Izithombe zobulili ezingcolile zezitabane zingumfanekiso wezenzo zocansi phakathi kwabesilisa.Umgomo wayo oyinhloko ukuvusa ucansi ezilalelini zawo.Softcore gay izithombe zobulili ezingcolile futhi ukhona; ke ngesikhathi esisodwa zazakha uhlobo, futhi ingase ivezwe njengoba beefcake izithombe ezingcolile kwabobulili besifazane futhi zobungqingili ukusetshenziswa besilisa. Ubuciko be-homoerotic nezinto zakudala zinomlando omude, zibuyela emuva endulo yaseGrisi.Yonke indlela isetshenzisiwe ukumela izenzo zocansi phakathi kwabesilisa.Kodwa-ke, izithombe zobulili ezingcolile zobungqingili emithonjeni yemidiya yesimanje ikakhulu zigxile ekwenzeni amavidiyo asekhaya (kufaka phakathi ama-DVD ), ukusakazwa kwentambo kanye nevidiyo evelayo ngokufunwa kanye nezimakethe ezingenantambo, kanye nezithombe nama-movie wokubukwa kwi-Intanethi. (Ukuthola i-gay erotica ephrintiwe, bheka inganekwane ye-gay pulp ). I-Homoeroticism ibikhona ezithombeni nakumafilimu kusukela yasungulwa. Esikhathini esiningi saleso sikhathi, noma imuphi umfanekiso wezocansi kwakufanele uhlale ungaphansi komhlaba ngenxa yemithetho yamanyala.Ikakhulu, izinto zobungqingili zingaba ubufakazi besenzo esingekho emthethweni ngaphansi kwemithetho yesodomy ezindaweni eziningi.Lokhu akusenjalo e-United States, ngoba iNkantolo Ephakeme yakhipha isinqumo sokuthi leyo mithetho ayivumelani noMthethosisekelo ngo-2003 ecaleni likaLawrence v. ITexas . e.g. DNA (magazine), Blueboy (magazine)