Advocate Men (February 1988), Part One

Praise of the athletic form has been a mainstay in homoeroticism for millennia. In ancient Greece, for example, sculptures of victorious athletics were built in their honor at either the scene of their triumph or in their hometown. Known as kouroi, these monuments frequently depicted the athlete nude, championing them as an ideal physical specimen and reinforcing the elevated status (aidos) they gained for their success. In this February 1988 issue of Advocate Men (which has been broken into two parts) two short stories continue this tradition, with “Alter Boys” glorifying the youthful strength of students at a Catholic school and “Balls” idolizing the brawn of two baseball players. Also included in this first half are photos of models Gene Barber and Adam Rose.

Honcho (February 1982), Part Two

In 2002, Jim Buzinski and Cyd Zeigler co-founded the National Gay Flag Football League to give gay men an avenue to participate in sports free from discrimination. Since then, the organization has grown to 200 teams in 28 leagues throughout Canada and the United States, with their annual Gay Bowl held during Columbus Day weekend. In this February 1982 issue of Honcho (which has been broken into two parts), an Alex cartoon teases at the idea Buzinski and Zeigler would make into a reality twenty years later. Included in this second half (see the first half here) are the short stories “The Sabra” (about love between soldiers in the desert heat) and “Shore Leave” (where a set of sailors find relief after extended time at sea) and photospreads titled “9 to 5,” “Foul Play,” and “Road Hog.”

Honcho (February 1982), Part One

In 2002, Jim Buzinski and Cyd Zeigler co-founded the National Gay Flag Football League to give gay men an avenue to participate in sports free from discrimination. Since then, the organization has grown to 200 teams in 28 leagues throughout Canada and the United States, with their annual Gay Bowl held during Columbus Day weekend. In this February 1982 issue of Honcho (which has been broken into two parts), an Alex cartoon teases at the idea Buzinski and Zeigler would make into a reality twenty years later. Also included in this first half are the short stories “The Deadline” (where tension between a journalist and his editor reaches a breaking point), “The Length of the Law” (about the narrator’s encounter with a police officer during a sweltering summer night), and “Navy Discipline” (where a sailor obeys every command from his captain), and photospreads titled “G.I. Prime” and “Hard Hat.”