In the News

Articles about the Foundation:

2025.7.28 Windy City Times

2024.11.4 QVoice News (reprint of Buckeye Flame article)

2024.7.8 Buckeye Flame

Articles about Victor:

Much has been written about Victor. These are just a few links about him.

2013.9.26 Out Magazine https://www.out.com/entertainment/art-books/2013/09/26/victor-banis-grandfather-gay

2019.2.24 Lambda Literary https://lambdaliterary.org/2019/02/author-victor-j-banis-has-died/

2019.2.25 Live Journal https://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/3731394.html

2019.3.16 Pulp Curry Farewell to Victor J. Banis, pioneer of gay pulp & popular fiction https://www.pulpcurry.com/2019/03/farewell-to-victor-j-banis-pioneer-of-gay-pulp-popular-fiction/

2010.2.3 The Why Not review https://speakitsname.wordpress.com/2010/02/03/2068/

2011.7.4 Out of Print: Queer Book Reviews; A Conversation with Victor J. Banis by Gavin Atlas https://outinprintblog.wordpress.com/2011/07/04/a-conversation-with-victor-j-banis-by-gavin-atlas/

2011.7.7 Out of Print: Queer Book Reviews; The Why Not https://outinprintblog.wordpress.com/2011/07/07/the-why-not-by-victor-j-banis-borgowildside/

2010.3.3 Rick R. Reed Reality โ€œWhy I Writeโ€ https://rickrreedreality.blogspot.com/2010/03/why-i-write-by-victor-j-banis.html

2011.7.12 Pulp International https://pulpinternational.com/pulp/entry/vintage-cover-for-the-affairs-of-gloria-by-victor-banis/

Kids encyclopedia Facts https://kids.kiddle.co/Victor_J._Banis

2018.8. 10 Too Much Horror Fiction https://toomuchhorrorfiction.blogspot.com/2018/08/wont-forget-to-put-roses-on-your-grave.html

Youtube video about Gay Girls Riding Club. Victor mentioned at the 8:08 mark https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcFvEHnBJVY

2017.11.12 Charlie Claywell https://charlierclaywellwriter.com/2017/11/12/godfather-of-modern-popular-gay-fiction-graduated-from-my-local-rural-high-school/

Earl Kemp tribute https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikAX9rMdujI 9:14 mark

2009.08.24 Vintage Sleaze Paperbacks https://vintagesleazepaperbacks.wordpress.com/tag/the-gay-haunt/



โ€œThere is no doubt in my mind that these books literally saved the lives of hundreds, perhaps thousands, of us who thought we were alone in our desires. They gave us the first glimmerings of self-esteem. The sense of community they provide helped fuel the tremendous energy that was building towards Stonewall.โ€

Drewey Wayne Gunn,  professor emeritus at Texas A&M University-Kingsville, Forward to Come this Way, 2007; page x