The organizers of the Eastern Canada LeatherSIR/Leatherboy 2012 contest weekend are pleased to announce the panel of judges for the ECLSb 2012 contest. The contest weekend will take place in Toronto from Friday, February 17, 2012 through the provincial holiday Monday on February 20, 2012. Serving on the panel of judges will be:

• International LeatherSIR 2011 Alan Penrod, from Atlanta (GA), who will serve as head judge;
• International Leatherboy 2011 pup Nitro, from Atlanta (GA);
• International Community Bootblack 2011 Luna, from Oakland (CA);
• Eastern Canada LeatherSIR 2011 Master Chuck, from Sudbury (ON); and,
• Eastern Canada Leatherboy 2011 boy iain, from Toronto (ON).

Tally Master will be boy Alex Dunlop, from Toronto (ON). Judge’s boy will be Pup Kalen, from Toronto (ON). Den Daddy will be Dan Madden, from Toronto (ON). Stage Manager for the contest will be Fenn, Mr International Rubber 2010, from Toronto (ON). Box Office Manager will be Gloria McIsaac, from Toronto (ON).

Presenting Sponsor of ECLSb 2012 is Steamworks, the official bathhouse of Eastern Canada LeatherSIR/Leatherboy.

The ECLSb 2012 contest will be held at — NEW TIME!! — 12:30pm on Saturday, February 18, 2012 at Goodhandy’s (120 Richmond St) in Toronto. Returning as emcee for the contest is Tom Stice, International slave 1995 and Southeast Mr Drummer 1998, of Chicago (IL). The 2012 contest theme will be “Retro.”

Contestant registration for ECLSb 2012 will begin November 15, 2011. Registration forms will be available at www.LeatherSIRCanada.com.

LeatherSIR/Leatherboy are “player’s titles,” erotic titles representing the sexual side of gay leather men. The primary goal of ECLSb is networking and outreach, to help educate the community about leather men, our erotic expression, traditions and history — and of course, BDSM and hot leather sex!

ECLSb contestants will be judged in four categories: Interview; Speech & Image; Physique; and Leather Sex Fantasy based on the region’s assigned theme. The contestant’s interview portion will take place in private with the judges prior to the contest; the three remaining categories take place on stage during the contest. Contestants must incorporate the Retro theme into their fantasy scene performed on stage during the contest. The theme is open to a wide range of BDSM play skills. The fantasy portion is what sets the ECLSb contest apart from many other contests styled after the International Mr. Leather and Mid-Atlantic Leather formats.

Returning as Presenting Sponsor of the ECLSb contest weekend is Steamworks (www.steamworksonline.com). Community Partners confirmed to date include Black Eagle Toronto (www.blackeagletoronto.com), Goodhandy’s (www.goodhandys.com) and Leather Masters (www.leathermasters.com).

Since 2005, Eastern Canada LeatherSIR / Leatherboy contest weekend has been produced by Brandon Matheson (Eastern Canada LeatherSIR 2004) and Dan Falkenham (Eastern Canada Leatherboy 2004).

Additional information about the contest weekend and a complete schedule of events will be announced in the months ahead. Visit the Contest Weekend page for details.

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