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VIDEO INTERVIEWS: Click here to find a video Daddy Alan Penrod Eastern Canada LeatherSir/boy SECC Contestant Interviews Master John Weal Interview PSLOD President Interview MAL 2010 Contestant Interviews Jeffrey Gent of Rubbellion Latex 2009 American Leather Family Hugo Duchesne - Priape Montreal David Ivey - Mr Leatherman Toronto 2010 Devin Thompson - Mr Toronto Leather Fellowship 2010 Bootboy Digger - Mr Bootblack Toronto 2010

News to Abuse - M Cuir Montréal 2010 - Mr Rawhide NYC - Gold Coast Flashback

Congratulations to Ghislain Rousseau - Mr Leather Montreal!

From the Aigle Noir (Black Eagle) Facebook page:

C'est avec honneur que je porterai les couleurs de M. Cuir Montréal 2010. Une année excitante s'annonce. Merci à mes amis et partenaires qui m'ont supporté durant le concours. Avec respect et amitié Ghislain Rousseau MCM2010 

It is with great pride that I will be wearing the colors of Mr. Leather Montreal 2010. An exciting is starting. Thank's to my faithfull supporters and sponsors. Ghislain Rousseau MLM2010 

Introducing the First Ever Mr. Rawhide, NYC

As reported on the Rawhide's Blog

On Friday March 12 and Saturday March 13, history was made within the NYC Leather community when the city's oldest and original Leather/Levi bar, Rawhide, held it's first ever Mr. Rawhide, NYC leather competition. Despite the monsoon conditions outside for two days the bar was packed with Leather men and women as they celebrated the first Mr. Rawhide, NYC, Ryan Mollar. 

The esteemed panel of judges consisted of Darrell Perry, Cirrtone, Grant Anderson, Master Tip, Morgaine, Kip Hollar, and Mike Dreyden. The judges boy for the event was Fenix, with Spanky and Damian serving as tally masters. Behind the scenes, serving as Den Daddy, was Hillary S. Naploleone Williams. The event was emceed by Will Clark with DJ Delroy spinning tunes and Ray Daniels dancing "Coyote Ugly" style throughout the weekend.  

And since we're on a titleholder roll...

A moment of history from chicagoleatherclub.org

October 1972: In a contest held at the Chicago Leather bar, the Gold Coast, John Lunning becomes Mr. Gold Coast, the first leather title holder.

 

Well Now You Know All About Gay Leather

Seen while searching for "gay leather"

From a review for a UK restaurant... The rooms are the familiar Dickensian ramble of wooden floors, gay leather and architectural recovery with easy-to-read modern art. The lighting is so low, you worry you’re getting a brain tumour. These rooms always look as if they’ve been designed for hangovers.

Ummm.....okay....

And finally from the Urban Dictionary

 

S/M Happy Hour Kicks Off LA Leather

Leatherati.com and Antebellum Gallery of Hollywood invite all kinksters for an S/M Happy Hour to kick off Los Angeles Leather week here in Los Angeles.

Join guest host American Leatherman 2009 Alex Lindsay along with Antebellum proprietor and renowned fetish photographer Rick Castro, and Leatherati.com Editor in Chief Loren Berthelsen for a fun cocktail party to say "hello" to leather!

Shots, wine and soft drinks will be available at the no-host bar. Hours are from 5 - 8 PM. No cover and please, 21 and over only.

Antebellum is located at 1643 N. Las Palmas Ave in Hollywood,CA. 323.856.0667.

See you there!

Gear Up For The Weekend Of March 19, 2010

Gear up for the weekend of March 19, 2010

 

Studs On The Block

The auction block that is...

Mr. Tool Shed Leather to Host First Annual Stud Auction Benefit

Dinner dates with eight of Palm Springs’ hunkiest men will go on the auction block on Saturday, April 3 from 8-11 pm at the Desert’s first annual Stud Auction. The event is presented by Chris Bates, Mr. Tool Shed Leather 2010, and will be held at the Tool Shed, located at 600 East Sunny Dunes Road in Palm Springs.

This year's auction will benefit Desert AIDS Project’s new Dental Clinic, which provides free and low cost dental care to low income people living with HIV and AIDS. Past PSLOD President Ken Blochowski will emcee, while local personality Steven Michael will serve as auctioneer.

