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The Leather History Timeline for Texas
Based on the Leather History Timeline started by Tony DeBlase
Introduction
This is a version of the Leather History Timeline begun by Tony DeBlase for the Leather Archives and Museum. It contains content from the original LHT but only content specific to Texas --- with the exception of the item about the Stonewall Riots in 1969.
Over time, I plan on adding additional content that is specific to Texas.
I welcome the following submissions for inclussion:
- Corrections of facts
- Missing citations for existing quotations
- missing dates and page numbers for magazine articles
- Clubs or events that celebrate milestone anniversaries (5 year increments)
- Passing of peole notably involved in the leather community
- Closing of leather bars, ending of clubs, ending of contests, etc…
- Notable laws, court cases or police reports dealing with Fetish/BDSM and the Leather Lifestyle
- Nonpornograph and nonerotic imagery relevant to exisiting content
I intend to attribute all additions and changes to the timelime. Let me know how you wish to be attributed or if you don't wish to be.
I reserve the right to evaluate how appropriateness of the submissions.
Top || Introduction || Before 1970 || 1969 - 2014 || 2015 and Later || Further Reading
Before 1970
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| 1934, March 10 | The birth in El Paso, Texas, of author John Rechy, whose writing skirted the edges of leather sexuality, and about which he had strong opinions. |
| 1936 | The suicide of Robert Ervin Howard, creator of Connan the Barbarian. Exceptionally close to his mother as a boy, and bullied by older boys he turned to exercise and developed the body he admired in other men. When his mother lapsed into a coma he blew out his own brains with a borrowed pistol and Cross Plains, Texas, had a double funeral. He was 30 years old and had written 21 Connan stories in which images of muscular men suffering under the domination of others was prominent. |
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| 1968 | Formation of Texas Riders MC, originally the Warlocks and later the Cobras, in Houston. |
| 1969, June 28 | New York City Police raid the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar on Christopher St. near 7th Ave. triggering riots that last several nights, and becoming the seminal event in public awareness of the fight for gay rights. |
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1970-2004
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| 1970s |
In San Antonio: After the disolution of a motor cycle club named San Antonio Motorcycle Club (SAMC), a married couple adopts the name for social club for sadomasochists. They hold social gatherings in a seafood resturaunt behind North Star Mall and host parties in their home. Eventually they stop hosting parties and gatherings and move to Dallas. REQUEST: My knowledge of the group is sketchy and second hand. I was too young to be involved in the group. I'd love to hear from someone who knows about it first hand and could offer corrections and more infomation. |
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| 1973 | Formation of Olympian Cycle Corps in Dallas. |
| 1973 |
The Texas state legislature passes Section 43.21 (known as the obscenity statute) which, in part, prohibits the sale or promotion of "'Obscene device[s]' mean[ing] a device including a dildo or artificial vagina, designed or marketed as useful primarily for the stimulation of human genital organs." Section 43.23 of the code deals with promotion ("A person commits an offense if he ... possesses with intent to wholesale promote any obscene material or obscene device. A person who possesses six or more obscene devices ... is presumed to possess them with intent to promote the same.") This section carries higher penalties, and for this reason, those businesses that trade in items covered under the act usually market them as 'novelties' or 'educational items'. |
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| 1974 | First "Let Us Entertain You" weekend sponsored by the leather clubs of Houston on the weekend following Mardi Gras. |
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| 1975 | Formation of Battalion Motorcycle Corps, Dallas; Heart of Texas MC, Austin; and Tejas MC, Houston; |
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| 1976 | Formation of American Leathermen MC of Houston and the Dallas MC; |
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| 1977 | Formation of Ambassadors of Texas Cadre, Austin. |
| 1977 | The Lone Star run in Texas premiers. |
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| 1978 | Formation of Rough Riders MC, San Antonio. |
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| 1980 | Formation of Sundance Cattle Co., Houston. |
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| 1982 | Formation of Corpus Christi MC. |
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| 1983 | Formation of Cowtown Leathermen, Ft. Worth. |
| 1983, May | Colt Thomas of Houston TX is named the fourth International Mr. Leather at the contest at Park West in Chicago. |
| 1983, Sept. 9 - 12 | Chicago Hellfire Club holds Inferno 12 in Douglas MI. Ron Bentley of Midland, Texas, receives the Caligula Award. |
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| 1984 | Formation of Disciples of DeSade, Dallas. |
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| 1985 | Formation of River City Outlaws, San Antonio and Texas Renegades, Houston. |
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| 1986, April 24 |
Donald Jatho opens the Chain Drive (Leather bar) at 602 East Seventh Street near the corner East Seventh and Red River streets in Austin, TX. To identify the bar, a chain drive motor is mounted over the door.
