Up Your Alley
Another Up Your Alley/Dore Alley Street Fair is in the books and it sounds like it was a barrel of fun—kinky fun for the estimated 20,000 attendees.
Anthony from Leathermen Travel summed it up well, "Had a great time at Up Your Alley (Dore Alley) in San Francisco. It is a street fair event at the intersection of Folsom Street and Dore Alley. The same location as SF Folsom Street Fair, but about 1/2 the size.
Leather Leadership Conference celebrates 25th Anniversary
By Bear Mike
A successful 25th Anniversary Leather Leadership Conference was held March 8-10 in Atlanta, Georgia, with about 250 attendees from across the USA, Canada and Mexico. Next year’s event will be held in Los Angeles, California, at Hilton LAX, March 14-16.
Palm Springs Leather Pride
Palm Springs Leather Pride was held at several venues in the Palm Springs/Cathedral City area the weekend of October 26-29 and Hotel Zoso was the host hotel where Oscar Uvillus was sashed Mr. Palm Springs Leather on Saturday night. Oscar Uvillus is the new Mr. Palm Springs Leather, Rodrigo Digletti was the runner-up, Jeremy Purkins and Wilson Raiser competed.
LA Leather Getaway by CLAW
The third iteration of LA Leather Getaway by CLAW held at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel in downtown Los Angeles Thanksgiving weekend, November 22-26, showed a 10 percent
growth from 2022. Several tweaks made it easier for attendees to navigate the Bonaventure. Major events were joined
Dave Rhodes' Hump Day June 22, 2023
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Pride across the globe
Here is a gallery of photos from Fresno, California all the way to Norway. There was more than one Pride parade and festival in Los Angeles. While most of the big boys will be held the fourth weekend of June, the same weekend of the 1969 Stonewall Rebellion, many, including Chicago, Baltimore and Albuquerque, held their pride events earlier so their communities could attend the half-a-million people strong events.
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IML 2023 is Marcus Barela
The International Mr. Leather 2023 Contest saw Mr. Eagle LA Leather Marcus Barela best 53 other men at the Auditorium in Chicago, IL on Sunday night, May 28. First runner-up was Christopher Gonzalez and second runner-up was Matthew Moody. Read the full story and 115 photo gallery at
https://theleatherjournal.com/news/iml-2023-is-marcus-barela
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