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Leather Heritage Productions LLC is pleased to announce the Judges for this year’s International LeatherSir, Leatherboy and Community Bootblack Contest event weekend.
Master Mike Zuhl – Creator of the ILSb/ICBB Titles
Sir Raul Mendez – International LeatherSir 2008 from Miami, FL
Sir Jack Pearce – International Community Bootblack 2008 from Toronto, Canada
Jack Fritcsher – Writer, author and original publisher of Drummer Magazine from San Francisco, CA
Stephen Palaschek – Southwest Leatherboy 2008 from Phoenix, AZ
Woody Bebout – International Drummer 1991 from Seattle, WA
McG – International Mr. BootBlack 2009 from Toronto, Canada
Allena Gaboosh – Executive Director of Wet Spot/Center for Sex Positive Culture from Seattle, WA
Audrey Joseph – Activist & Contest Director International Drummer Contest 1989-2000 from San Francisco, CA
International LeatherSIR, Leatherboy and Community Bootblack are produced annually in San Francisco, California, carrying on with the long traditions of Drummer. ILSb/ICBB encourages each Leather person to march to the beat of
their own drum, celebrating their Play, Sexuality and Community involvement.
This year’s event will be held in San Francisco, CA during Dore Alley, July 22-25th, 2010. For all event details, visit www.LeatherSir.com
- Our host hotel is once again, the historic Hotel Whitcomb, located mere minutes from
the historic “Miracle Mile” and all the action. There are limited rooms available, so register early.
For media and/or PR inquiries, please contact Olivier Pratt @ Olivier.Pratt@LeatherSir.com
Dark Odyssey:Winter Fire – Last Chance to Register
http://www.darkodyssey.com
February 26-28, 2010
Washington, DC
This Friday over 1000 kinksters will come together for Dark Odyssey: Winter Fire, our incredible event that brings together the best of the BDSM, Sacred Sexuality, Swinger, and Queer communities. With almost 400 first time attendees, Winter Fire is both the place to meet new people and reconnect with old friends and playmates.
Day passes are now available but you have to act quickly as registration closes after Wednesday and THERE IS NO ONSITE REGISTRATION. The hotel has a few rooms left on our dedicated floors and has agreed to continue the the amazing $129/night rate.
Need more information, check out the details below:
*Over 45 classes on topics ranging from sexual techniques to spirituality to BDSM to relationship dynamics to personal & sexual identity, and even more!
*Some of the most amazing presenters in the US, including Ignacio Rivera, Sir C, Amy Jo Goddard, Angel & Sebastien, Ms Cynthia, Lady Hilary & Marine, Mistress Max Rulz, Barbara Carrellas, LqqkOut and Sarah Sloane.
*Special Events including:
… an incredible opening night party with performances, a celebrity auction to benefit NCSF’s “Consent Counts” project, and a fabulous all-gender Fetish Fashion Show!
… British “Lucky” Paul’s amazing fucking machine show, guaranteed to send a thrill up your spine (or down your …)
… and The Dirty Talk Olympics, where everyone can be a winner!
*Our formal dinner on Saturday night, featuring entertainment by The Wet Spots.
*Mixers every night to give you a chance to meet other like-minded attendees.
*Our amazing dungeon space, filled with the most beautiful (and imaginative!) dungeon furnishings available.
*Our “Sex-O-Rama” area, filled with places for you to explore all the√Ǭ†sensuality that the event has to offer.
*And last but definitely not least, a world-class Winter Fire Marketplace filled with vendors such as Passional, Leather by Danny, For Your Nymphomation, Sugar, Pendragon Chain Mail, and many many more.
Registration is $165 for members of participating groups, and $175 for all others, and the hotel is still just $129 per night. 
If you’re thinking of adding in the Wet Spots show-only or VIP tickets, they’re all sold out – but you can still get fantastic general banquet seating. To add the Banquet send an email toregistrar@darkodyssey.com.
So visit our website & register today, before it’s too late!
Best Regards,
The Producers of Dark Odyssey:
Karri, Tristan, Greg, and Colten
Out did yourself at Christmas? Roses too cliché? Looking for something for your sweetie that will really say you want to turn up the heat this Valentine’s day? Then pick up a copy of Tristan Taormino’s Rough Sex. The women are smokin’ hot, the scenes even hotter. Hottest of all is that these rough sex scenes are the creation of the women starring in them.
Each of the scenes is preceded by the woman whose fantasy it is explaining why it’s hot for her and why she chose the guy she did. Articulate, confident and comfortable in their desires…it doesn’t get much sexier than that!
The list of talent in this video is top-notch…Adrianna Nicole, Sasha Grey, Francesca Le and Danny Wylde to name a few. The pairings are genuinely hot with some sexy to spare. The scenes range from classic damsel in distress to women taking control of the situation and everything in between.
Rough Sex also includes a number of DVD extras that make it more than worth its reasonable price. The fact that Danny Wylde shows us a spanking stroke that would make James Spader proud is a total bonus. Once again Tristan has put together an amazing piece of work that is an essential addition to any porn aficionado’s collection and a must have for the beginner.
