The body of Dirk Shafer, a former centerfold for Playgirl magazine, which documented his exploits as a secret gἀy man in the 1995 parody film “Man of the Year,” was discovered in West Hollywood, California. He was 52.
According to Craig Harvey, a spokesman for the Los Angeles County medical examiner’s Office, Mr. Shafer was found in the front passenger seat of his automobile on a residential street. He stated that there was no indication of trἀuma, drμg, or alcohol usage as the cause of deἀth.
Mr. Shafer was crowned Playgirl’s “Man of the Year” in 1992 after posing nἀked in several of its pictorials. Additionally, he produced, scripted, and starred in movies that were well-liked at gἀy film festivals.
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A fictional account of his life, “Man of the Year,” examines the conflict that results from being a closeted gἀy guy who serves as an s*x icon for heteros*xual women. Mr. Shafer’s public coming-out in the movie led to a slowdown in his career as a nμdist model.
In an interview with The New York Times, Stephen Holden wrote that the film:
“gleefully sabotages the notion that s*x objects are sacred objects. On a deeper level, ‘Man of the Year’ treats Mr. Shafer’s modeling experience as a metaphor for the way society pressures gay people to act straight. After watching Mr. Shafer wriggle uncomfortably inside the role he has agreed to play, it comes as a relief when he finally abandons it.”
Circular gἀy circuit gatherings were the subject of another Shafer movie, “Circuit” (2001). through a persona, a police officer from a small town who relocates to West Hollywood and discovers romance and adventure. Later, Mr. Shafer worked as a personal trainer and made one final appearance in Playgirl in 2012.
Take a look at the below tweet for more information about his deἀth:
Missing my peer, LGBT pioneer and first out #Playgirl model, Dirk Shafer who died this week. http://t.co/JOp7tvg4xf pic.twitter.com/X0RoxWAEmE
— BEN PATRICK JOHNSON (@benpatrick90069) March 6, 2015
Dirk Allan Shafer was born in Carbondale, Illinois, on November 7, 1962. His survival was not immediately known, though. In a 2002 interview with the homos*xual publication The Advocate, Mr. Shafer stated that he wished his viewers to understand that comedy and a love for one’s craft are more important than physical attractiveness.
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