Soldier, sailor, stable boy, spy: 100 years of Tom of Finland.

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Tom of Finland's art became an iconic part of the gay visual vocabulary during its time. (Photo: TOM OF FINLAND FOUNDATION)

A lightbulb went off when artist Touko Laaksonen saw stills of Marlon Brando in The Wild One. The 1953 film features Brando as Johnny Strabler, leader of the Black Rebels Motorcycle Club. In a black leather jacket and white T-shirt, jeans…