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Broken clock and all that (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by Stamets to c/[email protected]

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[–] captainlezbian 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It was a mix. Hefner was an absolute pig, and Steinem’s famous expose must be acknowledged here. But also it was the main magazine of counterculture. They would publish feminists. They would publish anyone interesting.

Wendy Carlos actually had an iconic interview with them talking about her transition and it was in part because their articles were willing to treat her like a person and take her seriously. Their porn on the other hand, once again, super fucking misogynistic.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I also recall that they would publish academics arguing for gay rights in the letters to the editors