I am researching the historical reception of "mainstream" films which include representations of S&M culture, for example, *Cruising.* One of the things I (and others) have noticed in the reviews and press surrounding this film is the way it ignores the existence of a heterosexual S&M culture and the way the opposition to this film was almost completely occupied by middle-class gays and lesbians who wanted to distance themselves from S&M in a bid to protect their only recently legitimated identity. In all of this, the voices of S&M practitioners, both straight and gay, seem to have been silenced, which is ironic since it would seem that they, too, would have a stake in their filmic representation. I do not, however, have access to S&M magazines or gay porn journals published at the time that might have included commentary on the film, and I wonder if anyone is aware of the titles of such magazines or newspapers that would have existed at this time and any information as to where I might find them. Screen-L members may reply to me directly if you would like. [log in to unmask] Thanks in advance, Connie Shortes University of Texas at Austin Dept of Radio-Television-Film ---- To signoff SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]