Meet jade. Jade first got into the Bootblack trade when he practiced on his own leather mask last July. It was in a Mentors Program where he was first introduced to bootblacking. According to jade, “As soon as I got my hands on a brush and started shining, I felt at peace really zenned out. […]
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Team Friendly has a goal – to eliminate the stigma of HIV in the world. Education is the key to making a difference. After the 80’s AIDS pandemic, the 90’s saw a decrease in conversation about HIV, leading to a quiet resurgence with no media coverage. Soon, with new cases soaring in the southern states,
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Absolem identifies as a male, heterosexual Asshole with a tendency towards being a service dominant. His experience with Leather goes back to his teen years. After cowboying in the Granbury area, he moved to deep South Texas to make a few extra bucks. Wearing his “uniform” of jeans, t-shirts, and boots, he scoffed as he
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Before 2012, I had never really considered picking up a paintbrush. For most of my life, I have been happy to spend my time behind the lens of a camera. Whether that was shooting weddings, still life, or figure studies, I love capturing moments of time the way I see them. While I still love
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In 1995, Mufasa Ali sat at a dining room table with four other men, and together they formed a new organization – ONYX. As leathermen of color, they wanted a safe space where they would be able to network and to explore issues germane to all men of color within the wider leather community. With
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Safe to Be is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit committed to creating a tiny home community for marginalized LGBTQ+ individuals. Their focus is to provide emergency transitional, and permanent housing for at-risk and/or homeless LGBTQ+ persons with a significant emphasis on being trans inclusive. “Frequently, homeless LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer) persons have great difficulty finding
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Sir Tender and Maverick Great Plains Olympus Leather (GPOL) is an annual contest founded in 1996, hosted at the Dallas Eagle, and produced by Master TC and slave Audra. Their mission is “to promote a positive image of the Leather/BDSM/Fetish lifestyle, and to promote representatives of the entire leather community regardless of race, religion, political
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Beyond Vanilla is a multi-day event in the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex celebrating its 30th year in 2020! In 1984, as the AIDS crisis was gaining momentum, a men’s BDSM group called the Disciples of de Sade was founded. They began holding seminars in the small meeting room in the back of the Dallas Gay Alliance, with
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Written by Kyle Cannon of Motorcycle Habit (article has been edited for size/relevance) Whether you’re a seasoned motorcycle rider, just starting to ride, or are simply observant, you may have noticed that a lot of motorcycle riders wear leather. Some wear a lot of it no matter what season it is. A lot of people
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Join us for LEATHER PERSPECTIVES! Saturday, June 27th 2:00 PM (Doors open at 1:30 PM) The Dallas Eagle FREE for members $5 for non-members (Join for $25/year!) In June we will have Ms Boots speaking on Why We Wear Leather. For more information visit www.NLADallas.org The fourth Saturday of each month NLA-Dallas invites a person
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