I interviewed Jake Arthur, one of the founders of the group La Fraternitie du Loup-Garou. This is a back patch club for leather masculine gender outlaws. Their website describes their mission as “For the purpose of this club, ‘masculine gender outlaw’ shall be defined as any person born female or intersexed and raised female, who…
River's Ramblings
River’s Ramblings: Little’s Space
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I decided to write about something that has been really helpful and delightful for me. I think there are times when people in the Leather community can take themselves too seriously. All hail “Ye Olde Guarde”. Little’s space and age play can be wonderful forms of play, and I find that many in the Leather…
River's Ramblings
River’s Ramblings: The Great Divide
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I’ve been noticing an elephant in the room. Trans men in the Leather community are alternatingly accepted and rejected in our community. From Tyler McCormick’s win of IML in 2010, to the display of trans men at the Leather Archives and Museum, to the debacle over ILSb’s policy about trans men competing, I’ve been observing…
