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seredelgi · 23 days

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Do they get jealous?/ AOT x fem!reader

featuring: Eren Jaeger, Armin Arlert, Jean Kirstein, Connie Springer, Reiner Braun, Erwin Smith, Levi Ackerman

tw: kissing, possessive behavior, jealousy, implied/referenced sex, implied/referenced oral, fem!receiving

Does Eren? Oh yeah, and childishly so, too. You know it the second you turn around from the counter, you could just feel Eren’s eyes on you when the tall cute barista flashed you a charming smile as he handed you your drinks. So of course you’re met with your boyfriend's cold green gaze, waiting patiently for you to hand him the drink and sit beside him on the chair of the pub you’re at.

“ Were you having fun?” he utters, and you almost miss it amid the blasting music it’s playing in the background.

“ What?” you feign ignorance, prompting him to lean into your space, invading it with his fragrance as he whispers in your ear:

“ Does he know you’re mine?” a hand of his brushes down your bare back, covering it with goosebumps, and it rests at your hip, squeezing it tightly in his hold.

You roll your eyes and playfully retort “Well, he does now”

Armin does, but he would never tell. He masks it with concern and asks you casual questions. It’s honestly amusing, ‘cause you can sense it almost immediately by the way he sighs beforehand, and then exhales:

“So who’s that guy you were with? Was he bothering you?” he circles your shoulders and you walk beside him towards your apartment.

“ Who, Matt?” you laugh, immediately aware that he’s detected a menace of some sort “ He’s new at work and the boss asked me to let him shadow for a bit, he’s actually very funny”

As soon as he saddens you can’t take it, you have to clarify “And very gay, too”.

“ Oh” he suddenly reddens and squeezes you closer to him “ Well, thank God”

There’s no way around it, honestly. Jean is possessive. He has many great qualities: always treats you right, brings you flowers, takes you to the best restaurants, and loves to eat you out. But the man just can’t help it. To him, everyone is a menace. You often have to reassure him that it’s all in his head and that every man on the planet is certainly not out to take you away from him.

However, when they ogle you down the streets his temper gets a hold of him before you can, and you’ll find him spitting at them “ What’s up man? Wanna take a picture?”. It’s enough to scare them off, and it’s honestly hilarious.

Connie’s the type of man to take pride in the way other guys look at you. He basks contently in the knowledge that you’re his, and whoever wants to take a look certainly can, just as long as they keep their hands to themselves. It’s funny to him, and it brings a cheeky smile to his face whenever someone’s being very obvious while checking you out. That’s when he circles an arm of his around your shoulders and pulls you in, whispering on your lips.

“ Wanna give them a show?”

You nod enthusiastically, honestly simply eager to get unwanted attention off of you. As soon as that’s accomplished, you will restore your no-kissing in public ban, maybe.

Reiner is a confident man. Confident in everything but you, that is. It’s not like he doesn’t feel loved by you, let’s be clear, but he’s too afraid of losing you, and he won’t take any chance. He won’t let anyone else be in your mind that way, not even for a second.

So if a guy talks to you flirtily or makes an appreciative comment to you in his presence, you can rest assured that Reiner will take it in his hands to remind you just how good he can make you feel.

You have no time to rid yourself of heels or earrings that night, he will have you spread on his bed as soon as he wills it, and he will bury his face between your thighs before you can even begin to protest. By the time he starts to work his magic on you, he certainly won’t hear any more complaints.

Erwin gets jealous alright, but he just hates to admit it, and it’s honestly so entertaining. He won’t talk to you all night, giving you the silent treatment the whole ride back home. You’ve come to understand where his mind goes over the years, so you now don’t mind. You just sit back in your seat and enjoy the calm before the storm, because as soon as he’s got a hold of you he won’t let you go. He will address the issue shortly and then start his payback with his hand closed around your throat, with whispers of how much you’ll regret touching another man’s arm like that, because you know exactly what it does to him, because you love how he bends you over the kitchen counter and claims you back.

Levi’s not the type to get jealous, no. Worried, however, that he gets, and you do pity the men that have made the error of mistreating you over the years. He usually just sits back and watches amusingly whoever thirsts over you at the club, as you’re dancing and laughing it off with your friends. But as soon as so much as a hand dares to slap your ass, or even worse, if anyone tries to take hold of you, you merely have the time to try and wiggle away from them, before Levi’s hand comes to rest on their shoulder, and he doesn’t have to speak to let them know to piss off.

How do they take you?

What's their love language?

So what about the way they kiss you?

How do they take compliments, then?

What gets them going?

And what pet names do they use the most?

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cherishmiya · 2 months

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double take

Now playing: 'double take'- dhruv

Clarisee x fem! Y/N

Warnings: yearning lesbians, slight mentions of sex (?)

A/N: I was listening to this song for the first time in months and I felt something in my soul as I payed attention to the lyrics. I knew I had to write for this.

I could say i never dare to think about you in that way but I would be lying

clarisse has had her eyes set on you the moment you arrived at camp. She'd rather die than admit it, she believes that if she just hid her feelings from everyone she they would go way. She didn't know if you liked girls or not, and even if you did, why would you like her? The angry daughter of ares, camps most known bully, people flee when she's around and her name brings terror to many.

in the midst of the crowds, in the shapes of the clouds, I don't see nobody but you

clarisse's heart aches for you, she yearns for you, she'll do anything to for an ounce of your attention. She'll glance at you across the Cafeteria, try extra hard when you watch her spar, and even go out of her daily routine just to bump into you even for a second. She notices every tiny little detail about you. Of course she does. How else is she supposed to compliment you? If you wear something different, she notices, If you're wearing different perfume, she notices, if you experimented with your makeup, she notices and she'll hype you up everytine even if she doesn't personally argee with your choice.

Tell me, do you feel the love?

you are so oblivious to clarisse's advances. You play it off as her just being friendly or acting gay, but you couldn't help but want and wish it was something more. You yourself were unsure of her sexuality, although there were rumors around the camp about her liking girls you couldn't be bothered with them. 'Rumors are just rumors' you tell yourself, and while you hoped to the gods that they were true you wouldn't dare ask her yourself.

