Men 9 Alessandro C. 17 Ron Simmons: Meat Peddler 31 Body Surfer 45 Jean-Claude 53 Ricky Starr 65 Tony Cameron, Adam Rom and Sonny Markham 75 Second Cousin 83 Kurt Young Fiction
26 Missionary Style
38 No Beaver For Wally
60 Hunting Features
5 Editor's Note
6 Mandata
16 Man Mail
72 Book Nook
80 Man Video
92 Making History
Editorial Note
DIRTY POLL RESULTS
Those of you who have read this column know by now how much I enjoy your mail,
and all of you need to know that I take your comments seriously, too. I see every
letter as a chance to find out what you want and I have every intention of giving
it to you. That's why I published Mandate's first "Vote Dirty" poll
in this space last March. The amount of feedback blew me away. I am now thrilled
to report that Mandate readers set an all-time record for self-expression. You
guys really do know how to make your big, horny gay voices heard. The numbers
below tell a part of the tale, but I was particularly pleased with the large number
of honest, insightful and just plain dirty comments so many of you added. From
the guy who wants to see "Men who look like they're climbing toward you over
rocks" to "No external hemorrhoids!" (I've printed these and other
highlights in the Man Mail column on p. 16.) What follows are the results. You
were asked to name your top three favorites, but about half couldn't contain your
enthusiasm and chose four or five. So I'm just going to give the straightforward
percentages, from the number one body part to...well, hands. Now, you guys, at
the risk of sounding like some sort of game show host: It's time for "Dirty
Poll Results!"
ass/hole/cheeks 84
armpits 39%
balls 35%
chest 38%
underwear 27%
feet 23%
eyes 15%
back of balls 15%
back of neck 8%
lips 4%
hands 3%
I didn't bother to put "cock" in the survey, because I didn't need to
be told 100% of gay men like a good dick. Likewise, I wasn't surprised to learn
how many of you guys craved the sight of a man's hairy asshole ("hairy"
beat out "shaved" at a rate of 6 to 1). But the fact that armpits was
number two was certainly news to me—you can bet you'll be seeing more of
them in the months to come. The clearest message from the "Vote Dirty"
Poll was that although each of you has his own particular visual hot-buttons,
you appreciate the variety in Mandate and many views of a man can get you off.
So I'll just have to show you everything, and you can decide which page to leave
the magazine open to when the time comes. How's that? At any rate, I'd like to
thank you guys again for your input. I'll continue to feature the hot guys (from
every angle) that have made Mandate your magazine of choice.
