Coffee time, life and ILSb preparation.

Posted on July 23, 2011 by Master Chuck

It’s ILSB prep time?

As I sit here with my morning coffee with a boy still in bed, a slave and grand slave in the slave quarters, and my partner sound asleep I am taking the time to think about my journey. First as a brown leather Daddy Bear to a cub, then as a Sir to my first boy, as boy to my SIR and then as a Sir to my many  boys, dawgs, and pigs.

Now as a titleholder about to go to the next stage of my titleholder journey, thinking about how I have changed in many ways, yet at the same time I am still a brown leatherman at heart.

To some, brown leather is just a different color of leather, but to me its much more. It a way of looking at life and expressing Leather. Bondage only requires 4 pegs, some rope and an open sky and a boy, no more.

One of the many discussions I have had with my boy iain over the years is about being who and what you are and running with it. I was quite fortunate to have realized this when I was arm twisted into a Bear competition in the early 90s. I ended up leaving the competition with a new sense of self which was that if you don’t like the way I am fuck you, and if you do I’ll fuck you twice.  Summed up, you are what you are run with it.

Since then I have always marched to my own drummer and by doing so I now have a wonderful, very complete Leather life and Leather Family.

As I sit here with my morning coffee and ponder my life, I realize  my ILSb preparation has been my life and is now complete.

 

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They’re throwing us a party so let’s go nuts !!!

Posted on July 16, 2011 by Master Chuck

We’re having a send off party, boy iain and I will be doing something shocking.  

Come join boy iain, slave-boy jake, and myself  as we party as we prepare for the International Leather Sir/boy and ICBB competitions  in San Francisco.

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Coming out as a Leatherman and how it ties into my thoughts on Guy Baldwin’s speech to the NLA Houston.

Posted on July 13, 2011 by Master Chuck

As many of you know I am a semi-private person and starting this blog for me was quite a stretch for this and many another reasons.  I am a Leatherman who is also dyslexic and as such written text is a time-consuming venture.

I am also one that does strategic planning in my life, looking at where I want to go and formulating plans of what I need to get there.

A few years ago when it was first suggested to me that I enter the Eastern Canada LeatherSIR competition, I realized that I had several things I needed to accomplish before I proceeded to enter.  The first was to reduce my load and with my terms ending on two boards of directors – this easily freed up 40 hours a month; and the second was to come out as a Leatherman to the people who mattered in my life.

I was also once married, had a son and a disabled daughter who is turning 30 this year. At times she is wise to the age of a 60-year-old and as naive as a 16-year-old.

I had already come out to my son, who, as it turned out, was submissive. This of course led to many interesting conversations, and lending him some rope for an “emergency date”.

My daughter on the other hand was to be more difficult or so I thought. As an AIDS activist in the 90’s and 2000’s my daughter and have a report that is more like an older sister when it comes to topics of sex.  The first hurdle was coming out Poly, which really was a source of entertainment more than drama.  She asked me how long I was poly and when I said 20 years, and that she knew almost all in my Leather family she said she would have to think about it. Later that eve she called and asked “so…. do I have to call them all Dad?” I replied that it was more like an older wise Dad and son kind of relationship and again said, “I need to think about this”. Another half hour passed by and the next question. “So dad does this mean I have 10 brothers?” I said well not really, to which she replied, “good cause I have the hots for Iain” (my boy iain).

I recently read the speech that Guy Baldwin delivered at the National Leather Association. I have put a link to his speech at the end of my blog.

When I first read the speech, to be honest, I was a little put off.  The more I thought of it, due to his life experiences growing up in a large city in tough times, he has the right to say what he sees and feels.

I’m not only a gay Leatherman living in a city of 90,000 but also a gay parent, who lives in Canada. My experiences are quite different and my coming out is also quite different.

I agree with what Guy Baldwin says about integrating of all aspects of our lives. As Gandhi once said “Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony”

The use of a scene names is much more common in the straight world than in the gay world. The component that Guy may be missing is the psyche of parenting. To best explain it to non-parents, as a Master I have a similar feelings towards my subs. I will do whatever I have to do, whenever I have to do it, to protect my subs. Being a Master is part of my psyche to do otherwise would be in conflict with myself. To do anything other than to protect my subs from the world that may harm them, is also in my psyche as an alpha male.

