Story coming in October.) When I was collared to him, I had come to ritualize his moments of processing and regaling of recent and past events, and though it had been many years since this last happened, once I sat with him, it was like only a couple seconds had passed. (This was the place where I came out to myself.
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The table I chose happened to look out almost directly at the building where a gift card shop named "Paper Rose" once stood. Saturday morning I woke up at 7 am (I do that now) and texted Papa Tony to connect for brunch, which happened at Bread & Cie, a bright, lively spot near 4th & University. Bear, you really should get out to see your family more often.) I fell asleep a happy man. We left happy Bears, Everardo thanking me for taking him out, apparently for the first time in a long time. I sat with Eveardo and sat for the rest of the night and chatted with Everardo and Wayne Deitz about old times. Sanctuary Leather, Francisco Perales, who took me in just far enough to felt it, for a first time scene. I put my Eagle grandson on stage for a little journey with a surgical wheel, before a quick flogging demo with the current Mr. We stopped at the Eagle, which had a light crowd for the night, but that made it great to move around and not be nuts to butts wherever you went. I made it a point to mention out loud, "This is the only place in the whole world where I can get a mound of scrumptious noms like this one." They appreciated the shout out. It's this big ol' pile of meat and chips and cheese and sour cream that three could eat form and be full, complete with a salsa and a veggie bar if you like radishes and carrots for garnish. I had to splurge on my old favorite-carne asada chips. It's had a few name changes, but it's always been the best little taco shop on the corner of Oregon & University. "Could you eat?" I asked, and when he nodded, we took a little detour to one of my favorite places to eat when I lived in North Park. World Beat was closing down for the night, with most people going to a dance party in another part of town, but Everardo and I had other plans. Being a titleholder is one of the hardest things a Leatherman has to do."Īs to whether or not it was worth it, he said, "The things I accomplished outweighed the things I had to sacrifice." I would have done all that I did during my title year anyway still, I never knew how hard it was to be a titleholder until I was a titleholder. Ultimately, the idea was and is to walk with the community so that nobody felt left behind." "My platform focused on getting visible as a young, queer, person of color in Leather and using my privilege too peak up and hold space for people who weren't as privilege. #LetsWalkTogether was my initiative to change that by welcoming people of color, Leatherwomen, transform and /anyone/ who felt alone because of something we had no control over. "When Leather found me in 2015, I didn't see anyone who looked like me.
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His platform? "Let's walk together." He explained. A year ago backstage, I never imagined I would be here." San Diego Bear 2003, and I wondered if we both felt the same way. Him being where he was on the stage brought back memories of standing center state at the Hole a week before I stepped down as Mr. In other words, everything fell into place and in short order it was, as the church saying goes, "as if the anointing fell over me to be there." San Diego Bear 2001 and California Grizzly 2005) and though I would miss the Leather Pride flag raising and Contestant/Judge interview, I got just enough time off work that Friday to make it to All Clubs Night.
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Lodging came thanks to my long-time friend and title Daddy, Everardo Aguilar (Mr. I knew I would also be there to enjoy the contest, so it seemed only fitting to buy a weekend package. So when I found out that SDLP was still looking for sponsors, I jumped on board and became a bronze sponsor. The Facebook page is great, but it's the New Horizons blog that people seem to be here for. I knew San Diego Leather Pride was coming up, and I have been exploring ways to get New Horizons on the map in an off-the-social-media-grid kind of way. To still feel this way on my 50th trip around the world is truly a blessing, because it means that I still have a lot of life left to live. The end result is a big, happy jumble of surprises, sensations and emotions to make room for in my heart and mind, and I think it is only fair and right that this article reflects that. I have never stopped post-event processing, but I have been attending a lot more events than I used to.
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Preface: This article will be more like a journal entry, all over the place and slightly unfocused.