I could say I never unzipped those blue Levi jeans inside my head, but that's far from the truth

Clarisse has imagined so many times what it would be like. To hold you, to kiss you, to say 'I love you', to touch you, do have you all to herself. There's been so many times where she'd make plans in her head to confess. She'd arrange a small picnic at the docks filled with all your favorite snacks, your favorite songs would blast through the speakers, she'd confess, you guys would kiss under the sunlight, and it would be perfect. All of it would be so perfect, if only she had the courage to ask you out. She had confidence in all aspects of her life, why do you make her feel so weak?

You're my vice you're my muse, you're a nineteenth floor view

you're the reason clarisse keeps going, you're the reason she spars. You're the reason she's stopped bullying the new campers. Your the reason she's content her relationship with her father. You've turned the angry ares kid to be not so angry. You've calmed the fire in her heart. If only she could tell you that.

⋆ ˚｡ ⋆୨♡୧⋆ ˚｡ ⋆ the end ⋆ ˚｡ ⋆୨♡୧⋆ ˚｡ ⋆

²How I feel after writing this instead of doing my homework

#Miya needs to do her homework!#clarisse x you #pjo #clarisse my beloved #clarisse x reader #clarisse pjo #clarisse la rue #percy jackson #miyasplaylist

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ourlittleaphrodite · 4 months

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The Harbingers (Working Title)(WIP)

Hey everyone! This is my first-choice script story but definitely not my first-time writing.

Summary & Features

Visions of murder plagues your nights since childhood. Yet others in your life sees them as nothing more than nonsensical nightmares. You've even turned a blind eye as you've gotten older. But now you've come to an unavoidable cross in the road between your dreams and your own death. An you're not alone. What will you do to save yourself? An what will you uncover once you can no long hide the truth?

Make choices that can impact the story and outcome, players will have choices that will shape their experience and the fate of the characters.

Play as male, female, or nonbinary; gay, straight, or bi.

Multiple romance options and various characters to interact with, players will encounter a diverse cast of characters that they can form relationships with.

A captivating world with mysteries to uncover and secrets to discover, players will have to navigate through a world filled with intrigue and danger.

Opportunities to make deals and allies with creatures that may not be trustworthy, Players will have to decide who to trust, which alliances to form and which to avoid.

The game is primarily text-based

Chapters List

Episode 1 ✧ Finished ✧ 12.2k words

Episode 2 ✧ Unfinished ✧

Cast

Levi Stoltz

29 years old man

With jet-black hair, an athletic and muscular frame, golden tan skin, and piercing hazel eyes that glimmer like gold, Levi cuts an imposing figure. With faint bearded stubble and a dimple cheeked smile to soften his rugged appearance.

His clothing choice revolves around a more western style. He will often wear tight, dark-wash blue jeans that hug his toned legs. Heavy, worn leather boots cover his feet, and he tops the look with button-up shirts, the sleeves rolled up to his elbows.

Though his appearance may not show it Levi is on the soft-hearted side. He’s also curious by nature which leads him to often asks questions in even the most inappropriate situations.

#choice of games #hosted games #dashingdon #interactive fiction #interactive novel #interactive game #worldbuilding #characters #if game

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lucysarah-c · 16 days

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Hi ik you’re not taking requests but could you share what you think the canon aot characters would think about gay people?

Hi, dear! How are you?

I feel so giggly when people ask for my opinion on topics; I don't know why. So, I'll take a minute from my birthday to reply!

This is such a good question, and I'll do my best to respond respectfully as someone who isn't part of the LGBTQ+ community. I would say that overall, most characters of AoT, or at least the ones we know well (not like the civilians inside the walls), wouldn't "mind it." For example, I don't believe Erwin, Levi, Hange, Eren, Mikasa, Jean, etc., would mind it or be homophobic. I'll summarize the upcoming rant with a quote I heard once and feel encapsulates my view of the AoT characters:

"The woke of today are the fascists of tomorrow."

It's true. Everything you fight for today to normalize, to create awareness, etc., will hopefully be granted in a few years. Society will evolve, and the new generations will think we are "close-minded" to a certain degree. There will always be homophobic and misogynistic people across generations, but probably one kid or two will call us out in a couple of years. This is great because it means society is learning.

With that said, when I get asked, "Would Levi be misogynistic? Would Levi or Erwin be homophobic?" I always think, "They wouldn't… for their period's standards." I don't think the society within the walls is very open-minded by 2024 standards. Even in my own fic, I write that homosexuality is banned inside the walls, which was the case in many countries until not long ago. In some places, it still happens. Even in societies like Korea, being homosexual isn't "illegal," but you could lose your job if your boss finds out. I follow a YouTuber from Spain who does vlogs about his life in Korea, and he's gay. He has to keep his relationship with his boyfriend secret because his Korean boyfriend could lose his job and family if people found out.

It's extremely sad that people can't live their lives proudly and loudly because of this, but it's a reality even nowadays. So, I don't really think being open about your sexual orientation if you're not a cis heterosexual person would be safe inside the walls.

Now, do I think that AoT characters are homophobic? No. The only characters that come to mind who might be openly homophobic, based on the vibes they give me (not on panels or canon proof, just my feelings), are Folch, Porco, Zackly (because he's an old man), and Zeke. Zeke would probably pretend that he doesn't care but be really homophobic deep down and maybe even use it against someone.

The rest, I don't feel they would be homophobic. Maybe they would make some uncool comments, but mostly out of ignorance rather than hate, like maybe Jean. On the other hand, I do feel like they wouldn't have a 2024 approach to the topic, especially the men. I'm not saying women can't be homophobic, but historically, women and homosexuals have had a more "ally" relationship.

I think this is also due to misogyny. I can see AoT guys being like, "Yeah, we're cool with it… as long as I'm not the one that guy is into," or "As lond as nobody thinks I AM gay," which is a very usual approach for men. They fear other men being into them because men are deep down scared of being treated or seen as they treat women. Men often see gay men as "lacking masculinity," which has nothing to do with it but is usually correlated for heterosexual men. Especially in military settings, barracks, shared showers, locker talks, etc., men are supposed to be "men's environments." Particularly in the scouts, as they are all outcasts of society and very few in number. If they got picky about who they decided to get involved with, they would halve their numbers.

In conclusion, I feel like most of the AoT characters wouldn't mind at all. They might not be open about their sexuality because of societal prejudice, but their opinion about it wouldn't be as "supportive" as many of us are these days.

