Gay skinhead

What drove you to put on these events? It's fair to say there's some stigma attached to being a skinhead. There are still occasions when you get the looks and comments, but if there's an opportunity to educate and inform someone about the real roots of the skinhead movement then I take it and use that to show who we really are.

I think there was always a skinhead there, but it was not possible before to be able to embrace the lifestyle, and the fetish scene as well. How long have you been into the skinhead scene? TS: The ethos behind it was quite simply to gay rest area the Gay Skinhead scene alive.

As I have had [ ]. However, now there is a lot more understanding and knowledge around. Alan is making great strides in regenerating the scene across the country, with regular meetings, and even Skin Weekends by the Sea! A gay skinhead, also known as a gayskin or queerskin, is a gay person who identifies with the skinhead subculture.

But Skinheads by their nature have always been more independent and self-sufficient, not needing that level of support for themselves. Have you experienced guys expecting you to be more standoffish? However, I had to relinquish running the Manchester Gay Skins mainly due to health, amongst other things, and my good friend Alan Roberts has now taken the reigns.

I was subverting a stereotypical masculinity, that of the straight skinhead, by skinhead it ‘queer’. TS: It's very sociable and friendly on the whole. What drew you to it? The Skinhead scene is struggling, and I believe that it is time to embrace some of the areas that the other scenes have adopted, in order to not only keep things going but to ensure the future for the group.

But I love to meet new people and learn new things! Some of them have actually said that they were scared to come and talk to me and it's taken them all their courage to do so! “Oi! The gay reveals a complex. Skins”: Trans-Atlantic Gay Skinhead Discourse on the Internet James Haines University of Oulu, Finland Abstract For about a year and a half now I have been studying non-racist and anti-racist skinheads and their look-alike neo-nazi “bonehead” cousins, using skin sites, e-mail lists and newsgroups as my primary source of data.

By the very fact of being a ‘gay’ punk and skinhead, too, I was effectively subverting the status quo: the hetero-normative, white patriarchal society much in evidence in Australia at the time. While some men minimize their homosexuality to fit into the skinhead culture, others balance their identities differently, with varying degrees of emphasis on masculinity and aggression.

What's it like being a skin in ? Meeting you, you're a really friendly and engaging guy. The great thing about the skinhead meets is that it's quite a masculine environment, which is welcomed by the guys who want to get their alpha male persona out in the open, but at the same time can relax and be themselves.

It can be daunting I suppose to anyone who's just coming into it, but you can make friends fast. It doesn't happen so much when I'm in Rubber or Leather gear, so I guess it is the more aggressive look of the boots, bleachers and braces.

TS: It does surprise me that people do make this judgement, as I would hope that I am far from that. And wearing it also does give you an additional sense of power and confidence. Flickr photos, groups, and tags related to the "Gay Skinhead" Flickr tag.

Some gay skinheads have a sexual fetish for skinhead clothing styles. How would you describe the skinhead scene for guys who've never experienced it? The article examines how six men negotiate their identities as both gay and skinheads, highlighting the tension gay traditional masculine values and their sexual orientation.

In particular, when looking at the Leather scene, it is almost like having another 'family', skinhead Fathers and Brothers creating a sense of membership and support.