The other night I was at a bar in the East Village wearing my boots and leather suspenders and a young woman sitting nearby asked, “are you one of those people into leather??”

She had been discussing the recent Black Party with her gay male companion and when she saw my suspenders she was inspired to ask some questions about the leather subculture.  Instead of writing out our interesting exchange, I’ve created a little animation to show you.  Enjoy friends 🙂