The Summer 2011 issue of Gay Times I borrowed from Yorkville branch has TPL Yorkville rubber-stamp markings plunked onto many pages – almost all editorial – showing bare-chested or nearly-nude guys.
Specifically:
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12 had stamps
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18 didn’t
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The cover and 30-odd pages of escort ads didn’t (save for strategic placement of an RFID sticker over a reduced image of a previous Gay Times cover also showing naked guys)
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Four pages without sexy photography were also stamped
What exact message are we to take from this?
Incidentally, Yorkville is the ghetto where TPL stuffs most of its gay books, though it must be stated that nearly all branches have some sort of selection (a pretty good one at Parliament) and even Beaches has its own little display.
