| President: Thom Butts |
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Thom Butts has been a member of the Portland Leather community since the early 1990's. As well as being Mr. Oregon State Leather 1997 and treasurer of Blackout from 1999-2003, he has volunteered for several organizations in Portland, including Human Rights Campaign and Log Cabin Oregon.
He re-joined Blackout's board in 2008, and was elected president in March 2009. His goal for BLP is to give it greater prominence within Portland's Gay & Lesbian Leather community and also on a regional & national level. He also has a strong belief in fiscal prudence and wants to create a firm financial base for BLP and the charities that it supports.
He enjoys reading, international travel, gourmet cooking, and (fortunately) working out at the gym (see gold lame, below). Favorite hanky colors include: (in no particular order) Black, Red, Navy, Gray, Silver Lame, Rust, Gold Lame, Teal, and Chamois. He lives in the country with his (legally registered) domestic partner/boy Dominic. |
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| Vice President: Mack |
Mack; first noticed his attraction to leather when he bought his first black leather jacket from a straight friend. From then on, Mack knew he was hooked. Since 1997, he has been involved with Portland Leather Men, and the leather community at large. In 2002, Mack competed in, and won, the title of Mr. Oregon State Leather 2002.
For years, Mack proudly served as a member-at-large on the board of BLP. In 2007, Mack was elected to the office of Vice President of the Board of Blackout Leather Productions. Mack currently resides in the Salem area with his husband, Gary, and his boy/pup, Gene. |
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| Secretary: Pup |
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Hello All
My name is Gene or pup. I have been with BLP for 3 yrs. I have been the secretary for two. I have been in the leather life since my release from the military in 1988. I have been a volunteer for many organizations, I am a former Mr. Charlie's Denver. I am also a former ILSb title holder for Florida. I enjoy my time at home and getting to know new people, so please feel free to ask questions. |
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| Treasurer: Dan |
Dan McGuire-Rose’s involvement with one aspect of the gay community or another started fifteen years ago. It was while volunteering at Living in Leather X in Portland, Oregon with the Imperial Sovereign Rose Court that he realized what he was missing in his life. Five years of active duty in the Army set in motion the desire to follow orders and it was only after his discharge that he realized this need. Dan’s first venture into a leather bar was The Cuff and his eyes were opened to the possibilities. Over the next 13 years, he has been an active board member of the Imperial Sovereign Court of Eugene, an active member of the Imperial Sovereign Rose Court, and later, a board member of Blackout Leather Productions of Oregon. Dan’s hobbies include gardening, bicycling, reading and taking care of his family, both the one he was born into and the one he has surrounded himself with. |
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| Dominic |
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Dominic Chevalier just completed his year as Mr. Oregon State Leather 2008 and was recently given the award of Rose and Thorn Leather Man of the Year 2009. He has been involved with the BDSM community in some fashion for many years (whether it be curious bystander or active participant). Although he identifies as a gay man he is accepting of all lifestyles and orientations because it is the diversity they provide that makes this community as strong as it is. He enjoys being active in the community whether it be fundraising, organizing socials, visiting with friends or participating in a night of debauchery with the wonderfully wicked people he has grown close to over they years!
He is part of a leather family, Bloodthorn that exists in his hometown of Portland, OR. They are a source of inspiration, strength and unwavering loyalty. He is a voting member of the Leather Archives and Museum, Associate member of Bad Girls and a founding member of the BiLS-Rose City as well as their current treasurer.
Dominic enjoys impact play and scenes of dominance and submission. He flags black, green, red, teal, navy blue and grey all on the right. His non-kinky interests are varied but he enjoys traveling internationally, opera, cooking, classic films, Egyptian antiquity and culture, and spending time with his dog and cat. Although life has many callings he is, by design, a leatherboy, a boy to his SIR and ready to be man in service to the community. |
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| Tarsus |
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My name is Tarsus and my involment in the B.D.S.M Leather community is not that of a spectator my active involvement began in 2004. Although I am a gay man of Fourty + I am not liminated to the typical alternative lifestyles and orientations portraided on T V. I enjoy being active, in part, of a community that shares my view.
Bloodthorn is a Leather Fetish Family that evolved from the infumess black sundays parties at the old and resently desisted Eagle P D X bar. A growing group of friend’s commited to the idea that, leather, kink, and fetish is a way of life.
I do not identify myself as boy, summation boars me, nor do I identify myself as a Sir, that is a roll one grows into, not given to oneself. In a community of strict codes, titles, classifications and orientations, I find my dark side sadistic as it is also masochistic in the roll I play in private, as well as my roll in the family
I suspect this gives you a little insight in to what makes me tick, but feel free to drop me a line if you would like to learn more. tarsus@tarsustudio.com |
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| Tommie |
Tommie, Ms Oregon State Leather 2006, has been a member of the Leather community since 1996 when she finally found it online and six months later found it "real time". She had been looking for it since she was a child; always pretending to be the one who was tied up, punished, and ordered about in hir childhood games.
Tommie began hir service to the community in 1998 when she was asked to run
for Vice Mistress of Bad Girls and was elected. She has since served two terms as Secretary and one term as Treasurer of Bad Girls and is a former Treasurer of Blackout Leather Productions of Oregon, Inc. She is also a participating member of Portland Leather Alliance, The Rose City Discussion Club and a founding member/Vice-President of Boiys in Leather Service.
