A gay business directory - bound book -- full color cover and inside pages, rest of book printed b/w ink on newsprint, 144 pages total. Title: "The Gay Book: The Premier Directory For Our Community, First Edition, Winter 1984." This book is a gay business and community resource directory of San Francisco funded by gay business advertising revenue. There is a special, small section for Women towards the back featuring an article called "Businesswomen in the Gay Community" written by Zsa Zsa Gershick. Feature sections: Astrology" "Make Hay where the Sun Shines," by Jack Fertig, Computers: "Computer Bulletin Board Systems," by David Kaye, Health: "How to find a Gay Doctor... and Why," Law section by Daniel N. Silva, Money Investing Wisely by Burney O. Allgood, Psychology: "How Far Out of the Closet is Best?" by Paul A. Walker, Sports: "SF's Gay Sports Scene" by Mark Brown plus Travel section, Individual Business listings, important numbers not to forget, Calendar '84, Maps of SF gay areas: SoMA, Dubose Triangle, Castro Area; Restaurants listings by area: The Castro, The Haight, Dubose Triangle, Polk Gulch, Noe Valley, Hayes Valley and Valencia Street; and Classifieds Index.