CHICAGO — The Chicago Non-Monogamy Conference will be returning for its second go this weekend. According the the website, the goal of the conference is to help bring the Chicago non-monogamy community together across all the lines – age, gender, race, class, location, ability, configuration, label, and others. The one-day conference provides a space for attendees…
CHICAGO — The Chicago Power Exchange Roundtable will cover Structural Tools & Their Effectiveness in Power Exchange. From the Fetlife event: Tools that create structure in power exchange can help define and shape a dynamic, and be useful in establishing stability, security, anticipation – rituals, protocol, personal growth assignments being some of those tools. Using such…
CHICAGO — Chicago Bearfest will return for its second time May 24-28. This year’s schedule of events has bear dancers, the 2018 Chicago Bear & Chicago Cub contest and a special show “My Big Funny Peter” featuring comedian Peter Bisuito. There is no official host hotel for Bearfest. Most of the events and activities take…
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…
CHICAGO — ONYX/Midwest is hosting the Northern Decadence play party this weekend in Chicago. The club is inviting people to bring their favorite toys and to enjoy the space. From their invite: Pictures are not allowed to be taken inside the premise. No direct genital contact is allowed on the furniture/equipment. This is a drug…
CHICAGO — The producers of the American Brotherhood Weekend have announced the judging panel for the 2018 ABW contest. Lee Carl is a Chicago native who moved back home after 20+ years in Los Angeles. A founding member of the Women’s Leather Network, Co-Founder of LARAWW, Co Producer of Ms LA Leather and Ms World…
CHICAGO — Galleria Domain 2 in Chicago will host a education session with Midori on Saturday, May 12. From GD2’s announcement: Ever feel boxed in by the definition and expectations of kinky sex? Do you want more fulfilling play? Would you like a more effective way to find out what the other person really wants…
[flagallery gid=114] CHICAGO — The Illinois Bear Contest was held this past weekend in Chicago. Four titles were given out, including the new Ms. Illinois Bear. The winners are: Illinois Bear 2018 – Crescendo Onyx Ms. Illinois Bear 2018 – Belladona Logan Illinois Cub 2018 – Jeremy Miller Illinois Bear Hunter 2018 – Steven Wolfvien…
On Sunday, April 15th, the Trident International WIndy City hosted the 5th Annual Cupcake Wars at Touché in Chicago. This year’s event benefited the Broadway Youth Center. The Broadway Youth Center (BYC) of Howard Brown Health is a haven for LGBTQ youth and young people experiencing homelessness or housing instability. Here they seek refuge and community…
CHICAGO — On Saturday, April 6th, the Chicago community came out in full force to show their support for Vivian, who will be competing in the 2018 International Ms Bootblack Competition. The competition takes place April 19 – April 22, 2018. Touche Chicago, one of Vivian’s sponsors hosted “Stand Up! A Service Auction” an auction…
