Hans Eppendorfer was the author, in real life a man called Hans-Peter Reichelt. He was editor-in-chief of the gay magazine "Him/Applaus" and wrote the book "Der Ledermann spricht mit Hubert Fichte" (The Leather Man Talks to Hubert Fichte) with the then famous writer Hubert Fichte. It became a success in the German-speaking world, especially as it had been staged as a play before the book was published.

Almost 50 years after its publication, we are discussing questions such as: Did this manifesto also help the gay scenes gain self-confidence politically or aesthetically? Who were these leathermen anyway - and who do they want to be today? Memories of a time before AIDS and before the liberalization of social attitudes towards homosexuality.

Fetish, one way or another, is no longer underground, but a word for the sexually different, the unusual. A rereading on the eve of the Folsom community 's Easter meeting in Berlin.

A queer talk with:

🐾 Denis Watson, board member at Folsom Europe e.V.

🐾 Jan Feddersen moderates this taz Talk. He is a taz editor, curator of the taz lab and author of various books, for example on identity politics and Berlin's Sonnenallee after October 7.

This is a taz Queer Talk in friendly cooperation with Folsom Europe e.V.