Bob Mizer's Secret Code: The Symbols Hidden in Physique Pictorial

From 1963, Bob Mizer printed a secret symbol code beside the models in Physique Pictorial, rating them from early riser to pathological liar. Here's what the...

Left Pocket, Right Pocket: The Hanky Code, Explained

The hanky code was a silent language: the color says what he's into, the pocket says which side he's on. Left for top, right for bottom. Here's the real char...

The Gay Animal Kingdom: A Field Guide to Bears, Otters, Wolves, Cubs & Daddies

Bear, otter, wolf, cub, daddy. Where the gay animal types came from in 1979, what each one actually means, and why half the words aren't animals at all.

The Hairy-Chested Hall of Fame: The Icons Who Were Our Gay Awakening

A gay awakening is the first crush that flipped the switch. For a lot of us it had a chest. Eight hairy-chested icons, one bearskin rug, and a strong case fo...

What Is a Side? The Gay Sexual Identity That Was Never the Exception

A side is a gay man who has sex without anal penetration. Dr. Joe Kort coined the word in 2013, and the data says the experience was never rare. Here's where...

Remembering Richard Locke: Porn Daddy, Gay-Liberation Icon, AIDS Educator

He put his real name on the screen when that cost you everything, and built a vision of gay masculinity that was hairy, adult, and unbothered. When AIDS came...