Instead of presenting gay history as sexless or focusing solely on AIDS, the film celebrates Gay Communication in its most sensual form, through the glances, codes and technological breakthroughs that have allowed gay sex and gay communities to flourish through generations of oppression. His 2015 short, “3 ERAS of GAY SEX in 3 Minutes” is an original piece illustrating 3 generations of gay sex in three-minutes, featuring Pre-Stonewall cruising 1970’s/80’s Leather BDS&M and Present Day App usage, filmed in NYC and San Francisco.
His new project is FATHERS, a sci-fi short web series that imagines AIDS never happened, and a generation lived. Leo Herrera, an SF -based visual artist, filmmaker, writer and advocate with a focus on cataloging and presenting gay history.
“3 ERAS of GAY SEX in 3 Minutes”– Viral Valentine Film Celebrates The History and Power of Gay Sex, Fetish & CruisingĪn Original Three-minute Film by Leo Herrera Visually Spans The History of Homosensual Communication from Pre-Stonewall to Present Day
