 Additionally, he considers himself to be part of the Bear community as well as a fan of it.The "Leonard and Larry" comic strip was first published in "Gay Comix #5" in 1984, and would go on to be featured in "Gay Comix #7" in 1986, "Gay Comix" #10 in 1987, and "Gay Comics" #14 in 1991, as well as its own special issue of "Gay Comix" in 1992.