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,
pornographic magazines
Pornographic magazines or erotic magazines, sometimes known as adult, sex or top-shelf magazines, are magazines that contain content of an explicitly sexual nature. Publications of this kind may contain images of attractive naked subjects, as is ...
must be, or have been, widely available as a printed publication and contain either
hardcore
Hardcore, hard core or hard-core may refer to:
Arts and media Film
* ''Hardcore'' (1977 film), a British comedy film
* ''Hardcore'' (1979 film), an American crime drama film starring George C Scott
* ''Hardcore'' (2001 film), a British documen ...
or
softcore pornographic images.
Marketed to heterosexual men
These magazines may include female-male, female-female-male and/or female-female content.
Japan
'' - 1984–94, thereafter ''
Bejean
is a Japanese monthly men's magazine which originally started publication under the name . It has been described as "probably the best selling men's magazine" in Japan and was called by J-List "One of the cornerstones of Japanese AV magazines." A ...
'' 1994 - Eichi Shuppan, Japan,
* ''
Lemon People
was an adult ''lolicon'' and ''bishōjo'' manga magazine published by Amatriasha from February 1982''Comic Box'', Fusion Product, April 1983, p.178 to November 1998 in Japan. The first issue had some gravure idol photographs, but the format of ...
'' (Japan, 1981–1998)
* ''
Manga Burikko
was a lolicon hentai manga magazine published by Byakuya Shobo in Tokyo from 1982 to 1985 in Japan. The magazine was launched as a competitor to '' Lemon People'', but it only lasted three years. The manga in the magazine were generally bishōjo ...
'' (Japan, 1983–1986)
* ''
Urecco
was a monthly men's magazine published in Japan. The title is a play on the Japanese word which literally means "popular girl(s)" or "girl(s) who is/are much sought after. ''Urecco'' published nude and some non-nude photo layouts, mostly of adul ...
'' - 1986,
Million Shuppan, Japan
* ''
Video Boy'' - 1984, Eichi Shuppan, Japan
Netherlands
* ''
Chick'' (Netherlands, 1968–2009)
* ''
Lolita'' (Netherlands, 1970–1987)
United Kingdom
* ''
Asian Babes
''Asian Babes'' was a British softcore pornographic magazine which featured photographs of women of South Asian, Korean, Chinese, Japanese, and Thai origin. The magazine was launched in March 1992 and initially used only Indian and Pakistani mode ...
'' (Remnant Media, , UK, launch 1983)
* ''
Club International
''Club International'' is a British softcore pornographic magazine published by Paul Raymond Publications that features pictures of nude women. It is a sister magazine of American magazine ''Club''.
History and profile
''Club International'' was ...
'' (1971; British sister of ''Club'')
* ''
Escort'' (Paul Raymond Publications, UK, 1980–present)
* ''
Fiesta'' (Galaxy Publications, UK, 1966–2020)
* ''
Mayfair'' (Paul Raymond Publications, UK)
* ''
Men Only
''Men Only'' is a British magazine title that originated in 1935 as a pocket-sized men's magazine. It became a standard-sized pin-up magazine in the 1950s and was relaunched in 1971 by Paul Raymond Publications as a soft-core pornographic maga ...
'' (Paul Raymond Publications, UK)
* ''
Men's World
''Men's World'' was a British soft-core pornographic magazine founded in 1988. The final issue was Volume 24 issue 13, in December 2012. It was released every four weeks and its content mostly consisted of nude pictorials of well-known erotic ...
'' (Paul Raymond Publications, UK)
* ''
Knave'' (Galaxy Publications, UK, 1968–2015)
* ''
Penthouse'' (1965–present) and ''
Penthouse Variations''
* ''
Razzle'' (1983; British; focuses on amateur style pornography)
* ''
Whitehouse Whitehouse may refer to:
People
* Charles S. Whitehouse (1921-2001), American diplomat
* Cornelius Whitehouse (1796–1883), English engineer and inventor
* E. Sheldon Whitehouse (1883-1965), American diplomat
* Elliott Whitehouse (born 1993), ...
'' (1974–2008; David Sullivan, later Gold Star Publishing)
United States
* ''
Adam Film World'' (1966–1998) and ''
Adam Film World Guide'' (1981-2008)
* ''
Asian Fever
''Asian Fever'' is the name of an adult magazine and companion adult video series published in the United States.
Overview
The magazine features explicit photos of naked young women. It features pictorials of East Asian women, interviews with ...
