Mar 30, 2020
Prior to the hanky code, queer men participated in different types of coded language. Travel books like Vagabond not only provided information on safe spaces throughout the country, but also sold branded jewelry which could be used to communicate queer identity through common knowledge of the publication. From the collection of @leatherarchives during my #researchvisit in 2015. #queerculture #queerdress #lgbtqculture #lgbtqdress #lgbtqidentity #queeridentity #gayculture #queerstudies #lgbtqstudies #hankycode #graduatethesis #mastersthesis (at Leather Archives & Museum) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-YIkY1BcZu/?igshid=1i9phpviorcub
