
Applications are now being accepted for the 2019 presenter team for Great Lakes Leather Alliance 2019, being held September 26-29, 2019 in Indianapolis, IN.
News from the entire region’s LGBTQ, bear, leather and kink communities.
CINCINNATI — Tri-State Leather on Wednesday launched a digital fundraiser for this year’s contest. Tri-State Leather will be held Nov 2-4 in Cincinnati at the Millennium Hotel. There will be With TriState Leather Contests, which include Mr, Rubber, Puppy and bringing back this year Ms title along with vendors, classes, and bootblacks. To raise for…
CHICAGO – On the Weekend of August 10 to 12, 2018, Bootblacks from around the country will pour into the City of Chicago for the 3rd annual . In 2015, Sparkie, 2015 Illinois Community Bootblack, wanted to do a unique fundraising event to end his title year and decided to fill the void for Bootblack-focused…
DES MOINES — The Titans of the Midwest education group announced two executive board appointments on Wednesday. Rob “Papa Bear” Anderson to the Vice President position. Rob Anderson has previously served as Secretary for Titans of the Midwest in 2015 and most recently has been serving as At-Large West in 2018. He has been a…
DES MOINES — The Capital Bears of Des Moines will be hosting Bear Necessities 2018 this weekend across the Des Moines area. The full schedule: Friday, April 13, 2018 7:00PM – A Bear-y Welcome to Des Moines! – The Blazing Saddle – 416 E 5th St, Des Moines, IA 50309 9:00PM – 1:00AM – Bear Bartenders – The Blazing Saddle 10:00PM –…
[flagallery gid=110] COLUMBUS, Ohio — Mr. Midwest Olympus Leather contest occurred the weekend of Feb. 9-10, 2018, at Highball Tavern in Columbus, Ohio. The weekend consisted of a meet-and-greet, cigar social, a day of learning opportunities at The Space in Columbus and then the contest Saturday night. Outgoing title holder Ken Powers (Sir Steele) said…
INDIANAPOLIS — Great Lakes Leather Alliance (GLLA) announced Sunday that they would be adding the Great Lakes Person of Leather (GLPoL) contest to the roster, starting in 2018. GLPoL will feed into the International Person of Leather (IPoL) contest, which will be held at Sin in the City in Las Vegas. The purpose of IPoL is is to…
DES MOINES — The Titans of the Midwest, a regional community service and education leather organization, has selected a new executive board for 2018. The new board members are: President – Sargent James Vice President – Brian Bolt Donner Treasurer – Gerard Schwickerath Secretary – Shane Donegan Public Liaison – D.S. Trumbull Membership Secretary – Jonathan Garton Bookkeeper – Vacant At-Large…
– Cincinnati, OH, November 17th to November 19th A little history on Tri-State Leather weekend: Starting in 2011, the Tri-State area (Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana) has come together and held the Mr. Tri-State Leather Contest. The title was awarded to Danny. In 2013, the first Mr Tri-State Rubber title was awarded to Ben. In 2014,…