International Mr. Leather 1988: RJ Chaffin (right) with other IML producers Ron Ehemann, Chuck Renslow and Gary Chichester, from the book Leatherman: The Legend of Chuck Renslow. Courtesy of RJ Chaffin
International Mr. Leather 1988: RJ Chaffin (right) with other IML producers Ron Ehemann, Chuck Renslow and Gary Chichester, from the book Leatherman: The Legend of Chuck Renslow. Courtesy of RJ Chaffin
RJ Chaffin at his 1997 induction into the Chicago Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame. At left is Clarence Wood, then head of the Commission on Human Relations, and at right is Mary Morten, then CHR LGBT Advisory Council director. Photo by Tracy Baim
RJ Chaffin at his 1997 induction into the Chicago Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame. At left is Clarence Wood, then head of the Commission on Human Relations, and at right is Mary Morten, then CHR LGBT Advisory Council director. Photo by Tracy Baim
RJ Chaffin receiving his Hall of Fame Award in 1997 from Mayor Richard Daley. Photo courtesy of Gary Chichester
RJ Chaffin receiving his Hall of Fame Award in 1997 from Mayor Richard Daley. Photo courtesy of Gary Chichester