Playboy promotes bunny costume sale in campaign featuring transvestite models

The costume features a tight black, strapless leotard with a sweetheart neckline and bunny ears and was modeled by BLM activist Gerrell Hankton.

By Edward Era Barbacena

Playboy launched their new ad campaign to promote the come-back of their Playboy Bunny costume, only instead of a traditional "bunny," the costume is modeled on men.

Playboy noted the "huge deal" of featuring a man on the cover of the iconic gentleman's magazine. "For Playboy to have a male on the cover is a huge deal for the LGBT community," they tweeted, quoting model Bretman Rock, who also promotes a line of Crocs. "It's all so surreal," he wrote.

The costume features a tight black, strapless leotard with a sweetheart neckline and bunny ears. The costume was modeled as well by BLM activist Gerrell Hankton. Hankton can be seen in a number of poses, front and back. Hankton sports a BLM logo in his Twitter profile.

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He shared more images of the photo shoot on his Instagram page, saying "I teamed up with @playboy to bring a new edge to the iconic Bunny Suit. This look has graced magazine covers and the silver screen and has historically been associated with a particular body type but Playboy has always evolved with the times, often being at the forefront of movements of equality and inclusivity. I'm honored to take part in continuing to push against the grain, giving every 'body' the freedom to step out as their best selves, feeling sexy in the skin they are in, in whatever costume they s choose to wear."