Straight Masters and Mistresses are no different that Gay Leather Masters, we choose how and where to protect our families and in particular children from the sometimes vicious world out there. That is our job, that is our path. It is also up to us to decide how to best do that.

I have to admit the pansexual world is where the gay world was in the 60s and 70s. In Canada, the new freedoms we have achieved have also sparked a right-wing backlash, which may end up being as bad as the backlash that happened in the 70s with the bath house raids.

At a recent pansexual conference, I chose to be fully out. Doing so may have thrown a few of the attendees off guard, for me it was essential that some see that it is ok to be fully out, as it was essential for me in the 80s and 90s to see other others who are fully out and happy.

Guy may also be speaking from a big city perspective, where Pride marches number in the thousands and hundreds of thousands. In my hometown of Sudbury we may get up to 200. Of those 200 many are our straight, and kinky friends who march with us. We do not have the numbers to warrant a gay village, yet despite that we see rainbow flags on some businesses. My point is, in smaller communities we may not have the critical mass to yet thrive, we need each other and my opinion we are much richer for it.

I do have once concern with what Guy Baldwin has said, which is that we may act on his thoughts without taking the time to really think about where we are at in our own communities, countries, and our own Leather worlds. For me monolithic gay-only Leather is not where I want to be. For me a knowledgeable Dom or sub who is willing to share their experiences, a Dom or sub who requests your help all have no orientation.

Guy has in many ways done us a great service in shaking us up and stimulating discussion and for that I say, “Thank You we needed that”.

Click here to be directed to Guy Baldwin’s speech to the NLA Houston chapter.


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Tease 2011 was a blast and a wrap

Posted on July 13, 2011 by Master Chuck

Tease 2011 was held this past weekend at their new campground which will surely assist Tease to continue growing.

It was great to catch up with some old friend and meet many new ones. This year the seminars were heavy on the DS tracts. Thanks to the  presenters of some of the other seminars I was able to take in. A special thanks to Master Dan and his slave Dawn for sharing their experience as a Master and slave, Grey Dancer for his insight into finding our “Defining moment” despite mine being really off the wall, and Dark Angel for his insights into humiliation play.

A  special thanks to what I will call the straight female submissive equivalent of Buster. phoenix is a unowned female slave who I had an opportunity to  assist in her fantasy (and major turn on for her) of being wrapped in bubble wrap and being rolled arround and having the cells pop all over her body. I will never be able to ship a parcel again without a big smile on my face.

phoenix Photo courtesy of Top Cop

The picture above was taken prior to Tease, but it does show the possibilities.

 

 

I’m already looking forward to next year.

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Toronto Pride is over. Now it’s time to Tease…… 2011

Posted on July 6, 2011 by Master Chuck

This weekend I will be one of the headliners for Tease 2011, and will be presenting four workshops.

TEASE is an ANNUAL Pan-Sexual, Pan-Kink, outdoor Canadian Alternative Lifestyle Educational Camping Convention. Open to all adults, 18 years old and above; Singles, Couples, Triads, Quads, Families, Poly, Swingers, Monogamous, Celibate, Straight, Gay, Lesbian, Bi, Curious, Complicated, or Uncertain, from around the world – located on – Kink Friendly – Private Land, close to Barrie, in lovely Ontario, Canada.

5 days and 4 nights of wild fun and quality education, with; Workshops, Hands on Demos (Xploratorium), fun BDSM Games, drumming circle, a 15′ tall Wicker Man (ceremony), The King’s Fantasy Masked Ball, Dom/sub charity auction, Socials, nightly Play Parties (with multiple Play Areas), bonfires, free door prizes, as well as camping with and meeting new friends.

TEASE 2011 includes a non-mandatory “THEME” for each night; details of, Ichi-Yoru (First Night), Inferno, Tribal, and Carnival; can be found on the INFO page.

