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A '''Gay skinhead''', often called a '''gayskin''', is a [[gay]] person who identifies with the [[skinhead]] [[subculture]](though not neccessarily) out of sexual interest. Some gay skinheads have a sexual [[fetish]] for skinhead clothing styles; others have a violence fetish. Some are simply attracted to skinheads' outward displays of masculinity. What they all have in common, though, is that they both adopt skinhead subcultural aspects and are sexually attracted to others who do the same.
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A '''gay skinhead''', also known as a '''gayskin''' or '''queerskin''', is a [[gay]] person who identifies with the [[skinhead]] [[subculture]]. Some gay skinheads have a [[Sexual fetishism|sexual fetish]] for skinhead clothing styles. <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.qxmen.com/feature/fetish-focus-skinheads/ |title=Fetish Focus: Skinheads|author=<!--Not stated--> |date= September 2019|website= QXMEN.COM}}</ref>


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Gay skinheads figure in the work of gay artists such as [[Canadians|Canadian]] painter [[Attila Richard Lukacs]] and filmmaker [[Bruce LaBruce]]. Gay skinheads have been featured on the catwalks of fashion designers [[Alexander McQueen]] and [[Jean-Paul Gaultier]] since the early 1990s.{{citation needed|date=August 2013}}
There are also skinheads who happen to be gay, but who are not especially attracted to skinheads per se. These often prefer not to be referred to as "gayskins" because of the sexual connotations, and they may or may not associate with gayskins. Others are [[working class]], who are skins out of working class pride. Although the simplest meaning of the phrase "gay skinhead" would apply to these skinheads, they are not the subject of this article.


Not all skinheads who are gay fetishize the skinhead image. These individuals may prefer not to be referred to as gayskins because of the sexual connotations—and they may not associate with self-identified gayskins for the same reason, but to traditional skinhead culture.{{citation needed|date=July 2019}}
== Subculture ==
Gay skinheads as a group are a distinct and separate subculture of the skinhead subculture. It is ''distinct'' in that it has its own unique set of rules for social interaction, which combine elements of generic gay male interaction with skinhead modes of expression. For example, one gay skinhead might engage another in a fistfight or wrestling match to establish which will take the dominant role in a subsequent sexual encounter. The gay skinhead subculture is ''separate'' from that of other skinheads because such interactions would almost certainly not be tolerated by the latter, so gay skinheads usually practice their subculture in isolation &mdash; in private residences, gay bars, or predominantly gayskin events.


There exists a vibrant, gay skinhead social scene, both online and at events,<ref>{{cite web |title=British Gay Skins |url=https://bgscommunity.com/ |access-date=18 June 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Oi-Fest - Europe's Annual Gay Skinhead Pilgrimage |url=https://www.oifest.bgscommunity.com/ |access-date=18 June 2020}}</ref> particularly in parts of Europe and the United Kingdom. <ref>{{cite web |title=FENIX - Global Gay Skin Movement |url=https://www.fenix-skinspunks.be/about-fenix-2/ |access-date=18 June 2020}}</ref>
=== Relationship to other skinheads ===
Most gay skinheads are not affiliated with [[neo-Nazism|neo-Nazi]] or [[white power]] movements, simply because those movements usually condemn homosexuality in any form. There are, however, some who fetishize Nazism, Nazi uniforms, and/or other Nazi memorabilia, and there are also some who subscribe to racist, racialist and white power viewpoints. However, a gayskin can also be a [[Red-Skinheads|red]] or [[Anarcho-skinheads| anarcho-skin]], [[Trojan Skinhead|a Traditional skinhead]], [[Straight edge]] or even a [[scooterboy]].


==References ==
In general, gay skinheads are disliked &mdash; even hated &mdash; by other skinheads, who often feel that gayskins are misappropriating, desecrating or diluting their subculture. There is a common perception among some skinheads that gay men can not be truly masculine (some have argued that a gay man is a contradiction in terms, regarding "gay" as emasculating). Therefore, since exaggerated masculinity is a hallmark of skinheads' attitude, gay skinheads are seen as making a mockery of the skinhead subculture. Others might be less disparaging of gayskin masculinity, but simply don't want to witness gay intimacy, or don't want society to think homosexuality is a common feature of skinhead life. For this reason, gay skinheads tend not to mix with non-gay skinheads, or conceal their sexual interest when they do. A gay skinhead who incautiously makes a pass at a non-gay skinhead is taking a real risk.
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== Bibliography ==
However, many left wing skinheads ''do'' support gay rights.
*{{Cite journal|last1=Borgeson|first1=Kevin|last2=Valeri|first2=Robin|date=2015|title=Gay Skinheads: Negotiating a Gay Identity in a Culture of Traditional Masculinity|journal=The Journal of Men's Studies|language=en-US|volume=23|issue=1|pages=44–62|doi=10.1177/1060826514561975|s2cid=146556362|issn=1060-8265}}
*{{Cite book|last=Healy|first=Murray|title=Gay Skins: Class, Masculinity and Queer Appropriation|date=1996|publisher=Cassell|isbn=978-1-62517-435-2}}
* {{Cite book|last1=Borgeson|first1=Kevin|title=Skinhead History, Identity, and Culture|last2=Valeri|first2=Robin Maria|date=2017|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-315-47479-3}}
* {{Cite journal|last1=Bell|first1=David|last2=Binnie|first2=Jon|last3=Cream|first3=Julia|last4=Valentine|first4=Gill|date=1994|title=All hyped up and no place to go|journal=Gender, Place & Culture|volume=1|issue=1|pages=31–47|doi=10.1080/09663699408721199|issn=0966-369X}}


