Blackout 30

By Bear Mike

Over 350 ONYX members, friends, many ONYX Pearls, Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, and cheerleaders celebrated the 30th Anniversary of ONYX, making Blackout30 the organization’s largest bi-annual run yet.

Held in Chicago October 16-20 at the Knickerbocker Hotel in downtown Chicago, five founding fathers of ONYX gathered to celebrate the Homecoming-themed event and pass tradition forward: Master Mufasa Ali, Daddy Steve Bailous,

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.

Los Angeles Leather Pride - March 17-24

Los Angeles Leather Pride is thrilled to unveil the itinerary for its iconic week-long celebration. Embracing the theme of Dark Angel Seduction!, this year's festivities promise to stand out as the premier events within the Los Angeles Leather Community.

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.

Mates Leather Weekend XXVI

By Rick Conley

550 Leather-folk were on hand for the 26th Mates Leather Weekend in Provincetown, MA September 28 - October 2 and by all accounts had a great time. Mates Leather Weekend raised a record $12,100 for the AIDS Support Group of Cape Cod, bringing the total to date