Tommie firmly believes that "we get back what we put in" She encourages everyone to contribute their time, talents, abilities, and assets. She believes in leading by example and since she has encouraged and supported others in running for titles she felt it was time to step up and offer hir services as a titleholder as well. |
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| Tobin |
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Tobin Britton has been a long standing member of the Portland, Oregon leather community for well over a decade launching herself head first with memberships in a number of groups in the area. Tobin has spent many years as a member of such groups as Portland Leather Alliance, Rose City Discussion Club, Blackout Leather Productions and Bad Girls. Tobin served as Parade Coordinator and President for 5 years of Pride Northwest streamlining many aspects of Portlands large pride festival and parade. Through her years on the board many objectives were fleshed out including increased sponsorship and donations, a parade route that marched through the heart of downtown Portland and the much coveted walk around liquor license that are still aspects of the event today. Tobin has served the community as Ms Oregon State Leather 2001 as well as the leather community as a whole as American Leatherwoman 2002 which afforded her the honor of traveling the country as well as abroad as judge, tallymaster, judges boy and contestant handler for numerous large and small titles. Tobin has presented on such topics as knife play, race play and D/s dynamics for many clubs and organizations throughout the country. She currently serves as President and founding member of The Boiys In Leather Service-Rose City, a volunteer group based on serving its various communities. Tobin is proud and h umbled at how the community has embraced and been inspired by the mission and purpose of The BiLS who have bestowed upon the group an Organization of the Year award(from GLPW of Seattle) and a Rose and Thorn award(from Blackout Leather Productions). Go BiLS! Tobin is Daddy and husbutch to boy justin, Daddy to girl joni (International Ms Leather 2001, Daddy to girl mary, Sir to girl shell(Northwest Community Bootblack 2008), MaPa to boy kip (American Leatherboy 2002) , boy to Syr Karen Yew (Ms San Diego Leatherwoman 2004) , and believe or not Mama to boy Earl(US boy 2007). Tobin is proud to be a member of the Bloodfolk Clan and honors her mentors and teachers by honing the lessons they took time to teach by paying it forward and giving back to her community. |
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| Justin |
Boy Justin is relatively new on his journey into the queer and leather worlds but he burst onto the scene volunteering his time with Pride NW as secretary and Co-Parade Coordinator before he learned that service was his heart's desire. Since that time he's discovered his boy nature and is a collared boy to his Daddy, Tobin Britton (2001 Ms. Oregon State Leather, 2002 American Leatherwoman). As is customary in the Bloodfolk Clan that he is a member of, he gives of his time and serves his community currently as the secretary and a founding member of the Boys/Bois in Leather Service - Rose City. Along with service, he's discovered his passion for bootblacking and is enjoying the mentorship and advice from bootblacks in Oregon and California. When he's not volunteering with his club brothers, Justin loves to serve and play with his Daddy, play with his girl and do boots. He also enjoys riding his motorcycle, playing his bass, living out his racing dreams on his Wii and continuing to learn anything and everything that will help him grow to be the best boy he can be for his Daddy.
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| Jerry |
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Jerry is a native Portlander who found himself attracted to men in 501 Levi’s and big black leather belts, engineer boots and black leather motorcycle jackets when he was barely 10 years old. It took many more years before he discovered what that attraction meant and all the ramifications of it. He got involved in rather vanilla leather sex some 49 years ago. One thing led to another and he began to get into some occasional light bondage and SM play, found it exciting, and wanted more. Being a rather shy guy who believed a bottom NEVER made the first move but was supposed to sit and wait for the Top -- ANY Top -- to approach him and utter the first word, it took quite a while before he got introduced to what he was really looking for. He’s been involved in the men’s leather/SM world for 30 or so years, now.
He was a charter member and officer of CRMC (Columbia River Motorcycle Club), a Portland-based gay men’s biker club back in the mid- to late-70s and a founding member of ORGASM - a pansexual BDSM organization in Portland during the ‘80s. He was introduced to Dungeon Men – PDX by a wonderful man here in Portland, Master Ron Brown, and went to his first dungeon play party as Master Ron’s guest roughly 6 years ago and has missed very few of them since. A year ago Jerry was appointed to the committee of Dungeon Men – PDX. He was an Oregon Leather Fraternity charter member and officer. In September, 2009, he was accepted as a BLP board member and is looking forward to becoming actively involved with it. |
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| Don Hood |
Having served his country and his community for almost three decades, Don Hood is a proud gay man whose ties to the world of drag and leather stretch from coast to coast, and even internationally. After serving in the US Army from 1978 to 1986, Don was very active in the New Orleans Mardi Gras Krewes, including the Krewe of Amon-Ra and the Knights d'Orleans, a leather motorcycle club.
Don moved to Portland 14 years ago and soon became involved with local clubs and organizations. He held the title of Mr. Oregon State Leather 1998, raising thousands of dollars for AIDS charities throughout Portland. He
later served on the board of Blackout Leather Productions, and helped raise money for such groups as Esther's Pantry, Our House of Portland, Sexual Minorities Youth Resource Center (SMYRC), Pride of the Rose Scholarship Fund, Bill & Ann Shepherd Legal Scholarship Fund, the Leather Archives & Museum, the Friends of PWA's Foundation, and many others. He is a member of the famed Mama's Family as "Mama's PoohBoots".
A talented tailor, Don makes custom leather, bear, and gay pride shirts, clothing, and leather accoutrements. He lives with his partner of 14 years Andy Mangels, and their dog Bela. Don has been involved with the Imperial Sovereign Rose Court most of the last 9 years, and serves on the board of directors as Treasurer. He also holds the title of His Most Imperial Majesty, Rose Emperor XXXIII. |
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