Tales of the City
If Manhattan is the city that never sleeps, San Francisco is the city that never ceases to inspire. Just when I think I can’t be surprised, or that I couldn’t possibly be any more addicted to San Francisco, a new discovery unfolds and my rainbow heart beats faster. Like when I recently happened upon the [...]
The Queen’s English
I love the way my gays can turn a phrase. That I speak gay fluently is one of my favorite bragging rights as a self-described homosociologistA fag hag who appreciates and actively participates in a wide range of gay subcultures, and who takes particular pride in being accepted as one of the gays in settings [...]
The Sister of Perpetual Indulgence
The Sisters are in a class of there own. Through drag and Catholic imagery they call attention to sexual intolerance and satirize issues of gender and morality – and raise tons of money for worthy causes along the way.
The Twink
The Twink, or as we like to call him, the baby gay. Always in something labelled, he is always ‘fashion-forward’ and fierce. Around every Twink is typically a gaggle of women who would KILL for a straight man to have even an ounce of his looks, wit, and personality.
The Muscle Pig
The muscle pigRefers to a healthy sexual appetite and a preference for sex that is anything but “vanillaBoring, conventional. Typically used to describe sex without any element of BDSMBondage, Discipline, Sadism, Masochism. Sexual activities and relationships characterized by complimentary but unequal roles among participants. Typically, participants who exercise control over others are known as dominants, [...]
The Drag Queen
She elevates ‘fabulous’ to a level of futuristic grandeur, genderless opulence and sexual bluntness. She creates a new identity through outrageous costumes, heightened attitude and deconstructs gender roles and fashion cliches that the rest of us accept so easily.
The Fag Hag
Artist’s Notes: The Fag HagA female, typically straight, who prefers the company of gay men. Also, Fruit Fly, QueerGay. Can be used interchangeably as a term of pride or as a derogatory term, depending on context. A term intentionally and politically reclaimed by some, in protest of the term’s historical use as a slur. Dear, [...]
The Nasty Pig
Artist’s Note: He pushes physical pleasures limits of human possibilities. He literally stretches the boundaries and always wants to do the next step to reach yet another level of sexual bliss. There’s a good chance he has rubber underwear on underneath his work clothes.
Leather Daddy
The leatherLeather culture is found in all lifestyles, but among gay men it refers to practices and styles of dress organized around hedonism and eroticism (“kink”). One way this culture consciously distinguishes itself from mainstream sexual cultures is through a specifically homoerotic aesthetic that draws from post-World War II biker culture as well as military [...]
