The Fifth Freedom
The Fifth Freedom was a periodic free newspaper of the Mattachine Society of the Niagara Frontier, Western New York's most prominent early gay rights organization. In being the official written mouthpiece of the region's first systematic gay rights organization, The Fifth Freedom expresses the earliest codified and widely distributed literature of the gay community within the region. With the publication of this digital collection, scholars now have universal access to this seminal civil rights-centric material. Covering the time period between 1970 and 1983, the literature of The Fifth Freedom necessarily comments on not only the self-expression of a largely "invisible" self-identified group in the years that followed the Stonewall riots and preceded the onset of the more well-known AIDS epidemic, but also upon the larger Western New York and American culture overall. The newspaper content as well as editorial direction both chronicle and critique a unique time in both American and world-wide history, as seen and expressed by an active, though underdocumented, population.
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Fifth Freedom, 1983-12-01
The Mattachine Society of the Niagara Frontier
Mattachine Hearings: pg1
WGR Saves Face: pg1
Buffalo's Biggest Problem: pg1
AIDS News Brief: pg3
News From Buffalo: pg3
Nights of Our Lives: pg5
SELections: pg6
Book Review: pg6
Directory: pg7
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Fifth Freedom, 1983-07-01
The Mattachine Society of the Niagara Frontier
GLCC Moves, Begins Major Fund Drive: pg1
Editorial: pg2
AIDS News Brief: pg5
The Aural Column: pg6
Virginia Appuzzo Speaks: pg7
Calendar: pg8
Night Of Our Lives: pg11
5th Freedom Fiction: pg12
Out And About: pg13
Comix: pg14
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Fifth Freedom, 1983-06-01
The Mattachine Society of the Niagara Frontier
Anti-gay Radio Show: pg1
Gay Pride Fest Information: pg1
Editorial: pg2
A.I.D.S. Study in Buffalo: pg3
Nights of Our Lives: pg5
Crossroads Grand Opening: pg5
Community Calendar: pg6
Community News: pg7
Aural Column: pg8
SELections: pg9
Comics: pg10
Want Ads: pg11
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Fifth Freedom, 1983-05-01
The Mattachine Society of the Niagara Frontier
Gay Pride Fest News: Pg1
Editorial: pg2
AIDS Information: pg3
SELections: pg4
Book Reviews From EMMA: pg5
Gay Legal Advisor: pg5
Out and About: pg6
Calendar: pg8
"Night of Our Lives": pg11
Gay Youth: Past and Present: pg11
Book Reviews: pg13
Aural Column: pg14
Gay Directory: pg15
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Fifth Freedom, 1983-04-01
The Mattachine Society of the Niagara Frontier
Spring Arrives... And With It Women's Softball: pg1
Editorial: pg2
EMMA Book Review: pg4
Gay Legal Advisor: pg5
Gay Youth: Past and Present: pg6
Gardening News: pg6
SELections: pg7
Calendar: pg9
Aural Column: pg10
Glimpses of Lesbian History: pg11
Out and About: pg12
Shoe Leather Express: pg12
Puzzle: pg13
Comix: pg14
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Fifth Freedom, 1983-03-01
The Mattachine Society of the Niagara Frontier
State Law Struck Down: pg1
Mattachine News: pg2
Counselor Training: pg3
Community Events: pg3
Out And About: pg4
Selections: pg5
Community Calendar: pg6
Special Report: pg7
EMMA Book Review: pg11
GLCC News: pg11
Concert Page: pg13
Comix: pg14
Gay Directory: pg15
Want Ads: pg15
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Fifth Freedom, 1983-02-01
The Mattachine Society of the Niagara Frontier
The GLCC And Community Support: pg1
Editorial Page: pg2
Counselor Training Update: pg3
Shoe Leather Express: pg4
Out And About: pg5
Community Calendar: pg6
Selections: pg10
Gay Directory: pg11
Classified Ads: pg11
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Fifth Freedom, 1983-01-01
The Mattachine Society of the Niagara Frontier
