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Charles Leslie (27 July 1650 – 13 April 1722) was a former Church of Ireland priest who became a leading Jacobite propagandist after the 1688 Glorious Revolution. One of a small number of Irish Protestants to actively support the Stuarts after 1688, he is best remembered today for his role in publicising the 1692 Massacre of Glencoe .
Jul 7, 2015 · Learn how Charles Leslie built the world's first museum dedicated to gay art, from his discovery of Greco-Roman sculpture to his involvement in Soho's artistic community. Explore his half-century of homoerotic art collecting and its historical significance.
Sep 18, 2019 · A Los Angeles man is suing Manhattan gay-rights icon Charles Leslie for $10 million claiming Leslie sexually abused him as a child inside his notorious “phallus palace” Soho apartment filled...
- Priscilla Degregory
Learn about Charles Leslie, a gay activist and art lover who amassed a huge collection of homoerotic art and penises in his SoHo apartment. The book The Art of Looking explores his life, his art, and his legacy of the Leslie + Lohman Museum.
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Dec 13, 2018 · Entering the 1,800-square-foot space, lovingly dubbed the “Phallus Palace,” is akin to stepping into another world—an extremely adult, Narnia-like experience. Once Leslie opens his outwardly unassuming front door, the seductive and mysterious power of the erotic treasures inside proves too alluring to turn back.
SoHo, Manhattan: Charles Leslie, Founder of the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art, at the Museum. by Tom Stoelker. Share. Charles Leslie and his life partner, the late Fritz Lohman, held their first exhibition of gay art in their SoHo loft the same month as the Stonewall riots, which mark their 50th Anniversary this summer.
Mar 12, 2017 · OUT Life and Style. How One Romance Saved 50 Years of LGBTQ Art. Charles Leslie and Fritz Lohman, who met and fell in love in the 1960s, spent decades collecting gay art. A new exhibit...
