Murder on Queer Street (60's Gay Pulp Novel Art Poster)

Murder on Queer Street — Poster Reprint (1960s)

Published in the 1960s by Brandon House and credited to Gene Evans, Murder on Queer Street merges noir tropes with the coded realities of pre-liberation gay life. Brandon House was known for pushing boundaries within the constraints of censorship, packaging queer stories as crime, confession, or caution while quietly delivering representation to readers who recognized themselves between the lines.

Gay pulp novels of this era often leaned on mystery and violence as cover—murders, investigations, moral peril—to justify their presence on racks. Beneath that framing, they mapped social worlds that were otherwise invisible: bars, rooming houses, street economies, and the constant negotiation of risk. The genre’s grit wasn’t just stylistic; it mirrored a reality where secrecy and danger were part of everyday survival.