A friend forwarded to me a 9gag.com link that you can see here. I found it quite amusing. Perhaps you will too. I reproduced the graphic below. I think it’s self-explanatory. Enjoy.

Over the past few years I’ve heard a rather constant stream of discontent from kinky gay men who feel that their bars are disappearing. The popularity of the leather bar, as they’ve typically been referred to, seems to be waning. In city after city I hear of the closing of, or lack of business in, […]

I had one of those “a-ha” moments recently when I was chatting with my friend, Hugh Russell, the current International LeatherSIR 2010. I consider Hugh one of the great thought leaders right now amidst the ranks of the sexually and relationship adventurous, especially because he so proudly represents the play and sexual aspects of the […]

Recently I visited for the first time Wicked Grounds at 289 8th Street in San Francisco. It’s a wonderful kinky café and boutique nestled in the heart of San Francisco’s South of Market area, home to many of San Francisco’s kinky businesses and happenings. Great atmosphere, great drinks, great food, and a really nice staff. […]

Recently I was looking through an old gay men’s magazine and casually glancing at the advertisements. It dawned on me that not so many years ago the only ads I would see in magazines targeted at gay men were directly related to the sexual. Bars and nightclubs. Sex gear and accessories. Clothing. Adult movies. That […]

At this year’s CARAS Alternative Sexualities Conference I was asked by Carol Cordier-Carpenter if I could get the word out that she needs more participants for her Power Exchange Relationship Survey. She is looking for people of all sexual orientations involved in committed power exchange relationships of any form (such as dominant and submissive) to […]

A term I’ve often heard used to describe BDSM and kinky folks, particular kinky gay men, is sexual mavericks. At least I used to hear that term often. Not so much nowadays. One dictionary defines a maverick as “someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action.” Sounds like a great thing doesn’t it? And […]

This past Sunday, August 15th, I was honored to receive a 2010 Lifetime Achievement Award at the Pantheon of Leather XX ceremony held in Los Angeles. I’d like to thank Dave Rhodes of The Leather Journal, the esteemed selection committee, and everyone who has supported me and my efforts over the years. I’m a very […]

The Sydney Morning Herald just published a great article titled We’re just swingers after all that discusses the positions held in the new book, Sex At Dawn: The Prehistoric Origins of Modern Sexuality by Christopher Ryan and Cacilda Jetha. Sex At Dawn uses information from anthropology, archeology, anatomy and primatology to put forth the case […]

OK, you probably knew this post was coming. The person who won International Mr. Leather this year is a female-to-male transgender man who uses a wheelchair much of the time. With due respect to Tyler McCormick, the man who won, every report I got from those in attendance was that he did a superb job […]