CHICAGO – Michael and Angie Shorten, International Master/slave 2014, are pleased to announce that they have formed the Illinois Leather Alliance to produce the Illinois Leather titles contest, starting in 2016. The contest will be held on March 18th and 19th, 2016 at it’s traditional location – Touché – known as “Chicago’s Leather Bar Since 1977.”…
Den Talk
Den Talk: Mr. Chicago Leather Travelogue and Recap
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Den Talk, Opinion
Den Talk: IML and the Fabric of our Leather Tribe
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Illinois, News
Chicagoland Masters And slaves Together chapters meet in February
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The Masters And slaves Together (MAsT) chapters in the Chicagoland region have both announced their upcoming February topics. MAsT groups are a great way for kinky folks already in Master/slave relationships, curious about Master/slave relationships, or currently in/curious about Power Exchange relationships to get support, learn new things and share their experiences and knowledge. The…
News, Regional
Master/slave Community in the Great Lakes
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CHICAGO – Master/slave (M/s) relationships are usually seen as on the edge of the spectrum of kinky relationship dynamics. They are a small minority in a huge (and sometimes quickly redefined) array of various relationship types. Although small in numbers compared to the greater kink community, Masters and slaves are a growing community; reflecting what…
Illinois, News
Sept 28 – LRA Chicago Hosts Presentation on “The 3 C’s”
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The LRA Chicago will be be hosting Master Sindarian and his slave, ciara, as presenters on Saturday, September 28 from 6pm – 8pm. They will be presenting on the topic “3 C’s -Compatibility Communication, and Commitment.” This presentation will cover “ideas and concepts that one might consider when contemplating entering into a D/s or M/s relationship.”…
News
Dr. Gloria Brame presents at Leather Archives
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The Leather Archives & Museum of Chicago hosted Dr. Gloria Brame last night for a reading from her new book Sex for Grown-ups A Sex Primer for the 21st Century. Dr. Gloria Brame is a world-renowned author, blogger, sex therapist and history who is best known for her previous book Different Loving. Her new book is…
Illinois, News
Chicago Pride Ride – June 23rd 2013
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CHICAGO – Sunday, June 23rd, the week before the Chicago Pride Parade 2013, hop on your motorcycle and let’s have a Pride Ride! Ride for LGBT Pride. Ride for Leather Pride. Ride for Boy Pride. Ride for Pup Pride. Ride for Girl Pride. Ride for Master/slave Pride. Ride for BDSM/Kink Pride. Ride for some other…
Illinois, News
Looking for Leather Angels: Walk to End Lupus Now, May 19
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CHICAGO – Lupus is a disease that can have brutal symptoms and yet remains mostly unknown or misunderstood. We need your help! Life is not easy with lupus and while modern medicine has made strides in improving the quality of life for those diagnosed, much more remains to be done. All that takes money, and…
Opinion
Book Review: “The Killer Wore Leather” by Laura Antoniou
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What do you do when you’re an acclaimed writer of some of the hottest erotica on the bookshelf? Well, if you’re Laura Antoniou, author of “The Marketplace Series” and also behind some of the more (in)famous speeches around our leather/kink community[1], you write a mystery/murder novel. But not just any novel, Laura has written a…