It’s cold outside! Tristan Taormino’s Rough Sex will give your partner a reason to warm you up.
 Tristan Taormino's Rough Sex
I’ll be there, will you?!
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Marvelous Masquerade – Women’s Play Party and Fundraiser
Sponsored by Marvelous Mayhem, FIST and your MAL-W 2009
Date: Saturday, February 13th
Time: 8:00pm to 2:00am
Location: The Play House, Baltimore Maryland
Cost: $20 at the door plus a dish for the table
Dress Code: Dress for Play! Mardi Gras Masks encouraged but not required.
Its not just Valentines Weekend but also Mardi Gras!!
Come play with the women of the Mid-Atlantic Region as we start a travel fund for the winner of the upcoming Mid-Atlantic Leather Woman contest. Marvelous Mayhem, www.marvelousmayhem.com has also donated a custom title vest to the incoming titleholder. Please check out their web site and thank them for their continued support of our women’s leather community!
If you have ever been curious about contests there is a Q&A session from 9pm to 10pm. There will be several International, Regional and local titleholders present including our special guest Q, International Ms Bootblack 2008 to answer your questions.
Indoor parking from 8pm to 10pm for $5.00
Overnight available for $20 a person (arrangements must be made in advance)
Who is that masked Leather Woman… prizes for best Masquerade mask.
Open play from 9pm to 2am
Please RSVP to CowboiJen@aol.com to be added to the party guest list.
The Mid-Atlantic Leather Woman contest will be held in March as part of the Mid-Atlantic Leather Sir/boy Community Bootblack contests during the Chesapeake Leather Awareness Pride Weekend, March 26-28, in Baltimore, Maryland.
This event is open for leather women of all persuasions who enjoy woman to woman S/M. All S/M dykes, straight, bisexual and trans-sexual/gender women are welcome. FTM transgender bois/boys/men who feel they have a place in the S/M women’s community are also welcome.
After seeing this tweet today:
How could someone say that we are contributing to the “invisibilization of trans women in the queer community”?http://vb.ly/1yv5
I decided to click the link and take a look. The Good Vibrations article written by Dr. Charlie Glickman was an informative read and a good overview of the term cisgender, including some history of the word’s emergence into our culture. It was a comment I read that prompted the tweet I realized.
The comment was from Ellie and read:
It makes me sad that there is yet another Crashpad film put out without trans-women being included. End the invisibilization of trans women in the queer community…
My response is awaiting moderation, so I thought I’d post it here:
Ellie, if transwomen feel invisible in the adult industry or the queer community, it is their responsibility to make their presence known. If someone is trans (masculine or feminine) and passing, how is anyone supposed to know you (I mean that in the royal sense) are there if you don’t let us know you are there?
I am queer, kinky and work for a mainstream adult company. I have had the distinct pleasure of watching the emergence and steady growth of quality porn geared towards and created by queer people. The biggest problem that these companies, or any other company with an honest interest in providing quality queer content, run into when attempting to showcase the diversity of our community is the lack of people willing to be in front of the camera expressing who they are.
I did a shoot for CrashPad in August of last year because, among other reasons, I felt I didn’t see enough representation of the type of person I am (queer leatherboi of color and size). The opportunity was there, I took it and am incredibly happy with the results. The CrashPad staff is incredibly welcoming, professional and fun to work with. If you or anyone you know is interested in increasing the visibility of transwomen in the queer community, and want to use porn as a vehicle to do so, I would suggest filling out a model application and seeing where that leads.
CrashPad/Pink and White Productions is one of a handful of queer companies actively giving us an avenue to put ourselves out there in the way we want to be seen. The opportunity is there, it’s up to you whether you do something with it or waste it complaining.
Just the way I see it.
DARK ODYSSEY: WINTER FIRE 2010 — WORKSHOP LIST NOW ONLINE!
http://www.darkodyssey.com
February 26-28, 2010
Washington DC
The confirmed list of presenters and workshops for Dark Odyssey: Winter Fire
2010 just went live on the website and we are so excited to share it with
all of you!
