International LeatherSIR / Leatherboy

and Community Bootblack

Honoring the past, Playing in the present, Building the future

Dakota was born in Medicine Hat, Alberta. He has lived from West to East Coast (Victoria, BC to Halifax, Nova Scotia), and has lived in Calgary for about 40 years.

He has lived in the Leather Lifestyle for 32 years, 15 of which he has been with his partner, Barry. Dakota likes learning new things in the Leather workshops, or on a one-to-one basis. He finds mentoring and teaching one of the most satisfying parts of Leather. It is important to pass on the knowledge, respect, and culture of the Leather Lifestyle, as well as the creed of "Safe, Sane, and Consensual".

Some of the things that he has attended are: N.L.A. International - Presenter of Dirty Talk and S/M 101, National Leather Association Calgary Chapter - Received Mentor Award 2000, as well as being Wisdom Chair, workshops of Sensation Play/Topping, Mr. Calgary Leather 2001, Inferno 29th. Clubs that he has belonged to are: Club Calgary, N.L.A. Internationl, N.L.A. Calgary Chapter, VASM, and the Western Leather Federation.

Workshops that he has presented : Bootblacking, Fisting, Sensation Play, Dirty Talk, S/M 101, Spirituality and S/M, S/M Massage, Fireplay, Dungeon Monitoring, Temps, and Interrogation.

Other interests in the community are the Gay Rodeo (member of the Eagle Rodeo Team), bowling, and he also has a passion for collectiong Pink Flamingoes.

Curt Williams is a 26-year-old boy from Edmonton Alberta Canada. He has been interested and active in Leather for about 6 years and continues his journey towards actualizing himself as a Leatherboy with his husband and Sir of 6 years, Sir Max Graham. He is actively involved in his community, volunteering for many events and charities in his hometown as well as helping organize new Leather events and a new club in Edmonton. His ineterest in Leather comes from a deep respect for its philosophy of apprenticeship and brotherhood, as well as a love for the satisfying and trancendental pleasures to be discovered through Leathersex. His goal for the near future is to help reorganise and build his local Leather community through hosting events and gatherings in Edmonton and Alberta.