BURNTTOAST: WHAT READERS SAY
I bought my first issue in many years after hearing it had frontal nudity [Army Of Lovers by Churidarshi Studio]. Congratulations! Portraying frontal nudity plays a huge role in combating homophobia and fears about the male body. Remember the hysteria The Daily Telegraph generated when a couple of Bulldogs players got naked at a private endof-year function. They had to use zoom lenses but made a lot of mileage out of denouncing the male form. I will purchase your magazine while you publish frontal nudes! Not erections – just full-frontal nudity. Thank you! – Andrew It was wonderful seeing the “full Monty” with Colton and James in issue #228. More or similar photos will guarantee I’ll renew my subscription. – Allan Bennett I just received the latest issue and was delighted to see a photospread that included nudes with outstanding shots of penises! I hope this was not an anomaly, and that you will include such uncensored spreads in the future. It would be a much welcome addition. Happy New Year. – Mark Keller Why is DNA becoming so sanitised? I was startled to see the digital edition of DNA #228 Army Of Lovers portfolio was censored as “too hot for digital”. It used to be that the print edition read, “Too hot for print: see the digital edition for more.” Censorship of the website photos in the NSFW category is increasing – a glimpse of buttock or flash of pubic hair requires a log-in to see it lately. The uncensored print spread was a very pleasant surprise, which made the digital surprise less so. I’ve been buying the magazine for many years and I’m disappointed by the gradual shift to “safe” straight fashion and lifestyle magazine content. – Ian From the Ed: Andrew, Allan, Mark and Ian, glad you liked the nudes. We’ll be bringing you more! Thankfully, we are still able to publish full-frontal, non-erect nudes in print. However, in other formats there are stricter rules, not imposed by us. The digital and mobile versions content must adhere to iTunes rules. We have to follow Google’s rules online or risk being classified as pornography. And on social media, Facebook and Instagram set the rules and Facebook is particularly strict. Luckily, we still have press freedom in print! And our Subscriber Zone on the DNA website is protected by a member’s log-in wall so you can see full-frontal nudity there if you sign up.