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| 1987 | Formation of Firedancers LLC, Dallas. |
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| 1988, Feb. 13 | A conference of Leather-S/M men and women is held in Dallas, an outgrowth of the Oct. '87 conference in Washington DC. It's purpose is to organize a national organization. After two days of heated debate a statement of purpose and some organizational guidelines are adopted, and a steering committee is elected. The group begins functioning under the name Safe Sane Consensual Adults, SSCA. |
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| 1989 |
Formation of Brotherhood of Pain, Houston.
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| 1989 |
Austin's Chain Drive moves to a nondescript white stucco building at 504 Willow St., a dead-end street near the Rainey Street Entertainment District.
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| 1990 | Formation of Bay Area Levi/Leather Society (BALLS), Corpus Christi. |
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| 1991 | Formation of Chain of Command, San Antonio; NLA: Houston; and Patrol Uniform Club, San Antonio. |
| 1991, May | D. Cannon of Palm Springs CA is named the 13th International Mr. Leather at the Vic Theatre in Chicago. |
| 1991, May |
Founding of Bound by Desire, a Leather patch club for women in Austin, Texas. SOURCE: An email from Bound by Desire club secretary (12/17/2022) |
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| 1992, February |
First formal business meeting of Bound by Desire in Austin, Texas. SOURCE: An email from Bound by Desire club secretary (12/17/2022) |
| 1992, after February |
Bound by Desire in Austin holds its first Hunt. SOURCE: An email from Bound by Desire club secretary (12/17/2022) |
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| 1993 | Formation of South Texas Leather Men, Corpus Christi. |
| 1993, Oct. 8-10 | NLA's Living In Leather VIII conference was held in Houston. Peri Jude Radecic keynote speaker. Lifetime Achievement Awards to Fakir Musafar and Dorothy Hajdys. Mark Frasier & Artemis Silver Owl both from Dallas, are named Mr. & Ms NLA. |
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| 1994 |
Clubs formed: FIST (Houston) and Houston Area Bears.
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| 1994, March 6 |
The Leather Journal's Pantheon of Leather awards ceremony is held in Houston. Joseph Bean and K.T. Chase are named Man and Woman of the Year. Other awards are: Business Person: Scott Rodriguez of the Cuff in Seattle WA; Business: Mr. S Leathers, San Francisco; Club: Centaur MC, Washington DC; Club sponsored event: Living in Leather VIII; Non-Profit Organization: Brother Help Thyself, Washington DC; Forbearer: Dom "Etienne" Orejudos; Lifetime Achievement: Tony DeBlase; Readers Choice: Lenny Broberg and K. T. Chase; Publisher's: Brian Dawson; International: Don Bastian, Calgary; Regionals: West Coast - Guy Baldwin; Rocky Mountain - Joe Potter; South Central - Boots Adams; Midwest - Ed Tobin; Southeast - Jose Alberto Ucles; Eastern - Alan Chiras; Canadian - Trevor Jacques.
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| 1995 |
Clubs formed: South Texas Lather [SIC] Men (Corpus Christi) and Texas Riders MC Corpus Christi Chapter,.
