Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site stat-l Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxj!ihnp4!inuxc!pur-ee!CS-Mordred!Pucc-H:Pucc-I:Stat-L:ho3 From: ho3@stat-l (Gregg Loring) Newsgroups: net.motss Subject: Required readings. Message-ID: <159@stat-l> Date: Fri, 12-Oct-84 13:46:05 EDT Article-I.D.: stat-l.159 Posted: Fri Oct 12 13:46:05 1984 Date-Received: Sun, 14-Oct-84 06:43:36 EDT Organization: Purdue University Statistics Dept. Lines: 93 I'd like to add my comments to those of Henry Mensch about gay readings. I'm more interested in magazines, rather than books, as I feel they offer a more interesting forum for discussing gay issues than do books. If anyone disagrees out there, I'd really like to hear from you. My opinions can always be changed. As is reasonable, I'm only going to talk about those magazines with which I am most familiar. And as I anticipate a charge of bias coming my way because of this, I want to say ahead of time that the following discussion is neces- sarily related to male gay magazines, since I know nothing about any lesbian magazines; I don't even know whether they exist or not. I'd like to hear about them if they do. Finally, those leisure readers out there who take exception to my reviews, or want to inform me about the wonders of other magazines which I exclude, please do so. Who knows, we might be able to learn something from each other. 1. My all time favorite: IN TOUCH FOR MEN --- a high-class periodical with a highly refined sense of humor, and a lot of fantastic looking men (of just about all gendres) each month. However, young models (some would say they're kids) are dominate. Fiction is included each time, which almost always involves the young crowd. No heavy discussions or editorials about being gay; rather, they're out to have a great time and let their readers join in on the fun. 2. Definitely worth looking into: THE ADVOCATE --- not really a magazine, it is the most serious, self-appointed forum for gay-related issues I have seen. Its center pink pages contain classified ads for just about every taste around, in all parts of the United States, but concentrated in the New York City and Los Angeles metropolitan areas. Read this to be informed. 3. Others: BLUEBOY, NUMBERS --- These two are also-rans in the leisure reading category. Their editors appear to be older people, who seem to favor the more macho he-man models. Fiction is oriented this way also. Worth reading if this description matches your tastes. 4. Chicken delight: STARS --- No boy over 20 gets between these pages. An extensive classified ad section is dominate (about 75% of each issue), and explicit pictures of some of the ad holders are always included. This makes for quite a contact network, if you're daring. 5. Notable: MAN'S IMAGE TORSO, SKIN --- These three are worth looking into, but they seem only interested in showing off the male body as much as possible. Little to no literary or informative value. But that might be just what you're looking for at times. As I said before, if anyone can add, contradict, or support this list, please do so. Until then, good reading! Gregg Loring ....inuxc!pur-ee!stat-l!ho3