-Jann Wenner

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Sodomy - A learned behavior

Jann Wenner, founder, publisher, and editor of the influential music and culture magazine Rolling Stone, is the editor in chief and chairman of Wenner Media, which also publishes the celebrity gossip magazine Us Weekly and the active lifestyle monthly Men's Journal. An emblematic baby boomer, Wenner is one of the founders of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and an ardent defender of free speech. In 1995, Wenner found himself in the middle of a media storm when it was revealed that he was leaving his wife Jane after more than 25 years of marriage and had become involved in a relationship with Matt Nye, a former male model turned fashion designer. Wenner's outing, which may or may not have been at his own instigation, seems to have had little effect on his business empire, but it inspired a number of accusations regarding an alleged "Velvet Mafia" of powerful closeted gay men.