Embrace by Dylan Mooney.
We’d been planning a Feeling Good-themed issue of DNA for a few months before covid-19 and the death of George Floyd, which activated the Black Lives Matter global response. And yet, it couldn’t feel more timely and relevant.
In this issue, we discover the life and work of Mr Leather Netherlands 2019, Axe Leito (page 54). He’s originally from Curaçao in the Caribbean and now calls Amsterdam home. Not only is he breaking down barriers in the leather and fetish community across Europe, he’s using his connections to promote HIV/AIDS awareness back in Curaçao. This is no mean feat considering the Caribbean is one of the most socially conservative and anti-gay regions on Earth.