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![He's got a pillow in one hand and is ready to smother. September 1969](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 675 750'%3E%3C/svg%3E)
![Who am I to judge where he gets his inspiration? September 1969](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 675 750'%3E%3C/svg%3E)
![Ah yes, the gay shame parade. October 1969](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 675 750'%3E%3C/svg%3E)
![Maybe he's just trying to reclaim the word? October 1969](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 675 750'%3E%3C/svg%3E)
![Dog grooming \u2014 does NOT accept groovy pets. October 1969](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 675 750'%3E%3C/svg%3E)
![I may not be the best looking man, but boy do I enjoy the desert! June 1969](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 675 750'%3E%3C/svg%3E)
![Nixon-era James Dean (???) and rape. Oy. September 1969](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 675 750'%3E%3C/svg%3E)
![Last time I hired a dude from the paper to take care of a problem, someone wound up at the bottom of the East River. October 1969](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 675 750'%3E%3C/svg%3E)
![No, the "groovy" is not ironic. June 1969](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 675 750'%3E%3C/svg%3E)
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![What am I into? Normal stuff. Some casual, homophobic racist incest. You? June 1969](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 675 750'%3E%3C/svg%3E)
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Looking for something? June 1969
There's something reassuring in seeing that gay and bi men — some, at least — have always been sleazy. Before Grindr, before Craigslist — heck, even before Stonewall — guys would put ads in newspapers to attract mates and dates. Poring over issues of The Advocate from 1969, you'd be surprised at how racy the ads are or how similar they are to Grindr profiles today. Some things never change. So viva la fetish! Viva "masc for masc"! And viva gay men capitalizing on all forms of media to find sexual partners!