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Veli Mäkinen

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World of leather: how Tom of Finland created a legendary gay aesthetic

While sex between men was partially decriminalised 50 years ago in the UK, in Finland it took until 1971. And... View Article

Tom & Veli

Tom met a young man on a street corner and they had casual sex. Tom opened up and told the... View Article

Tom & Nipa

Touko Laaksonen meets Veli “Nipa” Mäkinen in 1953, who is to become his great love and life partner for 28... View Article