(Editor’s note: Midwest Ursine is the original name of the Great Lakes Den.) By John Schmitt Titusboy, the current International Leatherboy and an Ohio resident, took time out of his busy schedule to talk with the Midwest Ursine about his experiences and opinions on the Leather community. MU: How long have you been active in…
Feature
Halfway Through with IML 2003
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(Editor’s Note: MU, or Midwest Ursine, was the original name for the GLD when we founded in 2001.) John Pendal of England is the most recent international winner of the International Mr. Leather contest held each Memorial Day weekend. Since then he’s been very busy almost literally globetrotting in support of his title. Luckily,…
Indiana, News, Regional
2003 Great Lakes Titleholders Selected
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INDIANAPOLIS – The Great Lakes Leather Alliance selected new titleholders for LeatherSir, Leatherboy, Ms. Leather Pride, Master/slave and BootBlack over a three-day weekend in downtown Indianapolis. Bill Morse of Chicago won the Great Lakes LeatherSir title, titusboy of Ohio won the Great Lakes Leatherboy title. Both will go on to represent the region in the…
News
Bear Community Leader Mourned
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CHICAGO – Gerardo Montemayor, a Chicago activist and founder of the Bears of Color mailing list, died June 27 following a brief illness. The Chicago Free Press reported that Montemayor, 36, worked at Rape Victim Advocates. The newsweekly also reported that he was active in the leather community and other community organizations. Most people found…
Illinois, National, News
Bear Pride Chicago, May 22-26, 2003
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CHICAGO – Woof, just wanted to let everyone know Bear Pride is in 3 weeks. There is still time to make plans. We have partnered with United Airlines to offer 5%-10% off the published lowest fare you can find. Simply call 1-800-521-4041 to book reservations and refer to Meeting ID Number 552KS save up to…
Illinois, National, News
Final countdown to IML 2003
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CHICAGO – The world’s hottest leathermen will come together to compete for the title of International Mr. Leather 2003, as IML celebrates its 25th Anniversary, Thursday, May 22 through Monday, May 26, 2003 (Memorial Day Weekend) in Chicago. The Palmer House Hilton, 17 E. Monroe Street in Chicago, is the official host hotel for…
News, Ohio
Announcing Beartribe.Org
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COLUMBUS, Ohio – would like to formerly announce the trial period for Beartribe.org (http://www.beartribe.org). Beartribe.org is a means to provide the gay/bear/leather/chub communities with a community portal for posting news, opinion, comments, and announcements. Want to let everyone know about the latest HIV/AIDS research? Want to announce your bear group’s latest function? Want to discuss current…
News, Ontario
Gen X Bears Toronto Participate in Toronto’s PRIDE
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TORONTO – On Sunday, June 30th, Gen X Bears Toronto made our debut at Toronto Annual Gay Pride Parade. Toronto’s Gay Pride Parade. It is the third largest pride celebrations in the world after New York, and Sidney, Australia. It’s estimated that over a million people attend the parade each year. The theme for…
