My husband and I were just sitting here thinking about how many Kink Events with Contests that we have been to in our 18yrs together. There’s no way we can come up with an exact number. Shaking our heads as we said it, we think the number is close to 100.
Which makes the article below very fascinating to us. I suggest anyone who’s been to an event (or about to go to their first) to give this article from LEATHERATI a quick read.
-Ruff
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09/14/2011
Ask Leatherati: Real Purpose of Leather Events?
What is the real purpose of a leather event and why should we keep having them?
Thanks,GetOutaTheHouse
Dear GetOutaTheHouse,
Your question has hit a nerve with a number of kinky people all over the world in the last few years; identified in all sorts of sub-categorizations such a leatherfolk, rubberists, fisters, tea partiers, I mean tea baggers… Technology has added a new and disruptive layer to meeting and connecting with other like-minded sexual explorers. Along with other factors, such as associations assigned to certain generations of men and women, costs of doing business, and the ebb and flow of leaders or mentors, our kink culture and identifiable community is changing over time.
For many reasons, alcohol is simply losing its mojo to be the sole attraction for people to get together. It definitely is time to analyze which leather events still serve their purpose to connect like-minded people together. Some bridge the live and online world better then others, some remain vital and responsive, others not so much. We can debate what events are worthwhile endlessly, but while we do, a voting process is taking place beside us. Players are voting with their time and money every day. And everyone has the power to vote, so don’t lose yours.
Respectfully yours,
Lucesco for Leatherati
Leatherati’s kinky librarian has been an actual librarian for most of his career. Thirty-five years ago while reading the Hardy Boys novel While Clock Ticked ( http://bit.ly/nzb7es ), he realized that he wanted to be one of the boys tied up and its been a drive on the side roads ever since.
Lucesco has been in several Daddy/boy, Master/slave, and polyamorous relationships in addition to his non-rolebased ones. His relationship to the kink community evolves as his relationship to himself evolves as well.
With this evolution in mind, he is now accepting your questions about having consensual and respectful kink sex in the real world. Doors are open at the Kink Public Library at Leatherati.
Feel free to submit your own questions with our easy online form or directly via email to askleatherati@leatherati.com