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Back pages of gay magazine back when ppl ordered their sex toys via mail order. 1978. No Stockroom or Pleasurechest. This is part of why elder gays laff at young queers. Cuz they ordered their sex toys like this *and* they had all the same cool stuff without the internet.
From the back pages, an adventurous way to do an enema and further evidence that our parents and their friends have done it all before we even thought about it. #backpages #
1973 letter to the editor from Playboy. The provenance of these is dubious, sometimes written by people in house. This one offers a perspective that feels more contemporary and partner-centered.
Ad from the back pages of 1973 Playboy. There were lots of ads for the voyeur, exhibitionist, or clandestine perv in the back pages of Playboy this is one of them.
A book cover from 1967.
More phallicism from across time. Amulets. All the phalluses were meant to symbolize the unstoppable force of eros - the chains and bells cannot stop their upward flight.
Hans Bellmer, an important artist who built and photographed disjointed dolls, poupées, in 1930s Germany. His work has been interpreted as a criticism of Nazi politics, an interpetation Bellmer never owned or disavowed.
From a book on the history of the Olympics. American wrestlers pose for the camera. One of them deserved a close-up. 1932.
From The Dictionary of Science, an 12th century hand counting method before there was mass literacy. When my other gay colleague and I saw this image, we laughed for a solid five minutes. Solid techniques, if a little fancy in parts.
70s phallic worship
The original. This ad for R Crumb’s work is in the back pages of March 1979 Playboy.
Two more photos from Phallicism. The first is a series of ornaments related to phallus worship (and I thought they were cock rings). In fact they are bracelets and pins with symbols related to Janus, snakes, and dicks.
The second is a winged phallus. The design is meant to celebrate the sheer strength of phallus-ness, breaking its chains and flying upwards. The moon was associated with generative power. The feet, well, that just makes it interesting. I’m giving this to anyone who wants an amazing tattoo.
So this was a real thing, a 13” toy doll manufactured in the late 70s as a gay liberation promotion. One man spent his own money to have these “Gay Bob” dolls made. They came sold with their own closet they of course had to come out of to be played with. It takes what it takes?
These drawings are from an 1885 book called Phallicism, a study of phallic worship across cultures. The drawings are of two statues both meant to symbolize nature and fecundity. Both are carrying pots, which symbolize the womb and, of course, the massive penises mean plenty for all.
Books like this were published and distributed privately because of their content and are now findable in the Archive of Sexuality and Gender. Weirdos and perverts have been around always, and those 19th century English weirdos liked to study the older practices outside of their culture. This is where the Alistair Crowleys of the world started picking up their ideas, I would think...
Mainstream discussion of BDSM. This is mid-70s Playboy Forum, and Albert Ellis, the source they refer out to, was a prominent voice in sexology. His writings on homosexuality I will feature in later posts. He was accepting that gays existed as aberrants. We see him here, too, maintain a line of normalcy and deviancy in which people should aim to stay on the good side.
More medical horror. 1869. Evidence of gender variance always existing and people always harming those who fall out of the binary. 19th century medical literature is a horror show.
I love the two responses to stress here. Dolly’s friend can’t stop laughing and Dolly is all fight.