Photos & Text by Paulo Murillo – Los Angeles Leather Pride 2015 brought together ten leathermen to the stage to compete for the title of Mr. LA Leather, which would take home a leather sash, medallion and a chance to Read more
Eric Paul Leue, Mr. Los Angeles Leather 2014, on his title year, brotherhood and why leather is more than just “leather.” BY GUY BALDWIN, M.S. | PHOTO BY DUSTI CUNNINGHAM As a general rule, I prefer to conduct interviews in Read more
How African-American organizations and leathermen are shaking up the leather community’s status quo. BY ROB SMITH Until recently the only thing associated with black and the leather community was the color of the material, but a few groups and some Read more
Registration closes months early for world’s largest annual AIDS fundraiser. BY VICTOR MELAMED AIDS/LifeCycle® has closed registration for its San Francisco to Los Angeles bike ride—the world’s largest annual, single-event HIV/AIDS fundraiser—earlier than ever before and for only the third Read more
THE L.A. LEATHER PRIDE GUIDE 2015 Don Mike and Jeremy Ronceros are your hosts for the Mr. Los Angeles Leather Contest at Club 333Live on Saturday, March 28. DON MIKE Don Mike is a cultural movement. From his past memberships Read more
THE L.A. LEATHER PRIDE GUIDE 2015 Chief Level Sponsors ($2,500 or more) ELDER LEVEL SPONSORS ($1,000 or more) WARRIOR LEVEL SPONSORS ($500 OR MORE) SCOUT LEVEL ($250 or more) THE L.A. LEATHER PRIDE GUIDE 2015 << PREVIOUS PAGE | Read more
THE L.A. LEATHER PRIDE GUIDE 2015 Here are your judges for the Mr. LA Leather 2015 contest taking place this month. For more detailed bios on each judge visit laleatherpride.com. ERIC PAUL LEUE Mr. Los Angeles Leather 2014 Mr. Read more
THE L.A. LEATHER PRIDE GUIDE 2015 Celebrate the final hours of Los Angeles Leather Pride at the Off Sunset Festival in Silver Lake: Sunday, March 29, 2015. The Off-Sunset Festival, first held in 2013, is an exciting day of music, Read more
THE L.A. LEATHER PRIDE GUIDE 2015 Grand Prize Raffle Tickets: Trip for 2 To Folsom Europe 2015 in Berlin. As part of the new alliance between the leather communities of the sister cities of Los Angeles and Berlin, L.A. Leather Read more
THE L.A. LEATHER PRIDE GUIDE 2015 SUNDAY MARCH 22 THE SOUTHLAND HONORS The Faultline, 4216 Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles, 12pm-2:30pm. $25. For more info visit: laleatherpride.com. The Southland Honors brunch takes place in the Faultline parking lot where all Read more
THE L.A. LEATHER PRIDE GUIDE 2015 Extraordinary leaders ensuring our future The LALC has established The LA30 Program in order to identify supporters of LA’s leather community willing to make a commitment of at least $250 per person ($500 per Read more
THE L.A. LEATHER PRIDE GUIDE 2015 The ten competitors for the coveted title of Mr. LA Leather 2015. The winner will be chosen on Saturday, March 28 at Club 333Live, 333 South Boylston Street, Los Angeles, 6pm-10pm. For more detailed bios on each Read more
THE L.A. LEATHER PRIDE GUIDE 2015 A Message From Committee Chair Marlon Morales. I have never been more proud or excited to be a part of the Los Angeles Leather community. It is a great pleasure to serve as your L.A. Read more
NEW MENINGITIS CASE IN HOLLYWOOD The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health confirmed that a gay man in Hollywood has become infected with invasive meningococcal disease, sparking new calls for organizations to encourage gay men or MSM (men who Read more
Why are cannibalism and grotesque necrotic monsters fine, while an innocuous kiss between two men sends people over the revulsion line? TWITTER ANXIETY, HAND PUPPETS & SEXUAL SECURITY I haven’t watched “The Walking Dead,” so it’s hard for me to Read more
Easy DoesIt In celebration of all things leather and kink we asked a few sober folks in the leather community how they integrate their leather and kink lifestyles with their clean and sober lives. >> BY PAULO MURILLO << THE OPTION Read more
CA Ballot Initiative: Execute Gays A California man would like to make it legal to shoot “any person who willingly touches another person of the same gender for purposes of sexual gratification.” The effort is being spearheaded by Matthew McLaughlin, who Read more
