American Leathermen (Houston Motorcycle Club and Gay Leather Organization) Size:S Though its original stint was

Though its original stint was brief—it closed within a year—it laid the groundwork for what would become one of the world’s most vibrant queer leather communities

Before Vegas reinvented itself a hundred times over

cabaret nights

With tiled steam rooms

and Pink Moon (1972)—yet his influence has grown steadily with each passing decade

American Leathermen (Houston Motorcycle Club and Gay Leather Organization) Size:S Though its original stint wasAmerican Leathermen Houston, TX Motorcycle Club The history of Houston leather culture wasn't built in bars aloneit was built by clubs. Among the earliest and most visible were the American Leathermen, one of the pioneering gay motorcycle and leather organizations that helped establish Houston as one of the most important leather cities in America. Emerging from the motorcycle club culture that took root in the early 1970s, the American Leathermen