It doesn’t seem like it’s been a whole year since the last International Mr. Leather. See The Peter’s report last year, “Photos Reveal Twisted Perversions at Chicago’s Palmer House Hilton Hotel.”
Since we know Peter LaBarbera reads my blog, I’ll just post the ticket information link for him (also, here’s the contest application form, Peter). The fetish event, which draws hets and homos, a fact that Peter tries to minimize, is celebrating its 30th year. It will be at the Hyatt Regency Chicago May 22 - May 26. If Peter plays his cards right, he might meet special guest Andy Bell of Erasure, who will perform on Sunday night at the International Mr. Leather Contest.
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While we’re on the topic of the Americans for Truth About Homosexuality (in my basement) honcho, Jim Burroway at Box Turtle Bulletin has a couple of items on Peter. One is on a Christian web site’s embarrassment at the obsessive bleatings at AFTAH:
And why is it just homosexuality. They act as if that is the BIG sin in the scriptures, dismissing all other destructive behaviors and choices. So, I will faithfully be waiting for the following websites to emerge, if these people are really trying to get biblical truth out thereJim’s other post concerns The Peter’s new interest in outing Florida Governor Charlie Crist, who has been rumored to be gay for quite some time. Since Crist’s stock has risen as a possible VP selection for McCain, LaBarbera apparently wants to ensure that homosexuals and/or homosexualists are crossed off the potential Veep list early on.Americans for Truth about Lying
Americans for Truth about Gossip
Americans for Truth about Bitterness
Americans for Truth about Slander
Americans for Truth about Poverty
Americans for Truth about Widows
I say to McSame — please consider the recently heterosexually paired governor!
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Ah, the International Mr. Leather. I work at a Large and Well-Known Nearby Museum, and when I was front-line staff I LOVED it when the leather folk came over for a few hours of browsing in their regalia, alongside the nice white suburban families.
Jim’s other post concerns The Peter’s new interest in outing Florida Governor Charlie Crist, who has been rumored to be gay for quite some time.
Crist, for his inauguration, brought his MOM in the absence of a second lady.
HIS MOM.
Will there be a Dick Cheney look-alike contest in the S&M division?
Oh god! He brought his mother?! OMGWTFBBQ!!1!
What, they have a one-person limit on the number of people the governor can bring to his own inauguration?
I keep hearing Crist’s name pop up for the VP spot, and I think it’s clear he’d take the slot if it were offered, but even if the questions about his sexuality weren’t there, he’d still be a non-starter with the Republican base because he’s actually governed fairly moderately, except on taxes and education. I hate him, no question, but compared to his predecessor (Jeb!) and the guy who would succeed him if he left the statehouse, he’s not half bad.
I was giving the smoking gun for the fact that he is, most likely, gay.
They act as if that is the BIG sin in the scriptures, dismissing all other destructive behaviors and choices.
Wait, being a widow is a destructive choice? What? Granted, I imagine that one’s supposed to joke but … well.
And I still don’t get the poverty thing. I don’t know about the rest of you, but I chose to have to move back to a bad job market where the only decent job was at a factory that is now rumored to be closing any day now. I thought it would be fun! *eyeroll*
Andy Bell! I saw Erasure last summer and I can assure you Bell’s still got it.
Jennifer,
I think the idea is that the Bible makes a far bigger deal about working to alleviate poverty and help widows than it does about rejecting teh ghay.
I think Burroway was just being a bit clumsy in his writing, there. I think his point was not that widows and poverty are destructive choices or behaviors, but that they’re things Christians are supposed to concerned about. As in Jesus said so. Directly. All the time.
Personally, I think articles like this are the perfect counter to the LaBarberas of this country, someone like this Jim Burroway actually stepping up to their fellow Christians and pointing out that while there are a few verses that condemn homosexuality, it’s hardly the only sin in the Bible (in fact, a bunch of dietary laws that most Christians do not follow get a lot more press). On the other hand, the supposed incarnation of God on Earth just would not shut up about helping the less fortunate, so maybe you should take the beam out of your own eyes, y’all.
Being able to counter the crazies on their own ground can only help.
OH THE HUMANITY!
I LOVE the fact that he has to “prove” how “right” he is that the convention is debauched at best, and to prove how much of a macho manly man for God he is with photos of teh gayz(!)
What a closet case.
“JAEEZUHZ! SAVE ME FROM THESE EVIL–ooh, is that a leather wrapped double-ended jagged-headed dildo WITH RHINESTONE BALLS?!? Don’t tell my wife! *giggle*”
(and my apologies for the horrible sex toy reference. I have no idea if such things are even made….O.o)
Hey Ann #2, et al–if you’re doing IML, come by the Leather Archives & Museum and check out my art exhibition. Linky below.
YES Art Exhibition
Leather Archives & Museum
OMG! You can get fetish apparel and accessories at an annual fetish convention? Why I had no idea! Thank God for Peter LaBarbara! I hope this year’s expose give a closer, more hard-hitting look at the great value you get from a solid-wood paddle, or the sinfully tempting comfort of a custom-fitted gimp mask.
I can see why the hotel basically shuts down to the public for Mr Leather, as many people would be offended or uncomfortable if they accidentally stumbled across that, and that could lead to bad publicity for the hotel. So, that’s reasonable. However, the hotel wouldn’t do it if Mr Leather wasn’t bringing in scads of money to make such an measure worthwhile. Which means Mr LaBarbara probably knows all the bitchy letter writing in the world isn’t going to do a damn thing. Why does he give the impression that he’d not be so vocally against this stuff if he thought his reform efforts actually had an ice cubes chance in hell of working? Hmm….