When I first saw I was assigned to go to the Folsom Street Fair, I let out a deep sigh — but not for the reason you would think. As a sheltered child from the suburbs of Santa Clara, I assumed it meant making the trek up to Sacramento for what I thought would be […]
Get Your Kink-Freak On: A Beginner’s Guide to this Year’s Folsom Street Fair
Whips, chaps, chains, oh my! (Oh, and also a hella ton of queer eye-candy.) Three weeks after I first moved to San Francisco in 2011, my roommate asked me if I wanted to go with her to a “leather fair.” “I think it’s like an artisan fair,” she said. “Like leather boots and purses and […]
Kink.com To Cease Filming Porn In The Armory — R.I.P
Photo via Goldstar What seemed like a glass wall of kink, porn, and fantasy finally shattered as the 103-year-old building, which since 2006 has been home to bondage-porn company Kink.com, will soon trade whips and adult-film stars for computers and office workers. Owner of Kink.com, Peter Acworth, finally had his way with the transition of […]
The Folsom Street Fair Guide: All Things To Do, To See, And To Avoid (If Squeamish)
FOLSOM FREEBALL-Guy Ruben’s Going Away GAYla September 20 @ 9:00 am – September 21 @ 2:00 am, Powerhouse, 1347 Folsom street, San Francisco. DIRTY ALLEY Folsom Edition with Mr-S-Leather September 21 @ 9:00 pm – September 22 @ 2:00 am, Powerhouse, 1347 Folsom street, San Francisco. “Divine Deviance” Kink Off Party at the Armory September […]