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eNews #217
12th July 2018 |
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14th July 2018
Los Angeles, CA
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Satyrs Motorcycle Club &
Tom of Finland Foundation
present
Rumble Into the Woods
Join us for an evening of biker and leather history, how Tom's artwork and the biker community influenced each other in the early days of creating that quintessential Leatherman look.
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15th July 2018
Los Angeles, CA
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Tom of Finland Foundation
presents a
Life Drawing Session
Each month, Foundation offers a friendly and positive environment to practice your skills. It's the third Sunday this month!
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Starting
21st July 2018
Los Angeles, CA
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Tom of Finland Foundation
presents
#films4fags
A Series
Join us Saturday night as we kickoff our film fest with Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001). Check out what's going to be playing next!
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Through
22nd July 2018
Munich, Germany
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Kunstbehandlung
presents
Mein schwules Auge /
My Gay Eye
Hommage an Tom of Finland
Some of the artists being shown are Aries, Domino, Etienne, Gorilla, Link, Minoru, Muscle Matt, Nigel Kent, Norman Deigan, Patrick Lee, Rick Castro, and The Hun.
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21st July 2018
Los Angeles, CA
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The Baldwin Gentlemen &
Tom of Finland Wines &
Tom of Finland Foundation
present
Private Garden Party
Offering an open bar, a special tour of the homoerotic artwork of Tom of Finland, and a LIVE erotic art performance, this is NOT to be missed!
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31st July
2018
Los Angeles, CA
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MASSIVE
presents
Gengoroh Tagame's Pornspiration
Featuring exclusive documentary footage depicting Tagame's long history with Tom of Finland Foundation, and a discussion of Gage and Christopher's impact on Tagame's early career in gay manga and erotic art. Plus 3 classic films.
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Wednesday Evenings
Los Angeles, CA
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Bellum
presents a
Wednesday Tea Salon
At TOM House
Hand-blended Tea
Cakes and Sweets
Relax and have a nice cuppa tea...
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Silvia Prada
At TOM House
In collaboration with Tom of Finland Foundation, Prada creates drawings in conversation with Tom's personal collages and archives - opening the narrative to understand new nuances of sexuality through the perspective of a woman.
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Terry LeGrand
A Celebration of Life
On 3rd June 2018, some of Terry's closest friends joined us at TOM House to remember one of the most colorful persons in our community.
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Art + Film
At TOM House
A TOM House exhibition featured the work of Tom of Finland and many well known artists.
Free Jazz by Brontez Purnell and
Boys in the Sand by Wakefield Poole was introduced by Jim Tushinki, writer, filmmaker, and friend of Wakefield.
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Tom's Bar
2018
Thanks to all who participated in this year's big fundraiser -- attendees and hard working volunteers! If you missed it, here you go...
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My Gay Eye
USA Release
This 24th June event showcased the LGBTQ talent in a book that presents images and stories of the artist Tom of Finland and explores the Foundation he cofounded.
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Michael Kirwan
A Celebration of Life
Dozens gathered to tell their favorite Kirwan stories and to share their gratitude for knowing this great artist. A tree planted in his honor, properly christened, stands as a reminder of his influence.
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Foundation Thanks
CLAW
Foundation gives a hearty thanks to Cleveland Leather Annual Weekend (CLAW) for their donation towards our future.
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The War on Sex
An article in The Fight
SESTA-FOSTA stands for Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act and Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act. The two pieces melded together to become law on April 11, 2018. Both purport to halt sex trafficking, but in reality, are a tool for censorship. Censorship through costly litigation. Censorship through automatic filters. Censorship through elimination of online communities and hook-up sites.
Everyone agrees that there is an automatic negative association with the term "sex trafficking," but what exactly does it mean? Federal Law roughly defines sex trafficking as the harboring, transportation, or soliciting of "a person for a commercial sex act which is induced by force, fraud, or coercion. SESTA-FOSTA makes online platforms liable for "assisting, supporting, or facilitating" sex trafficking, with "facilitating" interpreted as "to make easier or less difficult." However, this law does nothing to protect victims of sex trafficking.
By Stephan Ferris
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Slick It Up
An article in The Fight
Fetish gear designer David Mason Chlopecki (slickitup.com) on his love for leather, his childhood influences and his collaboration with Tom of Finland.
David Mason Chlopecki has had a busy year. He and his husband (creative director/ graphic artist) Alvaro Masa have relocated from New York to Los Angeles. His hugely popular fetish gear company Slick It Up (slickitup.com) has begun collaborating with Tom of Finland and business has been booming.
In an interview with
The Fight, Chlopecki talks about his love for leather, his childhood influences and his relationship with spandex.
More of a statement into a question: You are a fine artist, a contemporary artist. An LGBTQx icon. When did fashion come into play?
Thank you. My God... Well, I certainly remember when I was young talking about my mom's
Vogue magazine, pronouncing it "VO-Gooh" at the time [laughs]. I knew it was important to her and I wanted her attention. But I'm not really a "fashion" person, never have been really. I like style, creativity and costume.
By
Ruben Zambrano
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