''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.
, a journalist and
Tony Blair's former Director of Communications, was a contributor to the magazine, as was
Chad Varah
Edward Chad Varah (12 November 1911 – 8 November 2007) was a British Anglican priest and social activist from England. In 1953, he founded the Samaritans, the world's first crisis hotline, to provide telephone support to those contemplati ...
, the founder of
The Samaritans charity and an
Anglican
Anglicanism is a Western Christian tradition that has developed from the practices, liturgy, and identity of the Church of England following the English Reformation, in the context of the Protestant Reformation in Europe. It is one of th ...
priest, who was a consultant on
sex education for the magazine.
In July 2006 the rights to the UK edition were licensed to
Trojan Publishing
Trojan or Trojans may refer to:
* Of or from the ancient city of Troy
* Trojan language, the language of the historical Trojans
Arts and entertainment Music
* ''Les Troyens'' ('The Trojans'), an opera by Berlioz, premiered part 1863, part 189 ...
.
[Simon Bowers]
"Flotation for porn publisher"
'' The Guardian'', 12 February 2008
See also
*
Outline of British pornography
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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