Thanks to friend of this site Mike Caffee for alerting us to this! Mike, who is the artist who created the famous Febe’s “Leather David” icon, informs us that way back in the day, his Old Guard circles threw elaborate, very kinky parties in commemoration of the birthday of the original polymorphous pervert.
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Happy 271st Birthday to the Marquis de Sade!
Men Kissing for I.D.A.H.O. – Sexy Slide Show!
Happy International Day Against HOmophobia! More on I.D.A.H.O. here, and more gay kisses here. Our love is stronger than anyone’s hate.
Posted in Activism, Beards, Facial hair, Leather, Men, Photography, SCANDAL: Politics, Crime, Revolution and More., Sexy Holidays
Tagged Activism, Culture, Gay, IDAHO, Leather, Men kissing, Photography, Sexy
Masculine Gay Pop Culture Doc Jack Fritscher
Jack Fritscher, Ph.D
Lots of Docs in the world of Leather. At least it seems that way. Medical doctors, but especially Ph.Ds. Jack Fritscher is a “specialist in American Literature, Creative Writing, Criticism, and American Pop Culture, including the History of Masculine-Identified Gay Pop Culture.” No mere academic, Dr. Fritscher has published non-fiction, fiction, erotica and is also an accomplished photographer. Among his many books are Mapplethorpe: Assault with a Deadly Camera and Some Dance to Remember. Find out more about him at his website, here.
Posted in Leather, Men, Photography, Scholarship, Subcultures
Tagged Academic, Art, Author, BDSM, Culture, Gay, Jack Fritscher, Kink, Leather, Masculine, Photography, Pop, Robert Mapplethorpe, Scholar
The end of the San Francisco Eagle…or is it? Pics and rumors.
The San Francisco Eagle Tavern closed its doors this last weekend. Rumors that it would stay open another month proved unfounded. Is this the end of The Eagle? Self-styled San Francisco “Master of Real Estate” Seth Munter thinks it isn’t. He writes on Facebook: “The Eagle will rise again. John and Joe have no choice but to make sure the Eagle re-opens. They can and they will. Why? Because they cannot AFFORD to do anything else but see that the Eagle reopens. Otherwise, they will lose The Hole In The Wall…” Interesting political logic. For the entire post, click here. For pictures of condos that have been proposed for the site, click here. For a list of all the gay Leather bars called The Eagle, here.
Posted in History, Leather, San Francisco, SCANDAL: Politics, Crime, Revolution and More., Subcultures
Tagged Culture, Gay, History, Kink, Leather, San Francisco, SF Eagle, SOMA, Tavern
SIR Yes SIR…new Gay Cali Erotic Yaoi Bara Manga from JoJo Mendoco
"Sir Yes Sir" JoJo Mendoco 2011
This good boy is presenting himself in slave position number one. A ginger otter, expect him to return demonstrating positions two through five. He needs a name. Any ideas? He wears the number 15. A sporting lad perhaps. Or could it be a reference to The 15 Association? From JoJo Mendoco, 2011.
Posted in Comics, Facial hair, JoJo Mendoco, Leather, Subcultures
Tagged 15 Association, Art, Bara, BDSM, Comics, Culture, Gai Comi, Gay, Ginger, JoJo Mendoco, Kink, Leather, Manga, Otter, Position One, Sexy, Sir Yes Sir, Slave, Yaoi
Nowhere over the Rainbow…
Pleasant Grove, Alabama
350+ dead in the American South. Tornadoes suck, slash, pull broken bits skyward to deposit them Elsewhere. Where the fuck is Dorothy? Alabama is the worst hit. What next? Don’t think You are getting out alive. None of Us are…not Me, not You, not My brother, not Your mother, none of Us. That’s the way it works. None of Us. God’s THE Top; He’s got a wicked sick sense of humor and guess what, beloved children? This is a snuff scene. Walk laughing and aware into the maw of death, an open-mouthed Orpheus. I had a dream once and woke up and thought: “Death in Los Angeles…drive into the light, drive into the light…” And then I woke up. Good night.
For a Munchkin, who is not only merely dead, but really most sincerely dead, click here.
Posted in Alabama, Obituary, Spirituality
Tagged Alabama, Death, Headlines, History, Leather, Philosophy, Spirituality, Tornado, Weather
Happy Birthday boy!
To our KC ‘Mo Gryphon Van Der Hole. These pics were taken in Kansas City in 2010. Gryphon is a talented artist. Seldom SFW! For pics of his wonderful Cock Blocks series of gilded penii on black leather, click here. For a visit to his opening at the Slap & Tickle Gallery by the boys of Homo Genii, click here. For a lot more of Gryphon, check out Dapperkink, on the sideline. Happy Birthday, boy!
Posted in DIY and Maker Culture, Gryphon Van Der Hole, Kansas City, Leather, Photography
Tagged Art, Culture, Gay, Gryphon, Happy Birthday, Kansas City, Kink, Leather, Photography, Sexy
Hot Maundy Thursday on Folsom
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.
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 Gay Highwaymen 