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Even the m ayor
noticed.
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ayor Vera Katz offi
dally proclaimed
Aug. 3 to 11 as
Leather Pride
Week, making
Portland the sec
ond city in the
nation (after San
Francisco) to for
mally acknowl
edge the posi
tive contribu
tions of the
leather and fetish
communities.
The prcxdamation
also acknowledged the
importance of the “safe, 3
sane and consensual"
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B/D/S/M motto as well 1
as the charitable and
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educational contrihu-
&
tions of the various
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communities to the
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city’s overall livability.
(Not had for a mayor who recently decided black
clothing and silver Exxly piercings don’t reflect
well upon Rose City sidewalks.)
Announcement of the mayoral proclama
tion came during the Mr./Ms. Oregon State
Leather Contest. "It was a very well received
part of Leather Pride Week this year and some
thing that the community was really proud of,”
says Don Hood, Blackout Leather Pnxluctions
president.
Recognition is definitely one of the names
of the game. An assortment of events ranging
from the Fetish Ball at the Fez to the Mr./Ms.
Oregon State Leather Victory Brunch at
Embers are designed to bring various communi
ties together for fun, socializing, education and
acknowledgment of kinky accomplishments.
Individuals and other leather fetish groups such
as Bad Girls also play host to events and parties
during the week.
his year’s Mr. Oregon Leather titleholder is
Salem’s Mack McCall, a 40-year-old trans
plant from California who says that since
arriving here he hasn’t looked hack. “1 was sold
on this place within four days!” he exclaims.
McCall is an armed courier involved with
the Bear Troopers and Portland Leather Men.
"I’ve gotten so much love and encouragement
from my fellow peers that I decided earlier this
year to go ahead and run for it. It was a very
enjoyable experience.”
The Ms. Oregon Leather title was won by
33-year-old Portland singer/songwriter Maria
Webster. Involved with the leather community
for the past 15 years, she decided it was time
for her to “give a little hit hack.”
A supporter of pansexual leather activities,
Webster plans to be deeply involved in
women-only events and increase her presence
in the political arena, particularly the Sexual
Minorities Roundtable. “One of the things that
I’ve noticed in recent years is that folks aren’t
as active politically as they used to be. 1 want
to...bring that information hack so that people
know what’s going on, act as a conduit for
information.”
Both McCall and Webster will participate
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in fund-raising activities and plan to reach out
to leatherfolk outside of the Portland area.
Longtime fund-raising organizer and activist
Andy Mangels received the new Blackout
Leather Prixluctions Person of the Year Award
and plans to continue his successful run of events
designed to raise money for the curators of Chica
go’s Leather Archives and Museum, who hope to
purchase their own building. To date he has been
instnimental in raising $9,000 toward his $10,000
goal. This is Mangels’ first kx:al award.
“One thing that I always try to impress on
people, titleholders and not,’’ he explains, “is
that you can make a difference and accomplish
wonderful things for your community without
holding a title.”
Other events during the week included an
Erotica Show, which raised money for Camp
Starlight, an annual experience for kids affect
ed by HIV/AIDS, and the Imperial Sovereign
Rose Court’s Leather and Lace Show, which
benefited Parents, Families and Friends of Les
bians and Gays this year.
The Portland Leather Alliance organized a
number of events, including the Fetish Ball,
which raised $500 for the National Coalition
for Sexual Freedom.
The Leather Auction at C .C . Slaughters
raised more than $2,000 for the Leather
Archives and Museum, and a night of Leather
Tastings at the Eagle PDX included a sampling
of kinky delights.
According to alliance president Ruth
Thomas, this year’s events were very well
received, particularly the auction. The group is
now focusing on a November Vendor’s Fair and
party to he held at the Portland Conference
Center. j n
Visit B lackout L eather P roductions at
www.bfockoutleather.org and the PORTLAND
L eather A lliance at wwte.pdxleatherallfonce.org.
DARKLADY is a kinky, hi, poly, sex educator livin’
and lovin’ in Portland. No mutually consensual
depravity is too unspeakable for her to write about,
watch or even consider participating in— including
running for office. Ijeam more at www.darkfody.com.