There has been much recent attentn to the relatnship between the nstctn of place, inty, and the body. This paper exam some of the them a prentatn of the gay leather scene Stockholm, Swen. Based on ethnography of Stockholm's only te leather club, shows how int …
Contents:
- A BRIEF HISTORY OF LEATHER AND THE GAYS
- INTY, PLACE, AND EROTIC MUNY WH GAY LEATHER CULTURE STOCKHOLM
- GAY LEATHER SCENE TON DOWN FROM HARD-CORE TO DRS-UP
A BRIEF HISTORY OF LEATHER AND THE GAYS
It’s generally assumed that leather culture got s start the 1940s, as an offshoot to post-World War II motorcycle clubs that began poppg up around the same time. Gays had flocked drov to large ci followg Blue Discharg om the army, a way of removg homosexuals om service, as dishonourably dischargg and imprisong gays beme impractil wh the huge number of recs durg WWII. It led to large groups of homosexuals ci like Los Angel, San Francis and Chigo. * leather in gay culture *
However, one of the thgs most easily associated wh gay culture is that of leather wear.
INTY, PLACE, AND EROTIC MUNY WH GAY LEATHER CULTURE STOCKHOLM
Smell the leather, feel the power between your legs, and take the story of the olst ntug gay group the world at an exhib of historic (and sexy) imag of the Satyrs Motorcycle Club. * leather in gay culture *
Leather is one of the most intified ems wh gay culture and ntu to this day as a signifint subculture wh the LGBT muny.
How did leather bee prevalent wh the gay muny? For many people, ’s eher gay culture or biker culture. In fact, most people who have studied gay men’s leather subculture attribute s velopment as arisg om biker culture.In the years immediately followg the Send World War, leather beme a hallmark of many motorcycle clubs, particularly on Los Angel, New York, and San Francis.
It was also this character that some gay men began to emulate their style, leadg to the first associatn between leather and gay culture.Growth of Leather wh the Gay CommunyThe leather subculture expand quickly the gay muny due to the tablishment of leather bars.
GAY LEATHER SCENE TON DOWN FROM HARD-CORE TO DRS-UP
* leather in gay culture *
Here, the two cultur often merged as many clubs were popular for both bikers and gay men.Leather culture was associated wh a number of siar trends for gay men.
It was also a way to take pri masculy.Until the early 1970s, leather was largely a small segment of gay subculture. However, the 1970s, quickly beme adopted by the broar gay muny as well. This served as another outcroppg of leather and grew to s own subculture wh the gay muny, later spreadg to the lbian muny and to cis-het culture as well.An Evolutn of Leather SubcultureTradnal leather subculture the gay muny found self fallg out of favor the 1980s.
This largely stemmed om phback and fear as a rult of the AIDS epimic, wh gay men beg ed as a spegoat.However, a new type of leather subculture grew s place. This shift se self largely as an outcroppg of the gay liberatn movement and a broar foc on clivy the muny.This new shift leather subculture is referred to as the New Guard.