Time Line 1988

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Books released

• "The Lesbian SM Safety Manual" edited by Pat Califia.
• "The Tom of Finland Retrospective" a coffee table book on Tom's art and life.
• Publication of "First Hand Events" #1 in magazine format, featuring the International Mr. Leather contest. #2, also published in 1988 covers the Gay Rodeo circuit. No further issues were published.
• "Ecclesia Militan"s, The Inquisition by Miroslav Hroch and Anna Skybova in Germany. English edition in 1990.

Clubs and groups formed

Formation of Atlanta S&M Solidarity (ASS); COMMAND, Baltimore; Panthers L/L, Atlanta; Gay Male S/M Cooperative (GMSMC), Philadelphia; New York Bondage Club; and Southbay Leather and Uniform Group (SLUG), San Jose. Knights Templar, SF, disbands.

1988

Jaye Evans opens the Atlanta Eagle as the first definite leather bar in that city.

1988

Extablishment of the Human Sexuality Collection at Cornell University Library. David B. Goodstein, longtime publisher of The Advocate, and Bruce Voeller, early leader of the National Gay Task Force, are the driving forces behind its creation. The Mariposa Education and Research Foundation donated it's huge collection of papers, photographs, art, films, etc. to form the core of the new Cornell collection.

1988

John Stout, a gay man living in West Hollywood, wins a legal battle with his landlord over his right to fly a rainbow flag from his apartment balcony. [TOL]

1988, Jan

Desmodus Inc. publishes the first issue of "The SandMUtopia" Guardian and Dungeon Journal, a SM how-to publication similar to DungeonMaster but written for all genders and sexual orientations. Carol Truscott is editor.

1988, Feb.

CeCe, Blackheart, Treasure and Morgan form smOdyssey in the SFO South Bay for the purpose of holding classes and parties. [1]

1988, Feb.

Barry Douglas of New York City and Cookie Andrews-Hunt of Seattle are named the Leather Journal man and woman of the year. These are the Leather Journal's first such awards and the beginning of what will grow into the Pantheon of Leather awards.

1988, Feb.

Lambda Delta Lambda at the University of California, Los Angeles, becomes the first lesbian sorority to gain official recognition from a US college or university. [TOL]

1988, Feb. 10

The Gold Coast, Chicago's best known leather bar, closes after 28 years of operation.

1988, Feb. 13

A conference of Leather-S/M men and women is held in Dallas, an outgrowth of the Oct. '87 conference in Washington DC. It's purpose is to organize a national organization. After two days of heated debate a statement of purpose and some organizational guidelines are adopted, and a steering committee is elected. The group begins functioning under the name Safe Sane Consensual Adults, SSCA.

1988, Feb. 24

Lambda Delta Lambda, the first lesbian sorority in America is officially recognized by UCLA. One month later, the first (admittedly) gay college fraternity will be formed.

1988, March

Shan Carr of Portland, Oregon, is selected as the second International Ms Leather at the contest in San Francisco.

1988, May

NLA's May Day Conference in Seattle, Steve Maidhof and Cheri Mattise are selected as Mr. and Ms NLA.

1988, May

Dave Pallone, a 10 year veteran National League umpire is fired because of his homosexuality.

1988, May

Michael Pereyra of San Diego becomes the 10th International Mr. Leather at the contest at the Vic Theater in Chicago.

May 8, 1988

† Robert A. Heinlein was an American science-fiction author, aeronautical engineer, and Naval officer.

1988, June 21

Art Agnos, Mayor of San Francisco, Declares Alan Selby Day to honor the man often called the "Mayor of Folsom St."

1988, Aug.

GMSMA establishes the Hocutt-Ferguson fund to assist leather people with AIDS.

1988, Sept. 24

The Mr. Drummer contest is switched from the June Gay Pride weekend to coincide with the Folsom Street Fair in September. In advertising Tony DeBlase begins calling it "San Francisco Leather Pride Weekend". Ron Zehel of Columbus, OH becomes the 9th Mr. Drummer.

1988, Sept.

Chicago Hellfire Club holds Inferno 17 in Douglas MI. Wally Wallace of New York City, receives the Caligula Award.

1988, Oct. 8-10

NLA's Living in Leather III Conference is held in Seattle. Alan Selby and Gayle Rubin, both of San Francisco, are named NLA man and woman of the year.

1988, Oct. 10

The SSCA steering committee merges with the National Leather Association, SSCA members are added to the NLA board of directors and the NLA accepts the statement of purpose adopted at the Dallas Conference. Work begins on bylaws.

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