Want to know about the Mr. Gulf Coast Florida Leather 2009 Contest?
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Contact Pedro?
Coming: Pedro's Discussion of his Story at IML.
And PICTURES!!
It's the Hanky Code Dude!
It's how we tell each other what we're into, what we want, what turns us on! It means one thing if it's in the LEFT pocket, and another when it's in the RIGHT pocket. Sometimes we use our keys, our wallet chains or other things too.
We call it "Flagging". Not it's not throwing long rectangles of fabric in time with the beat. Want to know more? Click the picture and learn. Then get your ass in GEAR!
Not every town has a leather man who steps up to shoulder some small responsibility in his community, to present himself for a brighter visibility and ask for a measure of accountability.
Lucky for Tampa Bay - we have such a man!!
Not every community can, or wants to, send their chosen leather man (and sometimes leather woman) to a state-wide or national / international competition. Some communities have gatherings of committed leather men (and sometimes leather women) to bear a larger responsibility, to beg a greater visibility and proclaim fuller accountability.
Lucky for Tampa Bay - we are such a community!
These are some pictures from Pedro's IML Send-Off Party.
CLAW 7, Cleveland, Ohio 2008
Pedro and many of his IML 2008 classmates before the formal dinner. And look! Mike Gerle, IML 2007 right in the center next to Pedro.
Pedro was very engaging while at CLAW. He was personable and charming. He spoke at length with no fewer than 5 of the 9 current year's IML judges! He volunteered for the organizers of the event to demonstrate his commitment to the national community and tribe.
Were I to make a comparison, I would say he was a brilliant blue dwarf rather than a yawning, red giant. The "Tiger" was on the prowl!
What do you know about the Leather Pride flag?
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Please consider making a donation to the Mr. Gulf Coast Florida Leather Contest. Your donation will help us to create fund raising events, part of the proceeds of which go to charity, for next November's contest and for our titleholder's Travel/Leather Fund.
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Held at The Forge
1327 7th Avenue, Ybor City, Florida,
at the intersection of 7th Ave and 14th St.
There is a side entrance on 14th Street!
Look for the LEATHER FLAG.
Parking is in the back on 6th Avenue
in a well-lit area for $5.00.
"The Mr. Gulf Coast Florida Leather
Contest is the leather titleholder contest system for the Tampa Bay area of
western Florida. While we are based in Tampa, we came from St. Petersburg, and
may one day become a regional title contest, as our name suggests. Many have
helped along the way to bring us to where we are today and we thank you all for
your efforts, determination and desire. We are going on six years as a
competition, fielding candidates to the former Mr. Florida Leather contests and,
during the last three years, to International Mr. Leather, held in Chicago over
Memorial Day Weekend. Our intent is to provide leather men a chance to
spotlight their knowledge of BDSM activities, community involvement, and of
course, their "hotness" in all manner of Leather. We advocate the "Leather
Lifestyle": honor, integrity and commitment in risk-aware, consensual kink
adult-to-adult involvement. As a leather contest, we support and assist our
titleholder, his chosen bar, our local community and other organizations in community activism and
education, charity fund raising events and associated causes. 