Heavy Traffic: Porn Covers

Long before videos conquered the market, magazines were the medium for gay porn. Most of them were self-published - quick and on the quiet. The cover designs were manifold: bracing on the one hand, daring on the other hand, but always entertaining. Showing not only the preferences and fads of the respective time, they also give an insight of the visual habits regarding form and design. Heavy Traffic presents the funniest, wittiest and oddest porn covers of this era and takes us on a journey to the early years of gay erotic; a trip that insightfully illustrates the changes that our sexuality has undergone during the last decades. This selection of porn covers from the 60s, 70s and 80s is a true treasure and will not only amaze vintage fans.