A Playboy pop-up celebrat the all-new quarterly, and very 'woke', eratn of the mag, and will clu events like a Roxane Gay lecture; a "Free the Nipple" bate; and a panel on the "future of masculy.
Contents:
- 'PLAYBOY' MAK HISTORY WH FIRST OPENLY GAY VER STAR, BRETMAN ROCK
- BRETMAN ROCK IS PLAYBOY’S FIRST OPENLY GAY MALE VER STAR
- BREAKG BOUNDARI! BRETMAN ROCK IS PLAYBOY’S 1ST OPENLY GAY MALE COVER STAR: ‘DA BADST BUNNY’
- INFLUENCER MAK HISTORY AS PLAYBOY'S FIRST-EVER GAY MALE VER STAR, POSG A VERSN OF INIC BUNNY STUME - BUT TWTER IS BAFFLED BY GUY-FOCED MAGAZE'S 'NONSENSE' CHOICE TO FEATURE A MAN ON S ONT
'PLAYBOY' MAK HISTORY WH FIRST OPENLY GAY VER STAR, BRETMAN ROCK
Bretman Rock is makg history wh his appearance on the ver of Playboy magaze's October 2021 digal issue, as the 23-year-old be the first openly gay male to secure the veted Hawaii-based Filipo fluencer isn't new to the spotlight after makg a name for himself on YouTube and the short-form vio app Ve, where Rock displayed both his humor and his skill wh makp. However, he is only the third to appear on the ver of the men's liftyle and entertament magaze, behd the magaze's late founr Hugh Hefner and, July 2020, Lat pop star Bad Bunny; Rock is the first openly gay man.
"As the first out gay man to ver the magaze, pecially durg Filipo Amerin History Month, Bretman Rock is ntug to fy genr norms and e his massive social platform to not only break down barriers for LGBTQ cln the dtry, but also spire so many other LGBTQ Filipos who have been unrreprented fashn, molg, and across media. I’m not anti gay or trans or anythg, this is jt none sense!
"Now Playboy is Playgay. If a gay man feels sexy a bunny stume, an inic symbol of sexs, why shouldn’t he be able to wear proudly?
BRETMAN ROCK IS PLAYBOY’S FIRST OPENLY GAY MALE VER STAR
Bretman Rock has donned Playboy’s famed bunny ears and bee the first out gay man to star on s ver. The 23-year-old fluencer has officially ma history as the first openly gay male to star on the ver of Playboy. That md, Rock is the first openly gay ver star.
"The pocket-size magaze by, for and about homosexuals, " was found the Netherlands 2001 by Gert Jonkers and Jep van Beenekom.
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BREAKG BOUNDARI! BRETMAN ROCK IS PLAYBOY’S 1ST OPENLY GAY MALE COVER STAR: ‘DA BADST BUNNY’
Though short-lived, Outweek prented a bold, unapologetic voice that was unaaid to ll out Ameri's dismissive attu towards AIDS and homophobia.
INFLUENCER MAK HISTORY AS PLAYBOY'S FIRST-EVER GAY MALE VER STAR, POSG A VERSN OF INIC BUNNY STUME - BUT TWTER IS BAFFLED BY GUY-FOCED MAGAZE'S 'NONSENSE' CHOICE TO FEATURE A MAN ON S ONT
He teamed up wh fellow ACT UP member Kendall Morrison, who was lookg for an avenue to advertise for his gay phone sex bs. It's "GossipWatch" lumns railed agast closeted public figur like David Geffen, Mallm Forb, and Liz Smh for beg plic the silence surroundg AIDS and gay rights.
When he joed Long Island's Newsday, Rotello beme the first openly gay lumnist for a major newspaper and now works as a documentary producer-director.
Even though other LGBT magaz at the time knew that sex sells - and ed that to their advantage - HERO Magaze steered clear of pornography and other sexual s foundg 1997, HERO Magaze ma mov that were clive and progrsive, as was more acceptg of upl and men over 40 than other gay publitns at the time. It also ran the first tomotive lumn a natnal gay magaze and ma a hab of turng away advertisg om both tobac and adult pani. The magaze was regnized for s efforts when beme the first gay magaze to be "highly remend" by Library Journal.