International Mister Leather (IML) is an international conference and contest of leathermen and leatherwomen held annually since 1979 in Chicago, Illinois. Always full of a huge assortment of leathermen and sexual fetishists of all shapes…
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Every year over Memorial Day weekend Chicago is host to the hugely popular International Mr. Leather Conference, a gathering for leather man and other assorted kinky types.
We’ve seen everyone from Marlon Brando to Madonna wearing the sexy leather gear, but where did all begin?
Today we’re talking to Leather Historian and 2007 International Mr. Leather Finalist Mark Austin about the history of Leather subculture, from the post World War II era to AIDS, from the Stonewall riots all the way to the modern day.
His four part lecture series called Leather 101, the History of Leather will be held at the Center on Halsted starting April 22 and continuing for the next three consecutive weeks.
Mark Austin is taking your questions about Leather and sexual fetishes via the Feast of Fun page on Facebook.
What’s the difference between the old guard and new guard? Isn’t it all just about having fun? How is the internet affecting the leather scene? Why do leather guys go through so much trouble for an orgasm? What color hankies does Mark like to wear?
PLUS Mark shares with you his tips and tricks on winning the leather contest.
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IML, the International Mr. Leather conference came and went last week here in Chicago and we’re still recovering from the dizzying hurricane of leathermen, human dogs, bondage queens, otters, bears and furries!
There was two of every kind, and then some at this sexual menagerie of all kinds of fetishes last weekend.
The colorful sexual diversity expo included forced feminization, lovingly demonstrated by Marc Felion on listener RuffnStuff in this YouTube video from the event.
On today’s show we’re talking with Sal-E about the sexual fetish expo that took place here in Chicago and how the internet has changed all our expectations of what is far out and kinky.
After seeing Two Girls One Cup video, nothing seems weird or extreme anymore and that is probably a good thing. Here’s a link to people’s reactions to the internet sensation. I won’t tempt you with the link to actual video but if you really want to watch it, you can find it easily enough. Once you’ve watched Two Girls One Cup, nothing at IML will shock you.
Once we’re able to see our sexual desires for what they really are and not layered in shrouds of mystery we can fully begin to enjoy life and sex for what it really is- pleasure and fun.
Click here to see photos from IML 2008 in Chicago.
We’ve also got some odd fashion news: a severed foot wearing a sneaker is found in Canada, again. It seems this is the fourth foot to wash ashore. We don’t know who is behind this gory aputating, presumably murderous spree, but it needs to stop.
Is Rachel Ray an Islamic jihadist or does she have bad fashion sense? It seems that some people are so upset that she is wearing something that looks like a Palestinian scarf that Dunkin Donuts had to pull the ad. Conservative Michelle Malkin said ‘It’s refreshing to see an American company show sensitivity to the concerns of Americans opposed to Islamic jihad and its apologists.’’
Isn’t that outrageousness just wonderful? You can’t make stuff like that up. It is as if we are all sick of all these pro-jihad donut shops popping up everywhere.
Please feed the animals- Feast of Fools.
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