Leather Liberation: A Report from MAL Weekend 2024
metroweekly.comMetro Weekly, describing the embrace he has felt from the leather community. “There’s nothing left in the closet, and that has rounded me out as a person.
The leather community made me who I am.”DanBear was on hand to enjoy the weekend festivities, represent his title, and serve as a judge at the 2024 Mr.
MAL Contest. But, before that, he and the other assembled titleholders, along with club and community members, and gawkers like us, would all convene for the weekend’s centerpiece — Leather Cocktails, in the ballroom just off the bustling Exhibit Hall.A convivial meet-and-greet with the atmosphere of a fetish family reunion, Leather Cocktails also serves plenty of fierce fashion, with attendees donning formal leatherwear — as exemplified by one commanding character dressed in a pink sequined leather suit with a full cape and captain’s cap.Of course, the nine competitors in Sunday’s 39th Mr.
MAL Contest served fierce fashion of their own, in addition to fierce competition for the title. The winner goes on to represent the region at International Mr.
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