As long as you’re not advocating for our rights to be taken away, you can wear some assless chaps,” said New York City ...

Tom of Finland, the Finnish artist famous for his homoerotic illustrations of hypermasculine men, died in 1991. But his legacy lives on — through his art, which adorns queer establishments around the ...

TOKYO — In Japan, the kimono’s obi, or belt, and underlying ties are cinched tight, the better to maintain the elegance of the garment as the body loses itself in its expanses of fine fabric and ...

The time has come for you to make your voice heard… but this is one decision you won’t be needing your brain for. How you vote in the Tom of Finland Vodka Photo Competition is all about how you feel ...

On September 8, Finnish company Itella Posti will release stamps featuring the work of Tom of Finland. The postage honors his art's "confident and proud homoeroticism," as the Itella Posti proclaims, ...

Though not everyone knows the name Touko Valio Laaksonen, his pseudonym Tom of Finland is, to many, instantly recognizable. The Finnish artist earned his fame for his massive influence to gay culture, ...

At first glance, Beryl Cook (1926-2008) and Tom of Finland (1920- 1991) might seem "like an odd pairing for an exhibition", said Osman Can Yerebakan in AnOther Magazine. The former was a hobby painter ...

Mark Dennis does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...

Tom of Finland, a moniker of Touko Laaksonen, was a Finnish illustrator best known for his distinctively stylized homoerotic drawings. An influential aesthetic force in late 20th-century gay culture, ...

Daniel Reynolds is the editor-in-chief of Out and an award-winning journalist who focuses on the intersection between entertainment and politics. This Jersey boy has now lived in Los Angeles for more ...