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Guy Strait

Elmer Guy Strait (March 25, 1920 – March 25, 1987), nicknamed "The Porno King", was an American gay civil rights activist, magazine publisher, and convicted sex offender. Initially known for his early gay publications, he later moved on to commercial child pornography, which resulted in Strait being sentenced to 10 to 20 years in prison in the 1970s.

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Elmer Guy Strait (March 25, 1920 – March 25, 1987), nicknamed "The Porno King", was an American gay civil rights activist, magazine publisher, and convicted sex offender. Initially known for his early gay publications, he later moved on to commercial child pornography, which resulted in Strait being sentenced to 10 to 20 years in prison in the 1970s.

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