Master R (contact)
Eastern Canada LeatherSIR 2013

A prominent and active member in the Toronto’s leather scene for 30 years, Master R started doing leather promotions while managing the bar Boots in the late 1980s.

His S/M stage shows and fantasy scenes have been featured at major events such as Mr. Leatherman Toronto Competition (MLT), Leather Ball, Leather Pride Ball, Resurrection Ball, and MLT Victory Ball. His spectacular opening performance at Leather Ball 8 garnered feature-photo coverage in The Toronto Star. Master R regularly performs S/M demos at The Black Eagle and Rough House dungeon parties.

As a designer and builder of custom dungeon furniture under the name of Master R’s Dungeon Equipment, he has also furnished and supervised dungeon play areas at numerous community and private events.

Master R has also volunteered extensively in the leather community serving on the boards of both MLT and Spearhead. In 2001, he was awarded MLT’s Courtland Forsey Award for outstanding contribution to Toronto’s leather community and in 2009 he received the Eastern Canada LeatherSIR/Leatherboy Community Builder Award.

Boy Dom (contact)
Eastern Canada Leatherboy 2013

I made my debut into the leather community shortly after my arrival to Montreal in the fall of 2009 when I found myself working as a barman in Montreal’s Black Eagle bar. During my three years with the Black Eagle, I participated in the Mister Leather/Mister Rubber competitions, coming out as runner-up three years in a row between both categories. (rubber 2010 & 2011, leather 2012). I also participated in many community building events held at the Eagle such as fundraisers for local charities providing aid to people living with HIV/AIDS, leather banquets, BBQ’s and more, all of which contributed to me finding my sense of belonging within the leather community.

In October 2012, I was offered a position as manager of a new fetish bar opening in the city, Katakombes, which I took and ran for a year and a half until March 2013. During this time I oversaw and participated in many successful leather and fetish parties (PIG, BlacKKnighT, KATA+) and even organized a Halloween HIV/AIDS fundraiser party where I raised $1,750 for the Aids Community Care Montreal organisation.

Eager to learn and dedicated to my lifestyle, my developing identity as a boy grew deeper than anything I’d ever felt before. Having found where I belonged, I set out to discover myself even more by starting a blog, ABEARDEDBOY, where I decided I would document my sexual self-discovery, on a daily front. Everyday I uploaded photos of my daily life and encounters, documenting my growth and experiences, sexual and non-sexual (anything from sucking cocks under public washroom stall walls or taking my own fist after heavy dildo sessions to groggy mornings in bed and random walks in parks with my dog), and sharing it with the world for all to see with hopes to inspire others to give it, or any of the things I tried, a try. Since the beginning of the blog in January 2012, it has gathered over 17 000 followers and continues to function (though no longer on a daily basis) and inspire people to explore their own sexuality, gathering more and more followers each day.

I am 25 years of age, and see nothing but opportunity with the future. I have a head on my shoulders, and I’m not afraid to go for what I want. I hope to one day be a great role model within the leather community and look forward to the experiences that have yet to come.