Thank you so much for your ask! I hope this somehow answers the question!

#aot meta #aot #attack on titan #shingeki no kyojin #levi ackerman #levi #snk #captain levi #levi aot #snk levi #attack on titans #lucy answers

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urlsaremeaningless · 17 days

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...and they were roommates

my roommates and i had a running quote wall. These things were actually said by my roommates ( Liam, Levi, Abby, ) & me, {mostly to each other,} or some other random visitors to our college dorm.

Feel free to change pronouns as needed <3 have fun! please reblog this if you enjoy it.

I need two 'c's on that thick.

I'm fucking love apple butter

Was it...supposed to be that color?

You are a bundle of misfortune.

It's Bi culture to fuck waffles.

I want to be able to take off my sweatshirt without being accused of being a stripper

Bitch, take some knee-agrea. contact your doctor today

Six and Four quarters

Kick my ass cuz' I'm a furry.

I was respecting people, [name]. PUT A DICK IN YOUR MOUTH.

What is success? ...Getting weed for free and not having to blow anyone.

I'm going to forget everything I just.....read.

I ate a twix and it tasted like cheese

I just live here.

Was Alexander Hamilton a real person?

I just didn't think about how birds fly.

I love you, [name], but are you fucking stupid?

Oh my GOD, you PENIS

No pepperoni, just want dead

Abnorbal

plants cannot scream

This one? [points to arm pit] is the problem child.

why are blades so sharp?

I wouldn't punch a woman...probably.

my thighs will not be contained by your mortal jeans

you're a sleep deprived four year old with tits.

I sit very gay

There's just a lot of gay siblings in this town....I mean, what's in the water?

i'm constantly upset by penis

isn't she a murder lesbian?

my body IS my ass

why did you smoke weed in one eye?

his hand felt like a dead fish in the hot summer sun

Hey gay, I'm {name].

we're done talking about DEAD BABIES NOW.

Why is it sticky on the floor?!

Uh, my bad....have to go.

Get your gender out of my face.

[Name]...do you need a pair of headphones?

I did get in between your legs though, so that's something.

she's gonna eat you like jesus!

Back to [name] & the FUCKING GEESE.

I was thinking in the shower, not in a fun way, but a gross way.

#musings #rp musings #rp meme #meme #reblog meme #ask meme #memes #rp #rpc #sentence starters meme #rp sentence meme #sentence starters

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apollodarling-writes · 1 year

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“if you don’t clean something to his liking, he’ll use it as an excuse to clean with you”

Imaging us scrubbing something and Levi doesn’t think we’re doing it good enough so he gets down and grabs the sponge and gets to work. But that’s not the interesting part it’s his back. That mf is arched without him knowing. Mf got that twink arch fr fr and that ass- anyway. Just imagining watching him and just make a comment like “Are you sure your not meant to be in a house cooking and cleaning like a cute little househusband?” Then we just snicker a little bit

OH MY GOD THIS IS PERFECT!!

“Oi, [Name]. You’re not doing it good enough.”

Levi had been watching you clean the baseboards for the last thirty minutes, consistently commenting that there was still dirt here and there was a scuff stain there. It was getting on your damn nerves.

“Yeah? Well how about you fuckin’ do it!” You snap. Levi is silent before he turns and grabs a sponge. For a moment there you thought you fucked up and he was going to kick your ass again.

“I’ll show you how to clean something right, ya damn brat.” With wide eyes, you watch as Levi sinks to his knees and begins to describe (in great detail) how to properly and efficiently clean a baseboard with the materials provided.

“-nd here you’ve gotta scrub at approximately seventy-five degrees-“

But you couldn’t focus on the god awful lecture he was giving you. The only thing you could focus on was how double cheeked up (apparently everyday of the week) Levi really was. How hadn’t you noticed? With that much cake surely you would’ve… right?

“…me]…. [ame]… [Name]…for fucks sake- OI BRAT!”

Nearly jumping out of your skin, you hurriedly meet his eyes. “Y-Yes Levi?”

You swallow thickly as he narrows his eyes. “What the hell were you so focused on?”

“Nothing. Nothing at all.”

“…tch, alright. Listen this time.” And with that, he continues to lecture you on cleaning the baseboards.

“-hen it comes to scuff marks, you’ve gotta-“

This time around, you notice the obscene arch in his back. It was like he was asking to be pegged. The arch was so good, so experienced, you thought he might’ve had some experience bottoming. Maybe the Captain was gay? Or at least a little fruity.

There was absolutely no way he hasn’t bottomed for some guys with that filthy, shameless, lewd ass arch in his back. He turns to you and asks you a question- you assume he’s asking if you’ve understood what he’s explained so you nod your head. He huffs and continues cleaning, you following suit, sneaking glances at his back every so often.

“Damn, Levi.” You mumble without your knowing. “You sure you’re not meant to be my malewife?”

His head snaps to you, eyes wide and pupils dilated. “W-What was that?”

“What-I didn’t-“

“You did! You just- You- Did you just- What the fuck?!”

He stands up faster than you’ve ever seen the short man move, pointing at you with shaking fingers.

“You just said I should be your ma-mA-MALEWIFE?!” His face flushed a shade of brilliant, eye-scorching red.

“First it was that I had a small p-penis! Which is perfectly average if you must know! And now you’re telling me that I should quit my job and be your stay at home husband?!”

You quickly stand too, stifling a laugh. “Levi- I mean, the arch in your back was-“

“The aRCH?! I DO NOT ARCH MY BACK!” He screeches.

“Yes, you do! I saw it with my own eyes!” You exclaim.

“I-“

“Levi.” You say with a seriousness that puts the man off kilter. He gulps audibly. “Have you… Have you been pegged?”

“WHAT?! I HAVE NOT!”

“WHY ARE YOU SO DEFENSIVE?! ARE YOU SECRETLY GAY?!”

“NO!”

“WHY ARE YOU YELLING AT ME?”

“WHY ARE YOU YELLING AT ME?!”

The Cadets two rooms over and the rest of the Survey Corps (including Hange) heard the whole thing, attempting to hold in their laughter. Connie and Sasha were the first ones to fail, everyone else following immediately after. You could hear Hange’s cackle from the kitchen and Jeans wheeze from down the hall; Eren’s broken-down-carriage-laugh and Armin’s quiet chuckling as well.

