Queer Clicks: June 25, 2017 | A Penis On Every Page: The Rise And Fall Of Playgirl, How ‘Gay’ Should a Gay Bar Be?, & Other News

A Penis On Every Page: The Rise And Fall Of Playgirl

“Douglas Lambert wanted to give Playboy a run for its money. It was 1971, and Hugh Hefner’s magazine had created a new mainstream market for soft-core porn. Lambert, a nightclub owner in Garden Grove, California, decided to get in on the action.” Esquire

Emily Berl for The New York Times

How ‘Gay’ Should A Gay Bar Be?

The website for the Abbey touts its role as a two-time winner of Logo’s “Best Gay Bar in the World” award. But how gay is it? Some of the regulars believe the increasing number of straight people who go there has diluted its reason for being.

The Gay Transformer

“Portugese filmmaker Joao Pedro Rodrigues always struggles with his gayness, usually in films filled with mysterious, macabre events. His best known movie, O Fantasma (2000) has been revered in some circles but it could also, reasonably, be reviled. Rodrigues works toward both responses—even in a berserk, mournful romance like Two Drifters (2009) which was titled after a line from “Moon River,” the 1960s pop tune that has become an anthem for fretful yet poignant gay longing.” Out

Apple Watch Pride Edition Band Launched, Sales Will Support LGBT Groups

“Apple launched a special Pride Edition Apple Watch band Thursday, with a part of its sales to go to LGBT support groups. The nylon band will come in two sizes — 38mm and 42mm, and cost $49 each.” Towleroad