'' - U.S., launch 1999
* ''
Barely Legal'' - ''
Hustler
Hustler or hustlers may also refer to:
Professions
* Hustler, an American slang word, e.g., for a:
** Con man, a practitioner of confidence tricks
** Drug dealer, seller of illegal drugs
** Male prostitute
** Pimp
** Business man, more gener ...
Magazine'', launch 1974
* ''
Beaver Hunt
''Beaver Hunt'' is a pornographic magazine aimed at men and published in the United States. It was first published in 1979 by Larry Flynt. It was an offshoot of ''Hustler'' magazines's popular running feature, "Beaver Hunt", which first appeared ...
'', launch 1979
* ''
Celebrity Skin
''Celebrity Skin'' is the third studio album by American alternative rock band Hole, released on September 8, 1998, in the United States on DGC Records and internationally on Geffen Records. It was the last album released by the band before the ...
'' (1986-??)
* ''
Chic
Chic (; ), meaning "stylish" or "smart", is an element of fashion. It was originally a French word. Pronounced Chick.
Etymology
'' Chic'' is a French word, established in English since at least the 1870s. Early references in English diction ...
'' (1976-2001)
* ''
Club
Club may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media
* ''Club'' (magazine)
* Club, a '' Yie Ar Kung-Fu'' character
* Clubs (suit), a suit of playing cards
* Club music
* "Club", by Kelsea Ballerini from the album ''kelsea''
Brands and enterprises ...
''
* ''
Gallery
Gallery or The Gallery may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media
* Art gallery
** Contemporary art gallery
Music
* Gallery (band), an American soft rock band of the 1970s
Albums
* ''Gallery'' (Elaiza album), 2014 album
* ''Gallery'' (Gr ...
'' - Montcalm, launch 1972
* ''
Genesis
Genesis may refer to:
Bible
* Book of Genesis, the first book of the biblical scriptures of both Judaism and Christianity, describing the creation of the Earth and of mankind
* Genesis creation narrative, the first several chapters of the Book of ...
'' - Magna, launch 1973
* ''
Gent
Gent is a shortened form of the word gentleman. It may also refer to:
* Ghent (Dutch language, Dutch: Gent), a Belgian city
** K.A.A. Gent, a football club from Ghent
** K.R.C. Gent, a football club from Ghent
** Gent RFC, a rugby club in Ghen ...
'' (
Magna Publishing Group
Magna Publishing Group, Inc. is an American publishing company headquartered in Paramus, New Jersey. Founded in 1975, the company publishes a number of magazine titles and is one of the largest publishers of pornographic magazines in the United ...
)
* ''
High Society
High society, sometimes simply society, is the behavior and lifestyle of people with the highest levels of wealth and social status. It includes their related affiliations, social events and practices. Upscale social clubs were open to men based ...
'' (1976)
* ''
Hustler
Hustler or hustlers may also refer to:
Professions
* Hustler, an American slang word, e.g., for a:
** Con man, a practitioner of confidence tricks
** Drug dealer, seller of illegal drugs
** Male prostitute
** Pimp
** Business man, more gener ...
'' (1974–present)
* ''
Juggs
''Juggs'' is a softcore pornography adult magazine published in the United States that specializes in photographs of women with large breasts.
It has been described as "the magazine of choice for breast men" by Jerry Saltz, art critic for ''The ...
'', launch 1981
* ''
Leg Show
''Leg Show'' was an adult fetish magazine published in the United States which specialized in photographs of women in nylons, corsets, pantyhose, stockings and high heels. The magazine features pinup style photographs and articles geared towards ...
'' (1980s-2012)
* ''
Modern Man'' (1952–1967)
* ''
Oui'' (1972–2008)
* ''
Penthouse Forum
''Penthouse Forum'', sometimes simply ''Forum'', is a magazine owned by FriendFinder Networks, the publishers of '' Penthouse'' magazine.
History and profile
''Penthouse Forum'' was started in March 1968 and featured letters, articles on health ...
''
* ''
Petite
Vincent Aycocho, or better known as Petite is a Filipino actor, comedian, singer and TV show host. He is known for as a Filipino comedian in ''Comedy Bar'', Punch line and Clowns, together with their other celebrities; Boobay, Iyah, Donita Nose ...
''
* ''
Perfect 10''
* ''
Playboy
''Playboy'' is an American men's Lifestyle magazine, lifestyle and entertainment magazine, formerly in print and currently online. It was founded in Chicago in 1953, by Hugh Hefner and his associates, and funded in part by a $1,000 loan from H ...
