Product Description

Guy Baldwin won the titles of International Mr. Leather 1989 and Mr. National Leather Association 1989. These titles, along with Mr. Baldwin’s position as a long time and respected member of the leather community, make him uniquely qualified to address this subject. He is a psychotherapist-educator and a sought after speaker nationwide.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #662717 in Books
• Published on: 1993-02
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 139 pages

From the Publisher
Currently, the leather contest is the only semi-systematic way we all have with which to identify and encourage local, regional, national, and international leather community leadership. This contest method is perhaps not the ideal way to choose our leadership, but it is "state-of-the-art" for now. Given this, it is important that contest be conducted with style, dignity and intelligence. And, of course, they should be a good time.

Our community deserves the best of the best. If we don't do a good job with our contest system, we are cheating ourselves, and the time for doing that must come to an end. Our community has had second class status in the eyes of many people for far too long; that, too, must change.

About the Author
A Los Angeles-based psychotherapist and author, Guy Baldwin, has worked professionally with leather folks for the last 20 years. An active player himself in the Scene for 37 years, Guy has traveled the US and Canada extensively to present a wide array of workshops, demonstrations, seminars and lectures, to leather audiences and health-care professionals alike.

He has delivered keynote addresses for the Leather Leadership Conference, the Dominion Gathering, the Living in Leather convention of the National Leather Association, the Austin Bash, and the International Masters and slaves weekend. He is perhaps best known for his essays in Drummer magazine, many of which appear in his 1993 book, Ties That Bind. His 2002 book, SlaveCraft offers a penetrating look into the inner dynamics of erotic servitude.

In 1989, Guy served as International Mr. Leather, and as Mister National Leather Association concurrently…..the only person ever to do so. He was awarded both the Pantheon and Dominion Lifetime Achievement Awards, and was named a Centurian by the Leather Archives and Museum.

Customer Reviews

Great introduction to a fairly popular venue
The leather contest has sprung up everywhere it seems and the number of title holders is amazing. Baldwin gives us background on the history of and reasons for such contests as well as practical advice for judges, contestants, and hosts. Some of the information is repeated from one section to the next just in case you have one role and are only reading that chapter. But how close is leather to BDSM in these contests? This was the only question I still had by the end of the book. I strongly recommend reading this before you enter, host, judge or even just watch a leather contest.

Strongly recommended for anyone entering a contest!
This book has proven helpful as our organization has strived to improve our non-leather contest as well as for our friends who are now competing in leather contests. I strongly recommend this title for anyone who is involved in any aspect of the contest circuit.

An absolute must read!!!
If you have ever pondered being a contestant, judge or producer of a leather contest you MUST read this book. It is a well-rounded look at what each role is and do's/don'ts for each. If you want to know what leather contests are all about in the most ideal sense, this is an excellent book to read.