From 1970 to 1974, Jacksonville was the headquarters of the first magaze to serve Florida's gay muny. Here's a look at the history and impact of David magaze.
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DISVERG THE “GAY LIFTYLE” THROUGH 1970S MAGAZ
The gay men's magaz QQ and Ciao! were unabashedly liberated, but they still tered to an exclive dience. * gay magazine 80s *
Today, we remember the creasgly outspoken polil movement for gay and lbian rights. Lnched the sprg of 1969 wh the slogan “For Gay Guys Who Have No Hangups, ” QQ was a glossy nsumer magaze. ” But unlike gay liberatn magaz and newspapers of the time, voted ltle space to polics or activism.
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REMEMBERG DAVID, JAX'S TRAILBLAZG GAY MAGAZE
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’s photos reflected more racial and ethnic diversy than many other gay publitns of the time, that uld be seen more as a reflectn of fetishizatn than cln.
“Although the young studs may do everythg bed, except perhaps kiss, there is still one le a gay mt never fet, ” the thor wr.