1970 LGBTQ CIVIL RIGHTS DATA-BOY MR GERRI LA DRAG VALLI HAUS 1967 CA DOJ LETTER For Sale

1970 LGBTQ CIVIL RIGHTS DATA-BOY MR GERRI LA DRAG VALLI HAUS 1967 CA DOJ LETTER
ITEM DESCRIPTION:
UP FOR sale IS A MONUMENTALLY IMPORTANT, HIGHLY SIGNIFICANT PIECE OF PRE/EARLY POST-STONEWALL LGBTQ+ CIVIL RIGHTS AND DRAG LEGAL HISTORY: AN ORIGINAL CIRCA 1970 ISSUE OF "DATA-BOY" LOS ANGELES UNDERGROUND MAGAZINE PAIRED WITH AN OFFICIAL OCTOBER 5, 1967 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ATTORNEY GENERAL / DOJ LEGAL OPINION LETTER REGARDING ANTI-CROSS-DRESSING LAWS.
HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE:AN ABSOLUTE HOLY GRAIL FOR COLLECTORS OF LGBTQ+ CIVIL RIGHTS HISTORY AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA UNDERGROUND PRESS. THIS ORIGINAL PUBLICATION AND PRIMARY-SOURCE LEGAL RECORD CHRONICLE THE COMPLEX SOCIO-LEGAL LANDSCAPE CONFRONTING HOLLYWOOD DRAG PERFORMERS AND GENDER NON-CONFORMING CITIZENS AT THE TURN OF THE 1970s.
DURING THIS ERA, POLICE AND STATE AUTHORITIES ROUTINELY ENFORCED ARCHAIC ANTI-MASQUERADE / DISGUISE STATUTES (HISTORICALLY TERMED THE "THREE-PIECE RULE") TO RAID BARS, HARASS COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND ARREST PERFORMERS. THIS ARCHIVE PRESERVES A DIRECT LEGAL INQUIRY SUBMITTED BY NOTED PERFORMER/PRODUCER GERRI ANTHONY ("MR. GERRI AND COMPANY OF HOLLYWOOD") AND THE FORMAL STATE RESPONSE FROM THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.
COLLECTION HIGHLIGHTS & CONTENTS:
1. 1967 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ATTORNEY GENERAL OFFICIAL LEGAL LETTER:* ISSUED BY: STATE OF CALIFORNIA OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL / DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (THOMAS C. LYNCH, ATTORNEY GENERAL; SIGNED BY DEPUTY AG MARJORY WINSTON PARKER)* DATE: OCTOBER 5, 1967 (WELLS FARGO BANK BUILDING, SACRAMENTO)* ADDRESSED TO: MR. GERRI AND COMPANY OF HOLLYWOOD, 829 3/4 NORTH FORMOSA AVENUE, HOLLYWOOD, CA 90046* CONTENTS: FORMALLY RESPONDS TO INQUIRIES REGARDING "THE WEARING OF WOMEN'S ATTIRE BY FEMALE IMPERSONATORS," CITING CALIFORNIA PENAL CODE SECTION 185 (MISDEMEANOR TO WEAR A DISGUISE FOR UNLAWFUL PURPOSES), PENAL CODE SECTION 650A (WEARING A MASK TO CONCEAL IDENTITY), AND LOCAL POLICE/SHERIFF ORDINANCES.
2. ORIGINAL VINTAGE "DATA-BOY" UNDERGROUND ZINE / MAGAZINE (LOS ANGELES):* COVER: FULL DUOTONE PORTRAIT OF ICONIC PERFORMER "MR. GERRI ANTHONY" (SIGNED/INITIALED IN INK AT BOTTOM RIGHT)* HISTORIC ADS & QUEER EPHEMERA: - VALLI HAUS "SUNDAY BRUNCH" (VENTURA BLVD) FULL-PAGE MENU AD FEATURING CLASSIC PHYSIQUE / GRECO-ROMAN ILLUSTRATIONS (HOSTED BY JACK AND JOHN) - CORONET THEATRE (366 N. LA CIENEGA BLVD) WORLD PREMIERE GAY THEATER ADVERTISEMENT FOR CHUCK ROY'S "EARTHCHILD: NAKED UNTO THE WORLD" & "BALLAD OF HOLLYWOOD HILLS" - THE STABLES (11112 1/2 MAGNOLIA BLVD, NORTH HOLLYWOOD) "TOYS FOR TOTS" CHRISTMAS PARTY - THE GLASS ONION (WOODLAND HILLS), HAYLOFT "TOYS FOR TOTS", ATWATER CLUBS / ATWATER BATHS, THE VANITY BOX, CIRO'S JR. ON SUNSET STRIP, HOLLYWOOD MUSIC CENTER WRESTLING MATCHES, THE WESTSIDE (VENICE BLVD), AND DANNY JOHNSON'S "VALLEY VESTIBULL" COLUMN.
CONDITION REPORT:* 1967 ATTORNEY GENERAL LETTER: ORIGINAL MAILING FOLDS, CRISP STATE SEAL LETTERHEAD, CLEAR TYPEWRITTEN TEXT AND PEN SIGNATURE WITH MINIMAL AGE TONING.* DATA-BOY MAGAZINE: IN VERY GOOD VINTAGE CONDITION OVERALL WITH VIBRANT RED SPOT COLORING AND READABLE INTERIOR TEXT. PRESERVES ORIGINAL BINDING STRUCTURE. PLEASE NOTE: AS COMMON IN PERIOD NEWSPRINT PRESSES, THERE IS AN APPROXIMATE 1/2-INCH SECTION ALONG THE TOP LEFT MARGIN WHERE THE SHEETS REMAINED FUSED/UNCUT FROM THE ORIGINAL PRINTER'S FOLD; A COUPLE OF PAGES WERE GENTLY SEPARATED LEAVING LIGHT ROUGHNESS ALONG THAT SPECIFIC PERFORATION EDGE AS CLEARLY SHOWN IN CLOSE-UP PHOTOS. TEXT AND ADVERTISEMENTS REMAIN 100% UNCOMPROMISED.
PACKAGED WITH UTMOST ARCHIVAL CARE BETWEEN HEAVY RIGID CARDBOARD BOARDS IN A CRUSH-PROOF BOX, SHIPPED PROMPTLY FULLY INSURED WITH TRACKING AND SIGNATURE CONFIRMATION. FEEL FREE TO REACH OUT WITH ANY QUESTIONS PRIOR TO offerDING!

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