The Quorum (magazine)

Frontpage "The Quorum" 1/1920

The Quorum. A Magazine of Friendship was the first British homosexual magazine, published in London in 1920 by "The Editorial Committee" from the homosexual organizations British Society for the Study of Sex Psychology and the Order of Chaeronea. Arthur Gardner probably acted as editor-in-chief. Only one issue of the journal appeared because George Cecil Ives, an influential member of both organizations, feared the publicity that would accompany a journal and urged Gardner to cease publication. The majority of the contributors were from the British homosexual movement; the best-known author was Dorothy L. Sayers, later famous for her detective novels, who contributed two poems, including a love poem called Veronica.^[1]

The magazine has been delivered to members of the BSSSP only.^[2] Three copies of the edition are known to exist, one at the British Library, one at the Cornell University, and one in the private collection of Raimondo Biffi. The latter copy served as source for an annotated facsimile, edited in 2001. Research on the history of The Quorum was done by in 1970 and 2001.^[1]

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