Queer Clicks: September 08, 2016 | Catherine Opie’s Photos Of The ‘Leather Community’ Show A Softer Side Of Queer S&M, Why Do Men Patronize XXX Peepshows? , & Other News

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Catherine Opie’s Photos Of The ‘Leather Community’ Show A Softer Side Of Queer S&M

“In 1999, Los Angeles-based photographer Catherine Opie set out to document the San Francisco bondage community, of which she herself was a part. Given the fact that queer S&M was then, as it remains today, taboo subject matter, Opie faced a number of hurdles. ” Huffington Post

Why Do Men Patronize XXX Peepshows?

“Despite the appearance of a regular porn shop, an arcade’s primary business isn’t selling DVDs or sex toys. It’s renting booths in which porn can be viewed and where people—mostly men—meet for anonymous sexual encounters, running the gamut from mutual masturbation to group sex and activities that even the most jaded would classify as “hardcore.” ” Vice

Made You Look: Slava Mogutin Goes Big With “Lost Boys: From Russia With Love”

“Exiled for “malicious hooliganism with exceptional cynicism and extreme insolence” at the age of 21, Slava Mogutin was the last political dissident from the former Soviet Union. As an openly gay man living under a repressive regime, he was outspoken and unrepentant, calling out the hypocrisy and corruption of the government publicly. In 1994, Mogutin attempted to register officially the first same-sex marriage in Russia with his then-partner, American artist Robert Filippini.” Crave Online

Check out the NSFW trailer for Nick Jonas and James Franco’s new frat film ‘Goat’

“James Franco been dealing with masculinity in all its forms through his recent film work, from the gay porn biopic King Cobra – which debuts at the BFI Flare Film Festival in October – to his latest effort, fraternity flick Goat.

Goat takes a look at American frat culture: brotherhood, hazing, dodgy ritruals and even some of the darker elements of the great US college tradition.” Attitude