FROM OTTERS TO CUBS, TO DADDY BEARs
The Bear Issue
For the Bear Issue we pulled out our back issues of Bear Magazine and caught up with former staffer Luke Mauerman. Bear Magazine stood for “masculinity…without the trappings.” This is Drummer’s take on what that means in 2021: real guys of all stripes and what turns their crank.
In this issue we trace the evolution of the bear scene and we look at the individual journey from Otter to Cub to Daddy Bear. We also delve into the Feeder/Gainer mentality. This all comes with a hefty dose of bondage, outdoor sex, fisting and leather history.
Featuring the work of inkedKenny, Patrick Califia, Saul Morgan, Mark I. Chester, Carlos Rodriguez, TimberWoof and Justin Hall.
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In this issue
The Tool Box
Story by: The Leather Fraternity January 1, 2022
STREET SEX PHOTOS
Legendary Drummer Photographer & Writer Mark I. Chester: A Preview from His New Book Story by: Mark I Chester Photography by: Mark I Chester January 1, 2022 DRUMMER MAGAZINE HOLDS A VERY SPECIAL PLACE in my heart. I was living in Madison, Wisconsin and...
SLEEP TIGHT, VERY, VERY TIGHT
Story by: Alexander Cheves Photography by: Artwork: Colton Long January 1, 2022 Roughly once a month, Jack in Seattle (not his real name) puts someone in a sleepsack. After lacing up the front, he adds more restraints, like chains and...
URSUS & OTTER
Fiction Story by: Patrick Califia January 1, 2022 There was a sleuth of bears at my gym, and in this realm of brawny, heavy-lifting, cigar-scented, graceful men, he was the king. I didn’t know his name, so I thought of him as Ursus. His head...
MENTAL BONDAGE
Bondage as a State of Mind Story by: Eric Anders January 1, 2022 I’M KNEELING ON MY HANDS AND KNEES IN FRONT OF my Master’s throne. Minutes begin to feel like hours as I wait for him to touch me. He finally reaches out and starts to lightly draw his...
RAW! UNCUT! VIDEO!
Film Review Story by: Hank Trout Photography by: Jack Fritscher January 1, 2022 THIS IS NOT A DOCUMENTARY ABOUT AIDS. AND YET, THE SPECTER OF AIDS HOVERS OVER EVERY FRAME OF THIS IN-YOUR-FACE documentary by Ryan A. White and Alex Clausen. RAW! UNCUT! VIDEO! a love...
KEEP ON TRUCKIN’
A Photo Essay Photography by inkedKenny
BIG. BIGGER. BEST?
Fisting: The Long View Story by: Larry Shockey Photography by: Art: Taras Tolstikov January 1, 2022 I have always been fascinated by butts. More specifically, butt holes. As a young gay man in the 1970s, my favorite game was to see how many fingers I could get into...
TYPOLOGIES
A Photographic Study of Homosexual Bears Story by: The Leather Fraternity January 1, 2022 Exhibit A – Otter jack/@jacko1255 A man who is hairy all over but typically smaller in frame and considerably less heavy than a bear. In the wild,...
TO BEAR OR NOT TO BEAR
A Personal Journey Story by: Charlie E Photography by: Saul Morgan January 1, 2022 IT WAS THE MID ‘00S. I WAS IN MY EARLY 30S, HAD discovered the ever-growing London gay scene and was sampling its many experiences. My mate managed to get me on...
HUNGRY
Feeders and Gainers Story by: Jeff Leavell Photography by: Illustrations: Carlos Rodriguez January 1, 2022 “Look,” Mickey says to me. “If I were being honest, this isn’t something I set out to want. It’s just…It’s what gets my dick...
DRUMMER WORLD – TOKYO
Story by: Wade Webster Photography by: Eagle Tokyo January 1, 2022 TOKYO IS ONE OF THE MOST EXCITING CITIES IN THE world. The scene is vibrant and energizing, but certain spaces are closed to an outsider. Traditional Japanese bars in the gay district...
THE BEAR CONTINGENT
A Reminiscence on Bear Magazine Story by: Luke Mauerman January 1, 2022 AS I LOOK THROUGH MY FEEDS THESE DAYS I SEE great thirst for an array of body types that were clinically undesirable—and even laughed at—thirty years ago. Certain male body types...
