The photo is published in the following newspaper without a copyright notice for the photo itself nor for the newspaper as a whole:

• San Francisco Examiner (November 1, 1987)

Using the search term "San Francisco Examiner" and setting the search limit to 1987, the only entry that appears is "Significant others / Armistead Maupin ; illustrated by Carl Dennis Buell.", which is only for the June 3 issue.

There are no copyright registrations under the name "Jeff Kaliss", the author of the column in which the photo appears.

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