The Bromfield Street Educational Foundation was originally established as the Gay Community News in 1973. The first edition of Gay Community News was published on June 17, 1973. The paper was founded by a group of eight Boston gays and lesbians who were looking for a better way to communicate with the local gay community. In less than a year, Gay Community News developed from a two-page mimeograph to an eight-page, tabloid-style newsprint. In 1975, the distribution of Gay Community News expanded, and it became a regional voice for the gay community in the Northeast. In the summer of 1978, the membership of Gay Community News voted to become a national newspaper in both its focus and distribution. By 1991, the Gay Community News was the oldest, continuously published, national gay newspaper. Despite its popularity, the Gay Community News continuously experienced financial difficulties. On July 3, 1992, the Bromfield Street Educational Foundation ceased publication to restructure the organization. Publication resumed in 1993, as a bimonthly 28 to 32-page tabloid, till the last issue was issued in 1999.
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Boston, Massachusetts :
Bromfield Street Educational Foundation
Volume 18, number 36 is titled Queer Community News. Issues for June 15, 1974-December 6, 1975 and spring 1997-1999 are titled GCN.
Collection Finding Aid: http://hdl.handle.net/2047/D20297155
