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Badi (バデイ) is a monthly Japanese magazine for gay men. The title comes from the Japanese pronunciation of "buddy." Badi is published by Terra Publications. March 2004 issue Badi (バデイ) is a monthly Japanese magazine for gay men. ... A collection of magazines A magazine is a periodical publication containing a variety of articles, generally financed by advertising and/or purchase by readers. ... In modern society, gay is a word which can be used as either a noun or adjective. ...

Gay magazines in Japan, along with much gay culture, are segregated by "type"; most are aimed at an audience with specific interests. Badi frequently has approximately 500-1000 pages, including several pages of glossy colour and some black and white photographs and drawings of young, fit men in their teens and early twenties (these photographs are censored in accordance with Japan's rules; while they feature explicit depictions of sex, genitals -- and most pubic hair -- are obscured). Despite the pornographic pictures and stories, however, Badi is not a pornographic magazine. See labrys, black triangle. ... A sepia-tinted photograph of an English couple, taken in 1895. ... Coition of a Hemisected Man and Woman (c. ... A sex organ, or primary sexual characteristic, narrowly defined, is any of those parts of the body (which are not always bodily organs according to the strict definition) which are involved in sexual reproduction and constitute the reproductive system in an complex organism; namely: Male: penis (notably the glans penis... Pubic hair is hair in the frontal genital area, the crotch, and sometimes at the top of the inside of the legs; these areas form the pubic region. ... Pornographic movies Pornography (from Greek πορνη prostitute and γραφία written material) (also informally referred to as porn, or porno) is the representation of the human body or human sexual behaviour with the goal of sexual arousal, similar to, but distinct from, erotica, though the two terms are often used interchangeably. ...

Badi appeals to a young market (and to admirers of younger men). It features fashion, health and relationship articles and community news and event listings as well as the stories -- often pornographic and several in comic form -- common to all gay men's magazines in Japan. There are also advertisements from gay-related and gay-friendly businesses such as spas, clubs and hotels, bars, cafes and restaurants, host bars (hustler bars), brothels, and retail shops. Generally speaking, advertising is the paid promotion of goods, services, companies and ideas by an identified sponsor. ... A gay bar is a drinking establishment which caters primarily to a gay or lesbian clientele. ... Brothels are establishments (usually illegal) specifically dedicated to prostitution and may be confined to special red-light districts in large cities. ...

Readers can also place personal ads free of charge, and each month there are several pages of these, most from men in search of romantic attachments, friends or sex partners. Such ads have long been a popular way for gay men to meet each other in Japan, though text messaging and the internet are probably more popular now. Badi has developed a user-friendly system of icons to complement personal ads, which allow readers to quickly scan the pages for icons that match their specifications. This service is also available on the website. A personal or personal ad is an item or notice traditionally in the newspaper, similar to a classified ad but personal in nature. ... A received SMS being announced on a Nokia phone. ...

The magazine is printed in Japanese only, and currently sells for ¥1300. Japanese 10 yen coin (obverse) showing Phoenix Hall of Byodoin Yen is the currency used in Japan. ...

External link

• Badi homepage (Japanese only)