Levi was horrified. That day, all of the Cadets- unfortunately including you- were forced to run laps around the base until midnight.

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cheesybadgers · 8 months

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Out West, the Gay Cowboy Roams Free

The frontier has long been a symbol of American masculinity. Now a rising generation of artists are creating a new queer mythology.

The gay cowboy ensemble — Manu Rios (from left), José Condessa, Jason Fernández and George Steane — from Pedro Almodóvar’s “Strange Way of Life” (2023), photographed in Madrid on July 12, 2023. From left: Y/Project shirt, about $715, yproject.fr; and Cartier ring, $3,700, cartier.com. Loewe shirt, showpiece only, and jeans, $990, loewe.com. Gucci T-shirt, $590, gucci.com; Levi’s jeans, $98, levis.com; and stylist’s own belt. Gucci shirt, $2,100, and jeans, $1,300.Credit...Photograph by Carlota Guerrero. Styled by Alicia Padrón

By Evan Moffitt

Published Sept. 5, 2023 Updated Sept. 27, 2023

TWO MEN, A grizzled sheriff and a gunslinging vigilante, confront each other in a dusty saloon town. It’s a scene familiar from countless western films, but in Pedro Almodóvar’s new short, “Strange Way of Life,” in theaters next month, only a few minutes elapse before the two characters end up in bed together. When Silva (Pedro Pascal) visits his former lover Jake (Ethan Hawke), he rekindles their romance before revealing less amorous intentions. Intrigue ensues, and the shock of two gay cowboys gives way to what we might expect from a classic western: shootouts, horseback chases, fugitive justice. Almodóvar’s second film in English forgoes the melodrama for which he is best known, adhering instead to genre traditions, so “the interrupted and then resumed love story between these two men will be taken more seriously,” the 73-year-old Spanish director says.

In America, as Almodóvar knows, cowboys are serious business. They might be our national paragon of masculinity: Generations of American boys were taught that real men should have the swagger of the Marlboro Man and the gruff voice of John Wayne. But like so many aspects of gender, those were just performances. This is partly why over the decades many queer artists have made winking references to cowboy culture. By homing in on make-believe and dress up, they’ve deflated some of its homophobia-tinged machismo — and even sometimes turned it into an object of horny fun. Campy versions of the Lone Ranger’s costume appear in explicit photographs by Bob Mizer from the 1950s that were distributed in physique pictorials, a forerunner of gay porn magazines. In 1965, Andy Warhol directed some friends in a western-themed striptease for his film “Horse”; three years later, he released “Lonesome Cowboys,” a drunken romp among five gay gauchos, a madam and a cross-dressing sheriff. Then there was the gay disco troupe the Village People’s dime-store cowboy, Randy Jones, who was meant to be read as a tongue-in-cheek archetype (one since referenced by musicians like Lil Nas X and Orville Peck).

Oscar yi Hou’s “Coolieisms, a.k.a.: The Fugitive (John Chinaman)” (2023). Photo: Evan Sheldon. Courtesy of the artist, 12.26, Dallas, Los Angeles, and James Fuentes, New York, Los Angeles

While such appropriations subvert the straightness of cowboy culture, they also highlight its latent homoeroticism. From cattle drives to prisons to navy ships, men will often have sex with each other when there aren’t any women around. Western films in particular are spectacles of rowdy male bonding on the open range, where a lot can happen after a drink or three. There’s palpable sexual tension in the 1969 buddy drama “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” and the 1959 classic “Warlock,” from which Almodóvar took inspiration. In the 1970s, men in urban gay enclaves began wearing Stetsons and bandannas color-coded to indicate their sexual proclivities. These gestures weren’t entirely ironic; they also reclaimed a masculinity that gay men were told they lacked.

As lone riders in a land characterized as empty and lawless, cowboys were also a perfect symbol for queers seeking to liberate and reinvent themselves. Such is the fragile hope of “Brokeback Mountain,” the 2005 blockbuster (which Almodóvar turned down an offer to direct) that was adapted into a West End play earlier this year. Its portrayal of a doomed love affair between two male shepherds was groundbreaking in many ways, but its presentation of the West as somewhere white, masculine men might be safe to explore their desires for each other without ever having to run into anyone else — including a person of color — mostly followed conventional tropes.

Kenneth Tam’s “Rabbit” (2022). Courtesy of the artist and Commonwealth and Council, Los Angeles, Mexico City © Kenneth Tam. Photo documentation: Ian Byers-Gamber

NEARLY 20 YEARS later, several younger artists and filmmakers are developing a more nuanced vision of queerness in the American West, with particular emphasis on the country’s changing race and gender dynamics. This builds on past efforts by writers, artists and filmmakers like Kahlil Joseph and Chandra McCormick to celebrate the many nonwhite cowboys who have always been an essential part of American life.

“National Anthem,” a feature film written and directed by the Los Angeles photographer Luke Gilford that premiered at South by Southwest in March, chronicles queer rodeos and ranches in the Southwest. Many of the movie’s diverse characters and the actors who play them identify as trans. Notably, while the plot hinges on relatable, everyday dramas (jealousy in open relationships, the pain of a first heartbreak), homophobia and transphobia are mostly absent — a reminder that queer life needn’t be defined by a culture that oppresses it.

The frontier has always been a place where people have come to live on their own terms. At the turn of the 20th century, the trans huckster Harry Allen was a notorious outlaw in the Pacific Northwest. Hundreds of newspaper reports from the era reveal that trans cowboys weren’t uncommon in the West, even if they’re absent from official accounts. When the 32-year-old artist Gray Wielebinski was growing up in Dallas, he saw 10-gallon hats and boots as the marks of a fantastical machismo that belonged as much to him as to cisgender men. In 2022, the trans-masc artist erected a mechanical bull at Bold Tendencies, an arts organization that stages shows on the roof of a disused South London parking structure, where visitors were invited to take a ride that, like sex, was brief but ecstatic. The bull bucked in a ring of fencing set with stained-glass panels that recalled gay bars and public cruising sites, which Wielebinski notes are at risk of disappearing because of gentrification. In his work, the cowboy is a tragic figure professionally endangered by commercial ranching, making him an analogue to the queer establishments that have closed in recent years.

