''Films and Filming'' was the longest-running British

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prior to the partial decriminalisation of homosexuality in

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.Bengry, Justin
"The Queer History of Films and Filming."
''Little Joe: A magazine about queers and cinema, mostly'' 2 (2011): 31–41. Launched in 1954, the magazine included gay-themed articles and images (including profiles and images of actors such as

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and

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, whose sexualities were ambiguous at the time), commercial and

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s featuring same-sex desire, and included articles on the censorship of gay themes in film and theatre. ''Films and Filming'' was considered a mainstream and internationally-respected magazine throughout the 1950s and 1960s. It was widely available in bookshops and newsagents, and was the most successful title of

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. Following the

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, when gay sex was partially decriminalised in

, the magazine was able to be more open and feature naked men on the cover.

References

{{reflist LGBT-related magazines published in the United Kingdom Magazines established in 1954 Film magazines published in the United Kingdom