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Thank you to photographer Steve Diet Goedde!

My heartfelt gratitude goes out to erotic & fetish photographer Steve Diet Goedde. He generously donated a provocative image for our cover of the August Growing Pains.

His work is gorgeous. Check out his website at stevedietgoedde (dot) com. You'll see some of our San Francisco fetish luminaries (like Midori & Kumi) as his models.

The web version of this issue is now available here:

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Growing Pains - June 2009

Now available for download.


June 2009 Growing Pains

June 2009 GP on its way

The June Growing Pains newsletter (with Rapid Release) is in the mail and it's a Pride issue. Don't miss the interview with Peter Fiske, longtime SF leatherman and organizer, about the Stonewall Rebellion forty years ago.


Stonewall Rebellion shot circa 1969

There's also a sidebar all about Stonewall, long seen as a milestone in the sexual liberation movement. The other feature is an Evie S submission about a trial of transitioning.

The RR has upcoming program information and Janus business notes.

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Peter Fiske full interview

Longtime SF Leatherman Peter Fiske sat down with Janus to discuss the 40th Anniversary of Stonewall, some recollections of early leather and more. A link to a pdf of the full interview is below.


Peter Fiske Full Interview

Growing Pains - April 2009

Growing Pains - February 2009