One status granted to most male professional athletes is that of a "playboy". ... Well, Keith Cox won a Playboy contest last year, and part of his prize was to be accompanied to the Diamondbacks" season opener in Phoenix by a playmate. ... Turning to magazines, regardless of publications obviously designed for male readers such as Playboy (which features a sports section on occasion), other examples abound as being tailored for male readers through the use of pictures and advertisements. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

the first lesbian/gay magazine was published in California in 1953, called the Mattachine Society, the same year Playboy released its first centerfold, Marilyn Monroe, stark naked against a red background. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

It all started right here in English class. I just had come back from dance class all day with my bright blue leotard on and my classy new French manicure nail tips I got obsessed with right when I got them the night before. I sat down in my desk turning off my new music I just downloaded that I put...

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• Grade Level: High School