Playguy (March 1980), Part Two

In Sigmund Freud’s 1923 article “Certain Neurotic Mechanisms in Jealousy, Paranoia, and Homosexuality,” the psychoanalyst contends homosexuality is a byproduct of failed psychosexual development. According to Freud, children begin life with a strong connection to the parent of the opposite sex (sons toward mothers and daughters toward fathers). If a child fails to progress out of the phallic stage and form a bond with the parent of the same sex, they form a fixation where they seek relationships with members of the same sex because they do not want to betray their parent. Hence, Freud argues gay men seek the affection of other men because seeking the same with women would be a subconscious betrayal of their mother. Although modern Psychology no longer subscribes to Freud’s theory, a reader-submitted fantasy in this 1980 issue of Playguy (which has been broken into two parts) would have given Freud ammunition to bolster his claim. In the submission, the reader confesses that one of his greatest fantasies is to walk in on his mother being raped and masturbating to the sight of four men violating her. Included in this second half (see the first half here) are the short stories “Biker” (where the narrator follows a motorcyclist back to his garage to fulfill his fantasies) and “Coach” (about a high-school student’s sexual encounter with two teachers during a sweltering summer).

Playguy (March 1980), Part One

In Sigmund Freud’s 1923 article “Certain Neurotic Mechanisms in Jealousy, Paranoia, and Homosexuality,” the psychoanalyst contends homosexuality is a byproduct of failed psychosexual development. According to Freud, children begin life with a strong connection to the parent of the opposite sex (sons toward mothers and daughters toward fathers). If a child fails to progress out of the phallic stage and form a bond with the parent of the same sex, they form a fixation where they seek relationships with members of the same sex because they do not want to betray their parent. Hence, Freud argues gay men seek the affection of other men because seeking the same with women would be a subconscious betrayal of their mother. Although modern Psychology no longer subscribes to Freud’s theory, a reader-submitted fantasy in this 1980 issue of Playguy (which has been broken into two parts) would have given Freud ammunition to bolster his claim. In the submission, the reader confesses that one of his greatest fantasies is to walk in on his mother being raped and masturbating to the sight of four men violating her. Also included in this first half is the short story “Hitchhiker” (where the narrator picks up a sexy traveler on his way home from the beach). 

Advocate Men (March 1998), Part Three

Frederick Corey and Thomas Nakayama explain the police officer has a polarized existence in the gay community. On one end of the spectrum, law enforcement is a symbol of oppression due to the decades of police brutality. On the other side of the spectrum, policemen are an eroticized emblem of masculinity. This dichotomy prompts Corey and Nakayama to question what is truly being fetishized: their authoritative presence, their potential for violence, their uniform, their role as an unobtainable sexual partner, or their representation of hypermasculinity. The photo spread in this March 1998 issue of Advocate Men (which has been broken into three parts) attests to all of these factors, from the aggression and uniform to the unattainability and masculinity. Included in this final third (see the second third here) is photo spread titled “Wet Dream” and the short stories “In a Battle Zone” (where a military mission leads to sex between two soldiers) and “Preferred Provider” (about the narrator’s fetishization of medical doctors and physical exams).

Advocate Men (March 1998), Part Two

Frederick Corey and Thomas Nakayama explain the police officer has a polarized existence in the gay community. On one end of the spectrum, law enforcement is a symbol of oppression due to the decades of police brutality. On the other side of the spectrum, policemen are an eroticized emblem of masculinity. This dichotomy prompts Corey and Nakayama to question what is truly being fetishized: their authoritative presence, their potential for violence, their uniform, their role as an unobtainable sexual partner, or their representation of hypermasculinity. The photo spread in this March 1998 issue of Advocate Men (which has been broken into three parts) attests to all of these factors, from the aggression and uniform to the unattainability and masculinity. Included in this second third (see the first third here) is advice on dealing with AIDS and the dating scene and photo spreads titled “Divine” and “Moving Day.”