Gay clubs puppies

On the fourth Friday of each month, the first floor of The Eagle — a gay leather-themed bar in Chelsea — is crawling with puppies. At any given moment, a handful of puppies will be playing with each other, sleeping on the floor and getting belly rubs, while the rest of them will be standing at the bar drinking.

These are not your Westminster Dog Show pups. These are gay men who enjoy putting on masks and tails and assume the roles of a dog. Alexander is the winner of Northeast Puppy, a contest of sorts that happens every year within the gay community. The puppy fetish began in the late s, when submissive gay men were punished by their more dominant partners.

Despite its year history, the puppy scene has only begun to flourish in the past few years with young gay men like Alexander being the primary audience drawn into the fetish. We went from 12 leather bars to one. The last place to puppy down, Rawhide, was around for 33 years before its rent nearly doubled inforcing the owners to cease operations.

Alexander and the other pups who gathered at The Eagle last week say their culture is at risk without the leather bar. View All Events…. Joseph Darius Jaafari Posted on February 6, Close Get the Full Story News, clubs, culture and more — delivered to you. Sign up for our daily newsflashes Subscribe.

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