Sharing information has been much easier since the invention of the printing press. Magazines and Chapbooks have a long history. Zines, while not as old, have been as fundimental to the LGBT+ community.

Images from Pittsburgh's Magazines: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1U37mYVLYzgSknqSLITxL72bDzQrfXKM_/view?usp=sharing

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_LGBTQ_periodicals#United_States

https://oer.pressbooks.pub/mediacom ...