National Local News: pg1
Editorial Page: pg2
Mattachine News: pg3
GLLC News: pg6
A Tribute To Patrick Cowley: pg4
The Aural Column: pg5
Out & About: pg7
Selections By Sam: pg7
Shoe Leather Express: pg8
How Does Your Garden Grow: pg10
Gay Directory: pg11
Want Ads: pg11
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Fifth Freedom, 1982-12-01
The Mattachine Society of the Niagara Frontier
The Last Word?: pg1
News From The Community: pg2
News From Our Advertisers: pg3
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Fifth Freedom, 1982-11-01
The Mattachine Society of the Niagara Frontier
Hepatitis: The Not So Gay Disease: pg1
Bidwell Blues Hit The City: pg1
Joint Meeting-GLCC/MSNF: pg2
Homosexuality Acceptable To Church Fathers?: pg4
"I Don't Need The Shots": pg5
SELections by Sam: pg6
The Aural Column: pg7
Community Billboard: pg8
How Does Your Garden Grow: pg10
Gay Votes Appealing To Presidential Candidates: pg10
Shoe Leather Express: pg11
Puzzle Page: pg12
Meadowgrass: pg14
Gay Directory: pg15
Personal Ads: pg15
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Fifth Freedom, 1982-10-01
The Mattachine Society of the Niagara Frontier
Nature Areas In W.N.Y.: pg1
Comptons Anniversary: pg1
Editorial: pg2
Letters To The Editor: pg2
Puzzle Page: pg3
Aural Column: pg4
SELectins By Sam: pg5
Community Billboard: pg6
Out And About: pg9
Gay Directory: pg11
Want Ads: pg11
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Fifth Freedom, 1982-09-01
The Mattachine Society of the Niagara Frontier
M.C.C; Dignity; Affirmation of Buffalo: pg1
SELections By Sam: pg1
A Letter From The Publisher: pg2
Flea Market: pg2
Out And About: pg5
An Interview with Dennis Kulczyk: pg6
An Update of The Counselor Training Program of M.S.N.F: pg6
How Does Your Garden Grow: pg10
Puzzle Page: pg10
Gay Directory: pg12
Want Ads: pg12
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Fifth Freedom, 1982-08-01
The Mattachine Society of the Niagara Frontier
Rochester's Gay Scene: pg1
Marilyn And Me: pg1
Editorial: pg2
The Aural Column: pg2
SELections By Sam: pg4
How Does Your Garden Grow: pg5
Relatives and Friends of Gays Meeting: pg5
Out And About: pg6
Gay Directory: pg7
Want Ads: pg7
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Fifth Freedom, 1982-07-01
The Mattachine Society of the Niagara Frontier
Books For Summer Reading: pg1
Editorial: pg2
Letters To The Editor: pg2
SELections by Sam: pg4
The Aural Column: pg4
Out And ABout: pg5
Rainbows, Frisbees and Songs: pg6
How Does Your Garden Grow: pg6
Gay Directory: pg7
Want Ads: pg7
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Fifth Freedom, 1982-04-01
The Mattachine Society of the Niagara Frontier
Screen Sisters Success Story: pg1
The Aural Column: pg1
Editorial: pg2
Letters To The Editor: pg2
Counselor Training Adds Monday Sessions: pg3
Fifth Freedom Advisor: pg3
Gay Pride Events Taking Shape: pg4
Morgan Bath Gets New Owner: pg4
Out And About: pg4
SELections by Sam: pg5
How Does Your Garden Grow: pg5
Community Center Calendar: pg6
Want Ads: pg8
Gay Directory: pg8
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Fifth Freedom, 1982-05-01
The Mattachine Society of the Niagara Frontier
Gay Pride Fest 1982 Arrives: pg1
Out And About: pg1
Editorial: pg2
Letters To The Editor: pg2
Captain Kink: pg3
Doing America With Bob Damron: pg4
PARTNERS: A "Gay?" Love Story?: pg4
SELections by Sam: pg6
How Does Your Garden Grow: pg7
Gay Arrest Continue In Buffalo: pg7
The Aural Column: pg10
Gay Directory: pg11
Want Ads: pg11
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Fifth Freedom, 1982-03-01
The Mattachine Society of the Niagara Frontier
Buffalo's Barry Sandler: pg1
Violence: Anti-Gay or Not?: pg1
Editorial: pg2
Letters To The Editor: pg2
Out And About: pg4
Media Watch: pg5
The Aural Column: pg6
Community Center Calendar: pg6
Captain Kink: pg7
The Essentials of Public Cross Dressing: pg8
