Florida court rules ban on gay adoption unconstitutional.
Ann Coulter broke her jaw and now her mouth is wired shut. No pictures yet, but I love the image in my mind.
Spanky has started The Jersey boys of Leather.
Some parts of Brooklyn are now more expensive than some parts of Manhattan.
Even Gwen Verdon’s dancing to Beyonce’s Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It).
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November 25th, 2008 · 1 Comment
So, I lobbied Glenda to ask Van Darkholme of BoundGods to teach at International Ms Leather in 2009. And she asked him! He didn’t want to teach, but he did agree to be a judge! I’ll get to meet him! OMG! Maybe he will let me auction him off in the Charity Celebrity Auction. I’ll ask! Whoo hoo! I am such a fan girl. Oy!
The other judges are:
- Sarah Humble, American Leatherwoman 1994, Denver, CO
- Lauren Ide, International Ms Leather 2007, Phoenix, AZ
- Skeeter, Mr. & Madame S, San Francisco, CA
- slave Alia Al’Barakah, Los Angeles, CA
- Mistress Avalon, Hidden Eye, New York, NY
- Gary Iriza, International Mr. Leather 2008, Pacifica, CA
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Stephanie came to visit and I showed her my town.

Popover Cafe
a surprise date with Boymeat
shopping at Macys and 3 other stores
the classic holiday windows at Lord & Taylor
the fabulous Gothic show at F.I.T.
pedicures
some good sushi, bad service
the Catherine Opie show at the Guggenheim with LSM
Jackson Hole with the best squash/pear soup
my local diner
Nayland on a panel at the Brooklyn Museum
a play party
dim sum
special candy
Bolt in 3D
books at the Strand
Peruvian chicken
and she got to meet some of my friends


I really tired her out.
Tags: NYC
Check out this new cookbook. Be sure to read the comments as well.
Selina writes about the party we went to on Saturday night.
The TES Bondage SIG hosted Mac Koehler last week. He shares part one of his talk here. But you had to actually be there to see the fabulous suspension he did to accompany the talk.
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Kink.com is my favorite porn company and I got some swag from them that I want to share with one lucky reader of this blog.
You can win a Kink.com package containing:
* Kink.com Best of DVD 2008
* 50 free Kinks for Kinkondemand.com (each Kink = $1)
Enter to win by commenting on this blog entry.
Tell me what is your favorite Kink.com site and why.
Entries must be made by December 6.
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Dogging is Steven Meisel’s edgiest phooto shoot ever.
Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade will feature a Keith Haring balloon. It would have been his 50th birthday.
Today, November 20, is the 10th annual Transgender Day of Remembrance.
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November 20th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Thursday, November 20
Staten Island Kink Munch
Friday, November 21
LSM Field Trip to Catherine Opie: American Photographer
DSF: “Name That Welt: Straps, canes and implements that hurt” w/ Ted Erusservae
Apple Munch
Le Cercle des Dommes
Switch party
Saturday, November 22
TES: “Learning the Single-Tail Workshop” with Thrash
Brooklyn Leather Munch
SUBMIT party
Sunday, November 23
Suspension play party
Monday, November 24
CV Meeting: “Heart of Darkness: The Art of Sensory Deprivation” w/ Goddess Roze
Tuesday, November 25
TES: “Styles of Dominance: Leadership” with Sir Guy
Wednesday, November 26
TES TNG: “Knives and Pointy Things Workshop” w/ Dov
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November 19th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Eileen and Maymay think there’s not enough art depicting submissive men. To wit, they have started a great new site.
Sweden removes sadomasochism, fetishism, fetishistic transvestism, sexual preference disorders and gender identity disorder from the official disease registry. In the USA, NCSF has a petition to the American Psychiatric Association (APA) to revise its Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. Please sign the petition.
I entered Senator Chuck Shumer’s lottery to attend Obama’s inauguration.
Violet Blue has the well-crafted pages on fellatio and cunnilingus.
Thor posts a fascinating article and pictures about the gay movement from Life Magazine’s 1971 year in review.
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