Les K. Wright, Author at Bear World Magazine

Les K Wright delves into the history and development of the bear flag. Of himself, Craig has said, “I’m not…

Bear Tracks: Bears Come to Europe

Although extinct for centuries in Europe, the bear is deeply engrained in every European culture. It has a long pedigree…

If you were to ask an Ozzie or a Kiwi about bears (the animal) in Australia or New Zealand, they…

In 1987 I came across a photocopied ‘zine in a gay bookstore in San Francisco. Popular in the 1980s, zines…

Once upon a time, for a long time before the advent of the Digital Age, gay men placed personal ads…

Bears are found all over the northern hemisphere and native peoples have ascribed a variety of attributes and powers to…

Jack Fritscher (b. 1939; PhD, 1967) is best known for his pioneering role in the leathersex community. His presence and…

In my last column I talked about the clarion call that went out from gay San Francisco in the 1970s….

San Francisco is a magical place, a peninsula surrounded on three sides by water and one by the imagination. Since…

**Editor’s Note** Bear World Magazine is honored and thrilled to be working with Bear historian Les K Wright who has…