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7	Tom of Finland (real name Touko Valio Laaksonen, 8 May 1920 – 7 November 1991) is one of the most famous artists of gay men in history, and the modern TropeCodifier of the ManlyGay trope. He specialized in drawing [[HelloSailor sailors]] and [[LeatherMan leather-clad bikers]]...with {{Raging Stiffie}}s in their pants. He also loved to draw [[HotMenAtWork lumberjacks and construction workers.]]
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9	Tom himself served as a Lieutenant in the Finnish Army during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII. He was a fire control officer in the anti-aircraft troops, and his bravery earned him ''Vapaudenristi'' (Cross of Freedom) decoration. His drawing style has been claimed to be the inspiration of Music/FreddieMercury's performance style.
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11	A documentary about his life and works called ''Film/DaddyAndTheMuscleAcademy'' was released in 1991, and a biopic called ''Film/TomOfFinland'' was released in 2017.
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14	!! Tom of Finland's work provides examples of:
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16	* BiggerIsBetterInBed: Tom liked 'em ''big''. Might be GagPenis to some.
17	* FollowTheLeader: His gay pornographic art inspired many other artists in this field. His art is considered a major contributor in leather-clad bikers and sailors having developed into gay symbols.
18	* HelloSailor: The artist loved men in uniform and drew a lot of sailors.
19	* HotMenAtWork: Construction workers are a recurring theme.
20	* LeatherMan: He drew a lot of leather-clad bikers.
21	* ManlyGay: All the men he drew were strong, muscular men.
22	* MrFanservice: All the men he drew are essentially gay fan service.
23	* RagingStiffie: The men in his work often have rather bulbous underpants.
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25	** "Vive Le Rock" from ''Music/ViveLeRock'' by Music/AdamAnt name drops him:
26	-->''Well, I've been where I was going''
27	-->''And it's not Tom of Finland''
28	** Music/{{Turbonegro}} bassist and songwriter Thomas Seltzer has occasionally gone by the stage name "Tom of Norway".

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