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| 1996, Feb. 11 | Pantheon of Leather IV is held in New Orleans. Dean Walradt wins the award for the South Central region. |
| 1996 | The establishment of San Antonio S/Munch (SAS/M) aka San Antonio Social Munch (SASM.) It is modeled after GWNN in Austin. Many of its members are members of GWNN who lived in San Antonio at the time. In the early years, the SAS/M parties (located in NE San Antonio and scheduled during the months when GWNN did not host parties) were well attended by Austinites in GWNN. For many years, GWNN and SAS/M are commonly called "sister groups." |
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| 1997 | Texas Leather Pride 1997 in Austin, TX. Presentations include a talk given on patch club protocol by Mike G. |
| 1997, Jan. | Margo Frasier begins her term as Sheriff of Travis County, Texas. She is the first out lesbian to be elected sheriff in the US. |
| 1997, April 28 |
David and Diane James of Sequin, TX pick up a young woman off the streets of San Antonio for play. The young woman states that she was abducted. The next day, she flees from the James home and seeks refuge in a neighbor's house. David James followed her with an AR-15 assault rifle. He is shot dead by police in a gun battle. Diane James is arrested later. She states that picking up the young woman was consensual. Diane James is tried for aggravated kidnapping and convicted on November 21, 1997. She was sentenced to 15 years in prison. David and Diane James had been members of the Austin and San Antonio BDSM community. |
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| 1998, Oct. 9 - 11 | The National Leather Association holds Living in Leather XIII in Dallas Texas. Jan Hall becomes President and Spencer Bergsted, Vice President and President Elect. |
| 1998 | Austin Police Deparment 's 20-member police vice squad was broken up in 1998 and its task farmed out to various other police units. |
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| 2000 | The founding of the School for Austin Advanced Dominant Education (SAADE) in Austin. The original purpose was to provide education for Dominants only. |
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| 2001: | Celebrating 10 Years: Texas Leather Pride X by NLA: Austin, Austin, TX. |
| 2001, Mar. 2-4: | SPLF Productions held its inaugural annual event, South Plains Leather Fest at the Radisson Hotel - Dallas in Dallas, TX which offer over 35 workshops and more than 20 vendors. |
| 2001, Sep. 1-3 | The first Ms. World Leather contest is held in Dallas, Texas. |
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| 2002, May | Stephen Weber, Mr. Texas Leather 2002, , sponsored by the Dallas Eagle, becomes International Mr. Leather 2002. First runner-up is Borisz Mos, Mr. Leather Holland 2002, and second runner-up is Herb Kaylor, Mr. DC Eagle 2002. |
| 2002, May 28: | Stephen Scott was born May 5,1963 in Stamford, CT and died from a drug overdose in the morning of May 28, 2002 in Chicago. Stephen was the first Mr. South Plains Leather in 2001 and the first Mr. Sooner State Leather in 2000, was a Leatherman for over 12 years and served as male cochair of the National Leather Association (NLA) Oklahoma City chapter. Stephen was one of the founders of Tribal Fire. Stephen helped raise thousands of dollars for the Winds House-OKC, the Walt Whitman School-Dallas and the Leather Literary Project through various fundraising endeavors. Stephen was elected to the board of directors of the Leather Archives and Museum and served as director of Outreach and Development. He lived in Oklahoma City with his partner of six years Gregory Gray. |
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| 2003: | New on the Scene: Women's Educational Board (WEB), Central Texas. |
| 2003, December 15 |
Veteran Texas leatherman Master Dean Walradt passed away on December 15, 2003 with family at his side. Master Dean was the Founder and President of NLA-Dallas, the first Mr. Texas Drummer, NLA International's Man of the Year for 2001, and the Executive Producer of boy's Training Camp and Master's Retreat, and one of the owners of Leather by Boots - Dallas. He was associated with leathernetwork.com and a multitude of other projects and events. Mistress Constance writes Master Dean was a tireless advocate of the both the Leather community and Master/slave relationships and he and his contributions will be sorely missed. I didn't know Mr. Waldradt very well, but the few times I've met him and corresponded with him revealed a kind and generous spirit. He was a perfect gentleman and a true role model for leather folk. 
IMAGE SOURCE: texasobituaryproject.org |
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| 2004, Apr. 29: | The Leather Network conducted boys Training Camp VI in Dallas, TX at Inquisition Dallas. NLA: Dallas honored key note speaker and guest faculty member Judy Tallwing-McCarthy with 75 in attendance. |
| 2004, Jun. 25: | The Leather Network held Master's Retreat VII in Houston, TX the weekend of June 25-27 which was produced by Master Roy of Houston, an alumnus of five previous Retreats. Lynda Blakeslee, Ms Twisted, of Austin was the keynote speaker. Also, The Phoenix Uniform Club of San Francisco, CA held its 27th Annual Uniforms Leather Ball in the Green Room of the War Memorial Building. |
| 2004 | In Burleson, Joanne Webb, a mother of three and a former schoolteacher, faced up to a year in prison for selling a vibrator to two undercover police officers posing as a married couple at a private party. |
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The entries for 2005 - 2014 were largely lifted from an archived page from the LA&M's web site.
