These issues include articles and photo spreads with Jody Maxwell, Jamie Gillis and Terri Hall, Jenny Baxter, Phil Prince , Elda Stiletto, Sharon Mitchell, C.J. Laing, Gerard Damiano, Cherry Bomb, Alexandria, Veri Knotty, Liz Renay, and many more. Unlike High Society, which had a constantly revolving door for its staff members, Cheri thrived on consistency. Andrea Ambers was promoted to the role of Associate Editor, and henceforth became an even more visible presence than Peter Wolff. She penned the introduction to each issue from this point forward. On a perhaps more substantive topic, there’s a feature on the two people who stood against each other in ‘The Battle of Miami’, Anita Bryant and Bob Kunst. Bryant, a Christian pop singer, had became an outspoken opponent of gay rights in the US. In 1977, she ran a ‘Save Our Children’ campaign in Florida to repeal a local Dade County ordinance that prohibited discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. Her involvement with the campaign was condemned by Kunst and other gay rights activists who, assisted by many other prominent figures in music, film and television, retaliated by boycotting the orange juice brand she promoted. It’s a story showcasing the culture wars that featured in the 1970s, with Bob Kunst emerging as the liberal voice of reason. (Postscript: Bob Kunst supported Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election.)

The main pictorial features the winners of the write-to-Kim-Pope-and-tell-her-why-you-should-have-sex-with-her competition – shown in action with the subject of their obsession, the one-and-only Kim Pope. Regular reporter Annie Sprinkle weighs in with an interview and photos about the joys of fisting. Fanne Foxe was given a month off from her travels and allowed to recreate scenes from U.S. cities in the comfort of a New York photo studio. But the year also started a bizarre trend in the magazine – one that was to re-surface frequently over ensuing months – namely a jokey, light-hearted treatment of racism. Even allowing for our more enlightened thinking nowadays, it is jarring to see how Cheri traded in racist tropes. Peter Wolff frequently added a disclaimer to these pieces, and expressed solidarity with those who suffered from prejudice, but to a modern palate it leaves an uncomfortable taste.

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The issue also included an article about “new art”– a male sex surrogate and a feature on glory holes (which included pictures of adult film stars, Arlana Blue and Juliet Graham). Also of relevance to the adult film scene is an article about the new Sharon Mitchell film Joy, referred to here as ‘Sex Crazy.’

Best of all, there was a selection of photos taken by Peter Hurd featuring Jamie Gillis and Terri Hall –“together for the first time since The Story of Joanna“. The location for the shoot was the basement of Terri’s own apartment in the Village.As if Mary Mendum isn’t enough, the inside cover displays Jeanne Silver who is also interviewed and featured in a pictorial and centerfold. She describes running away from her native Arizona, and hooking on the streets of New York. She is also in a Cheri subscription advertisement.