Genesis (magazine)

Genesis is a men's pornographic magazine which began publication in 1973. It exclusively features female stars of the adult film industry. Branding itself as "The Home of Porn's Hottest Stars", Genesis features pictorials, exclusive columns by adult film stars, interviews, feature articles, movie reviews and news. It is published by the Magna Publishing Group, which also publishes Swank, Gent, Velvet, and many other popular men's magazines.

Genesis

Categories	Pornographic magazine
Frequency	monthly
First issue	1973; 52 years ago (1973)
Company	Magna Publishing Group
Country	United States
Language	English

Genesis features masthead publisher Tera Patrick and has had columnists including adult film stars Houston, Jasmin St. Claire, Mari Possa, Carmen Luvana, Tyler Faith and The Love Twins. L. Fletcher Prouty served as the Washington, D.C. editor.^[1]

Genesis is also known for its amateur erotic photo contest, "Sex Star Hunt" (which was formerly known as "Friends and Lovers"). The magazine publishes an annual list of rankings of the top adult film stars entitled "Porn's Hot 100" and is the co-creator and producer of the annual F.A.M.E. Awards held each year in Los Angeles as part of the Erotica LA convention.^[2][3]

History

In August 1973, Hiroaki Aoki launched Genesis, as a softcore pornographic men's magazine, with two centerfolds each issue.^[4][5] The title changed hands several times, eventually becoming an explicit publication long after Aoki's period of ownership.^{[citation needed]}

Marilyn Chambers wrote a sex advice column in the mid-to-late 1970s for Genesis called "Private Chambers".^{[citation needed]}

Charlene Keel interviewed Frank Zappa for Genesis, April 1979.^[6][7][8]