Gay Magazines

by Jeff Auer

Gay magazines have changed formats dramatically over the years. Before the late 1960s it was illegal to send "obscene" materials through the mail. To get around this censorship the first gay magazines started out celebrating images of bodybuilding. These were known as physique or beefcake magazines. Among the most popular of these were:Physique Pictorial, Big, Demigods, Tomorrow's Man, Vim

Activist: Gay Magazine, Vector magazine, Alternate magazine, The advocate magazine

Lifestyle:Blueboy magazine, , David Magazine, Mandate Magazine, Queen's Quarterly, Michael's Thing, Ciao magazine,In Touch Magazine, In Touch Magazine, Honcho magazine, Bronc

Regional: California Scene Magazine,Where It's At Magazine, Data-Boy, Action magazine,Entertainment West Magazine,Gayzette, Knight Life, Where the Action Is, Odyssey Magazine, Pacific Coast Times, San Francisco Gay Life,

Adult based: Adam Gay XXX Showcase, Adam gay video directory, All-man magazine, Dude Magazine, Numbers Magazine, Playguy magazine, Spree magazine, Advocate classifieds, Colt studio

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