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| 2005, Mar. 7 | Jeffrey L. Bays (Daddy Jeff) was killed in a traffic accident in Las Vegas, NV. Jeff was survived by his partner, Stan Harrell. Jeff was Mr. Drummer Texas 1997-1998. |
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| 2008, Sep 19 |
Dallas Boys of Leather (DbOL) disbands. During its history DbOL was well known in Dallas and the United States for its leadership, charity and social events. DbOL had hosted many boy/sub gatherings in both Dallas and Oklahoma , at such events as Beyond Vanilla, South Plains Leather fest, ILSb (when in Dallas ). As well as co-producing Dallas Leather Sir/boy contest 2002-2003 and North Texas Leather Sir boy 2005-2006. DbOL's crowning charity program was the annual boys and bears stuff animal drive for the children in Scottish Rite Hospital. Last year DbOL added Bryans House for children affected by AIDS to its charitable work.
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| 2009, Feb 27-Mar 1 | The 10th annual South Plains Leather Fest takes place in Dallas, Texas with the naming of the new International Master/slave. |
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| 2010, Apr 9-11 | 20th Anniversary of Chain of Command, TCC Landsite, Cameron, TX |
| 2010, May 31 |
Self-proclaimed "Leather gimp" Tyler McCormick, a wheel chair-reliant female to male transgender man, breaks down barriers to win the 2010 INTERNATIONAL MR. LEATHER contest - the first time in the competition's 32 year history. Lance Holman, Mr. San Francisco Leather, took first runner-up, and Jack Andrew Duke, Mr. Texas Leather, took second runner-up. The IML competition was held Memorial weekend (May 27-31 2010) in Chicago |
| 2010, Sep. 24-26 | 20th Anniversary of Beyond Vanilla hosted by NLA Dallas |
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| 2011, Apr. 15-17 |
National Leather Association: Houston Presents Spring Iniquity XX, its 20th anniversry. SOURCE: springiniquity.com |
| 2011, Aug. 25 |
The Dallas Observer runs a story about the effects of the Internet on the Dallas, Texas Leather Scene: How The Internet Killed (Or Maybe Just Changed) Dallas' Leather Scene by Anna Merlan. August 25, 2011. Dallas Observer is a free digital and print publication based in Dallas, Texas. The Observer publishes daily online coverage of local news, restaurants, music, and arts, as well as longform narrative journalism. A weekly print issue circulates every Thursday. contrib. Ambrosio. late 2022. |
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| 2017 | South Austin Kinksters (SoAK) founding in Austin. |
| 2012, April 26-29 | 5th Annual Beyond Leather in Dallas, TX. |
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| 2013, Oct 3 | Cynthia Artemis Silverowl Babbitt, born on April 5, 1957 in Worcester, MA passed away on October 03, 2013 in Arlington, TX. Artemis was instrumental in the formation of the National Leather Association: Dalias and former title holder Ms NLA: International. Her work in the Leather community and her documenting of local leather history will preserve it for future generations. |
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| 2014 |
According to the LGBTQ History Timeline Reference - GLSEN: Austin City Council approves ordinance for single-stall bathrooms to be recognized as gender-neutral. contrib. Ambrosio. late 2022. |
| 2014, Jun 21 | LOYD POWELL, of Texas is announced to be the male winner of the 2014 Leathertarian Award. The Male and Female winners receive a Check in the amount of $500.00. |
| 2014, July 18 - 20 |
GWNN celebrates it's anniversary with a three day conference in Austin entitled "Bash XXI." The theme is "MASQUERADE,the Many Faces of Kink." Three days of presentations, a party, and an old fashioned Texas BBQ. Notable guests from out of state include Master Stephen (speaker and presenter) and Midori (Keynote Speaker). The GWNN board and bash committee establishes the Ambrosio - Evilmonk GWNN Bash Scholarship. (Contrary to rumors, Ambrosio did not propose or fund the scholarship.) |
| 2014, August 1 |
After being forced out of its 502 Willow Street location, the Chain Drive reopens at
84 East Ave (southbound access of I-35.) Because it has no liquor license yet, opening night is BYOB. SEE ALSO: Facebook post for the reopening |
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2015 and later
The Leather Archives and Museum stopped updating the Leather History Timeline on their website in 2014. All entries after 2014 are additions by other contributors.
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| 2015, March 11 | The building at 502 Willow Street (formerly the location of the the Chain Drive) burns down No one was harmed. |
| 2015, April 1 | The Chain Drive --- located at 84 North I-35 frontage road in Austin --- closes permanently. Not a joke. |
| 2015, May | NLA-SA is granted incorporation. |
| 2015, May | NLA-SA holds its first official meeting. |
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| 2016 |
GWNN Bash 2016.
