Kenn is 33 years old and hails from Royal Oak, Michigan. The Mr. Liberty Contest was held at the Liberty Bar in Pontiac, Mich. in February. Since Kenn was selected as Mr. Liberty he has held two events at the Liberty Bar, his congratulatory party in February and The Saints and Sinners Party in April.…
This year’s International Mister Bootblack (IMBB) is Erick Joseph. Erick hails from the great state of Alaska coming to IMBB as Alaska State Bootblack 2015. He was one of four contestants in the running for IMBB 2016. Over the course of the weekend Erick was scored on his skills; where the judges observe and evaluate the…
LasciviousJane is no stranger to the international leather community. “I have been kinky and identified as a leatherdyke for around 20 years, however had a hard time finding a community. In the past 10 years I discovered a kinky community mostly through performing as a burlesque performer or model at events, but it wasn’t until a couple years…
I entered through the front door of the shop where James Tyrcha greeted me with a hug and introduced me to some of the employees of Leather 64TEN. James then led me down to the basement of the store for this interview. “Give me a sec, let me turn this down” he said, as he adjusted…
During the Bear Expo at Menjos Detroit, I was able to interview Seth Fornea, a ginger muscle bear, go-go dancer, and adult male model. Bayard Matty: First things first, as a sniffer puppy I have to ask you, what do you smell like: Seth Fornea: *holding up his arm* You tell me BM: *inhales his pit…
CHICAGO – High Shine: 15 Years of International Ms Bootblack, the new documentary on women bootblacks and the IMsBB contest, came from the heart and mind of Great Lakes leather community member. Director Christina Court took time out of what has been a very busy schedule since High Shine‘s premiere to talk with the Great…
EVANSVILLE – The next group in the local area to showcase is Club Taboo Marketplace. This group was created earlier this year with the intent of bringing vendors of kink items to the Fetlife community. Club Taboo Marketplace was co-founded by EvilleToyMaker. I had a QA session with EvilleToyMaker being a leader of the group…
One of the biggest web series hits last year was the bear sitcom/murder mystery “Where The Bears Are.” The series following three bear friends in LA during a murder investigation took off with more than four million views of the series’ YouTube channel and a loyal following of fans, both gay and straight. The second…
(Editor’s note: Midwest Ursine is the original name of the Great Lakes Den.) By John Schmitt Titusboy, the current International Leatherboy and an Ohio resident, took time out of his busy schedule to talk with the Midwest Ursine about his experiences and opinions on the Leather community. MU: How long have you been active in…
(Editor’s Note: MU, or Midwest Ursine, was the original name for the GLD when we founded in 2001.) John Pendal of England is the most recent international winner of the International Mr. Leather contest held each Memorial Day weekend. Since then he’s been very busy almost literally globetrotting in support of his title. Luckily,…