==Further reading==
== Media recognition ==
* "[https://www.immi.se/intercultural/nr1/haines.htm "Oi! Skins": Trans-Atlantic Gay Skinhead Discourse on the Internet] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200711210701/http://www.immi.se/intercultural/nr1/haines.htm |date=2020-07-11 }}" by James Haines, ''Intercultural Communication'' (1999)
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Gay skinheads figure prominently in the work of gay artists such as [[Canada|Canadian]] painter [[Attila Richard Lukacs]] and filmmaker [[Bruce LaBruce]].
* "[https://www.jstor.org/stable/26284785?seq=1 An Analysis of Skinhead Websites and Social Networks, A Decade Later]" by Robin Maria Valeri, Nicole E. Sweazy and Kevin Borgeson, ''Michigan Sociological Review'' (2017)
* "[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-25142557 Nicky Crane: The secret double life of a gay neo-Nazi]" by Jon Kelly, BBC News Magazine (Dec 6, 2013)


== See also ==
==See also==
*[[Nicky Crane]]

*[[Nazi-Skinheads]]
*[[Punk-skinheads|Punk-Skinheads]]
*[[Trojan Skinhead]]s
*[[Queercore]]
*[[Queercore]]
*[[Skinheads Against Racial Prejudice|SHARP]]
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== External links ==

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*[http://dmoz.org/Adult/Society/Sexuality/Gay,_Lesbian,_and_Bisexual/Gay/Skinheads/ dmoz.org Gay Skinhead Category]
*[http://www.cute-leather.com/links/index.php?c=29 www.cute-leather.com]


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==External links==
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*{{curlie|Adult/Society/Sexuality/Gay,_Lesbian,_and_Bisexual/Gay/Skinheads/|Gay Skinheads}}
*{{cite web|url=http://www.queerty.com/queer/the-totally-frightful-issue/the-totally-frightful-issue-gay-skinheads-20061016.php |title=The Totally Frightful Issue: Gay Skinheads - Queerty.com |access-date=April 23, 2008 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080716040245/http://www.queerty.com/queer/the-totally-frightful-issue/the-totally-frightful-issue-gay-skinheads-20061016.php |archive-date=July 16, 2008 }}
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/nonfetishgayskineads/ Non-Fetish Queer Skinheads - internets oldest place for gay skinheads (on various platforms since 1998)]
* "[https://www.facebook.com/qsharpskins/ Queer Skinheads Against Racial Prejudice] " Network of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans & Queer Skinheads and friends worldwide.
* "[https://www.fenix-skinspunks.be/ Skins and Punks United We Stand] " LGBTQIA Skinheads, Punks and friends association.
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Latest revision as of 12:39, 22 May 2024

A gay skinhead, also known as a gayskin or queerskin, is a gay person who identifies with the skinhead subculture. Some gay skinheads have a sexual fetish for skinhead clothing styles. [1]

Gay skinheads figure in the work of gay artists such as Canadian painter Attila Richard Lukacs and filmmaker Bruce LaBruce. Gay skinheads have been featured on the catwalks of fashion designers Alexander McQueen and Jean-Paul Gaultier since the early 1990s.[citation needed]

Not all skinheads who are gay fetishize the skinhead image. These individuals may prefer not to be referred to as gayskins because of the sexual connotations—and they may not associate with self-identified gayskins for the same reason, but to traditional skinhead culture.[citation needed]

There exists a vibrant, gay skinhead social scene, both online and at events,[2][3] particularly in parts of Europe and the United Kingdom. [4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Fetish Focus: Skinheads". QXMEN.COM. September 2019.
  2. ^ "British Gay Skins". Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Oi-Fest - Europe's Annual Gay Skinhead Pilgrimage". Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  4. ^ "FENIX - Global Gay Skin Movement". Retrieved 18 June 2020.

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