Time Line 1980

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Books Published

• "What Color is Your Handkerchief" by Samois. This anthology on SM was the precursor to Coming to Power.
• "Harry Chess" Vol. 1 a magazine sized book collection of the wonderful witty cartoon strips by A. Jay.
• "Waiting for the Barbarians" by J. M. Coetzee, an unnerving novel of torture and the "other".
• "The Lords of Discipline" by Pat Conroy. The ritual of hazing gone awry in a Military School.
• "Mr. Benson" by John Preston in book form.
• "Old Time Punishments" by William Andrews. Stocks, pillories, dunking stools, etc.
• "The Barn" 1948 And More Dirty Pictures by Blade, a catalog published jointly by Stompers and Leslie-Lohman gallery.
• "Top Comedy & Bottom Burlesque" a collection of cartoons on SM by Bruce N. Duncan.
• "Folsom Magazine", published by photographer Jim Moss. It lasts for four issues.

Clubs and groups formed

Formation of Bacchus, St. Louis; Blackhawks MC, Rock Island IL; Centurions LL MC Roanoke, VA; FFA of Miami; The 15 Association, SF; The Foot Fraternity, Gulf Coast Buccaneers MC, Mississippi; HyBreeds of Rochester, NY; National Association of Black and White Men Together; Northern Lights, Edmonton, Alberta; Renaissance Men, Detroit; SMBB International/Australia, NSW; Stingrays MC, West Palm Beach, and Sundance Cattle Co., Houston.

Bar openings and closings

CCW, Detroit; J's Bar, NYC, and Rawhide, NYC. DC Eagle moves to 7th St. NW.

Silver Anchor Enterprises, Inc. begins piercing jewelry business out of Ft. Lauderdale.

1980

Publication of the first issue of Mach magazine by Alternate publishing.

1980

KQED-TV (a San Francisco Public Broadcasting Station) produces "One Foot Out Of The Closet" (produced by Phil Bronstein) with on air discussions by Kat Sunlove, members of BackDrop and members of Janus.

1980

Val Martin is named the first Mr. Drummer by publisher John Embry. Entered in International Mr. Leather he places as first runner up.

1980

The American Sociologist G. W. Levi Kamel theorizes that gay sadomasochists develop their interests in a six step "career" that begins with a disenchantment with the vanilla gay community. [wd]

1980

The American woman's rights group National Organization for Women (NOW) publishes their "Delineation of Lesbian Rights Issues "confirming every women's right to the "actualization of her sexuality" but excluding sadomasochism. NOW states that including sadomasochism would "violate the feminist principles" on which it was founded, and claim that sadomasochists are trying to "provide a premeditated structure for violence". [wd]

1980

The Democratic National Convention becomes the first major political party in America to endorse a gay rights platform plank. David McReynolds becomes the first openly LGBT individual to run for President of the United States, appearing on the Socialist Party U S A ticket.

1980

'Cruising', a movie staring Al Pacino, depicting murder and violence in Leather bars and among leather men, opens in New York City, to loud protests by gay demonstrators.

1980, Feb.

The 15 Association formed in San Francisco by David Lewis and others. It is an all male group dedicated to SM activity.

1980, March 21

Cynthia Slater and Susan Thoraen rent the Catacombs for the first mixed-gender, mixed-orientation SM play party. It is a success and the parties continue until the Catacombs closes. [R]

1980, Apr. 18

The lesbian community in San Francisco holds a public debate on sadomasochism. This is the first known public debate on lesbian sadomasochism. [wd]

1980, May

Patrick Brooks of Australia is named the second International Mr. Leather at the contest in Chicago.

1980, May 18

Mount St. Helens major eruption remains the deadliest and most economically destructive volcanic event in U.S. history. (Fifty-seven people were killed; 200 homes were destroyed. A massive debris avalanche, a magnitude 5.1 earthquake)

1980, June

Morbidity and Mortality magazine announces presence a form of pneumonia in five "otherwise healthy" gay men; a breakout of "Karposis's Sarcoma" among 26 gay men

1980, Aug.

Brian O'Dell publishes a letter in New York City's Gay Community News which leads to the formation of GMSMA.

1980, Aug. 8 - 10

Chicago Hellfire Club's Inferno 9 is held near Chicago. It is the year of the "Gang of Four" but all goes well.

1980, Sept.

DungeonMaster #6 includes the phrase "safe and sane scenes" to describe the objectives of the Safety Valve column. "Safe and sane S&M" is a phrase often used in subsequent issues to describe the objectives of the publication.

1980, Oct.

Jack Fritscher begins publication of his little magazine "Man2Man", which lasts for eight issues.

1980, Nov. 10

A homophobic man fires an Uzi into the crowded Ramrod bar on West Street in New York City, killing one and injuring many leathermen.

1980, Dec.

Gay Male S/M Activists officially organized in New York City, and holds it's first public meeting on January 14.

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