Leather Archives The Leather Archives in Chicago, for serious study of issues in leather. Leather Archives & Museum 6418 N. Greenview Avenue Chicago, IL 60626 773.761.9200 FAX 773.381.4657 http://www.leatherarchives.org/
Old Guard and New Guard "I have problems with the way in which the distinction between "Old Guard" and "New Guard" is sometimes deployed. While there are many differences between leather/SM as it was practiced in the 1950s and as it is practiced today, the shorthand terms can exaggerate and oversimplify our past and our present." - Gayle Rubin http://www.black-rose.com/cuiru/archive/4-2/oldguard.html
Old Guard? If you say so. An essay by Joseph Bean, author lecturer and 'Leather Historian.' Joseph Bean is the Curator of The Leather Archives in Chicago. A historian and archivist, Mr. Bean is one of the most respected members of the Gay Leather community. https://www.evilmonk.org/a/jwbean.cfm
An Essay About "the Old Days" by Jay Wiseman https://www.evilmonk.org/a/wiseman11.cfm
The Myth of Old Guard Jack Rinella Leather activist and writer talks about the misconceptions of Old Guard. http://www.leatherviews.com/kinkyinfo/9930.htm
THE OLD GUARD (The History of Leather Traditions) by Guy Baldwin M.S. Guy Baldwin, M.S. a Los Angeles psychotherapist, served as International Mr. Leather and Mr. National Leather Association during 1989-90. http://www.hawkeegn.com/bdsm/oldgd.html This essay first appeared in Drummer Magazine in the late 1980's and is collected in Guy Baldwin's book of collected essays, TIES THAT BIND, The book is available in many locations these day.
The Truth about Old Guard by Race Bannon http://bannon.com/2014/10/26/the-truth-about-old-guard/
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