Since its 2010 launch, the London-based queer publication meatzine has billed itself as “a smoking hot celebration” of “real guys” who defy the ways that gay men are often portrayed in advertising and popular culture. Their 2018 calendar could be the magazine’s boldest (and hottest) endeavor to date, featuring 12 un-retouched images of meatzine models wearing nothing but their birthday suits ― and a smile. Adrian Lourie The 2018 meatzine calendar aims to go against “the prevailing image of gay men as young, with perfect, porn-ready bodies." A January survey of 5,000 gay men conducted by Britain’s Attitude magazine found that 49 percent said they were “unhappy” with their bodies. “These are ordinary men who all have their own hang-ups and issues, like any of us,” he added.

Source: Huffington Post December 17, 2017 17:26 UTC