The Tim T. Collection - Butch Magazine, Issue No. 4

By 1966 when DSI published the fourth edition of Butch, the legal status of male nude photography was in a state of flux across the USA.  As early as 1962 that great pioneer of expressive freedom and gay rights, Chuck Renslow of Kris Studio, had won a court case based on the fact that a nude photo he published had pretty much the same content as a Chicago museum piece.  That opened doors, but only in the parts of the country where the Chicago Circuit Court of Appeals had jurisdiction.  There was a confusing patchwork of legality when DSI put out the magazine that I am posting in it's entirety today.  There is full frontal nudity, but there are also posing strap photos, semi-nudes, and quite a bit of text justifying freedom of expression.  I consider this publication to be a pivotal moment in both Gay History and the history of freedom of expression.  I would not have this material were it not for the exceptional generosity of Tim T. who donated it to me.  Thanks a million, Tim!