{"id":25413,"date":"2011-03-30T23:16:21","date_gmt":"2011-03-30T23:16:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lesbianfunworld.com\/books\/?p=25413"},"modified":"2011-03-30T23:16:21","modified_gmt":"2011-03-30T23:16:21","slug":"leatherfolk-by-mark-thompson-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lesbianfunworld.com\/books\/leatherfolk-by-mark-thompson-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Leatherfolk by Mark Thompson"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Leatherfolk<\/em><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Radical Sex, People, Politics, And Practice<\/em><\/h3>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Mark Thompson<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Since its publication a decade ago, this Lambda Literary Award-nominated book has become a classic must-read on the shelf of books adressing human sexuality and identity. Spanning the decades from the 1940s onward, this collection of vibrant writing documents the many eras and shifts of attitude that have informed the gay and lesbian leather underground and its influence on the society beyond. A new preface by editor Mark Thompson, and a new annotated bibliography provide an up-to-date look at this community and provide valuable resources for researchers and interested parties. Mark Thompson is the author of Gay Body, Gay Spirit, and Gay Soul. He lives in Los Angeles.<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<div>\n<h2>Check for it on:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/gp\/search?tag=lesbianfun-20&amp;index=books&amp;field-title=Mark Thompson, Leatherfolk\">Amazon<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/search?q=Leatherfolk, Mark Thompson&#038;qid=\">Goodreads<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?tbm=bks&#038;hl=en&#038;q=Mark Thompson, Leatherfolk\">Google Books<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<div>\n<h2>Details<\/h2>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n .TFtable{\n  border-collapse:collapse; <\/p>\n<p> }\n .TFtable td{ \n  spacing:10px; border:#ffffff 5px solid; padding-right:20px<\/p>\n<p> }\n \/*  Define the text for all the 2nd columns  *\/\n .TFtable td:nth-child(2){\n  color: #0099ff;\n }\n<\/style>\n<table class=\"TFtable\">\n<tr>\n<td>ISBN<\/td>\n<td>9781555831868<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Genre<\/td>\n<td>Sexuality; LGBT Studies\/Social Sciences<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Copyright Date<\/td>\n<td>1991<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Publication Date<\/td>\n<td>Mar-99<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Publisher<\/td>\n<td>Alyson Books<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Editor<\/td>\n<td>Mark Thompson<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Format<\/td>\n<td>Hardcover<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>No. of Pages<\/td>\n<td>280<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Language<\/td>\n<td>English<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Rating<\/td>\n<td>NotRated<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Editor<\/td>\n<td>Mark Thompson<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Subject<\/td>\n<td>Gays; Homosexuality; Leather Life Style (Sexuality); Leather Lifestyle; Sadomasochism<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>BookID<\/td>\n<td>6634<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mark Thompson | Leatherfolk | Since its publication a decade ago, this Lambda Literary Award-nominated book has become a classic must-read on the shelf of books adressing human 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