INVERSIONS Dans l'art, la littérature, l'histoire, la philosophie et la science.
Paris: Inversions (15 Dec.1924). Issue 1 #2. 4to.
Item #9120
An example of the extremely rare magazine dedicated to homosexual issues in France. Although Fersen's journal Akademos is often cited as the first gay journal, Inversions (and its successor L'Amitie) were far more explicit in their open treatment of gay issues. The editors were not part of Parisian literary circles, but managed to obtain contributions from some of the most forceful proponents of homosexual rights. Four issues of the magazine were produced before formal complaints were made about its content (one objector called it an "official review of pederasty, which clearly proclaims its ignoble program") which lead to an official prosecution. In April of 1925, the magazine changed its name to L'Amitie in an effort to forestall the prosecution, but the principals were eventually convicted of "d'outrage aux bonnes mœurs et de propagation de méthodes anticonceptionnelles" and the two editors were incarcerated for three months. The magazines were printed on inexpensive acidic paper and as a consequence deteriorated rapidly and rarely appear in commerce.
Essays by Edouard Oscar Puttman, Peter Hamecher, Caesarion, among others.
Very good in wrappers, one small closed tear, pages uncut, browning to edges.
Price: $1,000.00