#vintage gay sex

An utterly fantastic submission from a reader who would prefer to remain anonymous - 19th century pornography in colour! This is no modern colourisation through digital means, but hand-tinting carefully applied at the time; a process usually seen in subtle pinking of the cheeks for portraits, or to colour the flowers on sentimental postcards -this is the first time I’ve ever seen it used to enhance an explicit smutty scene! Further photographs from the set can be seen here.

A new find from a familiar set of 19th Century pornography - clearly intended as the first in the series depicting the seduction of a well-dressed young man, as he is significantly more dressed at this point than the others I have posted thus far!

Uncommon though they are, a surprising amount of early gay pornography has survived to this day, and it is always a little astonishing - and greatly satisfying - to discover not just isolated single images, but to be able to collect sets which feature the same models, the same backdrops and furnishings. This is the third photograph of this pair indulging in a little mutual masturbation, the others set indoorsandout (though even the haystack would have been recreated in the confines of the photographer’s studio.)

TitledThree Homosexual Men, this early erotic photograph, though faint, is a welcome addition to this collection, as genuinely pornographic content from the era is regrettably (though perhaps understandably) a little scarce!
Those of you wishing to find more delightfully dirty 19th century and Edwardian treats might like to revisit the early pages of my blog, or peruse this tag specially marking out the most salacious century-old smut and explicit Victorian pornography for your viewing pleasure!)

We have seen this pair before, getting to grips with one another in an indoor approximation of a countryside scene, here they appear in a boudoir setting though a very similar situation! Few of these deliberately titilating vintage photographs have survived, each find is exciting indeed - all the more interesting when we can recognise the models from other shots.

A splendidly salacious donation from Yanni, who has found a much bigger and clearer print of one of these “Arabian Nights” photographs which featured here three years ago. 

One of the better-known and most beloved pornographic photoshoots from the Victorian era - two beautiful boys in stockings, flouncy petticoats, a wonderfully ill-fitting black corset, and wearing flowers in their hair. (For further shots, see here)

I know, I have posted this marvelous photograph before, but this copy is larger and fractionally less cropped, and I only need an excuse as thin as that white frilly petticoat to reblog anything from this photo set again!

This evening I’ve had the good fortune to receive an image and enquiry from a fellow enthusiast of antique erotic photographs. Although I’ve posted this very picture before (my other copy perhaps a little clearer and pleasantly sepia-toned), I’m more than happy to answer your questions, and share it with those who may not be familiar with this spectacular titlating tableau!

I would estimate a date in the 1880s or 1890s - a remarkable number of pornographic images were created around this time, with distinctive models and individual studios’ backdrops being recognisable in various sets.
However, all is not as it seems with this delightful piece - you are by no means the first to take it at face value and assume an orgy of impressive proportions was taking place : but look a little closer. This is in fact a composite image of six seperate photographs, carefully trimmed and pasted into one intricate scene, which was then reproduced as a print. The most obvious join can be seen just right of centre, from the tip of the fellow’s black-socked toe to the lower edge. Just oneofthese pictures has emerged alone, unedited - the rest are still waiting to be found and shared with the modern audience.

This remains one of my favourite vintage photos of all time, there’s nothing I don’t find completely beautiful and fascinating about this shot and those lovely, lovely models.

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Boys in Drag, 1885-1900

No better or more lovely way to start posting this new collection than with the very photograph which first got me interested in finding these. I adore this picture, this and all the others I’ve found of the same two beautiful boys can be found here

The third (and so far final) shot from this curiously amusing set of antique pornography; yet again the standing fellow’s madcap expression almost distracts all attention from what else is taking place! The previous shots can be seen hereandhere.

A pretty abysmal quality scan, but this is a single stray photograph from the Arabian Nights set posted previously, it seems to have escaped and got left out, and I couldn’t leave the poor lonely thing all forlorn and uncollected now, could I!

Dear fellow, why are you regarding the ceiling so intently when everything of interest is happening down there?