American artist, dancer, and choreographer (1933–1991)
Dom Orejudos
Born
July 1, 1933
Chicago, Illinois
Died
September 24, 1991(1991-09-24) (aged 58)
Boulder, Colorado
Nationality
American
Other names
Etienne, Stephen
Occupation(s)
artist, ballet dancer, choreographer
Known for
gay male erotica
Partner(s)
Chuck Renslow (1953–death) Robert Yuhnke (1969–death)
Domingo Francisco Juan Esteban "Dom" Orejudos, Secundo (July 1, 1933 – September 24, 1991),[1] also widely known by the pen names Etienne and Stephen, was an openly gay artist, ballet dancer, and choreographer, best known for his ground-breaking masculine gay male erotica beginning in the 1950s. Along with artists George Quaintance and Touko Laaksonen ("Tom of Finland") – with whom he became friends – Orejudos' leather-themed art promoted an image of gay men as strong and masculine, as an alternative to the then-dominant stereotype as weak and effeminate.[2] With his first lover and business partner Chuck Renslow, Orejudos established many landmarks of late-20th-century gay male culture, including the Gold Coast bar, Man's Country bathhouse,[3] the International Mr. Leather competition, Chicago's August White Party,[4] and the magazines Triumph, Rawhide, and Mars.[4] He was also active and influential in the Chicago ballet community.
^Heise, Kenan (1991-10-02). "Dom Orejudos, 58, Ballet Dancer and Artist Known as 'Etienne'". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
^Harrity, Christopher. "Inventors of Gay: Chuck Renslow and Dom Orejudos". Gay.net. Archived from the original on 15 March 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
^ abBaim, Tracy; Ehemann, Ron (2008). Out and Proud in Chicago: An Overview of the City's Gay Community. Chicago: Agate Publishing. p. 73. ISBN 978-1572841000.
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