Matrijn Bakker is an old school Dutch Leatherman, was the first European Fireside Chat. Martijn is the owner of Rob Leather in Amsterdam and was the last owner of Amsterdam’s famous Argos bar. In this chat, Martijn talks about growing up being a closeted gay man in 1960's Europe, with Amsterdam being the epicenter of Gay Europe all the way into the 2000's.
This chat is a collaboration with Leatherhistory.eu, and was held at Amsterdam’s Club Church with the help of Pieter Claeys and Arnaud Housenard.
Inside Leather History: A Fireside Chat is produced by Douglas O’Keeffe and Mistress Joanne C. Gaddy (the “Producers”).The Chats seek to capture the memories, reflections, and experiences of leaders in the leather and/or LGBTQ communities. With a deep and heartfelt regard for the importance of our history, it is the intent of the Producers to collect, preserve, and appropriately share the stories of our forebears and others who have made significant contributions to the leather and/or LGBTQ communities. This is done through a series of recorded interviews.
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