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Since 1971, the newspaper of record for the San Francisco Bay Area Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender community.
If you think we're focusing on Mr. Marcus' May 23 1985 Leather column just to show off a photo of handsome Bare Chest Calendar contestant Paul John Gillespie, you're right. But there's a bit of historic irony to also observe. Hey, it's an historic Robert Pruzan photo, as are many others by Rink in a photo feature decrying the 'loss' of Ringold Alley as a leather cruise spot. If anyone in the mid-1980s could get a peek at how the once-cruisy South of Market district has changed, they'd split their chaps. But back to Marcus' 'B.A.R. Bazaar' column, which recounts the numerous Memorial Day Weeke...