ARTICLES & FICTION
18 "Confessions of an Exhibitionist"
by Doug Richards
26 "Transitions"
by John Preston
30 "Conversation with Debbie Reynolds"
by George Heymont
46 "Custody"
by Tim Barrus
60 "Johnny Dawes"
by Robert W. Richards
77 "John Holmes' Gay Film"
by Harold Fairbanks VISUALS
9 "Night Stick"
by Naakkve
21 "Cold Shower"
by Naakve
33 "Glass Closets"
From Malexpress Studios
41 "Heavy Load"
by Jay Kay
49 "The Boy Next Door"
from Graven Image
73 "Private Pleasures"
from H.A.G. Productions MONTHLY FEATURES
4 Stallion Quickies
14 Roundup (Film, Books, Theatre, Music)
38 Letters to Casey
56 Our Gay Heritage: The Diaghilev-Nijinsky Affair
66 Stallion Contacts Editorial
Ever since we began the "Contacts" column in the fourth issue of our
magazine, we have been overwhelmed with mail — the response was far greater
than we had ever anticipated it would be, and if we were to print all of the
ads in the earliest possible issue after receiving them, we would have to curtail
severely our photographic and editorial content. Nonetheless, most of our readers
have been very understanding, very patient, and very eager to be included as
part of this free service.
This month, however, we received a letter from a disgruntled reader in Indiana.
Here are some excerpts from his letter: "I'm writing you fully realizing
this will most likely not see print, for I intend to be rather critical of you.
I have answered many of your 'Contacts' ads, and through them have found several
great pen pals and friends. The ads are a wonderful and very needed service.
But there is much that could and should be done to improve it. From answering
your ads, I long ago realized it took quite some time to receive a reply. But
it wasn't until I placed my own ad that I discovered just how slow you are.
. If nothing else, to be fair to your readers, you should at least explain that
it takes many months for ads to appear, and several more months for replies
to be sent. And just why do you take so long?"
Although this reader's question has been partially answered in the opening paragraph
of this editorial, I would like to point out that most magazines are prepared
months in advance. The turnaround time of an ad in a magazine will always be
considerably longer than in a newspaper such as the Advocate. And if any reader
is unhappy with what he considers our unreasonable delay, perhaps he should
place his ad in that newspaper, and pay for the immediacy accordingly.
We are constantly working to improve STALLION, and we welcome criticisms - helping
you can only help us — and we are eager to make our 'Contacts' service
as efficient and prompt as possible. On the other hand, we do not wish to turn
our magazine into a catalogue of personals ads. That is another publication
altogether.
We will continue to expediate responses to 'Contacts' as quickly as possible,
and hope that you will bear with us — as have so many of the couples who
have met through our ads and begun to build their lives together. Perhaps next
month, we'll publish excerpts from one or another of those letters.
