Peter North finally talks Matt Ramsey, the gay porn alias he denied for decades. He also reveals a $50,000 mob story and some “gay dude” who took his pictures.

Gay-for-pay is having another moment. Queerbaiting, homophobia, criminal exposure. Some folks have behaved badly while others have drawn the wrong conclusions.

Gay-for-pay is having another moment. Queerbaiting, homophobia, criminal exposure. Some folks have behaved badly while others have drawn the wrong conclusions.

People who sell explicit digital content online are heavily sexually objectified by observers, yet they are still viewed as capable individuals with free will. These findings challenge traditional psy...

Black men became a prominent part of the physique era. These bold images from pioneering photographers provide a glimpse of things to come for these unsung models.

Bill Cable appeared in gay erotica, straight adult films, and mainstream movies. He worked with everyone from Pee-wee Herman to Elvira to Sharon Stone. Decades later, he's more popular than ever.

Black men became a prominent in the physique era. These bold images from pioneering photographers provide a glimpse of things to come for these unsung models.

Black men became a prominent in the physique era. These bold images from pioneering photographers provide a glimpse of things to come for these unsung models.

Black men became a prominent in the physique era. These bold images from pioneering photographers provide a glimpse of things to come for these unsung models.

For centuries, soldiers were more than men in uniform. They were objects of desire, figures of fantasy—and sometimes, men for hire. Photo by Montague Glover.

An 18-year-old Marine, a Hollywood pickup, a gas station, a widening circle of ex-Marines looking for cash, and the beginnings of a postwar sexual economy.

A visual journey through the physique era, when servicemen became icons of strength, beauty, masculinity, and desire.

Reprint of an interview with 80s/90s gay porn icon Randy Cochran from the May 2003 issue of Black Inches Magazine.

A visual journey through the physique era, when servicemen became icons of strength, beauty, masculinity, and desire.

Another look at Artist’s Muse Chuck Howard, who inspired work by George Platt Lynes, Paul Cadmus and others. He later became a fashion designer and restaurateur.

A visual journey through the physique era, when servicemen became icons of strength, beauty, masculinity, and desire.

The upcoming Peter North documentary promises the first in-depth discussion of North’s early work in gay adult films under the name Matt Ramsey. Here’s what to expect from the docu.

Before Peter North became a legend, there was Matt Ramsey. This is the story that rarely gets told.

For centuries, soldiers were more than men in uniform. They were objects of desire, figures of fantasy—and sometimes, men for hire. Photo by Montague Glover

When did we start saying "gay-for-pay"? The answer is less clear than you might think, and the phrase tells a much bigger story than its history. Image: MEN.com

What attraction, admiration, and military mythmaking reveal about us.

In the 1950s, ‘physique’ magazines sold more than just eye candy—they offered community and connection for isolated gay men

Bill Cable’s beauty made him a cult figure. His final months have rarely been given the same attention. This essay looks at his motorcycle accident, hospitalization, and demise.

Bill Cable appeared in gay erotica, straight adult films, and mainstream movies. He worked with everyone from Pee-wee Herman to Elvira to Sharon Stone. Decades later, he's more popular than ever.

How did soldiers, trade, sexology, and queer communities shape sexual identity—and why do we still mistake sexual acts for identity?

From bunkhouses to battlefields, soldiers and sailors forged intimacies shaped by war, danger, and proximity—long before they were criminalized.

How did soldiers, trade, sexology, and queer communities shape sexual identity—and why do we still mistake sexual acts for identity?

How did soldiers, trade, sexology, and queer communities shape sexual identity—and why do we still mistake sexual acts for identity? Photo by John McRae.

Glenn Burke made history as the first Major League Baseball player to publicly come out as gay. He’s also credited with inventing the high-five

He appeared in gay erotica, straight adult films, and mainstream movies—alongside everyone from Pee-wee Herman to Elvira to Sharon Stone. This is Bill Cable.

Gladys Bentley was a beloved and successful gender outlaw, but the world would ultimately fail her

Bill Cable’s beauty made him a cult figure. His final months have rarely been given the same attention. This essay looks at his motorcycle accident, hospitalization, and demise.

What attraction, admiration, and military mythmaking reveal about us. Photo by Lance Cpl. Brynn Bouchard.

What attraction, admiration, and military mythmaking reveal about us.

“The Surprise of a Knight,” the first known queer “stag film,” shows how gender, sexuality and desire have always been fluid

Bill Cable’s beauty made him a cult figure. His final months have rarely been given the same attention. This essay looks at his motorcycle accident, hospitalization, and demise.

An essay on Janet Jackson, self-efficacy, and the years that made Control inevitable. Photo credit: Tony Viramontes/A&M, 1985.