Rafa Esparza’s “Al Tempo” (2021). Courtesy of the artist and Commonwealth and Council, Los Angeles, Mexico City

“Cowboys only live in a sense as myth,” says Nora Burnett Abrams, a director at the Denver Museum of Contemporary Art, which will open the expansive exhibition “Cowboy” this month. “But you also have this lived experience of contemporary cowboy life and a culture far more diverse not just in terms of identity but also labor and function.” A new installation and video by the artists Rafa Esparza, 41, and Fabian Guerrero, 35, will document the queer cowboy bars popular among Mexican and Central American immigrants throughout the Southwestern United States. Esparza’s 2021 diptych “Al Tempo,” painted on adobe, distills one such scene: gay Latino couples in sombreros dancing under the soft lights of Club Tempo, an East Hollywood institution. Esparza, who grew up in nearby East Pasadena, visited the venue for the first time in the late 1990s. “I remember thinking, ‘My dad or my uncles could very well be here, and I wouldn’t be able to set them apart from everyone else,’” he recalls. “It felt like a beautiful, queer version of what my family members have striven to preserve of their life back in Mexico.”

The dreamy scenes in the Austin, Texas-based 34-year-old artist RF. Alvarez’s paintings, which were on view at Alanna Miller Gallery in Manhattan through June, on the other hand, are mostly imagined. White and Latino men dine outdoors and lie naked in bed together. Cowboy hats abound: in a self-portrait of the artist wearing nothing but white briefs and in a still life hanging above a wardrobe beside a silhouetted portrait of a gay male couple. The paintings are a kind of reclamation — of history, but also of space. “There is no place for me in the West,” Alvarez says. “But multitudes can exist.”

RF. Alvarez’s “Luncheon on the Pasture” (2022). Courtesy of the artist and Taymour Grahne Projects

OTHER ARTISTS ARE mining time instead of place, looking at the past for clues to the inner queer lives of those who have been removed from most historical accounts of the West. In the artist Kenneth Tam’s 2021 film, “Silent Spikes,” also included in the Denver show, Asian American men in cowboy garb pose and dance in front of a purple backdrop, intercut with footage of railroad tunnels dug by Chinese immigrant workers in the 1860s. The piece imagines what kinds of relationships might have formed among these laborers, who were treated brutally and paid poorly. “I wanted to think about how their bodies must have felt against one another’s in that space, working together in close proximity,” says Tam, who is straight but whose work, he adds, is concerned with homosocial dynamics. Scant evidence of the Chinese laborers’ lives has survived, so Tam’s vision of them as queer cowboys becomes a speculative attempt to complete the record.

Stills from the film were on display this summer in “The Range,” an exhibition at 12.26 Gallery in Dallas that likewise explored cowboy iconography. There, they hung near paintings by Oscar yi Hou, 24, a British-born, New York-based artist whose works are replete with clichéd signifiers of Asian and American identity, including cowboy hats and details from the Japanese anime series “Dragon Ball Z.” His solo exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum, which closes later this month, includes a self-portrait of the artist as a muscled, pickax-wielding miner, his pose modeled on a 1970s flyer for the Manhattan gay bar the Mineshaft, referencing both cruising culture and those same railway workers. Another buff Chinese laborer appears in a black leather bondage mask and cowboy hat in “Coolieisms, a.k.a.: Leather Daddy’s Highbinder Odalisque” (2022) — the series’ title riffing on a slur for immigrants from Asia — holding his long braid like a whip.

The work is “about the American cult of masculinity and rugged individualism ... conquering the ‘uncivilized West’ — and how this gender ideology dovetails with American expansionism,” says yi Hou. The raw sexual power of his subjects refutes stereotypes of Asian masculinity while offering a fantasy about how the Chinese men who literally built the West might have explored their own desires. In challenging the outdated image of the cowboy as a white, cisgender macho man, clearing the land in the name of racial purity, they suggest that America’s national mythology can be made to speak for everyone in it — that the West is more expansive after all.

Hair by Olga Holovanova at Another Agency using GHD. Makeup by Lucas Margarit at Another Agency using Dior Beauty. Set design by Cito Ballesta. Photo assistant: Guillermo Tejedor. Stylist’s assistant: Irene Monje. Produced by Alana Productions SL

#Cowboys #Queer cowboys #Gay cowboys #Cowboy art #Queer art #Gay art #LGBTQ+#LGBTQ #LGBTQ media #Strange Way of Life #Pedro Almodóvar #Pedro Pascal #Ethan Hawke

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rubywithecat · 2 years

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AoT boys when they meet you again with another guy at the bar after a breakup

Levi Ackerman

He would be just starring at you from distant, getting himself drunk. He would try his best to avoid you and pretended he didn't see you. The fact that he didn't know is you are just with your cousin. It was so sad that you guys still have feelings for each other but thinking you both have another person.

Eren Yeager

He would purposely bump you and said ‘hey how u doing?’ And you would be like ‘Hi… I’m doing great” And you guys smiled at each other and then left each ways. He actually wants you back but he would like you to be happy so he would just back off.

Armin Arlet

He would cry secretly and excuses himself into bathroom or smth. You went to search for home to explain him and that you would like to be with him again.

Reiner Braun

He waited until the person you came with goes somewhere and when you are alone, he would approach you. “Is he better than me” he would ask you sadly. You don’t answer anything. You looked at his eyes and suddenly kissed him. It caught him off guard and he was so surprised. “He is my brother you fool”

Zeke Yeager

He came and sat between you guys, separating from each other. “Zeke??” you yelled and he would smirk. “Found someone so fast huh?” he asked eyeing on that person. “What are you talking about?! That is my dad!” you yelled. “Oh..!!” He was so shocked and embarrassed. You dad is being so confused. “I’m y/no’s ex… we’ll her bf now” he introduced himself. “Since when did I agree this?” You rolled your eyes. “Since now” he said.

