The sexual revolution was a radical movement in which both women and the LGBTQ+ community rejected societal norms and took their sexuality into their own hands. The backdrop for "Minx" is the 1970s as the sexual revolution, the second-wave feminist movement, and porn industry were all gaining traction in the United States. Is "Minx" Based on a Real Time Period in History? These sex-positive, feminist-leaning magazines (among others) definitely serve as an influence for Minx and the characters that run it in the series.
We were a very threatening magazine for men."
Back then, they were sex objects only interested in housekeeping or serving their man. Ira Ritter, who served as Playgirl's publisher and VP of publishing during its peak in the 1970s, told Esquire, "Our goal was to treat women as people. Playgirl, a women-targeted competitor to the popular Playboy magazine, first launched in 1973 and featured lifestyle and celebrity news with male nudity sprinkled between. Dubbed "The First European Sex Paper," the magazine "celebrated free love and LGBTQ+ community," according to Newsweek. Suck, for instance, was an underground pornographic magazine founded in 1969 London. Of the different magazines Rapoport may be referring to, pioneers in the 1970s included Suck, Playgirl, Viva, and, of course, Cosmopolitan. It was a workplace that was populated by feminists and pornographers." On The Hollywood Reporter's "TV's Top 5" podcast, she said, "I read something about one of these magazines, and it struck me immediately: these magazines in the 1970s were feminist magazines, which I had no idea about.
According to show creator Ellen Rapoport, Minx is not based on one particular magazine but a handful. In the series, Joyce and Doug create Minx magazine, which is specifically for women's enjoyment and pleasure. Is Minx Magazine Based on a Real Magazine?
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