Tom of Finland

Who was Tom of Finland?
Here’s a quote from one of his biographies:

Tom of Finland, the artist and man, was born, raised and lived most of his life in his native Finland, dying there in 1991 at the age of 71. 
I was in my mid-twenties when Tom and I started corresponding back in 1976 and was ripe and ready to experience the messages he portrayed in his works. 
Tom quickly became the most important person to influence my life to that date. 
I discovered through his work that I was as much of a man as any of my Heterosexual counterparts and that sex and love between men could be a heroic bonding experience – not unlike that of Greek and Roman soldiers. 

Tom’s favorite character, “Kake”, was always just as willing to get his hole plowed as he was to do the plowing and clearly sent the message out that sex between men is just plain manly – no matter what position one takes. 
By his characters’ actions Tom showed unbridled sexual passion between men and, afterwards, a brotherhood and camaraderie. 
His drawings also encouraged guys to experiment and push boundaries, to do anything to turn your partner on and get him off.