Honcho (February 1986), Part Two

From Lon of New York to David Hurles, the photographing of the male physique has been a driving force in twentieth-century homoeroticism and the sexual activities between a photographer and his subject have been both a reality and fantasy within this practice, with Hurles openly admitting to physical intimacy with several of his models. Robert Ralph’s short story “Heavyweight,” contained in the February 1986 issue of Honcho (which has been broken into two parts), is just one manifestation of this as the author weaves a fictional tale about one such occurrence. Included in the second half (see the first half here) are the short stories “Closer than a Brother” (about a twin’s mistaken identity revealing erotic secrets about his bother), “Foot Long” (about the sexual frustration between an employee and his boss), and “Forest Service” (about the narrator’s sensual encounter with a forest ranger) and the photo spreads titled “Handlebar, ” “Hot Fox,” and “Make Me Do It.”