H Bomb and Boink certainly sound like weapons of mass destruction, and that’s exactly how these publications have been treated by their university campuses. What objections could administrators from Harvard and Boston University have with these two magazines? Both H Bomb and Boink use editors, writers, and models from their respective schools and both publications address themes concerning sex. H Bomb operates under the notion of sex as art, but Boink editor and founder Alecia Oleyourryk has repeatedly emphasized her goal to promote the magazine as exactly what it is — porn.
What stands out in both of these instances is not the locales or the education level of the participants; rather, it is the deliberate effort made by the creators to shy away from traditional pornography, which is centered around heterosexual, primarily male desire. The sexual imagery found in H bomb and Boink includes pictures ranging from two men kissing in the nude to a naked women sporting only tattoos and a large reptile. As purveyors of sexual education, and entertainment, these and a few other college sex magazines like them have all taken impressive steps in moving away from a history of exploitation in erotica. Oleyourryk herself posed in the pages of her publication, nicely blurring the delineation between sex employee and employer, which has traditionally lead to painful business relationships in the porn industry.
Although it is understandable that a university may not support or endorse porn, perhaps there is, somewhere, a liberal college willing to take the plunge and stand behind a sex-themed piece of media. College represents a time of education and growth in the sexuality of many. Perhaps recognizing this fact and supporting a source of enlightened, positive imagery and education would be just the ticket to producing a new generation of sexually healthy young adults.

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