Variations and inspiration for other flags Īlthough Tony DeBlase is quoted as saying the design of the leather pride flag, which he created, is copyrighted in the U.S. Used within the entire BDSM (bondage & discipline, dominance and submission, sadomasochism) subculture. I will leave it to the viewer to interpret the colors and symbols.Ī large leather pride flag carried in the Twin Cities Pride parade.Īlthough the flag is common in the gay leather community, it is not an exclusively gay symbol and represents the entire leather community.įurthermore, while designed as a symbol for the leather subculture, it is also widely In the upper left quadrant of the flag is a large red heart. From the top and from the bottom, the stripes alternate black and royal blue. The flag is composed of nine horizontal stripes of equal width. Design Ĭreator DeBlase gave this explanation of the design: The Leather Archives and Museum also holds the papers of DeBlase. One of three original leather pride flags which the flag's creator Tony DeBlase assembled as a prototype was donated to the Leather Archives and Museum. The four works of art are: engraved standing stones that honor community leather institutions including the Folsom Street Fair and leather pride flag pavement markings through which the stones emerge, a black granite stone etched with a narrative by Gayle Rubin, an image of the "Leather David" statue by Mike Caffee, and with a reproduction of Chuck Arnett’s 1962 mural that was in the Tool Box (a gay leather bar), and metal bootprints along the curb which honor 28 people who were an important part of the leather communities of San Francisco. The San Francisco South of Market Leather History Alley consists of four works of art along Ringold Alley honoring leather culture it opened in 2017. Their logo combined a red flaming chalice with the stripes of the leather pride flag. Leather & Grace, a former organization of Unitarian Universalists who identified with the BDSM/ kink community, was founded in 2011 by Desmond Ravenstone. In 2010 the leather pride flag's creator Tony DeBlase was inducted into the Leather Hall of Fame. The image by FredAlert was used on the official event guide and produced as collector's posters that were displayed throughout the city as advertising for the event. On December 12, 2000, NLA Florida presented a suggested pledge of allegiance to the leather pride flag at its holiday party in Fort Lauderdale, which reads, “I pledge allegiance to the Leather Pride flag, and the union of Leather people for which it stands, with safety, sanity and consent for all.” įor the 24th annual Folsom Street Fair, held September 30, 2007, the official poster artwork was a controversial photo featuring well-known LGBT and BDSM community members in festive and fetish attire including Sister Roma "as players in an innovative version of the culturally iconographic" The Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci, complete with table draped with the leather pride flag and "cluttered with sex toys, whips, and various (BDSM) restraints". Īlso in 1991, Melbourne Leather Men became the first club to incorporate the design elements of the leather pride flag into their club colors. On October 11, 1991, at the opening ceremonies of Living in Leather, a Canadian version of the leather pride flag was presented, which added to the original flag's design a row of red maple leaves running horizontally through the white stripe. Australia Drummer) presented Tony DeBlase with an Australian version of the flag, incorporating the southern cross, which is from the Australian national flag, with the original design of the leather pride flag. On September 18, 1990, Clive Platman (Mr. In June 1989 the flag was used by the leather contingent in a Portland, Oregon pride parade, which was its first appearance at a pride parade. Some, particularly on the east coast, reacted positively to the concept, but were quite concerned, some even offended, that I had not involved the community in helping to create the design. According to DeBlase's article A Leather Pride Flag, He first presented the design at International Mister Leather on May 28, 1989. Part of the art installation called San Francisco South of Market Leather History Alley, including leather pride flag pavement markings
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