Text art with the words 'THE OUT OF PRINT'.
Promotional poster for Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras festival 1990, featuring colorful text, graphic elements, and a striped background.
A black circular button with a pink triangle at the top and white text that reads 'SILENCE-DEATH'.
A vintage newspaper cover titled 'The Star' featuring a close-up black and white painting or photograph of a woman with long, curly hair, bold makeup, and red lipstick, wearing a peacock feather headpiece.
A poster for the Sydney 2002 Gay Games IV, featuring colorful vertical bars and stars, with text indicating it is a sport and cultural festival.
Cover of a magazine titled "BUTT" featuring a shirtless man sitting on a kitchen counter with his knees drawn to his chest, wearing white sneakers and socks, with kitchen appliances and shelves in the background.
A vintage comic-style illustration of a superhero named Condomman with a large yellow 'C' on his chest, standing on a beach with palm trees in the background. He is holding a pack of cigarettes in one hand and saying, 'Don’t be shame be game.' Below, a message says, 'Use condoms!'

A Depository
of Queer Ephemera

In the print world, “Out of Print” is a status for stories left to the dust. For too long, queer life was treated the same way: temporary, underground, and often forgotten. This project exists to help keep our stories in circulation.

THE OUT OF PRINT is a living digital archive and curated shop, where you can explore fifty years of global queer ephemera and acquire original pieces. From the pulp paperbacks and indie mags that were our first lifelines to the posters and pins that served as our street-level signatures, these ephemeral pieces are gathered here, ready to be rediscovered and returned to circulation.

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Paris is Burning Promotional Print (1991)
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