Maundy Thursday is the movable feast that commemorates the last supper of Jesus Christ. Folsom Street Events is well known for its controversial posters – among other things. They topped themselves in 2007 with their depiction of a Last Supper attended entirely by perverts. Leathermen, queens, doggie-boys and bootblacks. A scandal ensued, natch. The Catholic League in particular was perturbed. No link to them: don’t need those particular pingbacks! For surprisingly sexy Palm Sunday processionals, click here.
Tag Archives: BDSM
Hot Maundy Thursday on Folsom
Posted in Drag, History, Leather, Photography, San Francisco, Sexy Holidays, Spirituality, Subcultures
Tagged Art, BDSM, Culture, Folsom, Gay, History, Last Supper, Leather, Maundy Thursday, Photography, Poster, San Francisco, Sexy
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!
Posted in Comics, Japan, JoJo Mendoco, Leather, Mendocino County, Subcultures
Tagged Art, Bara, BDSM, California, Comics, Culture, G-Men, Gai Comi, Gaten-Kai, Gay, JoJo Mendoco, Kink, Leather, Leathersex, Manga, Rope, S/m, Sexy, Yaoi
The Beast in Me…
…is caged by frail and fragile bonds. Nick Lowe’s quiet, intense, acoustic analysis of his own shadow. Not gay per se, but it does speak to Leather aesthetics and spirituality. We should all be so well-acquainted with our own beasts. Another quiet intense man, Johnny Cash “The Man in Black” covered it here. Careful of the quiet ones. And keep the restraints handy.
Posted in Music, Spirituality, Video
Tagged Aesthetics, BDSM, Beast in Me, Culture, Johnny Cash, Kink, Leather, Man in Black, Nick Lowe, Spirituality, Video
Ouch! New Yaoi Bara Manga Style California Gay S/m Erotica from JoJo Mendoco
More here and here. And a brand new 3-panel Catholic guilt redeemed or “Bless Me, Father!” image right here. For “SirYesSir”, click here.
Posted in Comics, JoJo Mendoco, Leather, Mendocino County, San Francisco, Subcultures
Tagged Art, Bara, BDSM, Comics, Culture, Erotic, Gay, JoJo Mendoco, Kink, Leather, Manga, S/m, San Francisco, Sexy, The 15 Association, Yaoi
Gay Guerrilla Leather Bar at Straight Skylark in San Francisco #SaveTheSFEagle!
What else do we do in Leather bars other than wear leather, socialize and drink? We make out, grope, slap face and ass, suck cock, drink piss, eat cigar ashes, trade gut punches, whip and get whipped, talk trash, fuck in corners, lick boots, tap sacs, work on nips, use the slaves, and so forth. In short, we have Leathersex, or at the very least our rough version of foreplay.
In the tradition of Queer Nation Kiss Ins and the club activist Guerrilla Gay Bar scene, the San Francisco-based ad hoc Save the Eagle gang is organizing a takeover of the straight Mission district hipster bar The Skylark. Its owner is purportedly involved with underhanded machinations to acquire the lease and license on the Eagle space – and turn it into a straight bar. See more here and here.
So tonight, the Skylark goes “Leather” for the night. Well, sort of. The idea is to wear Leather, use pink highlighters to encode paper money as “gay” and spend money at the bar. If everyone “respects the space that we are borrowing tonight” as the organizers suggest, then everyone may mix just fine. This begs the question: why even have our own spaces? WE know why. But – how do we show them why…while still respecting their space? That’s a hard one!
From organizers Kyle DeVries and Anna Glendon Conda Hyde: “Tonight at 8 dress in leather and head to the Skylark bar on 16th. Mark your money with a pink pen or marker so that it is seen as coming from our community. This is not about harming the Skylark but rather showing what would be lost if the Eagle went away and showing how queer space is not always the same as “just any bar”. We as a community should be vocal and visible while respecting the space that we are borrowing tonight.
So far the Skylark has not signed a lease due to public pressure. We are the first step closer to saving the Eagle. The Board of Supervisors issued a Commendation Certificate in recognition of the Eagles efforts in raising over 3 million dollars during its 30 year run for the queer community and are working to have the space land marked. They are also hoping to work with the concerned parties to negotiate a way to keep the Eagle as a space for our community.
Thanks for showing up and especially to the 15 people who stayed till 730 to make public comment at the Board of Supervisors meeting after 6 hours of waiting.
The people united can not be divided. Deep respect Anna and Kyle”
Posted in History, Leather, San Francisco, Subcultures
Tagged Activist, Bar, BDSM, Culture, Direct Action, Gay, History, Kink, Leather, LGBT, Mission district, San Francisco, Save the Eagle, SF Eagle, Skylark, SOMA
Rough Times at the Glory Hole: Shooting a Kink Men Bound in Public Shoot
Kink Men Video produces a series called Bound in Public. One bottom bound, tormented and put to sexual use by a large group of men. The bottom and several of the Tops are paid performers. They rest of the group are a vetted gang of guys who are encouraged to roughly penetrate the bottom’s holes, verbally humiliate him and of course, take photographs. Check out the video series and look out for more shots of these shoots here.
Posted in Leather, Photography, Porn, San Francisco, Video
Tagged BDSM, Bound in Public, Culture, Gay, Kink, Kink Men, Photography, Porn, Public Sex, San Francisco, Sexy, Video
Homeboy Art! Hector Silva at Tom of Finland Fair in WeHo
Friend of this site Hector Silva will be showing and selling his erotic “Homeboy Art” at the Tom of Finland Foundation’s 16th annual Art Fair. The Gay Highwaymen recently had dinner with Hector and his partner Napoleon at La Casita restaurant in Bell. Of course, snaps were shot. On our next LA trip, we will make a studio visit. Hector is a remarkable artist who is beginning to get the critical attention his work deserves, and collectors should pick up his work while it is still affordable. The Fair takes place Saturday, March 26th at the West Hollywood Park at 647 N. San Vicente Blvd. West Hollywood, California. Noon until 6pm.
Posted in Collecting, Food, Hector Silva, Leather, Los Angeles, Scholarship, Southern California, Subcultures
Tagged Art, Art Fair, BDSM, Bell CA, Chicano, Culture, Gay, Hector Silva, Kink, La Casita, Latino, Leather, Los Angeles, Sexy, Tom of Finland
Yaoi Bara Manga & Gai Comi influenced New Cali Gay Leathersex Art: JoJo Mendoco
This is new from JoJo Mendoco. “XV.1” 2011. Mixed media on paper. Based on a drawing from 1989 by “Les” for the 15 Association, San Francisco. Influenced by Japanese Manga forms and European and American 20th century gay erotic artists. Want more? For a red-headed bukake boy, click here; for a hot two-on-one: here.
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.
Posted in Collecting, Japan, Leather, San Francisco
Tagged Art, BDSM, Culture, Earthquake, Fundraiser, Gay, Kink, Leather, LGBT, Mark I. Chester, Photography, San Francisco, Sexy, Shibari Relief, Tsunami, Wicked Grounds
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.
Posted in Art and Artists, Comics, GAY GAZE: Visual Culture, Photos, Art, Comics, Film, Objects, etc..., Ireland, Japan, Leather, Sexy Holidays
Tagged Art, Bara, BDSM, Comics, Gay, Irish, JoJo Mendoco, Kink, Manga, Sexy, St. Patrick's Day, Top o' the Morning, Yaoi
The Gay Highwaymen 