TEASE is a PRIVATE, Pre-Paid Registered Members ONLY event – and is run “AS THOUGH IT WERE A” not-for-profit Community Educational Event; brought to you by the BDSM London Munch, Dark Angel’s Lair (DAL) of London, and EHBC/KNaNO (of Kitchener).

TEASE is more fun than should be legal; come join us – for Canada’s LARGEST Canadian Camping Convention.

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Toronto Pride 2011 Photos

Posted on July 5, 2011 by Master Chuck

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Showing Leather Pride at Toronto Pride 2011

Posted on July 5, 2011 by Master Chuck

Leather pride to me is being proud of who we are, showing there are different ways to live our lives. There are many ways to do this.  Having a Toronto Pride Leather Sir and Leather boy float is just one of them.

 

Here we are on my FORD F150 which was converted into the ECLSb float for Toronto Pride 2011.

With boy iain kneeling in front of me on the spanking bench, I pulled boy iain close to me by his collar teasing him with and eventually giving him a deep wet kiss at which point the crowd erupted in cheers and applause.

Teasing boy iain

I then pulled him down over my lap and took out my canoe paddle to further crowd eruptions followed by chants of “harder harder”. To show the full dynamic, after a short paddling I again pulled him to my face for another nice deep wet kiss followed by boy iain’s “Thank You Sir”

Master Chuck and boy iain on the ECLSb Float Toronto Pride 2011

Master Chuck and boy iain on the ECLSb Float Toronto Pride 2011 ( Photos courtesy of XTRA.CA)

Photo courtesy of XTRA.CA

A special thanks to our driver Master Scott, and his slave-pup bandit who kept us well hydrated throughout the parade.

Photo courtesy of boy jim

The crowds along the parade route

Part of the estimated 1,000,000 who attended the parade

I have to admit I am a devoted FORD man, just not a Mayor Ford man. Ford showed up chained in my head cage with a gag.

A Ford with a muffler. (photo courtesy of Dan Falkenham)

 

Making the float

A special thanks to Master Scott, Master Scott’s slave pup bandit, Master Greg’s mutt, and boy iain for all the help putting the float together, and the producers of the ECLSb  Brandon Matheson and Dan Falkenham for handling the paperwork to keep us legal.

The set-up crew leader.

Being true to our Leather Bear roots -- note the shackled bear under the hood!

From left to right Master Scott, his slave pup bandit and me

left to right: slave pup bandit, Master Greg's mutt, Master Chuck, Master Scott

The men behind ECLSb -- Dan Falkenham and Brandon Matheson

In the coming days a photo album off all our Toronto Pride 2011 photos will be posted. Check back soon.

 

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Happy Toronto Pride 2011 update

Posted on July 2, 2011 by Master Chuck

boy Ian – International Leatherboy 2010,  boy iain – Eastern Canada Leatherboy 2011 and I will have our own float for the 2011 Toronto Pride Parade.

If you’re one of the readers of this blog be sure to look for us.

The float will be hard to miss.

Click here for more photos

 

Out on Church St. Courtesy of Paul Ciantar.

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Being a small town LeatherSir

Posted on July 2, 2011 by Master Chuck

I am frequently asked why I live in a smaller community in Northern Ontario, and how I could possibly live a full Leather life with the closest Leather bar 5 hours away.

Imagine waking up with a river steaming outside my door.

Imagine coming up to a skulk of eight foxes on the centre line of a road with the pups playing in the sun.

Imaging waking up a black bear sprawled out across the highway waiting for the next sandwich.

Imagine seeing a young cub sitting on his ass playing in the muck.

Imagine seeing a yearling bull strutting his stuff knowing he will fuck for the first time in the fall.

Imagine the excitement of a boy when he sees a Sir online who is coming to his community of 100 and is looking for a boy to serve for the night.

Imagine the look on his face when he is kneeling in front of his first fully clad Leather Sir.

Imagine his first deep breath of Leather and Sir.

Imagine a boy traveling 3, 5, 7, 12, even 16 hours to be with his new Sir.

Imagine a boy’s first flogging, chained between two trees, with only his Sir, the stars, and the howling of a pack of wolves under a full moon.

