New-gay

A periodical entirely devoted to personal ads from individuals and couples throughout France seeking erotic contacts; published in a random order with no subdivisions by type or even by region.

Despite the reference to "gay" in the publication title, the advertisers are gay, les­bian and bisexual (or "bissex" in the parlance of the journal); many present themselves as "tra­vesti" or "transsex" — or as interested in same.

A considerable number of the ads solicit partici­pants in an array of kink and fetish practices. Approximately one-third of the ads include black-and-white photos of the advertiser, all of them White. By contrast, the front wrap is devoted to a photo of a pair of muscular young Black men, one in shorts and one nude.

Offered here is the only recorded copy of an issue of New-gay. The frequency and the dates of first and last issues are unknown.

No holdings in WorldCat or the Catalogue Collectif de France.

CONDITION: Minor wear & soiling to wraps; annotation in blue ballpoint on front wrap: "Novembre 1983"; dent to outside corners of front wrap & initial leaves.

NOTE: Masked for public posting. Unmasked image upon request.