Futuristic Dawn Purple 01 / Japanese Gay Magazine Covers + Free Return [ynKgb9Jv]

Futuristic Dawn Purple 01 / Japanese Gay Magazine Covers + Free Return [ynKgb9Jv]

Release year: 2019

Binding: Softcover

Pages: 20 pages

Size: 8.26 x 5.8 in (21 x 14.8 cm)

Publisher: He magazine & loneliness books

Language: Japanese & English

Back in the 1970s and 80s, commercial gay magazines like Barazoku, Adon, MLMW, Sabu, The GAY, and SAMSON were being published one after another in Japan. At the time, coming out wasn’t as common as it is today, and flipping through these magazines now reveals a world where people expressed their feelings quietly—through illustrations, photos, and words that filled the pages.

The first issue of DAWN PURPLE explores the cover art of that era, focusing on the illustrated men who graced these magazines before photo models openly identified as gay. A look back at a unique time in queer publishing.