Imagine a boy signing his first contract in the presence and support of his new leather family.

Imagine that boy becoming a Sir and having boys of his own, passing on my Leather DNA.

Imagine that boy becoming  a slave pegged to the ground, branding iron in the fire,  and his ass in the air waiting to be marked by his Master.

I do visit the bigger cities and stir up a fuck of a lot of fun with my boys and slaves, but if you ask why I don’t move  to a bigger city, I’ll just smile and tell you about my journey as a small town Leather Sir.

Master Chuck

Eastern Canada LeatherSir 2011

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July’s Now That You’re Kinky Seminar Announced!!!

Posted on June 2, 2011 by Master Chuck

July’s Now That You’re Kinky Seminar Announced!!! 

A s part of our ongoing 201 level workshop series, on July 17th, 2011, SYWTBK will present “A Round Table With Doms & subs” (doors at 130pm, seating is limited). We have gathered 5 fairly well known Doms (Tops/Masterss/Sirs/etc) and 5 subs (slaves/boys/bottoms/etc) to discuss their journey, life, and love of the BDSM lifestyle. We invite those in attendance to challenge our panel and ask the questions that have gone unanswered up until now. (This workshop will be split, with our Doms up first, followed by a short break, then our subs.) or (This workshop will be one panel, and will be in one continuous forum for your convenience.) Come prepared, do your homework, research any or all of the names below and have your specific questions ready.

Our panel will include:

The Dominants

Master Chuck Once a boy, Master Chuck at 50 now lives his life, 24/7, as the patriarch of his very large multi generational Leather Family that combines HOT play, daily life and growth. There is never a dull moment. As a covered Master he holds himself to a high standard of integrity, manifesting itself in the basic traditional Old Guard principles of Honour, Trust, and Respect. To him, submission is a precious gift that Doms should accept with humility, then use BDSM as a tool to reach the subs inner core as they embrace their submission. He gives back to and helps develops his community through high level activism and with the educational seminars he delivers. Master Chuck is proud to represent his community as Eastern Canada LeatherSIR 2011

Master Peter After growing up on a working ranch in Southern Alberta, Peter simply changed one kind of chaps for another. After realizing he was not only gay but into Leather in the early 1980’s Peter began to discover the community of Leather Folk. After moving to Toronto, Ontario in 1994, Peter found a welcoming and accepting community. He joined the Board of Directors of Mr. Leatherman Toronto Competition Inc. (MLTC) in 2000 and served on the Board until the end of 2007. In 2001, Peter was made the Chief Judge of MLTC and continues to serve in that position. He is also a member of the So You Want To Be Kinky Committee which puts on the annual seminar program during the MLT weekend along with the “So You Want to Be Kinky” education program which stages seminars on a quarterly basis. He has also served as a judge at many local, national and international competitions such as IML 2009. Along the way he also served as Tally Master for ABW for 3 years. In November of 2007, Peter was awarded the MLT John Stephen Basset Leather Pride Award for his contributions to the development of Leather Pride. He has been in a Master/Slave relationship for nearly 13 years with his slave cub. Cub was also Bootblack Toronto 2005. Believing in the traditional values of the Leather Community, Peter believes very strongly in giving back to the community more than the community has given him.

Master Scott  is a gay male “bear”, dominant switch, and has been doing BDSM play for more than 20 years. He is a proud member of the Leather Family headed by Master Chuck. Scott was recently honoured by being presented with his Master’s cover by Master Chuck and his leather family. He is honoured to be pinned into Mama’s Family as “Mama’s Canadian Body Bear”. Within the community Scott has been active in teaching others various BDSM related skills, particularly his passion of percussion play (spanking, flogging and caning). Scott has been partnered in an open relationship for almost 14 years to a D/s-switch MasterC’s boy Iain – currently Eastern Canada Leatherboy 2011. Scott is blessed to have a collared submissive in slave-pup Kalen. Scott also acts as a mentor to a number of other boys, cubs and slaves. Scott is currently in the process of switching careers and is completing studies in a healthcare field.