Fifth Freedom Advisor: pg10
How Does Your Garden Grow: pg11
Mattachine Elections: pg12
Doing America With Bob Damron: pg12
SELections By Sam: pg13
Gay Directory: pg15
Want Ads: pg15
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Fifth Freedom, 1982-02-01
The Mattachine Society of the Niagara Frontier
"Making Love" In Buffalo: pg1
Media Watch: pg1
Editorial: pg2
How Does Your Garden Grow: pg3
As The World Queers: A Sad, Sad Tale: pg4
The Aural Column: pg5
MCC: "Why We Are A Fellowship": pg7
Gay Press Association To Meet: pg7
Rosie's Reviews: pg9
Cheryl of M.C. Compton's: pg9
Community Center Calendar: pg11
Bob Damron: pg12
Captain Kink: pg13
SELections by Sam: pg14
Gay Directory: pg15
Want Ads: pg15
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Fifth Freedom, 1982-01-01
The Mattachine Society of the Niagara Frontier
Year End Review: 1981's Best And Worst: pg1
EMMA Bookstore: A New Home In Allentown: pg1
Fifth Freedom Advisor: pg1
Editorial: pg2
Out and About: pg3
SELections by Sam: pg4
Doing America with Bob Damron: pg5
The Unlit Lamp: Radclyffe Hall 1924: pg5
Captain Kink: pg6
Community Center Calendar: pg8
The Aural Column: pg9
How Does Your Garden Grow: pg10
Gay Directory: pg11
Want Ads: pg11
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Fifth Freedom,1981-12-01
The Mattachine Society of the Niagara Frontier
Loitering Statute To Be Challenged Again: pg1
Community Center Calendar: pg1
The Aural Column: pg3
The Upper Rear Reveiw: pg4
Christmas Gift List of Our Advertisers: pg4
Media Watch: pg5
PICI: A Triumphant Return For Buffalo's Own: pg6
SELections by Sam: pg6
Buffalo Buns Contestants: pg7
Chris Williamson Record Revue: pg7
The Invisible Wall: Pg7
Pornography and Silence: Culture's Revenge Against Nature: pg8
Captain Kink: pg10
Editor's Edition: pg11
Out and About: pg12
Fifth Freedom Advisor: pg13
How Does Your Garden Grow: pg14
Gay Directory: pg15
Want Ads: pg15
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Fifth Freedom, 1981-11-01
The Mattachine Society of the Niagara Frontier
Pat Carroll Is Gertrude Stein: pg1
Joseph Wins William Award: pg1
Community Center Calendar: pg4
Newest Buffalo Bars: pg5
Editor's Edition: pg5
Fifth Freedom Advisor: pg6
How Does Your Garden Grow: pg7
How To RID Yourself Of Crabs: pg8
Out And About: pg10
Selections by Sam: pg12
The Aural Column: pg13
Media Watch: pg14
Gay Directory: pg15
Want Ads: pg15
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Fifth Freedom, 1981-10-10
The Mattachine Society of the Niagara Frontier
The Boy Who Picked The Bullets Up: pg1
The Media Watch: pg3
KTM News Briefs: pg4
Editor's Edition: pg5
SELections by Sam: pg6
How Does Your Garden Grow: pg7
Lawsuit Update: pg7
Fifth Freedom Advisor: pg8
M.C. Compton's: Buffalo's Newest Bar: pg8
Out And About: pg9
Captain Kink: pg10
The Gay Directory: pg11
Want Ads: pg11
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Fifth Freedom, 1981-09-01
The Mattachine Society of the Niagara Frontier
The Allen Restaurant: pg1
Mattachine's Federal Lawsuit: pg1
Captain Kink: pg3
Out and About: pg4
KTM News Briefs: pg5
How Does Your Garden Grow: pg6
Editor's Edition: pg7
Fifth Freedom Advisor: pg8
The Aural Column: pg9
The Media Watch: pg11
SELections by Sam: pg13
The Gay Directory: pg15
Want Ads: pg15
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Fifth Freedom, 1981-08-01
The Mattachine Society of the Niagara Frontier
A Gay Future For The Queen City?: pg1
Western New York's Tricky Natural Areas: pg1
Village People's Renaissance: pg3
Captain Kink: pg4
Editor's Edition: pg4
SELections by Sam: pg4
The Media Watch: pg4
Fifth Freedom Advisor: pg5
The Long Shot and Cities Of The Red Night: pg6
The Celluloid Closet: pg6
Late In The Season: pg7
How Does Your Garden Grow: pg7
Local Book Is A Conundrum: pg7
KTM News Briefs: Pg8
Out and ABout: pg9
The Aural Column: pg10
The Gay Directory: pg11
Want Ads: pg11