'' (1953–2020)
* ''
Score'' (1992; Miami, Florida, focuses on large-breasted women)
* ''
SCREW
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'' (Milky Way Productions, 1968)
* ''
Swank''
Others
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Aktuell Rapport
''Aktuell Rapport'' is a pornographic magazine published in Sweden, and also sold in a Norwegian edition. Published by Tre-mag Sweden AB of Stockholm, and printed in Austria, it also contains a significant amount of non-pornographic features.
H ...
'' (Norwegian, 1976–present), (Swedish, 1978–present)
* ''
Bravo'' (Chilean, 1977-1982)
* ''
Color Climax'' (Danish, 1966)
* ''
Debonair'' (India, 1973)
* ''
Lui'' (French, 1964–present)
* ''
Playmen'' (Italian, 1967–2001)
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Private'' (1965–present) (Swedish, Spanish)
Lads' mags
* ''
Nuts''
* ''
Zoo Weekly
''Zoo'' was a British (and formerly an Australian and South African) lad's mag published weekly by Bauer Media Group in the United Kingdom. It was launched on 29 January 2004, and for a time was the UK's only men's weekly after the similar an ...
'' - Emap East (UK, Australia, South Africa)
Marketed to gay and bisexual men
Gay pornographic magazines, sometimes known as adult magazines or gay sex magazines, contain content of a sexual nature, typically regarded as
pornography, that relates to men having sex with men.
These magazines are targeted to
gay
''Gay'' is a term that primarily refers to a homosexual person or the trait of being homosexual. The term originally meant 'carefree', 'cheerful', or 'bright and showy'.
While scant usage referring to male homosexuality dates to the late 1 ...
and
bisexual men, although they may also have some female readers, and may include male-male and occasionally male-male-female content and/or male-female content. Such publications provide photographs or other illustrations of nudity and sexual activities, including
oral sex
Oral sex, sometimes referred to as oral intercourse, is sexual activity involving the stimulation of the genitalia of a person by another person using the mouth (including the lips, tongue, or teeth) and the throat. Cunnilingus is oral sex p ...
,
anal sex, and other various forms of such activities. These magazines primarily serve to stimulate sexual thoughts and emotions. Some magazines are very general in their variety of illustrations, while others may be more specific and focus on particular activities or fetishes.
Prior to the 1970s, gay pornography was not widely distributed due to censorship laws. Non-pornographic "
beefcake magazines
Physique magazines or beefcake magazines were magazines devoted to physique photography — that is, photographs of muscular " beefcake" men – typically young and attractive – in athletic poses, usually in revealing, minimal clothing. During ...
" were widely available, and were generally purchased by
gay men. From the late 1980s, a number of gay magazines and newspapers featured homoerotic nude or partially clothed male models but were not classified as pornography, for example ''
Gay Times
''Gay Times'' (stylized in all caps), also known as ''Gay Times Magazine'' and as ''GT'', is a UK-based LGBTQ+ media brand established in 1975. Originally a magazine for gay and bisexual men, the company now includes content for the LGBTQ+ comm ...
'' and ''
QX Magazine
''QX Magazine'' was a free LGBTQ weekly magazine distributed at most LGBTQ spaces across London and the UK.
The magazine was based in London. As a free magazine, it hads a high proportion of advertising space for revenue. Although the magazin ...
''. These have not been included here. ''See
List of LGBT periodicals
The following is a list of periodicals (printed magazines, journals and newspapers) aimed at the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) demographic by country.
Australia
The most comprehensive holdings of LGBT periodicals is found at t ...
.''
The following is a list of gay pornographic magazines, with country of publication and approximate period of publication, where available:
Brazil
* ''
G Magazine'' (Brazil, 1998–2014) ()
Germany
* ''
Männer Aktuell'' (Germany, 1987–2017)
United Kingdom
* ''Vulcan'' (UK), made famous in a High Court test case by serial killer
Dennis Nilsen
Dennis Andrew Nilsen (23 November 1945 – 12 May 2018) was a Scottish serial killer and necrophile who murdered at least twelve young men and boys between 1978 and 1983 in London. Convicted at the Old Bailey of six counts of murder and two o ...
(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
* ''
Black Inches
''Black Inches'' () was a US-based gay pornographic magazine featuring African-American men. Published by Mavety Media alongside magazines such as ''Mandate'', it was established in 1993 and folded in 2009.
Features
The photos appearing in the m ...