Master T’Hayla Ferguson has been teaching in Canada and the USA for the last 15 years on a wide range of BDSM and M/s topics, including but not limited to: Master/slave relationships, self esteem, spirituality, cutting, piercing and other nasty sadistic shit your slave will love you for. Mastery is not so much a choice as a calling for T’Hayla – one which fulfills so many deep needs. Victoria Windsor Victoria Windsor found the leather community 19 years ago by looking for it. She’s known singe age 8 that she was different. Finding kink opened her eyes, finding Leather opened her world, and she can never go back.

Victoria was the recipient of the Central Canada Olympus Leather 2008, the co-Chair of the So You Want To Be Kinky Education Committee, have taught throughout North America, and currently serves as the Executive Producer of Toronto Leather Pride (formerly MLT). She holds dear the close relationships she has made in this group, and loves having a leather heart.

the submissives

boy alex  is a local bootblack and active member of the queer leather community in Toronto. Soon after finding life in leather, boy alex met some friends who introduced him to D/s and service oriented dynamics. He then attended the boys Training Camp in Dallas Texas and learned more about these concepts and how to apply them. Since then, he has experimented with and been involved in several service based relationships and contracts. boy alex has also taken on various service oriented roles in his community. boy alex has taught workshops and sat on discussion panels about D/s and service at several leather events in the US such as the boys Training Camp, and also South West Leather Conference in Phoenix and South Plains Leatherfest in Dallas.

cub Originally from Winnipeg, Ron began his leather journey in 1985. He was a long-time member of the Winnipeg Leather Levi Club as well a founding member of C.L.U.B Winnipeg. In February of 1998 he met his future Master, Peter to whom he became a collared as a slave under a lifetime contract and was given the name cub in November of that year he move to Toronto to begin fulltime service and in 2000 cub began volunteering with MLT. In 2003 cub along with several fellow boys formed the Toronto boys of Leather, a group that was intended to provide support for other submissives, and to provide assistance to other groups and organizations in the leather community. cub served as President of TboL until 2007 and remains involved in an advisory role. In 2005 cub won the title of Bootblack Toronto. While competing at the International Mr. Bootblack in Chicago of 2005, cub was humbled to be the first Canadian to receive the Brotherhood award. cub was pinned into Mama’s Family as Mama’s Canadian cub in 2006. In 2007, cub was honoured to receive MLT’s Courtland Forsey Award. slave gillian slave gillian is happily submerged in her 24/7 M/s relationship. Living a powerful and fulfilling enslavement has been an exciting and challenging experience. Among many things gillian loves being Master’s majical assistant and demo bottom at workshops. gillian and her Master regularly attend Toronto’s Perspectives on Power group.

Master C’s boy iain Born in St. John’s, Newfoundland and raised in the Greater Toronto Area, Eastern Canada Leatherboy 2011, boy iain has been collared to Master Chuck since 2004. Growing up, he knew he was interested in pig sex, oral service, piss and Bearish men and has since learned to enjoy the pleasure of pain, submission and domination, boot worship, cock and ball torture, tit torture, rubber, mind fucks; and the eroticization of safe sex. In 2009, boy Iain was the recipient of an Eastern Canada LeatherSIR/Leatherboy Community Builder Award in recognition of the impact of his involvement in the Toronto and Eastern Canada Leather community. He promotes play, education and believes that as a community we should be connecting with other people face to face and flesh on flesh.

Master Scott’s slave-pup Kalen  is a 25 year old, gay submissive. He is a service oriented slave who enjoys domestic chores as well as other service as needed. On the pup side he identifies as a husky pup named Bandit and has a fondness of “borrowing” socks. He has also dicovered a love for bondage and percussion play. slave-pup Kalen was born in Toronto but was raised in Sudbury Ontario, and now currently resides in Brampton. Kalen was collared as Master Scott’s slave-pup in June 2010. Kalen is also proud member of Master C’s leather family of which he is the youngest member.

Goodhandy’s 120 Church Street (2nd floor) SW corner of Church & Richmond Streets Toronto, ON Admission $10.00 at the door Restricted to those 19 years of age and older

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