A look at the magazine's early LGBTQ advocacy in "The Playboy Philosophy." Kit Karzen What does it mean to advocate for sexual freedom? And who is permitted to be free? These are the central questions posed by “The Playboy Philosophy,” a series of editorials penned by Hugh Hefner in which the Playboy founder strove to articulate the ethos guiding the magazine, following years of criticism from both the right and left alike.