Recovered Robert Prager writings on Chuck Arnett and San Francisco leather history
I am helping bring Robert Prager's recovered writings on Chuck Arnett into public circulation through Prager Papers.
Prager spent years researching Arnett, the Tool Box, Folsom Street, and South of Market leather culture. The material now available includes restored posts on the Tool Box, Folsom Street, Life magazine's 1964 "Homosexuality in America" feature, Arnett Week in 1973, and the sexual cultures that shaped Arnett's art and reputation, including the fistfucking community.
The project is archive-first: preserve Prager's voice, avoid euphemism, and treat this as cultural and literary history rather than sensational material.
Substack: https://pragerpapers.substack.com
I would especially welcome pointers to people, archives, or communities interested in Arnett, Folsom Street, Drummer-era leather culture, the Tool Box, or the history of fisting/fistfucking in gay leather culture.