Contact magazine
Encyclopedia
A contact magazine is a type of classified magazine
that is largely or wholly dedicated to personal ads. As well as publishing the personal ads, the publishers of contact magazines often run an anonymous mail forwarding
service that allows advertisers to identify themselves only with box numbers.
Many contact magazines are sex-contact magazines aimed at a readership of people looking for or offering sex. Specialist contact magazines also exist for those with specific sexual preferences, such as those seeking BDSM
encounters, or the services of professional dominants or submissive
s.
Classified magazine
A classified magazine is a magazine that publishes small ads and announcements, known as classifieds, for free or at relatively low cost. Typically these include items for sale and wanted, and services offered; they may also include personal ads. Some classified magazines specialise in particular...
that is largely or wholly dedicated to personal ads. As well as publishing the personal ads, the publishers of contact magazines often run an anonymous mail forwarding
Mail forwarding
Post offices and other mail service providers typically offer a mail forwarding service, commonly known as hybrid mail or virtual post office box services, to redirect mail destined for one location to another – usually for a given period of time. In the case of the United States Postal Service's...
service that allows advertisers to identify themselves only with box numbers.
Many contact magazines are sex-contact magazines aimed at a readership of people looking for or offering sex. Specialist contact magazines also exist for those with specific sexual preferences, such as those seeking BDSM
BDSM
BDSM is an erotic preference and a form of sexual expression involving the consensual use of restraint, intense sensory stimulation, and fantasy power role-play. The compound acronym BDSM is derived from the terms bondage and discipline , dominance and submission , and sadism and masochism...
encounters, or the services of professional dominants or submissive
Professional submissive
A professional submissive is a person who performs the submissive role in BDSM activities in exchange for money. Most professional submissives do not have sex in exchange for money, and do not regard themselves as prostitutes....
s.
External links
- J Ellard, J Richters and C Newman. Non-gay sexual subcultures: A content analysis of Sydney sex contact publications, National Centre in HIV Social Research, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, The University of New South Wales (2004) (pdf format), available via this publications list