the wrappers with an adhesive ghost from a removed price sticker on the front cover. Inventory Number: 026852