Porco Galliard

He came to interrupt you when you were dancing on the dance floor. “Y/n We need to talk!” he grabbed your hand. “What do you want?” You asked as you followed him helplessly. He is just so strong to resist. “Who the f*ck is he?! Were you cheating on me even before the break up?!” He yelled scarily. “Porco Galliard! Why are you insulting me?! He is just my cousin!” you told him nearly to cry but you controlled yourself. “I— I am so sorry…” he touched your hand but you broke the contact. “Can I have second chance?” He asked. “No” you said and walked away not looking back behind. Finally crying on the way. You really wanted him. You really does. But things are just so toxic.

Jean Kristine

He smiled at you. “I hope you will be happier with your new bf” he told the waiter to pass the note at you. You glanced at him and smiled back. You whispered to the waiter to tell Jean back. “The bf you are talking now is my bestfriend and he is gay but thanks” Jean almost chocked his drink when he heard. He laughed awkwardly and you also laughed at him. You sighed and gestured him to come sit near you.

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(Hey!! I’m back again after being so busy sry!! Anyway I hope you will enjoy this and thank u! Like and sharing would be really appreciated ^^’ And requests are open back <3)

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burning-autumn-blues · 7 months

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Praying for Love in a Lap Dance (38225 words) by autumnblues Chapters: 10/? Fandom: Shingeki no Kyojin | Attack on Titan Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Levi/Eren Yeager, Marco Bott/Jean Kirstein, Sasha Blouse/Connie Springer, Bertolt Hoover/Eren Yeager Characters: Levi (Shingeki no Kyojin), Eren Yeager, Mikasa Ackerman, Jean Kirstein, Marco Bott, Connie Springer, Hange Zoë, Erwin Smith, Armin Arlert, Bertolt Hoover, Annie Leonhart, Grisha Yeager, Carla Yeager Additional Tags: Strippers & Strip Clubs, Attempted Rape/Non-Con, But it doesn't happen, It's Okay, Eventual Romance, Minor Violence, levi is a cop, Fluff and Smut, Domestic Fluff, Chicago (City), Eventual Smut, Alternate Universe - 1990s, Fluff, Light Angst, levi really loves eren, it's precious really, smut tags will be added later, Bromance to Romance, Hand Jobs, the bert/eren is temporary Summary: It's Chicago in 1994, and Eren Jeager is twenty-one years old. After being kicked out of his family home for being gay, and dropping out of college, Eren was left homeless, hungry, and with minimal cash. He now lives in a third rate apartment with a barely functioning microwave, and makes his money as a stripper in an alley club, disguised as a smoking bar for gentlemen. The patrons are disgusting, but none as disgusting as the manager, Erd; an incredibly violent and short tempered bastard and like who the fuck wore a man bun anymore, anyway? Levi is a tired, twenty-nine year old cop. He hasn't seen his family for years, and doesn't really care. Nor does he care for sex, or romance, or anything at all, really. But one night, after a bad week, he allows himself to be dragged along to Eren's strip club by his 'eccentric' best friend - Hange. What he finds is Eren - and Levi soon realises that he does care. A lot.

#ereri #ereri riren #riren #ao3 fanfic #ao3 link #ao3 writer #fanfic #fancfiction #attack on titan #attack on titan fanfiction #eren jaeger #levi ackerman #eren x levi

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sharpth1ng · 1 year

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Scream Wardrobe Hcs PT 4- Sidney Prescott

This is mostly based on her aesthetic in scream 1, it changes quite a lot after that (this is how I'm picturing her in debaser at least).

Mom Jeans

I'm not roasting her here, mid/high rise boot cut jeans were popular at the time and she looks hot in them

I'm thinking she goes for the levis 550 or 560

2. Overalls

I know for a fact that she has at least 2 pairs of these, she's a lesbian come on. Bonus, later in life she'll wear them with a bandana.

Also fml imagine how cute she would be in the oversize dickies ones (to the left) I can't

also idk why but these seem like final girl threads

3. A collection of cozy swearters from places like GAP, FILA and Tommy Hilfiger

Sid and Billy both have a GAP sweater that they pull down over their hands because thats what you do when you're closeted apparently

She mostly goes for lighter blues, purples and pinks

4. 90's girl brands like dELiA's (yes thats how the brand capitalized their name??) and Limited Too

She definitely used to go through the dELiA's catalogue with her mom to pick out back to school clothes every year (ok I made myself sad)

She wears a lot of high neck t-shirts and tank tops, plus some of those matching shirt+cardigan combos they used to sell

5. Corduroy and Denim Jackets

She hasn't upgraded to her final girl leather yet but omg look how cute the corduroy is

She always has chaptick and a little pack of tissues in the pockets and she will offer you some tissues if she sees you crying/sniffling

6. Hand me-downs from Tatum

Tatum likes to dress her up for parties and then decides she likes her clothing better on Sid so she just gives it to her

Every time this happens Sid is equally as embarrassed and flattered and constantly ends up doing that little look down/hair tuck thing she does

Sid would never have picked these out for herself but they do make her feel cool

Also these are both from dELiA's

7. Classic White Adidas & Leather boots

Pretty sure the boots are the Steve Maddens she wears in the movie and tbh I'm obsessed, she's ready to kick shit already, she's a beautiful butterfly waiting to emerge from her cocoon and kill her ex.

I like to imagine that she wasn't sure about buying them but Tatum hyped her up and they're her confidence boots now

But also my girl loves a white trainer, I think she's been wearing these forever and just always buys a new pair when they wear out. They're comfy but also cute and she's a practical girl.

8. Inexplicable grandma nightwear

sorry Sid, Billy was a gay bitch and he shouldn't have negged you like that but also WHAT IS THIS

Tatum thinks it's cute though

Why did I choose to pick out their underwear, I did it once so now I feel like I have to:

Sid is wearing fruit of the Loom briefs with her crisp white ankle socks and her grandma nightie and she will fucking kill you if you mess with her

Randy

Billy

Stu

#Help I love her and her grandma nightie so much #Tatum dressing her up for parties is my new fave hc #sidney prescott #sidney prescott's wardrobe #scream wardrobe hcs #scream 1996

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sparkagrace · 2 years

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be kind, rewind: ch.4

author: sparkagrace (@forsureitslove / @ohhsodebonair) notes: a Stucky 90s AU written for the @stuckyhistoricalfiction event. ship: steve/bucky tags: shrunkyclunks, alternate universe - 1990s, slow burn, mutual pining, getting together, movie references, bucky hates star wars and has a thing for hugh grant, gay bucky barnes

summary: It's 1994 and Bucky Barnes is stuck in a dead-end job at Blockbuster trying to figure his life out. That is until a recently unfrozen Steve Rogers walks through the door and asks him for movie recommendations.

