Feature Story: Centaur Motorcycle Club has been producing Mid-Atlantic Leather Weekend's official events long before its current president, Steve Kenney, discovered the organization 20 years ago.
''MAL is our event,'' Kenney says. ''And this is a big year for us because we have our 40th anniversary in May.''
To commemorate 40 years of leather kinship, Centaur MC will present a video montage of its history before this year's Mr. Mid-Atlantic Leather contest on Sunday. Kenney says the group now includes about 35 active members, who are primarily men. ...more
''MAL is our event,'' Kenney says. ''And this is a big year for us because we have our 40th anniversary in May.''
To commemorate 40 years of leather kinship, Centaur MC will present a video montage of its history before this year's Mr. Mid-Atlantic Leather contest on Sunday. Kenney says the group now includes about 35 active members, who are primarily men. ...more
Feature Story: It's the roar of motorcycles on 14th Street. The crisp smack of leather on flesh. All those leatherfolk standing in front of the Washington Plaza Hotel on Thomas Circle. You know what time it is. Welcome to Mid-Atlantic Leather Weekend 2010.
There are a number of ways to quantify MAL weekend. There's the notorious 1976 leather cocktail party at New York's Waldorf Astoria Hotel that was the forebear to the massive event seen today. The Centaur Motorcycle Club (MC), turning 40 this year, now runs the weekend (see sidebar, page 29). The weekend has turned out a Mr. Mid-Atlantic Leather since 1985. You could count attendance or income generated for the city. What really matters are not the figures and dates, but the soul of the event.
And that soul belongs to those who create and attend MAL Weekend. These thousands of leather enthusiasts -- or these days it could be sports gear, neoprene, or a variety of other fabrics or fetishes -- have sensibilities and stories about their own leather experiences and about the larger community. Speaking with a slice of this life, it's nearly impossible not to see this community as one that values an unmatched camaraderie, that celebrates philanthropy, and that ignites the kinkiest desires in those who even dare get close. ...more
There are a number of ways to quantify MAL weekend. There's the notorious 1976 leather cocktail party at New York's Waldorf Astoria Hotel that was the forebear to the massive event seen today. The Centaur Motorcycle Club (MC), turning 40 this year, now runs the weekend (see sidebar, page 29). The weekend has turned out a Mr. Mid-Atlantic Leather since 1985. You could count attendance or income generated for the city. What really matters are not the figures and dates, but the soul of the event.
And that soul belongs to those who create and attend MAL Weekend. These thousands of leather enthusiasts -- or these days it could be sports gear, neoprene, or a variety of other fabrics or fetishes -- have sensibilities and stories about their own leather experiences and about the larger community. Speaking with a slice of this life, it's nearly impossible not to see this community as one that values an unmatched camaraderie, that celebrates philanthropy, and that ignites the kinkiest desires in those who even dare get close. ...more
News: The passage of the marriage equality bill by D.C. City Council on December 15 and signing of the bill by Mayor Adrian Fenty later that week may have been, as longtime District LGBT equality advocate Bob Summersgill said, ''the easy step'' in reaching D.C. marriage equality.
In the past week, the Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage Equality Amendment Act of 2009 was transmitted to Congress for review, a judge heard arguments on whether same-sex marriage can be subject to an initiative in the District and a referendum effort was filed by equality opponents. After all that, marriage equality is still moving forward – but there are several hurdles remaining in place before the D.C. Clerk of Courts signs the first marriage certificate.
The congressional hurdle has been one of the most talked about, although it appears unlikely that congressional interference – even if it is to come – would come during the 30-day review period. Any civil law passed by the D.C. City Council and signed by the mayor is transmitted to Congress, which then has 30 legislative days to vote to reject the bill. ...more
In the past week, the Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage Equality Amendment Act of 2009 was transmitted to Congress for review, a judge heard arguments on whether same-sex marriage can be subject to an initiative in the District and a referendum effort was filed by equality opponents. After all that, marriage equality is still moving forward – but there are several hurdles remaining in place before the D.C. Clerk of Courts signs the first marriage certificate.
The congressional hurdle has been one of the most talked about, although it appears unlikely that congressional interference – even if it is to come – would come during the 30-day review period. Any civil law passed by the D.C. City Council and signed by the mayor is transmitted to Congress, which then has 30 legislative days to vote to reject the bill. ...more
Rue McClanahan is now recovering from a stroke that followed her November heart bypass surgery. 
As the 2010 U.S. Senate race heats up in New York, former Tennessee congressman Harold Ford Jr. is fielding questions, particularly those concerning his new stances on issues like abortion and gay marriage. 
The New York State Thruway Authority has been ordered to pay a transgender woman more than $55,000 in damages after a judge ruled she had endured a hostile work environment. 
During the four-day event in Nashville, the number of attendees far exceeded the anticipated 300 guests.
Senator Carl Levin will schedule a hearing on repeal of the military's ban on open gay service in January
A Portland, Maine jury has found a gay activist guilty of manslaughter
Opponents of a District of Columbia gay marriage law have lost their lawsuit against the city's elections board
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