''Penthouse Forum'', sometimes simply ''Forum'', is a magazine owned by
FriendFinder Networks, the publishers of ''
Penthouse'' magazine.
History and profile
''Penthouse Forum'' was started in March 1968 and featured letters, articles on health, medicine psychology and social relationships.
Its subtitle was ''International Journal of Human Relations''.
An American edition was published from 1971 and was the fastest-growing national magazine by 1978.
In the 1970s, ''Forum'' was one of the most-sold magazines in America. In 1996, ''Forum'' had 400,000 subscribers.
The letters section of the magazine became popular so another publication, ''Penthouse Letters'', was created to feature them.
Notable contributors
Many of the editorial staff and half of the letterwriters whose contributions were published were women.
Alastair Campbell
Alastair John Campbell (born 25 May 1957) is a British journalist, author, strategist, broadcaster and activist known for his roles during Tony Blair's leadership of the Labour Party. Campbell worked as Blair's spokesman and campaign director ...
, a journalist and
Tony Blair
Sir Anthony Charles Lynton Blair (born 6 May 1953) is a British former politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1994 to 2007. He previously served as Leader of th ...
's former Director of Communications, was a contributor to the magazine, as was
Chad Varah, the founder of
The Samaritans
Samaritans is a registered charity aimed at providing emotional support to anyone in emotional distress, struggling to cope or at risk of suicide throughout the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, often through its telephone helpline. ...
charity and an
Anglican priest, who was a consultant on
sex education
Sex education, also known as sexual education, sexuality education or sex ed, is the instruction of issues relating to human sexuality, including emotional relations and responsibilities, human sexual anatomy, sexual activity, sexual reproduc ...
for the magazine.
In July 2006 the rights to the UK edition were licensed to
Trojan Publishing.
[Simon Bowers]
"Flotation for porn publisher"
''The Guardian
''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'', and changed its name in 1959. Along with its sister papers ''The Observer'' and ''The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardian'' is part of the Gu ...
'', 12 February 2008
See also
*
Outline of British pornography
This is a list of topics related to pornography in the United Kingdom.
Legislation
* Obscene Publications Acts
* Video Recordings Act 1984
* Section 63 of the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008
* Audiovisual Media Services Regulations 20 ...
References
External links
Official websiteBetsy Andrews "Happily married couples gone wild!", Salon.comJune 1976, full article featuring McLaren and Vivienne Westwood’s shop SEX
Men's magazines published in the United Kingdom
Monthly magazines published in the United Kingdom
Magazines established in 1968
Penthouse (magazine)
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