List of pornographic magazines
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This is a list of pornographic magazines (sometimes called erotic magazines or adult magazines) — magazines that contain content of a sexual nature and are typically considered to be pornography.
For inclusion in this list,
Marketed to heterosexual men
These magazines may include male-female and/or female-female content.
Japan
- Beppin - 1984–94, thereafter ISSN 0387-1460
- Lemon People (Japan, 1981–1998)
- Manga Burikko (Japan, 1983–1986)
Netherlands
United Kingdom
- ISSN 1367-7284, UK, launch 1983)
- Club International (1971; British sister of Club)
- The Cremorne (1882)
- Escort (Paul Raymond Publications, UK, 1980–present)
- Fiesta (Galaxy Publications, UK, 1966–2020)
- Mayfair (Paul Raymond Publications, UK)
- Men Only (Paul Raymond Publications, UK)
- Men's World (Paul Raymond Publications, UK)
- Knave (Galaxy Publications, UK, 1968–2015)
- The Pearl (1879–1880)
- Penthouse Variations
- Photo Bits (1898–1914)
- Razzle (1983; British; focuses on amateur style pornography)
- Whitehouse (1974–2008; David Sullivan, later Gold Star Publishing)
United States
- Adam Film World (1966–1998) and Adam Film World Guide (1981–2008)
- Asian Fever - U.S., launch 1999
- Barely Legal - Hustler Magazine, launch 1974
- Beaver Hunt, launch 1979
- Celebrity Skin (1986–??)
- Chic (1976–2001)
- Club
- Gallery - Montcalm, launch 1972
- Genesis - Magna, launch 1973
- Gent (Magna Publishing Group)
- High Society (1976)
- Hustler (1974–present)
- Juggs, launch 1981
- Leg Show (1980s–2012)
- Modern Man (1951–1976)
- Oui (1972–2008)
- Penthouse Forum
- Perfect 10 (print issues 1997–2007)
- Playboy (1953–2020)
- Score(1992; Miami, Florida, focuses on large-breasted women)
- SCREW(Milky Way Productions, 1968)
- Swank
Others
- Aktuell Rapport (Norwegian, 1976–present), (Swedish, 1978–present)
- Color Climax(Danish, 1966)
- Debonair (India, 1973)
- Lui (French, 1964–present)
- Playmen (Italian, 1967–2001)
- Private (1965–present) (Swedish, Spanish)
- Lung Fu Pao (Hong Kong, 1984–2022)
Lads' mags
Marketed to gay and bisexual men
Gay pornography includes magazines, sometimes known as adult magazines or gay sex magazines, that contain content of a sexual nature, typically regarded as pornography, that relates to men having sex with men.
These magazines are targeted at
Prior to the 1970s, gay pornography was not widely distributed due to censorship laws. Non-pornographic "
The following is a list of gay pornographic magazines, with country of publication and approximate period of publication, where available:
Brazil
- OCLC 45184945)
Germany
- Männer Aktuell (Germany, 1987–2017)
United Kingdom
- Vulcan (UK), made famous in a High Court test case by serial killer Dennis Nilsen[1] (out of print), Edited by David Weston until Nigel Hatton took over in the mid 80's, published by Millivres Ltd, originally based in Camden Town, London (and the original producers of Gay Times Magazine - formerly known as Gay Reporter).
- Zipper (UK), Edited by Alex McKenna and Nigel Hatton, published by Millivres Ltd.
- Overload (UK), Edited by Nigel Hatton, published by Millivres Ltd.
- Him (UK), published by Millivres Ltd.
United States
- African-Americanmen
- Blueboy (Global Media Group, U.S.: 1975 - 3 issues; July/August 1975–August/September 1977 - bimonthly; November 1977 – 2007 - monthly)
- Bound & Gagged (U.S., 1987–2005)
- Drum (U.S., 1964–1967), December 1965 issue was the first U.S. magazine to show male frontal nudity
- Freshmen (U.S., 1982–2009)
- Honcho (U.S., April 1978 – November 2009)[2]
- Mandate (Mavety Media Group, U.S., monthly April 1975 – October 2009)
- Manshots (U.S. film pornography magazine 1988–2001)
- Men (Specialty Media, U.S., monthly, October 1997 – November 2009), began as Advocate Men in June 1984
- Pinups Magazine(U.S.)
- Playguy (U.S., October 1976 – October 2009)
Japan
Marketed to heterosexual women
Marketed to lesbian women
- On Our Backs (United States, 1984–2006)
- Quim (United Kingdom, 1989–2001)
Marketed to heterosexual and LGBT men and women
- Suck (UK, 1969)
See also
- Fetish magazine
- List of performers in gay porn films
- List of pornographic movie studios
References
- ^ Cheston, Paul (25 October 2001). "Mass killer fights for porn in jail". London Evening Standard. Evening Standard Ltd. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
- ^ "Honcho Magazine". Gay Erotic Archives.
- ^ R. Thomas Umstead (2003-11-17). "A 'Playgirl' for Adult TV". Multichannel News. Retrieved 2009-02-08.
The new venture, Trans Digital Media LLC, will convert Blue Horizon's popular Playgirl magazine brand into Playgirl TV... Along with females, Graff also said the network will all tap an under served audience of homosexual men. 'Fifty percent of Playgirl's readership is male, so it's an interesting way of tapping into the gay market without having to scream, "We have a gay channel."'