“We are deeply saddened that the specific interaction in question was, in any fashion, construed to have any racial overtones,” the post continues.Ī number of rumors and misinformation about a supposedly racist incident taking place in our shop have been making the rounds on social media. The Leather Man was founded in 1965, a period in American history where the Civil Rights Movement was just gaining traction and the Gay Rights Movement was barely in its infancy. In this pre-Stonewall era, being gay, let alone being a Leather Man could result in arrest, persecution, and discrimination.

Civil liberties and the right to openly be who you are have been principles The Leather Man has upheld throughout the decades. The Leather Man has a long history of employing women, people of color, and transgendered individuals in both sales and management positions. Throughout the worst of the AIDS epidemic, many HIV positive individuals found both employment and a safe home at The Leather Man when confronted by fear and discrimination elsewhere. MAX KONNER TWITTER GAY PORN NEW TORK FULL.