The leather scene created an independent culture within the queer subculture, in which leather lovers can act undisturbed and according to own rules without granting insight to others. Leather – this word evokes especially in gay context more associations than for other people. Leather fetish means a high sexual-erotic affinity for the material leather; it is …
Why are many of us afraid of not meeting the so-called standards of our society? Who does define those standards at all and where do prejudices and taboos come from, which we don’t want to break/shall not break? May it lead to a possible exclusion from the social community, to which we belong, if we …
While gays used hanky codes in the past to recognize each other, there are now numerous dating apps to find a partner for various needs. You get to know each other nowhere better than in real life, but the prevailing pandemic is forcing us to meet even more digitally. In conversations I often notice that …
The famous novel “Venus in Furs” by Leopold von Sacher-Masoch was published 150 years ago, is about fetish addictions and his most well-known and at the same time most controversial work, strongly inspired by his own life. Nowadays, Sacher-Masoch is seen as a pioneer of the new erotic literature, because he stood up against prejudice …
Numerous honors and exhibitions on the occasion of the 100th birthday of Touko Laaksonen, better known as Tom of Finland, mark the year 2020. The MSC (short for Motor-Sport-Club) Finland Tom’s Club, for example, unveiled a plaque in front of his former house in August in Helsinki. Galerie Judin in Berlin-Schöneberg opened an exhibition on …
Vegan has become chic and a prevailing megatrend. Besides numerous other animal alternatives, we are more and more faced with so-called “vegan leather”. After all, leather is always an animal by-product and the connection with the adjective vegan is misleading for consumers. As a matter of fact, meat consumption is declining in many countries and …
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I was surprised when I found the invitation to the Pride parade in Graz on September 5 in my mailbox. I assumed that the Pride parade, usually held in June, would not take place in my hometown this year, like all other events, due to Corona. The announcement says: “A little later than usual, but …
The pup fetish is growing fast and many young fetishists dare to make their first steps in the kink community as human dogs. What’s it all about, what is the motivation and identity for puppies and doggies? Power exchange, sexual stimulating humiliation and submission are elementary to BDSM, just like collaring in order to demonstrate …
The famous novel “Venus in Furs” by Leopold von Sacher-Masoch was published 150 years ago, is about fetish addictions and his most well-known and at the same time most controversial work, strongly inspired by his own life. Knight Leopold von Sacher-Masoch lived in Graz from 1854 to 1872, where he developed from a lecturer in …
The Corona crisis hit me like heavy whip lashes on the back. However, not triggering pleasure and lust. Nevertheless, the healing process is still comparable: the red lash marks turn blue the next day and yellow the following days. My own world of thoughts appears now also in a slightly different color scheme. The precaution …