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| 2015, May | NLA-SA is granted incorporation. |
| 2015, May | NLA-SA holds its first official meeting. |
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| 2018, September 6 |
Master Ces (pronounced Chess) Williams of Houston passed away on the morning of September 6, 2018. I had spoken to her on occasion when she visited Austin or I visited Houston. I was always impressed with how much she cared. She was a lovely person who cared deeply for the Leather and BDSM communities. I admire her, and I regret not making the effort to know her better. SEE ALSO: Becoming Just Ces by Ces Williams Clips from An Interview with Master Ces for the WLHP Master Ces Williams talks about Women's Leatherfest International. In an interview for the Women's Leather History Project. |
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| 2022 | The passing of Trainer Carolyn (also known as TopTex of TopTexx) in Austin, Texas. She had been in the Scene since 1975. She had trained for 3 years as a 24/7 slave; then received Dominance training. She described herself as "very intense but always SSC." Groups she was a member in various Austin groups include BBD, GWNN, SAADE, and Club-FEM (Austin). She had been on the first Board of GWNN when it transitioned from a "benevolent dictatorship" to representative democracy. Later, she founded a PanSexual educational BDSM club in Austin. She will be remembered by her many friends in the Austin community. |
| 2022, Feb. |
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton releases a formal nonbinding legal opinion that performing certain “sex-change” procedures on children, and prescribing puberty-blockers to them, is “child abuse” under Texas law. Later, Gov. Greg Abbott directed the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services to investigate parents who provide this health care to their transgender children. contrib. Ambrosio. Feb. 5, 2023. |
| 2022, March 22 |
South Plains Leatherfest 2022 takes place in Dallas. According to the Leather Journal:
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| 2022, May | NLA-SA and Team Friendly teamed up to hold the renewed Mr and Ms Alamo City Leather and Alamo City Bootblack contests. They had gained the rights to them from Steven Parker (now Winsor) in 2019, but were prevented from holding the contests due to Covid. |
| 2022, June | Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office requests from the Texas Department of Public Safety a list of individuals who had changed their gender on their Texas driver’s licenses and other department records during the past two years. |
| 2022, June |
Texas state Rep. Brian Slaton(R) promised to introduce legislation in the Texas House of Representatives to protect "kids from drag shows and other inappropriate displays" by barring children from attending. In a press release, Slanton stated
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| 2022, July 20-23 |
In the greater Austin area: GWNN Birthday Bash, the yearly event hosted by GWNN Austin, features educational classes covering a variety of kink-related topics, vendors, social areas, and parties. Keynote dinner on July 23. Keynote speaker: Hardy Haberman. Featured speakers: Dan & Dawn |
| 2022, October 28 | In Austin: KISS (Kinky in the South Side) celebrates its fifth anniversary. |
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| 2023, July 20 - 23 |
GWNN Birthday BASH XXX - Down & Dirty 2023 and the Heartland Person of Leather contest in the greater Austin area (i.e., Round Rock, TX.) KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Mrs. BlueFrost from House of Blue FEATURED PRESENTERS:
THE HEARTLAND LEATHER PERSON OF THE YEAR WINNER FOR 2023: Master Thaddeus Twist |
| 2023, Sep 26 |
Texas cannot enforce a new law that restricts some public drag shows, a federal judge said Tuesday in declaring the legislation unconstitutional.CITE: Texas’ ban on certain drag shows is unconstitutional, federal judge says By Alejandro Serrano And William Melhado. SEPT. 26, 2023. UPDATED: SEPT. 27, 2023. The Texas Tribune. SEE ALSO:
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| 2024, March 15 |
Austin, TX – In a case where Attorney General Ken Paxton is defending West Texas A&M University’s President for rejecting an organization’s request to host a college campus “drag show” with child attendees, the Supreme Court of the United States denied an injunction to the organization. Due to SCOTUS’s action today, President Wendler is free to maintain his denial of the “drag show” scheduled to take place on March 22.CITE: Press Release from the office of the Texas Attoney General (SCOTUS Leaves West Texas A&M University’s "Drag Show" Denial Intact SEE ALSO:
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End of the Leather History Timeline for Texas
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Further Reading on Leather and BDSM History
- The Leather History Timeline by Tony DeBlase and others
- The Leather History Timeline for Texas
- Marginalia on the Old Guard, Leather Traditions, and BDSM History by Ambrosio
- EvilMonk.org's History section contains additional resources including various articles about the "Old Guard," the Black Rose, Greenery Press, Wonder Woman, the DSM, and much more.