This series contains fairly extensive, but incomplete, runs of two Gay AIDS related publications: The Bay Area Physicians for Human Rights (BAPHR)'s "official" newsletter The BAPHRON and the Newsletter of the National Coalition of Gay STD Services (NCGSTDS) and its successor publication Sexual Health Reports. Also included in this section are copies of the Newsletter of the Gay Men's Health Crisis from 1983. The first two folders in the series contain mainstream publications' early articles on the AIDS epidemic and two of the early medical journal reports on the disease.

The BAPHRON covers 1979-1989, however, Volume 5 is missing. Of special note is the 1985 BAPHR membership questionnaire results which are filed between Volumes 6 and 7. The folders containing Volume 9, #1 to Volume 11, #2 of The BAPHRON also includes copies of some meeting minutes and other materials. The NCGSTDS newsletter covers 1980-1987 with scattered missing copies throughout. The final NCGSTDS newsletter folder also contains a copy of the 1986 pamphlet/publication Guidelines & Recommendations for Healthful Gay/Lesbian/Bi Sexual Activity. Sexual Health Reports replaced the newsletter and the collection includes two copies from 1988.