Gear up for the weekend of March 12, 2010

What's on for the weekend of March 12, 2010

Hide and Seek

Feeling the need to keep BDSM on the D/L

Kinksters have come a long way towards being accepted but the journey is far from over as this article from Columbus's The Other Paper notes.

Nearly a century and a half after Leopold von Sacher-Masoch published the erotic novel that led to the psychiatric definition of masochism, fetish sexuality remains mostly under the radar of vanilla society. While David Ives’sVenus in Fur, a play based on the novel, debuted off-Broadway last month to rave reviews (“90 minutes of good, kinky fun,” said The New York Times), local kinksters remain a guarded, discreet community out of necessity.

Is there still moral harassment of such sexual activity in the 21st century Midwest?

“Absolutely. There’s a monster-ization of what we do,” said Barak, co-founder of Columbus’s most prominent fetish group, Adventures in Sexuality (AIS).

AIS members include everybody from the person “who brings handcuffs out once a month and says ‘honey it’s time’ to 24/7 lifestylers,” said Barak. The group has nearly 1,400 members in Central Ohio and hosts the annual Winter Wickedness Festival in Columbus.

Butchmanns Experience - Tuscon, AZ

A weekend of experience!

On October 22-25, 2010, the Desert Dominion in Tuscon, AZ will host the Butchmanns Experience for a weekend Men’s Event. 

The Butchmanns Experience is an intensive educational weekend designed to provide an opportunity for self-discovery in the pursuit of self-actualization. The event includes hands-on training in basic SM practices, protocol and rituals, and a view of leadership and obedience through the lens of Master/slave dynamics.

The Butchmanns Experience allows us to explicitly visit areas that challenge and soothe us for the purpose of identifying who we are. Happiness comes from living authentically. When we are ready to be who we truly are, we encounter the next step on our path.

News to Abuse: Geared for Life - Mr SF Leather - Atlanta Eagle Raid Update

We like this!

Geared for Life at Pistons Bar in Long Beach - hosted by Marcus Hopkins, Mr. Pistons Leather 2010 with emcee Jeff Wacha, Mr. Detour Leather 2000, Mr. LA Leather 2000.  

Gear up for:  Paddle Patio Paddle-a-Thon - Gear from Rough Trade and Syren - Art by Tom of Finland - Kinky Fantasy Photo Session - Bootblacking by Chewy, Mr. Ashram West Leather 2010 - Paddle & Gear Raffle.  $5 Event Entry and ALL Proceeds donated to the AIDS Life Emergency Fund.

Mr SF Leather 2010

Leatherati was live this last weekend at the Mr SF Leather 2010 contest which also included the SF Bay Area Leather Alliance awards show and dinner.

Mr Powerhouse Leather Lance Holman was selected as the new Mr SF Leather and will go on to compete at IML in May 2010.  Congrats to Brandon Clark for a fantastic year representing SF!

Full story and pics on Leatherati Live!

And more info on the Atlanta Eagle raid

As reported on TheSundayPaper.com

A City Council subcommittee voted today to issue subpoenas for 18 Atlanta Police officers involved in the raid of the Atlanta Eagle, a gay leather bar in Midtown, last September. The move sets the stage to potentially expand the power of a citizen’s board meant to address concerns over how police go about policing. 

But there are more problems in the offing, and this may have made it worse.  Read the full story after the jump.

Finally! More Places to "Get Your Gear On"

Everybody's moaning about the same thing lately - "Nobody gears up to go out anymore!"  A visit to almost any leather bar across the US sure seems to support the complaint.  It's a sea of cargos and flip flops out there.

But there are a few bright spots out there popping up on our Leatherati radar.

Code DC - These guys are gear freaks, and we love that.  The line from the website says it all; Most guys take their clothes off to have sex. We think they have it backwards. That's when we put the gear ON, and the more gear the better!  Code embraces a wide variety of gear including sport, skin, rubber, and leather of course.  The crowd tends to run younger and the producers always make sure to have plenty of staged play going on to keep the energy hot.

Code happens the first Saturday of each month in DC, every other second Saturday in Philadelphia, and a special edition at IML this year. Check the website for times, locations, and dress code.