In fact, if you aren’t a resident or frequent visitor to New York City or Los Angeles, you might not even know of Adonis Lounge, but it now been a thriving escape for it’s many fans for years. Queer Me Now got a rare media invite into the world of Adonis Lounge. These are the muscle guys who grace the covers of your favorite fitness magazines, these are the sexy men who model your clothes, these are the fantasy porn stars that you jerk off to when you’re horny. You walk in and see 20 hot guys standing around in their underwear. This time you decide to take a minute to stop. That smaller, unassuming bar that you always pass when you’re on your way to a restaurant or a club to meet your friends. Check out this exclusive coverage by finally walking into that bar. Queer Me Now was invited to join the fun.
Hell, I’ve made videos in there! It’s just absurd.Adonis Lounge New York just celebrated its 7th anniversary with a big party full of hunky male strippers and hot gay porn stars like Johnny V, Evan Marco with muscular YouTuber Bryan Hawn. Not once was I ever cautioned against using my phone in all the years I’ve gone there. He wrote this minutes after the incident. Going through my IG messages and I find: a message from a guy who was at when they kicked me out. However, one fan chimed in on Konnor’s Twitter account saying they saw the alleged behavior: #leathercommunity #gayfetish #bdsm #kinkcommunity #brotherhood #love #saynotracism #everyonewelcomeĪ post shared by 111 Christopher St, NYC on at 1:28pm PST We regret that any customer would leave the store with such feelings but we hope that our five decades of commitment to progressive social values represents The Leather Man’s commitment to being a welcoming place for all. We do utilize a buzzer system during busy times to allow our sales staff to adequately serve our customers individual needs, and it was not the case that any specific customers were ever locked out of the premises. This was a matter of implementing a shop policy with regard to custom work and alterations, and the disagreement was in no way based on the individuals being men of color. We are deeply saddened that the specific interaction in question was, in any fashion, construed to have any racial overtones. As an institution, we take our role in the wider community very seriously. Throughout the worst of the AIDS epidemic, many HIV positive individuals found both employment and a safe home at The Leather Man when confronted by fear and discrimination elsewhere. The Leather Man has a long history of employing women, people of color, and transgendered individuals in both sales and management positions. Civil liberties and the right to openly be who you are have been principles The Leather Man has upheld throughout the decades. In this pre-Stonewall era, being gay, let alone being a Leather Man could result in arrest, persecution, and discrimination. The Leather Man was founded in 1965, a period in American history where the Civil Rights Movement was just gaining traction and the Gay Rights Movement was barely in its infancy. A number of rumors and misinformation about a supposedly racist incident taking place in our shop have been making the rounds on social media.