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He founded the Ravens 10 years ago with a group of 12 men and is now president of the Atlantic Motorcycle Coordinating Council, which includes 28 leather-lifestyle clubs from Quebec to Norfolk, Va. So did the other finalists.Īl Lawrence, 64, of Bay Shore, is a retired schoolteacher and deputy sheriff and the owner of The Long Island Eagle. It's very important to let the others know that we are also people that deserve respect and to let the others know that there is nothing wrong or bad or dirty about this.''įor his fantasy segment, he acted out a lurid sex scene.
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Hartley, a broad-shouldered fellow with a baby face. ''First of all, to me it's a responsibility,'' said Mr. Dancing onstage, he flashed a dazzling smile and other body parts without a trace of inhibition. He said the contest was a learning experience that helped him get over his shyness. Stanley Hartley, 28, of Bellmore, was a contestant representing Club 608, the bar he frequents in West Babylon. Exhibitors sold leather ware, including sex toys like paddles bondage gear kink wear, like rubber or leather thongs whips and riding crops. Long Island Leather competition, it was the first time the finals were held at a catering hall, not a gay bar. On a separate ladder are a mid-Atlantic leather contest and an international pageant in Chicago. The winner of that contest could go on to the national American Brotherhood Weekend competition in Washington. The winner goes on to the Empire State Leather contest in April. Philadephia Leather 2000, a visitor from the distaff side of the gay leather scene. Philadelphia Leather 2002 Walt Weiss, Mr. Long Island Leather 2002 Charlie Clement, Mr. The judges for the pageant, which included cruise wear, jock strap, formal wear and fantasy segments, were all champions themselves: Scott Struwing, Mr. ''This community is about acceptance of many diverse tastes and idiosyncracies.'' ''This celebrates the masculine side of gay men, men that present themselves in a masculine vein in contrast to drag queens,'' Mr. Greene said, was like the flip side of the Miss Fire Island contest, a drag event. ''It's a fraternal organization much like the Masons or Knights of Columbus or like a fraternity of a college,'' said Jim Greene, 58, president of the Ravens, touting the group's fund-raising activities and community service. Their motto is ''brotherhood, loyalty and pride.'' The winner is expected to use his title to pursue charitable work, in keeping with the mission of the Long Island Ravens Motorcycle Club, a fraternity of gay men based in Bay Shore and the sponsoring organization. Long Island Leather is to represent their macho ranks to the rest of the gay community. The leather-oriented are a firm handshake in a world of limp clasps, and to be Mr. It is not about the most handsome face, though looks are certainly a factor. Long Island Leather contest, after all, is about more than hunky-looking guys strutting down a runway, swiveling their hips and stripping down to a leather jock strap.
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I would try to dispel the notion that leather people are scary.'' We really never had a voice as far as the leather community goes and it's time that we do. I feel that I have a pulse for the people that live here. ''I have lived on Long Island all my life. ''It's time Long Island has a strong and visible leader,'' he said. Burdi, a 47-year-old hair colorist from Valley Stream, sounded more like a politician than a finalist in a particular kind of beauty contest. Long Island Leather 2003 was like reaching for the Miss America tiara.Īs the basement party room at the Historical Thatched Cottage, a catering hall in Centerport, filled with men wearing harnesses, leather jackets, leather chaps and metal-studded chokers, Mr. Burdi had earned a leather sash by acing the preliminary competition at the Long Island Eagle, a bar in Bay Shore, vying for the title of Mr. But the pressure was on, and he had a slight case of butterflies. 4, Frank Burdi, had been working out at the gym for a year.