Tag: Leather

all photos by GoochIf you haven’t heard of Up Your Alley, the naughtiest event of the year in San Francisco, you might not want to keep reading this. Or is your interest piqued? Up Your Alley, or sometimes simply referred to as Dore Alley in reference to its location, is a leather and fetish event held on the last Sunday of July every year. The concept seems to be the same as any street festival: streets are lined with vendor...

Meet Jack Thompson. He was just named this year’s International Mr. Leather, making him the first trans person of color and the second trans person ever in the competition’s 41-year history to win the coveted title. Thompson competed against 67 other titleholders last weekend in Chicago, where he gave an empowering speech during the competition. “There’s people in this room right now that don’t believe I’m man enough to be on this stage,” he said. “If you’re enough for you, then you are...