“Sorry I’m late,” Steve apologizes immediately. He looks great. His hair is slicked back a little and he’s wearing a white tee rolled at the sleeves and tucked into, fuck, jeans that hug his hips just right. Steve looks like he stepped out from that Brad Pitt Levi’s commercial that Bucky has recorded on a VHS somewhere for, uh, inspiration. There is no way Bucky is going to survive the night with Steve looking like that. “Did a cat need rescuing from a tree?” he teases because he’s aware he’s just been staring at his guest instead of inviting him in. “I was here ten minutes early, I swear. But then it felt too early so I took a walk around the block and then I saw a cat and it let me pet it…” “Wait, you actually stopped to pet a cat?” Steve shrugs, blushing a little. “It was a really cute cat.”

SMILE! CHAPTER 4 is now up!

Previous chapter posts: [one] [two] [three]

#stucky au #stucky fanfiction #stevebucky fic #shrunkyclunks #be kind rewind #my fic #scheduled

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astridthevalkyrie · 6 months

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aot characters' favorite mha characters bc i'm funny (not meant to be taken seriously in the slightest pls)

eren—loves ochako uraraka but he breaths a little heavily every time shigaraki’s on screen

everyone thinks it would be bakugo but he saw him being mean to an armin kinnie (deku) and huffed through his nose and now he’s a bakugo anti

mikasa—bops to the hero too song but jirou isn’t her favorite character since she’s “too emo”

bakugo became her favorite as soon as he stepped up on stage in the sports festival and told everyone he was gonna win, she shed a single and called the entire gang extras after that

armin—tries so hard not to have deku as his favorite character but tbh it’s just like when he watched encanto and saw mirabel it was like it was meant to be

cries when deku eats all might’s hair

coincidentally also a huuuuge all might stan and defender who actually gets pissy everytime someone slanders him

jean—“ew i don’t watch that gay hero show” (momo bc “hot and underrated leader”)

also ojiro because “there’s just something ab that guy's voice…”

sasha—denki :) jean makes kissy faces at her when connie looks away and when connie doesn’t look away. sasha thinks it’s an invitation to make out. it isn’t.

but also momo bc of the boobs

connie—“this toga mfer is creepy as helllll”

unironically stans sir nighteye and cried when he died and makes a hate shrine dedicated to overhaul (“isn’t that a video game lolzzz” “that’s overwatch you fucking moron”)

historia—aizawa DICKRIDER bro she screamed when he cut his leg off and eren paused to shout at her for six minutes during which she kept crying about the leg

also saw dabi’s backstory and her face was just permanently stuck like this ☹️ becomes a dabi fan only after that so eren accuses her of being fake bc he’s a hater

ymir—“that girl with the green hair that moves and shit”

says she likes bakugo because he’s funny but the first time hawks appeared on screen her eyes were WIDE and she giggles a bit every time he’s in the show after that

reiner—“oh definitely mirio”

“is it because you’re also a better version of the main character”

eren: “hey what the FUCK actually” giggles and twirls hair cutely “reiner mirio’s actually in my top five too”

cried when aoyama was exposed he was like ong that’s me

bertholdt—he also likes uraraka but his one and only fav character is hagakure

there’s not much to be said there but when he told everyone that mikasa was like “yiiiiiiiikes 😬 aren’t you literally the colossal titan too 😂”

annie—she says it’s endeavor and everyone groans really loudly and connie says “ofc you like him abusive dad ahh dickrider”

her second fav is toga.

and her third fav is wash.

erwin—hero commission president blonde lady

this one ->

says he wishes he bought levi as a child

levi isn't happy about that

hange—obviously the evil doctor who helps all for one

she also thinks all for one is hot

“i wanna look at the frog girl’s tongue soooo bad”

levi—mr compress

#aot #mha #attack on titan #my hero academia #'would you ever write a crossover fic?' i just did

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thatweirdguyinenglish · 7 months

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AOT oc that has been stuck in my head

Just so people know none of the anatomy isnt mine it all belongs to @Mellon_soup on patreon.

This is a random oc i havent stopped thinking about since i started season 4 of aot- dunno what their story is but i thought of some random bullshit about them so it'll be listed bellow the drawings.

(For now his name shall be Alaois) *JUST A LITTLE INFO* Alaois is gay (very well known hes basicly the king twink in the cadets), Pretty chill going while still being pretty prideful and will reck the shit out of you if you come for his friends.

(He also has ADHD and Autisim)

He was born into a wealthy family (With 2 older siblings) in the Ehrminch District in Wall Sheena, but due to the family having little care about him (Due to his siblings making money) became quite the rebellious and adventurous child. This eventually lead to a fight with his family and he (In rage, ofc) joined the cadets, planning to prove his family wrong. His family also was belivers in the walls and died in the fight between Annie and Eren, Alaois had very mixed feelings about this. He wouldn't look at Eren for a few days after that.

The people hes closest to is Ymir, Jean and Eren.

Hes the youngest out of the Levi squad (Hes a year younger).

He offen will tease Jean about Mikasa, and Ymir about Historia.

Ymir and him are gossip gays (And the Historia protection duo)

When Ymir died(/ dissapeared) Alaois would go to her grave (Or where ever they hung out most) and would just talk to her.

Alaois and Eren during boring meetins have staring contests, they almost always get out of hand and Hange makes bets with Levi about who will win.

When he first met Levi he was ecstatic and really interested about him, Levi was surprised to be on eye level with someone.

Jean and him where paired together for look out most days, so they made ODM race arenas around the areas.

He enjoys listening to Armin ramble while he does things.

When Alaois first joined the cadets, he came out almost instantly, and people made fun of him.... until he beat them all in test scores.

Speaking of test scores, he was just in the leading scores, and is one of the most trustworthy scouts.

He has a death stare, and has no idea.

He hates dual weilding his blades, so he offen kills with one hand.

Hes the Levi squads on field nurse, and during Erens hardening experiments he took care of Eren constantly.

Prob would kill someone if it was asked of him, and he has.

