Helmet courtesy of The Costume House Justin Emerick, the outgoing Mr. LA Leather, on exploring kinks, the fraternity of brotherhood and passing the torch. BY MARK ARIEL | PHOTO BY ANTHONY DURAN IN THE “THINGS-AREN’T-ALWAYS-WHAT-THEY-SEEM” CATEGORY this past year’s Mr. LA Leather would most likely be a strong contender for first place. Mild-mannered, affable, soft-spoken…
“Joey walked in on me with the guy I was dating just kind of sitting on my lap,” Lance Bass told Billy Bush and Kit Hoover on Access Hollywood Live, referring to NSYNC band mate, Joey Fantone. “Straight guys don’t do that.” Fantone didn’t so much as flinch after witnessing some boy-on-boy TLC. ”I’m…
White Party Palm Springs 2014 brings you 25 REASONS TO CELEBRATE WHITE PARTY 25 – WITH THE 25 HOTTEST MEN. “I hope everyone enjoys this video as much as we all did making it,” said founder and producer Jeffrey Sanker in a press release. ”I’m looking forward to seeing everyone in Palm Springs next month April 25-28!”…
Arizona Governor Jan Brewer assured the people of Arizona that she would do the right thing for the state via a tweet on February 25, and she kept her promise. The next day Gov. Brewer vetoed Senate Bill 1062, also known as the Religious Freedom Bill, a bill backed by Republicans which was designed to give…
International Mr. Leather, Andy Cross, on common misconceptions, queer teens in Alaska and bringing the leather community closer together. BY MARK ARIEL PHOTO BY: SYDNEY ERTHAL INTERNATIONAL MISTER LEATHER (IML) is an international conference and contest of leathermen held annually since 1979. Andy Cross, Mr. San Francisco Leather 2013, was named International Mr. Leather 2013…
Anti-Homosexuality Bill in Uganda; Nigerian homes raided to “cleanse” neighborhood of gays. Cry the beloved country. BY VICTOR MELAMED YOWERI MUSEVENI, the president of Uganda has decided to sign the highly-controversial Anti-Homosexuality Bill (AHB) into law, reports David Badash in The New Civil Rights Movement (thenewcivilrightsmovement.com). The bill is largely the result of America’s Christian…
Black & Tans, 1974 Celebrating 40 years of service in uniform. BY ROBERT BLACKMON IN JUNE 1974 a group of men decided to band together and make their mark on the local Los Angeles uniform community. Little did they know that forty years later they would leave a footprint that would forever change the way…
TOM OF FINLAND © 1990 Tom of Finland Foundation We have embraced everything from saving the rain forest to worrying about what kind of food our great grandchildren will eat … yet we can’t help confront the proverbial elephant in the room. BY ROBERT BLACKMON I AM A BIT NERVOUS about writing this article for…
This year’s LA Leather Pride theme is dedicated to the “only in LA” aspirations and accomplishments of the LA Band of Brothers. BY VICTOR MELAMED LA LEATHER PRIDE 2014, (with events taking place this month, March 23-30), will be a full week crammed with bigger, wilder, and hotter events than ever. The theme this year:…
Dr. Tony Mills, International Mr. Leather 1998, on HIV, sex in the leather community and winning the IML competition. BY PAULO MURILLO TONY MILLS MD has had a medical practice devoted to holistic healthcare, focusing on nutrition, exercise and the wellness of gay men, since 1999. With over 5,000 men under his care—half of whom…
David McGrath, president and founder of “Twisted DNA 46 XY” on being sober, the leather fetish scene and living every day to the fullest, with integrity. BY PAULO MURILLO | PHOTO BY ANTHONY DURAN IF YOU HAD THE CHOICE to start the business of your dream, what would that business be? David McGrath, the president…
