Richard Bulger
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Richard Bulger is credited with coining the term "Bear" in 1985 as a description for heavy-set, often bearded and hairy gay men, eventually creating Bear Magazine
in 1987. He was a pioneer in the publishing of erotic photography and stories for what grew into today's bear community. He courted controversy in 1990 when, as owner of Bear Magazine
, he sought to "gain ownership of the word “bear” as his company's trademark."
Bulger, who was born in Rumford, Maine, now works as a program director of a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Bear Magazine
BEAR Magazine is a periodical specifically geared toward gay men who are — or who admire — "bears", i.e., men with facial and/or body hair. It was initially published in San Francisco, California in 1987 by Richard Bulger and his partner Chris Nelson and marketed to the bear community within the...
in 1987. He was a pioneer in the publishing of erotic photography and stories for what grew into today's bear community. He courted controversy in 1990 when, as owner of Bear Magazine
Bear Magazine
BEAR Magazine is a periodical specifically geared toward gay men who are — or who admire — "bears", i.e., men with facial and/or body hair. It was initially published in San Francisco, California in 1987 by Richard Bulger and his partner Chris Nelson and marketed to the bear community within the...
, he sought to "gain ownership of the word “bear” as his company's trademark."
Bulger, who was born in Rumford, Maine, now works as a program director of a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center in the San Francisco Bay Area.