Leather 101 - Get Ready for IML
Have you always wanted to explore your wild? but were afraid to ask? Well just in time for IML, the Center on Halsted is offering a four-week lecture and discussion series on the history of the leather community.
Leatherman Mark Austin (Finalist, 2007 IML) and Mistress Joanne Gaddy (retired Mistress of IML) will welcome all LGBT, straight or questioning leather novices as they lead you through four important eras in leather history. The beginnings of leather post-WW II, the leather world during the Gay Liberation Movement, the loss of many in the leather community to complications of HIV/AIDS and the influence of the internet on the leather community. Get ready for IML 2009 with a deeper and richer understanding of the history of leather.
Admission is $5 at the door.
For more information and to RSVP, please contact Tom Ballentine, Director of Community and Cultural Programs at tballentine@centeronhalsted.org, or call 773-472-6469 X245.
Start: Wednesday, Apr. 22, 2009 7:00 PM
End: Wednesday, May. 13, 2009 7:00 PM
Location: Center on Halsted 3656 N. Halsted, Chicago
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