The Myrtle Beach Bitch ↗

In 1943, two GIs stationed at a South Carolina air base had met so many gay servicemen on other Southern bases that they decided to start a newsletter for their new friends. Because they were stationed at the Myrtle Beach Bombing Range, they named their newsletter the Myrtle Beach Bitch. Campy, patriotic, and naive, these young pioneers had no idea they had put together one of the first gay papers in the United States. They also weren’t prepared for the high price they’d have to pay for their innocent project.

https://www.facingsouth.org/1988/10/myrtle-beach-bitch