Drummer Magazine (leather)

Drummer Magazine was an American magazine targeted at gay men with an interest in the leather subculture founded by John Embry/John H. Embry and Jeanne Barney in Los Angeles, 1975. Because of police harassment,[1] the magazine moved to San Francisco in 1977, with Jack Fritscher as new editor-in-chief (1977-1979). The last number of the magazine, issue 214, was published in April 1999.

Drummer was the most successful of the American leather magazines and was also sold overseas. The publication had a major impact of spreading gay leather as a lifestyle and masculinity as a gay ideal. The magazine was originally focussed on quality writings about leather[2] but gradually changed into more of a photo magazine.[3] Among the published writers and artists were Phil Andros, Tim Barrus, Scott Masters, Tom of Finland, Robert Opel,[4] Fred Halsted,[5] David Hurles, and Larry Townsend.

The magazine arranged yearly International Mr. Drummer contests in San Francisco, 1981-1999 (ca).[6]

References

  1. ↑ Drummer magazine founder John Embry dies. Obituary in The Bay Area Reporter
  2. ↑ Drummer magazine founder John Embry dies. Obituary in The Bay Area Reporter
  3. ↑ Gay leather magazines, cuirmale.nl
  4. ↑ Drummer magazine founder John Embry dies. Obituary in The Bay Area Reporter
  5. ↑ Five pieces titled only "Fred Halsted", from nos. 18-21, 1977, aure reproduced in William E. Jones, Halsted Plays Himself, Los Angeles, Semiotext(e) (distributed by The MIT Press), 2011, ISBN 9781584351078, pp. 202-210.
  6. ↑ A Hell Of A Run: Leather Publishing And San Francisco from leatherpage.com, archived at archive.org

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