Release! LA Leather Pride 2023
LA Leather Pride - Release! was held March 19-26 at several venues all over Los Angeles. The main event was the Mr. LA Leather 2023 contest on Saturday night, March 25 at the Catwalk Club in Downtown LA where Colin MacDougall was best of six men competing. First Runner-up was
Southland Honors returns
The Southland Honors were back after a two-year hiatus and were presented by the Los Angeles Leather Coalition at MCC United Church of Christ in The Valley in North Hollywood, CA on Saturday, August 6 with about 40 Leatherfolk in attendance. Mr. LA Leather 2022 Angel Rincon was the emcee.
Tom of Finland Foundation is back with the biggest TOM’s Bar in history
Tom of Finland Foundation produced the biggest TOM’s Bar in history on Sunday, June 19 at the Avalon & Bardot in the dead center of Hollywood, CA - at Hollywood and Vine - across the street from Capital Records and James Dean's star on the Walk of Fame only a few feet from the entrance.
The Leather Journal's IML IMBB 2022 Contestants Preview
It has been a long time waiting, but the day is coming when a new International Mr. Leather and International Mr. Bootblack will be sashed, and that will be on Sunday night, May 29 at McCormick Place in Chicago, IL. The link below will take you to The Leather Journal's annual IML and IMBB Preview of contestants.
LA Leather Pride 2022 - Dark Angel
Saturday, March 26
Angel Rincon is Mr. Los Angeles Leather 2022
Years of frustration for the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence - Los Angeles House ended on stage at Jewel's Catch One Dance Club in Los Angeles, CA on Saturday night, March 26 when members of the LA House stormed the front of the stage in joy the second Mr. Sister 2019 Angel Rincon was named the winner of the Mr. Los Angeles Leather 2022 contest. Only a couple minutes before, Mr. SoCal Leather 2020 Romyn LeMuerte was named second runner-up then Mr. Sanctuary Leather 2019 Francisco Perales was announced as first runner-up. The Brotherhood Award 2022, selected by the contestants, was Christian Medina
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