Category Archives: Asia

Fukya! New from JoJo Mendoco. Cali Mangaka. G-Men inspired Leathersex Art.

Fukya! JoJo Mendoco c2011

“Let’s enjoy G-Men’s way.” New from JoJo Mendoco. This one is directly inspired by the Japanese G-Men series. Mainly manga for gay men, G-Men focuses on Bara (Bears),  Gaten-Kai (Blue-Collar Men) and other masculine types. G-Men features photographic material as well as cartoons and personal ads. Mangaka (manga artist) Gengorah Tagame is a driving force behind this hot series. More on him soon. Very visual in its impact, no reading knowledge of Japanese is needed to enjoy G-Men’s way!

Living on a Fault Line: SF Shibari Relief – Kinky Artists to benefit Quaked Japan

Last year, Chile. Last month, New Zealand. Last week, Japan and now its aftermath, ongoing. What next? Who knows. What now? Do what we each can. In that spirit, a loose group of kinky artists in San Francisco are presenting Shibari Relief: “We know what it’s like to live on a fault line.”

From their website: “Mark I Chester and Patti Beadles are organizing Shibari Relief. There will be a silent auction/sale and raffle of BDSM art, sexual art and other related items. There is no door fee, but a suggested $20+ donation can be given at the door. No one will be turned away for lack of funds. 100% of the proceeds will go to the American Red Cross earmarked for disaster relief in Japan.

As a special added bonus, anyone making a donation at the door will get a ticket to get two free digital pix taken by San Francisco gay radical sex photographer, Mark I Chester at his studio at 1229 Folsom St., just 1/2 block from Wicked Grounds, from 3-5pm during the fundraiser.”

Shibari Relief takes place in San Francisco at the kink-oriented Wicked Grounds Cafe at 289 8th St. on Sunday, March 27, 2011 from 2 – 5 pm.This is an all orientations and genders event. Artists who may be of particular interest to readers of this site include Mark I. Chester, Charles Gatewood and Michael Rosen.

Artists interested in contributing to the relief effort can contact Mark I. Chester through his website.

Top o’ the Morningwood to You!

JoJo Mendoco 2011

A JoJo Mendoco original, inspired by Japanese comics: yaoi bara, gai comi and manga in general as well as Western gay erotic artists such as Etienne. For the 2012 St. Patrick’s day offering, in which a rough sex leprechaun sticks it to a Brit boy, click here. For lots more JoJo Mendoco, here.

Mid-century Japanese Batman Squirt-gun takes it up the Ass

Via a Toronto-based friend of this site who found it at the Batman-themed blog Batmania. This strange toy is circa 1966 and of Japanese manufacture. This husky bear of a Bat is a squirt-gun. The reservoir is accessed through a plug in his butt. To fire, pull the trigger between his legs and water will squirt out of his mouth. Seriously. More to come with a Batman themed slide show guest-curated by Kaspar.

Gung Hay Fat Choy! Sexy Gay Maoist Satire From Musk Ming.

Gay ex-patriot Chinese artist Musk Ming lives and works in Berlin. He “beats the communists with their own aesthetics” and “appropriates the saccharine Maoist propaganda illustration style to explore the ancient gay tradition of China.” Indeed he does. For more sexy Chinese New Years, click here, here and here.

Gung Hay Fat Choy! Another Happy New Year of the Manga Rabbit

Gung Hay Fat Choy!

Better the carrot than the stick. OTOH, the stick can be a good thing, too! For more happy new year of the sexy rabbits: here, here and here.

More Gai Comi. Bear and Rabbit. Happy Manga Bara Bunny New Year!

Bara Bunny

Big Black Bara has his way with scared little white whabbit. Japan and China meet, and not for the first time. Italy watches, takes notes. America looks on. Happy New Year 4079…or 2011. Depending.

Gung Hay Fat Choy! Happy New Year of the Bara Rabbit.

Year of the Rabbit

Happy New Year 4079! Rabbits signify virility in many Asian cultures because of their notorious propensity to breed. Vigor! Ardor! Potency! That’s about what “Dead Rabbits” meant in 19th c. NYC. Not such a strange name for a street gang after all. It would translate to “straight-up fucker” in today’s lexicon. I am DEAD serious.

Chinese Lunar New Year is coming. Year of the Sexy Rabbit. Vigor! Ardor! Potency!

This via Utopia Asia, celebrating over 17 years of providing resources for Asia’s GLBT communities. More to follow. Gung Hay Fat Choy!

Which Six Countries punish Gay Men with the Death Penalty?

The International Lesbian and Gay Association (ILGA) has issued a condemnation of yesterday’s murder of Ugandan activist David Kato. ILGA reports that Uganda is among the countries that punish male  to male relationships with imprisonment of 10 years or more. Bad, but not the worst. Death is a legal option in Mauritania, Nigeria, Sudan, Somalia, Saudi Arabia and Iran. For other interesting statistics, including which countries get gold stars, and the status of women check out the interactive map on ILGA’s main page.