Chuck Renslow

Chuck Renslow
Man's Country tribute
Born
Charles Renslow

(1929-08-26)August 26, 1929
Chicago, Illinois
DiedJune 29, 2017(2017-06-29) (aged 87)
NationalityAmerican
OccupationBusinessperson
Known forGay activism and institution-building
Partner(s)Dom Orejudos, Ron Ehemann

Charles "Chuck" Renslow (August 26, 1929 – June 29, 2017)[1][2][3] was an American businessman, known for pioneering homoerotic male photography in the mid-20th-century US, and establishing many landmarks of late-20th-century gay culture and leather culture, especially in the Chicago area.[4] His accomplishments included the cofounding with Tony DeBlase of the Leather Archives and Museum,[5][6][7] the co-founding with Dom Orejudos of the Gold Coast bar, Man's Country bathhouse,[8] and the International Mr. Leather competition, and the founding by himself alone of Chicago's August White Party,[9] and the magazines Triumph, Rawhide, and Mars.[9] He was a romantic partner of Dom Orejudos as well as Chuck Arnett, Samuel Steward, David Grooms, and Ron Ehemann.[4][10]

  1. ^ "Chuck Renslow". www.imrl.com. Retrieved 2017-06-30.
  2. ^ Museum, Leather Archives &. "Chuck Renslow". www.leatherarchives.org. Archived from the original on 2017-11-07. Retrieved 2017-06-30.
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  4. ^ a b "Chicago Gay History". www.chicagogayhistory.com. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
  5. ^ Shapiro, Gregg. (2011). "Leatherman's man: an interview with Chuck Renslow's biographer Owen Keehmen". Outlook: Columbus. 16 (1). LGBT Life with Full Text, EBSCOhost: 48. Retrieved 2016-06-18.
  6. ^ "About the LA&M - Leather Archives & Museum". Leatherarchives.org. Retrieved 2019-12-16.
  7. ^ Ridinger, Robert (2005). "Founding of the Leather Archives & Museum". LGBT History, 1988-1992 [serial online]. LGBT Life with Full Text, EBSCOhost: 33–36.
  8. ^ "Gay Influence". gayinfluence.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2017-01-31.
  9. ^ a b Baim, Tracy; Ehemann, Ron (2008). Out and Proud in Chicago: An Overview of the City's Gay Community. Chicago: Agate Publishing. p. 73. ISBN 978-1572841000.
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