Mandate (April 1976)

In his article “Leather Sex,” found in this April 1976 issue of Mandate, Michael Llewellyn argues – contrary to popular belief – there is a distinction between leathersex and sadomasochism. As he explains, the two tend to get clustered together; however, leathersex can exist without the bondage, flogging, and other domination play of sadomasochism. In fact, Llewellyn claims leathersex is about the theatrics of role play as participants don costumes and personas that allow them to step outside of themselves. Also contained in this issue is a photospread titled “Decadent, Decidedly,” a showcase of Puerto-Rican artist Antonio’s work, and images of college athlete Julian Taylor. NOTE: THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE WAS FOUND INCOMPLETE AMONG THE BOXES OF MAGAZINES; HENCE, ITS SPARSE PRESENTATION.

In Touch (April 1998), Part Two

In a 1999 interview for Manshots, adult performer Tommy Cruise (who is featured in this April 1998 issue of In Touch) discusses his disdain for working with gay-for-pay models, stating the process “is not very enjoyable” and many actors “don’t even want me touching them.” In fact, Cruise is not alone in his sentiments. As Benjamin Scuglia, who has documented gay pornography for Inside Porn Magazine since 1995, explains, many gay porn performers have confessed to him their contempt for working with gay-for-pay actors, with one relating to him an incident on set where the performer balanced a straight porn magazine on his head while receiving a blow job. The second half of this issue of In Touch (see the first half here) contains a heated debate among two readers over the morality of circumcision, the short stories “Crossed Wires” (where the narrator accidentally connects to his neighbor’s landline and begins receiving lurid phone calls) and “Heat Craze” (where the narrator cheats on his boyfriend with a construction worker), and spreads of models Matt Berkeley, Kyle Dean, and Pavel Kant.

In Touch (April 1998), Part One

In a 1999 interview for Manshots, adult performer Tommy Cruise (who is featured in this April 1998 issue of In Touch) discusses his disdain for working with gay-for-pay models, stating the process “is not very enjoyable” and many actors “don’t even want me touching them.” In fact, Cruise is not alone in his sentiments. As Benjamin Scuglia, who has documented gay pornography for Inside Porn Magazine since 1995, explains, many gay porn performers have confessed to him their contempt for working with gay-for-pay actors, with one relating to him an incident on set where the performer balanced a straight porn magazine on his head while receiving a blow job. Along with photos of Cruise, the first half of this issue of In Touch (which has been broken into two parts) contains the short stories “Gaining Face” (a humorous tale about the narrator’s attempts to grow a bread to be more attractive) and “Opportunities” (where a male escort takes the reader throughout his evening of tricks) and spreads of models Tommy Hart and Emilio Sands.