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Folsom Forever

A trailer for Folsom Forever, a documentary by Mike Skiff about the history of the Folsom Street Fair, has just been posted on Youtube. From the…

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History of the Folsom Street Fair

The Folsom Street Fair has grown into the largest annual BDSM, leather, and fetish event in the world, and the third largest annual outdoor event…

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Origins of the hanky code

In the early 1970s, some gay men — particularly in the leather scene — began to wear colorful handkerchiefs to signal their sexual interests (e.g.,…

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