Time Line 1992

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Time Line 1992
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Books Published
  • "The Catalyst" - a collection of short stories about sadomasochism published by Masquerade Books, which brought back the era of the "pulp fiction" adult novel with scores of inexpensive, widely released paperbacks which found their way to mainstream bookstores all over the world. This particular book was written by fledgling writer Laura Antoniou, under her pseudonym Sara Adamson. Tales of the Dark Lord by John Preston.
  • "Dream Master" and other SM Stories by Larry Townsend.
  • "One for the Master, Two for the Fool" by Larry Townsend.
  • "The Switch" and other Stories by Torsten Barring.
  • "The Encyclopedia of Unusual Sex Practices" by Brenda Love.
  • "Learning the Ropes", A Basic Guide to Safe and Fun S/M Lovemaking by Race Bannon.
  • "Sir! More Sir!, The Joy of SM" by Master Jackson.
  • "SM-101," A Realistic Introduction by Jay Wiseman.
  • "Making History", The Struggle for Gay and Lesbian Equal Rights 1945 - 1990 by Eric Marcus
  • "The Homoerotic Photograph, Male Images from Durieu/Delacroix to Mapplethorpe" by Allen Ellenzweig.
  • Publication of the first issue of "Body Play Magazine", edited and published by Fakir Musifar.
Clubs and groups formed
Formation of Cable Car Chapter of Knights of Malta, SF; Defenders LLC/Washington; Long Island Ravens MC; and URSAMEN New Preston, CT.
Events
1992
The World Health Organisation declassifies homosexuality as a mental illness in the latest edition of its list of diseases and health problems, the ICD-10.
1992
The German SM-group Sadomasochistische Interessengemeinschaft e.V. is formed in Berlin. [wd]
1992
The AG SM & Oeffentlichkeit becomes an independent group [wd]
1992
The German Peter Bahnen publishes Zur Sozialgeschichte des Sadomasochismus in which he explains his theory on the processes that enabled the formation of sadomasochistic subcultures at this time in history. [wd]
1992
Canada lifts its ban on allowing lesbians and gays to serve in the military. [TOL]
1992
Jose Alberto Ucles is named to continue for another year as American Leatherman.
1992
Bob Donaldson is named the second International Mr. Deaf Leather at the contest in Baltimore, MD.
1992, Jan.
The German SM-group Main Pain is formed in Frankfurt am Main. [wd]
1992, Feb.
At The Leather Journal's Pantheon of Leather awards ceremony in Los Angeles Jim Richards and Pat Califia are named man and woman of the year. Other recipients are: Business Person - R.J. Chaffin; Business - Mr. S Leather; Club - Chicago Hellfire Club; Not for profit Organization - National Leather Association; Reader's Choice - Clive Platman & Ruth Marks; Forbearer - Gayle Rubin; Lifetime Achievement - Tom of Finland; Publishers - Chuck Renslow; International - George Whiting; Regionals: Southeast - M. P. Breslin; South Central - Philip Rubin; Rocky Mountain - Dino Rosie; West Coast - John Siracusa; Midwestern - Thom Dombowski; Eastern - Peri Jude Radecic.
1992, Feb.
Luke Owens coupled his contest to the Pantheon of Leather weekend and renamed it the International Master & Slave Contest. Winners this year were K.T. Chase and Susie Shepard.
1992, Mar.
Blair of San Francisco is named the 6th International Ms Leather at the contest in San Francisco.
1992, Mar.
The German heterosexual SM-group SMart Rhein-Ruhr is founded in Essen. By 1997, it will have 100 members and regional groups in seven cities. [wd]
1992, March 30
Debra Chasnoff wins an Academy Award for the documentary film Deadly Deception. [TOL]
1992, Spring
The German SM-group Lustvolles Leiden is formed in Muenster. [wd]
1992, April
The first regular Munch takes place at "Kirk's" in Palo Alto CA after STella posts the date on the internet newsgroup alt.sex.bondage. Sporadic Munches had taken place before then. [wd]
1992, May
The German heterosexual SM-group SMart Bremen-Oldenburg is founded in Bremen and Oldenburg. [wd]
1992, May 12
Death of Bob Mizer, age 70, who from 1945 to 1990 was The Athletic Model Guild and from 1951 to 1990, held total control over it's publication Physique Pictorial. He created a 45 year celebration of the male body beautiful, and along the way invented gay wrestling, and discovered many prominent artists, including Tom of Finland. [WES]
1992, May 19
Desmodus Inc., including Drummer, Mach, Tough Customers, DungeonMaster, The SandMUtopia Guardian, and The SandMUtopia Supply Company, is sold to a Dutch corporation headed by Martjin Bakker, who is also the owner of RoB Amsterdam stores and galleries. Tony DeBlase becomes Editor Emeritis.
1992, May 23
The first meeting of the Board of Directors of the Leather Archives and Museum is held during the IML weekend in Chicago. LA&M is officially founded.
1992, May 24
Lenny Broberg of San Francisco becomes the 14th International Mr. Leather at the contest at the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago.
1992 May 17
Clubs across the continent host screening parties for the comedy video "Out For Laughs" a collaboration of many gay and lesbian talents spearheaded by stand up comic, and International Ms Leather 1988, Shan Carr.
1992 Jun
The Lesbian Avengers, a direct action group, is founded in New York City by activists from ACT-UP.
1992, Sept. 6
Death, in San Francisco, of International Mr. Leather 1983, Colt Thomas. (born: May 22, 1959)
1992, Sept. 9 - 13
Chicago Hellfire Club holds Inferno 21 in Douglas MI. Robert Guenther receives the Caligula Award and Ty Clements the J. Paul Eaton award.
1992, Sept. 19
Emerson Briney of Omaha, is named the 13th Mr. Drummer. John Hare of Los Angeles is named Drummerboy of the year at the contest in San Francisco.
1992 Sept 24
September 24 - Kentucky becomes the fifth state to hold that laws criminalizing same-sex sodomy are unconstitutional when the Kentucky Supreme Court issues its holding in Kentucky v. Wasson. The decision, based on the rights of privacy and equal protection under the Kentucky Constitution, explicitly and boldly yet accurately predicts that other jurisdictions and the nation as a whole will eventually reach the same conclusion.
1992, Oct. 9
NLA organizes demonstrations at the British Consulate in Chicago protesting treatment of the Operation Spanner defendants.
1992, Oct. 9-11
NLA's Living in Leather VII conference is held in Chicago. Pat Bond, a founder of Eulenspiegel in New York City, gives the keynote address and also receives the Lifetime Achievement award. Andy Anderson and K. T. Chase are selected as Mr. and Ms NLA.
1992, Nov.
Australia ends its ban on gays and lesbians serving in the military. [TOL]
1992, Nov.
Publication of the first issue of "Checkmate", by T. A. Feldwebel, former editor of DungeonMaster, as an alternative to that title.
1992, Nov. 8,
Representatives from the leather/SM communities meet with representatives of the National Endowment of the Arts to discuss attacks on freedom of expression. The meetings are organized by Peri Jude Radecic of NGLTF.
1992, Nov. 9
The German Sadomasochist Wolfgang Boghardt holds public information courses on SM at Volkschochschulen (adult education centers) in Duisburg and Muelheim an der Ruhr. Media attention will force him to stop the popular courses. [wd]


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