Calendar boy

David magazine, set.1973. Photo by Eddie Van

In 1986, TWT: this week in Texas magazine published the Mr. Texas calendar, a series of paper dolls, illustrated by Lance Rayburn (artist we are preparing a post about).

For each month the calendar had a paper doll of the winner of the Mr.Texas contest. 

Mr. [Gay] Texas contest according to the magazine TWT:

"There were lots of drag pageants over the years, but this was one for the guys, and was held from roughly 1974 through 1989, covered of course in TWT Magazine."

As far as I could understand, the Mr Texas contest was an annual charity event. All profits were given to the Texas Human Rights Foundation a advocates group. They helped by legal means to prevent anti-LGBT community measures from being used or exercised as an extension of the law.

We will share the calendar pages here, not in monthly order, but in the order of Mr. Texas winner from the years 1974 to 1986.

 

 

 

 

 

We present The first Mr. Texas winner: CJ Harrington (1945-2018).

Photo by Tee Jay Johnston from David Magazine, 1973

 CJ Harrington was a model, he won different contests including Mr. David in 1973 and Mr.Texas in 1974. He formed the Muscles in action, a male dance company and was responsible for holding fundraising events. 

Here we share CJ Harrington's paper doll with the outfit, a pair of cowboy Chaps, he worn in the Mr. Texas contest as Mr. Houston.

CJ Harrington: Mr Texas/74 paper doll by Lance Rayburn from TWT, april 1986

It seems to be the reference image for the paper doll outfit...

Share your paper dolls, leave your comment and thank you for visiting. To the next! 

*****The information we share here was found on the Houston LGBT History website*****

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A revista TWT:this week in Texas publicou no ano de 1986 o calendário Mr. Texas, uma série de paper dolls, ilustrada por Lance Rayburn (artista sobre o qual estamos a preparar um post). Para cada mês o calendário tinha a paper doll de um vencedor do concurso Mr. [Gay ]Texas. O concurso Mr. [Gay] Texas conforme diz a  TWT :“Houve muitos concursos de drag ao longo dos anos, mas este foi para os rapazes, e foi realizado aproximadamente de 1974 a 1989, com cobertura, claro, na TWT Magazine.” tanto quanto eu entendi o concurso Mr Texas era um evento anual de beneficência. Todos os lucros eram entregues ao grupo Human rigths advocates. Eles ajudavam pelos meios legais a evitar que medidas anti comunidade LGBT fossem usadas ou exercidas como extensão da lei. Vamos partilhar aqui as páginas do calendário, não pela ordem mensal, mas pela ordem do Mr. Texas vencedor do anos 1974 até 1986. O primeiro Mr. Texas que apresentamos é: CJ Harrington(1945-2018). CJ Harrington foi modelo, ganhou vários concursos inclusive o Mr. David em 1973 e o Mr. Gay Texas em 1974. Formou a Muscles in action, uma companhia de dança masculina e foi responsável pela realização de eventos de angariação de fundos. Aqui partilhamos a paper doll de CJ Harrington com o outfit usado no concurso Mr. Texas. Partilhem as vossas paper dolls, deixem o vosso comentário e obrigado pela visita. Até à próxima! *****A informação que aqui partilhamos foi encontrada no site Houston LGBT History*****