Drummer V1N6 1976

Item ID....M04301

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Leather in the 1970s!

Coverage of the infamous Leather Fraternity "slave auction" for charity that occurred in Los Angeles. The police showed up to free the "gay slaves." The article also claims that The Advocate covered the incident inaccurately.

See a picture of Val Martin on the auction block at the subsequent "Free the Slaves" auction. He had been an auctioneer at the original Leather Fraternity event and was one of the four defends the Los Angeles District Attorney chose to charge (the L.A. City Attorney refused to press charges).

Photo essay "'Way Out West" (b/w photos) featuring the hunkiest cowboys in the universe reveling in their major testosterone: they don't have to do much; they exude that supermasculine energy, especially the dark-haired one.

Leather ournal contributes S/M tips, such as "Left Is Not always Right;" how to interpret the key wearing then a signal for sexual activity in leather bars of the period. The feature also addresses ageism in the gay community, making a claim (perhaps still the case today) that the leather scene can be advantageous for both older sadists and older masochists. The feature does corroborate the claim that the leather scene is the province of the "masculine fetishist," either the gear or the dominant/submissive sexual dynamic, or both.

Feature entitled "Branding, Piercing & Tattooing." Ed Franklin writes about a very common fetish: the foot fetish.

Review of "Timmy" by R.F.M., a classic S/M novel.

Review of "The First Nudie Musical."

Erotic fiction entitled Playing With Fire and Five in the Trainer's Room (part four of Scott Masters' "team tale." Robert Payne begins a new novel in section entitled "Epilogue."

The personal ads in the "Leather Fraternity" reveal some of the coded language of leather "discourse" in the 70s. One is either an S (sadist) or M (masochist). Some are both, or SM. Some advertise themselves as novices of either the S or M persuasion. Many specify no fems or fats. One person advertising does not want "blacks." Emphasis on masculine behavior and hypermasculine fetish dress (cowboys, bikers, Levis). Some ads specify no torture or brutality, which could indicate the person advertising fits more the gay macho clone type of the period, into the look and lighter S/M (and of course loads of sex, literally), but definitely not the type of person who would hook up with Val Martin of Born to Raise Hell.

Comics "Drumbeats" and "King."

List of leather bars throughout the country. For Chicago, it lists Gold Coast, Pit, and Stockade.

Contributors

Orlando Paris, Robert Payne, Scott Masters, G. King, Toby Bailey, Bernie Prock, Ed Franklin, Bob Opel, Jeanne Barney, John W. Rowberry, Val Martin, and others uncredited

Key Words

Fetish, Leather, Boots, BDSM, Rugged Guys, Cowboy, Slave, Master

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