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|  | WELCOME TO THE 36TH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL MR. LEATHER
Welcome to Chicago! Once again, Chicago opens its doors to the worldwide leather and fetish community as we all join to celebrate in our Family Reunion! Much has changed since we first started in 1979 and, ... |
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|  | That Guy
Welcome to Chicago and to the official start of gay summer in the Windy City: Memorial Day weekend. It's over this very weekend that bears comes out of hi-bear-nation to gather in festive locales; that "actors" ... |
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|  | IML STAFF ROSTER
Executive Producer Chuck Renslow * Executive Director Jon Krongaard * Managing Director Bill Stadt * Leather Market Coordinator Bob Graves * Den Daddy Joey McDonald * Volunteer Staff Coordinator Mike Hollar Production Director Gary Chichester Staging ... |
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|  | IML 2014: EMCEE Lenny Broberg
Broberg is a proud, openly Gay San Francisco Police Officer, internationally recognized Leather personality, competitive Gay Softball League player, highly sought after emcee and auctioneer, and friend and supporter to many segments of the LGBT and ... |
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|  | ENTERTAINMENT
Well-Strung
]One Direction step aside, there's a new kind of boy band on the circuit. The all-male string quartet Well-Strung features classical musicians who sing, putting their own spin on the music of Mozart, Vivaldi, Rihanna, Adele, ... |
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|  | IML 2014 Judges
Andy Cross (IML 2013) San Franciso, CA Andy was born in Santa Maria, California. San Francisco became his home 11 years ago. Although interested in leather from childhood, his adult introduction to the leather community began ... |
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|  | Vendors
IML Leather Market
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|  | IML XXX5 Victory Party, May 26
The gorgeous Wellington dances at the IML XXX5 Victory Party, Sun., May 26, at House of Blues Chicago. Photo by Anthony Meade ... |
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|  | FAREWELL Andy Cross, International Mr. Leather 2013
Someone recently asked me what my favorite memory was about this past year and how my life has changed since becoming International Mr. Leather. My answer wasn't about a recent trip or favorite leather weekend or ... |
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|  | FAREWELL Sammy, International Mr. Bootblack 2013
This has been an amazing journey and I want to thank everyone for making it so incredible. I experienced great joy in molesting a lot of leather across North America and am so excited to do more in the years to ... |
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|  | DANCING ABOUT ARCHITECTURE JOIN IN THE CHANT
As Spring tries very hard (but not hard enough) to arrive, some boys are said to turn their fancy to love. Well in Chicago on Memorial Day weekends, there's very little emphasis on "boys" or "turning" ... |
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|  | IML 2013
IML 2013 Andy Cross (above) and IMBB 2013 Sammy (below) in the first moments of their reign, Sun, May 26. Photo by Verdell Shannon ... |
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|  | IML 2013 2013 Victory Party
Hotness at the IML 2013 Victory Party. Photo by Anthony Meade At the IML 2013 Victory Party, left to right: First runner-up Thib Guicherd-Callin; International Mr. Leather 2013 Andy Cross; second runner-up Robert Miller; International Mr. ... |
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|  | Mr. Chicago Leather 2013: Winners and runners up
Mr. Chicago Leather 2013 Nick Zuko. Photo by Verdell Shannon IML 2013, Sun., May 26, at Harris Theatre, left to right: Second runner-up Robert Miller; International Mr. Leather 2013 Andy Cross; first runner-up Thib Guicherd-Callin; International ... |
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|  | Bijou Chronicles Steven Toushin: Dick myths
Like the disembodied penis
by Madame Bubby In Greek mythology, Kronos, son of the god Uranus (which essentially means "heaven" in Greek), castrated his father and threw his dick into the sea. Aphrodite, goddess of love, rose from the sea ... |