From world renowned Tantra experts, to infamously skilled deviant dominants,
to nationally acclaimed authors and award-winning educators, we have
presenters from around the world, including:
Amy Jo Goddard * Angel & Sebastien * Anita Wagner * Barbara Carrellas *
Bobby * Ms Cynthia (CM Hurt) * Dan & Dawn * Danielle dv8 * Julian Wolf *
Lady Hilary & Marine * Lqqkout! * Marc B * Mark Michaels & Patricia Johnson
* Mistress Max Rulz * Mollena * Q * Sarah Sloane * SwitchMe * Whittney *
Wintersong Tashlin
The most unique, exciting workshops anywhere, with an emphasis on hands-on
demonstrations. Plus, there are classes are ones you will ONLY see at Dark
Odyssey, some of which have been created especially for the DO community,
including:
Cock Sucking & Deep Throating Even The BIG Ones! * Ageplay & Erotic
Regression * Damned If You Do, Damned If You Don’t – Predicament Scenes *
Erotic Breathwork Workshop * The Fine Art of Dirty Talk * Locks of Lust
Hair Fetish & Beyond * Minority Within A Minority * Polyamory Boot Camp *
The Ritual of Sex * Rough Rope * Sex, Kink, and Disability * Sounds,
Catheters, and Other Fun Things in Your Little Hole
PLUS, LOTS MORE ON…
Sex: Flirt Like You Mean It, Male Member, Aghora Tantra
Kink: Chest & Breast Bondage, Bootblacking 101
Relationships: Fine Art of Compersion, Chosen Family
Spirituality: S&M Spirit & Meaning, Trance 101
In addition to workshops, Dark Odyssey features creative social activities,
nightly special events, erotic rituals, an optional banquet with sexy &
spectacular entertainment, the Sex-O-Rama playspace, and a huge, fully
equipped dungeon so you can play to your hearts desire. Our legendary
special events include:
Dirty Talk Olympics * Genderqueer Mixer * Prostate Play ‘Hands In’ Event *
Banquet and Show featuring “The Wet Spots”
All this happens in a nationally known, upscale hotel located in the heart
of Washington DC, with easy access to metro, Amtrak, and DCA airport. Our
host hotel offers us private ballroom-level event space so we can play the
way we want, and has wonderful amenities including onsite lounge &
restaurant, gift & snack shop, and saunas & exercise rooms. Even better
we¹ve locked in special rates of $129 per night (for two or more nights) for
king & double rooms, so you can relax and enjoy the event without having to
travel all weekend!
Current registration rates are good through January 10!
Visit our website, http://www.darkodyssey.com for more details. We hope
you will join us for this exciting event!
Best Regards,
The Producers of Dark Odyssey:
Tristan, Greg, Karri, and Colten
My travel schedule is shaping up to be pretty busy. These are mostly confirmed dates. I need to reschedule a trip north of the Mason-Dixon. I also have an additional college presentation/talk in the works, but am definitely looking to do more of those! If you have any suggestions or are looking for someone hit me up.
Definitely let me know if I’ll be seeing you at any of these!! It’s always nice to see friendly faces.
ILSb/ ICBB
Thu, October 29 – Sun, November 1
Where: San Francisco, CA
Charlotte TNG
Tue, November 3, 7:00pm – 10:00pm
Where: Charlotte, NC
Bootblacking/Titleholder workshop
Fri, November 13 – Sun, November 15
Where: Newport News, Va
Colgate University – Brown Bag series
Mon, February 15, 2010 – Tue, February 16, 2010
Where: Hamilton, NY
DO: Winter Fire
Fri, February 26, 2010 – Sun, February 28, 2010
Where: DC
Frolicon
Thu, April 1, 2010 – Sun, April 4, 2010
Where: Atlanta, Ga
International Ms Leather
Thu, April 15, 2010 – Mon, April 19, 2010
Where: San Francisco, CA
Beyond Leather
Fri, April 23, 2010 – Sun, April 25, 2010
Where: Ft. Lauderdale, Fl
CLOAK’s Super Saturday
Sat, May 1, 2010
Where: Charlotte, NC
SELF
Thu, June 10, 2010 – Sun, June 13, 2010
Where: Atlanta, Ga
DO: Summer Camp
Wed, Sept 15, 2010 – Mon, Sept 20, 2010
Where: Baltimore, MD
Ready for the event not to miss? http://beyondleather.net/index.php?page_id=1.
During the next 3 weeks you can join us at BL3 for just $110, if you are paid in full before Oct 31.
Did you know that BL3 is having 35 esteemed national presenters? http://beyondleather.net/index.php?page_id=41
with 60 workshops to choose from and 3 days of non stop lifestyle action?
Beyond Leather has 4 theaters that are so exciting like lube wrestling, exotic rope theme and 2 so edgy that the hush is intense. Don’t forget the 2 nights on site 9,000 sq ft dungeon play w/state of the art equipment and high powered music.
How about the “what’s new page”? http://beyondleather.net/index.php?page_id=43 ; Want to go on the cruise and making this your yearly vacation?
We are working hard to make Beyond Leather the event that you want to come to every April and always look forward to enjoying at this upscale 4 star hotel in beautiful Fort Lauderdale, FL.
Register today at http://beyondleather.net/index.php?page_id=16, why wait? Have you heard there is a payment program which is only $40 per month for the full package which includes 5 gourmet meals that we worked hard to put together and it rocks? http://beyondleather.net/index.php?page_id=17
Yes BL3 is still months away but the hotel block is already 60% full so do not wait, register today before the prices start to climb.
Join the BL3 FetLife I Am Going Page http://fetlife.com/events/1883
Join the BL3 yahoo group at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BeyondLeather/
See you in April………feel free to cross post where allowed.
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