BILLY MATTHEWS AND THE MAN-AGERS ~ Awesome Gay Magazine VINTAGE ~ 1983

THIS truly is an example of REAL GAY HISTORY!! All that hope that we gay men were expressing in our adult magazines!  Perfect? No. But wow, the origins of us expressing our erotic selves is awesome

Black and white photos of men plus some full color

GET THIS WHILE YOU STILL CAN!  This is exactly the type of publication that C0NSERVATIVES will REP0RT and get pulled so it CAN'T BE S0LD!!

MAGAZINE OVERVIEW CONTEXT

Featured Models:

• Brian Scott
• Tommy Wilde
• BILLY MATTHEWS: Rentboy Billy Matthews was the hot new thing in pron and even worked with Joe D’Allesandro.
• Jeff & Kevin
• David
• Don Crawford
• Rolly Llewwllyn
• PLUS "various models Man-Agers has discovered through the years."

HISTORICAL CONTEXT AND IMPORTANCE

• Because many of these magazines were short-run publications, they vanished quickly, and are EXCEPTIONALLY RARE today. Surviving copies are primarily preserved in university research archives that study late-20th-century LGBTQ+ history, alternative print culture, and sexuality. This was published in a time when gay men were tired of being considered ill. Magazines like this celebrated the beauty of gay men and men in general. This magazine clearly shows the evolution of gay pride.