AND NOW, season 4 Alaois.

Onyankapon is his favourite person from other nations.

He grew out his hair for an experiment of hanges, but ended up not letting her do it because he liked it too much.

Alaois had always thought Armin was a perfect fit for commander, and constantly dropped hints to Hange and Levi.

Levi taught him how to knife fight (After about a year of Alaois begging him to)

He considers Hange and Levi his parents. They know.

When he saw Eren again he was compleatly shocked, he debated going to see him but ended up not because he was too scared he'd be what people said.

(This is compleatly headcannoned btw) After the rumbling, he joined Jeans squad as his leading solider.

He and Renier became closer after everything.

Ok thats it bye

#aot #aot oc #oc art #jean krischtein #eren jeager #ymir #aot spoilers #Wow i wrote way more then i thought

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mileswrldz · 1 year

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“what are you pronouns”

w/ aot characters!!! (not srs)

eren - “what”

mikasa - “i have a boyfriend”

armin - “a person place or thing!”

jean - “i’m not interested”

sasha - “i’m good how r u!!🤗”

connie - “i’m not gay sorry”

levi - “shut up”

hange - “do you wanna hear about titans????”

erwin - “i have military discount!”

reiner - “i hate myself”

bertholt - “i have adhd and ocd”

annie - *stares*

ymir - “i like woman”

historia - “i’m a girl”

zeke - “kill yourself”

pieck - “idk i’m tired”

floch - “stop trying to manipulate me!!!!”

porco - “okay”

yelena - *laughs hysterically*

gabi - “can we just get food now”

falco - “what’s that?”

#aot #headcanon #aot fandom #aot headcanons #eren jaeger #mikasa ackerman #armin arlert

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essaysonbanality · 9 months

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Leather

A man on Grindr once told me that “leather was like drag.” I pressed him on the point multiple times, but he couldn’t say much more than that. He typed it out with such finality that it seemed to him perfectly self-explanatory. I guess I understood what he was getting at, but I hate pronouncements. Pronouncements are for people who somehow have lived in this world as I have and still have the balls to think that they can be right. Maybe it is my millennial hemming and hawing that is the real problem.

Though I hated how he said it, I got the gist of what that man on Grindr meant. Gay men wear leather to become someone else. Just like in drag, there are entire leather productions and competitions where various men wearing leather go up on stage and perform for an audience. I have caught glimpses of these shows sometimes while I have hung around the Eagle or Bullet. The newly announced winner demonstrates the appropriate shock and surprise and receives a leather sash with big bolded letters pronouncing him as “Mr. Bullet Leather 2023.”

There are layers here; some stretching back to rituals and observances only known by the daddies and the boys who love them. Some reason that this system of competition exists and exalts certain characteristics. I am not intending to suggest that we are performing on the bones of old ritual that has lost all meaning. Quite the opposite actually. I think the entire production is imbued with more ritual significance now more than ever.

Leather serves as a stark contrast to drag in a lot of ways. While drag is meant to accentuate femininity and challenge gender conventions, leather attempts to solidify roles and to reinvigorate an image of masculinity. But it is an image of men refracted and warped across time from an era immediately prior to AIDS that gay men seem to yearn for. The idea of men who wear leather jackets and Levi jeans that draw all eyes to their bulge, sport an aggressively prominent mustache, and struts with a cigar in mouth. Except this man existed in the 1960s and 1970s, and now he does not.

Oh sure, that man probably never truly existed. He was always fantasy. An amalgamation of characteristics that a gay man wanted both to emulate and be dominated by. But somewhere between then and now that man went from living to extinct. Now at every leather bar in America you can watch locals attempt to recreate that now extinct man for an audience who never met him. Like a game of telephone across generations and time until you are left with men who are being worn by leather — not wearing leather.

The reason this ritual is so much more important now is because the oft-revered leather daddy symbol harkens back to a time when gay men had purpose. Cruising, bathhouses, gay bars, leather events, and many other subversive acts were radical before the 1990’s because they either directly challenged the status quo or were the only means by which gay men could subvert it. Without the radical or subversive element which imbued these spaces and acts with meaning, many have lost their appeal and edge.

This degradation over time is a topic that modern queer authors have been grappling with for the past few years. Books like Cruising; Gay Bar; or Times Square Red, Times Square Blue have raised the alarm bells on the disappearance of gay public encounters. These books all typically have the same premise: a famed gay institution is dying and that is a bad thing because of X. While all these authors acknowledge that these institutions were human and therefore contained problematic elements, they all speak to a common loss. The loss of equitable sexual relations between men, cross-class commingling inherent in public encounters, and a subversive edge that keeps the whole thing interesting.

Radical sexual acts are now all about bespoke and customized experiences meant to appeal exactly to your sexual desires. No longer do you need to traipse through some bushes in your local public park before weariness has you settling for the older, out-of-shape man you saw milling around. Just open the app and find the exact model you are looking for and they will be at your doorstep before you know it. Even the glory holes in bathhouses have expanded in size so people no longer have to suffer the horror of enjoying a sexual experience without knowing the exact age, height, and BMI of the person they are blowing.

No doubt there are justifiable fears and reasons driving this reality. Young gay men raised by concerned straight parents who passed on their fear of that “gay disease” AIDS, a population raised on the “stranger danger” curriculum, and a culture which, despite preaching equity, has yet to apply that to lust. But one can’t help feel that something went awry here.

What is left then? Groups of men putting on custom leather gear all bought from shops now offering express global shipping on orders over $40. Elaborate themed nights at leather bars catering to an increasingly bored community that has resorted to newer kinks in the name of subversion. Picky cruisers who would rather walk three hours in a dark park than touch someone they don’t immediately find attractive. Attractive men who claim that their commodified sexual acts broadcast on Twitter and OnlyFans are really in the name of liberation for all.

Leather men and the spaces they inhabit have taken on a new desperate edge. The ceremonies and pageantry becoming an increasingly tenuous link to a time and place that no longer exists, but that young gay men wished they were alive to experience. Vests, chaps, and mustaches all seeming to say “Remember? This used to have a purpose!”

Come to think of it maybe that guy on Grindr was right all along. Leather is sort of like drag.

#leather #essay #gay #LGBTQIA #drag #leather man #gay leather #tom of finland

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