'' (Mavety Media Group, U.S., 1996–2009), focused on
African-American
African Americans (also referred to as Black Americans and Afro-Americans) are an ethnic group consisting of Americans with partial or total ancestry from sub-Saharan Africa. The term "African American" generally denotes descendants of ensl ...
men
* ''
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
A freshman, fresher, first year, or frosh, is a person in the first year at an educational institution, usually a secondary school or at the college and university level, but also in other forms of post-secondary educational institutions.
Ara ...
'' (U.S., 1982–2009)
* ''Honcho'' (U.S., April 1978–November 2009)
* ''
Mandate'' (Mavety Media Group, U.S., monthly April 1975–October 2009)
* ''
Manshots
''Manshots'' was an international film review magazine specializing in gay pornography. The magazine included interviews with the directors and actors, original glamour/soft porn photo spreads, video stills, special features on new film reviews, ...
'' (U.S. film pornography magazine 1988–2001)
* ''
Men
A man is an adult male human. Prior to adulthood, a male human is referred to as a boy (a male child or adolescent). Like most other male mammals, a man's genome usually inherits an X chromosome from the mother and a Y chro ...
'' (Specialty Media, U.S., monthly, October 1997–November 2009), began as ''Advocate Men'' in June 1984
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Pinups Magazine
''Pinups'' is a triannual artists' publication in the United States playing on the historical centerfold practice of nudie magazines by making the centerfold the sole feature. There are no words—just an exaggeration of the classic centerfold. T ...
'' (U.S.)
* ''
Playguy
''Playguy'' was an American gay pornographic monthly magazine that was geared to gay men under 25. It was established by George W. Mavety in 1976. It was published by Modernismo Publications, Ltd., which also published ''Mandate'', ''Honcho'', ...
'' (U.S., October 1976–October 2009)
Japan
* ''
Badi'' (Japan, 1994–2019)
* ''
Barazoku
was Japan's first commercially circulated gay men's magazine. It began publication in July 1971 by Daini Shobō's owner's son and editor , although before that, there had been ''Adonis'' and ''Apollo'', its extra issue, around 1960 serving as a ...
'' (Japan, 1971–2008)
* ''
G-men'' (Japan, 1995–2016)
* ''
Samson
Samson (; , '' he, Šīmšōn, label= none'', "man of the sun") was the last of the judges of the ancient Israelites mentioned in the Book of Judges (chapters 13 to 16) and one of the last leaders who "judged" Israel before the institution o ...
'' (Japan, 1982)
Marketed to heterosexual women
* ''
Filament'' (United Kingdom, 2009–2011)
* ''
Playgirl
''Playgirl'' was an American magazine that featured general interest articles, lifestyle and celebrity news, in addition to nude or semi-nude men. In the 1970s and 1980s, the magazine printed monthly and was marketed mainly to women, although ...
'', (United States, 1973–2016)
* ''
Viva'' (United States, 1973–1980)
Marketed to lesbian women
* ''
On Our Backs
''On Our Backs'' was the first women-run erotica magazine and the first magazine to feature lesbian erotica for a lesbian audience in the United States. It ran from 1984 to 2006.
Origin
The magazine was first published in 1984 by Debi Sundahl ...
'' (United States, 1984–2006)
* ''
Quim'' (United Kingdom, 1989–2001)
See also
*
Fetish magazine
A fetish magazine is a type of magazine originating in the late 1940s which is devoted to sexual fetishism. The content is generally aimed at being erotic rather than pornographic.
The most well-known early examples are ''Bizarre'' (1946-1959) p ...
*
Gay pornography
Gay pornography is the representation of sexual activity between males. Its primary goal is sexual arousal in its audience. Softcore gay pornography also exists; it at one time constituted the genre, and may be produced as beefcake pornogr ...
*
List of performers in gay porn films
This is a list of Notability in the English Wikipedia, notable men who have appeared in Gay pornography, gay pornographic films. Pornography has become more mainstream and as of 2009 was a $13 billion industry in the United States; globally ...
*
List of pornographic movie studios
The following is a list of pornographic film studios.
A
* Abbywinters.com (AUS)
* Active Duty (includes gay content)
* Adam & Eve (USA)
* Anabolic Video (USA)
* Athletic Model Guild (includes gay content)
B
* Bang Bros
* Beate Uhse A ...
References
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Pornographic
Pornography (often shortened to porn or porno) is the portrayal of sexual subject matter for the exclusive purpose of sexual arousal. Primarily intended for adults,
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Magazines
A magazine is a periodical publication, generally published on a regular schedule (often weekly or monthly), containing a variety of content. They are generally financed by advertising, purchase price, prepaid subscriptions, or by a combination ...