Wuzzie to Izzie
A long time ago at a Leather bar far far away, a precociously young “girl” donned their tightest jeans, tucked up their hair into a leather baseball hat, and jumped on a subway to try to find the kind of men they lusted after on the well worn pages of their stolen copy of Drummer magazine.
My journey has been a long and winding road that includes being a boy, a girl, a slave, a daddy, a sadomasochist, an educator, a title holder, a ritual facilitator and many other stops over the last 30+ in the Leather community.
When I told people I wanted to run for SouthEast Person of Leather I was asked why in the world I would want another title. The answer was that I had more to say and I don’t see a lot of people like me saying it. So I went for it. I was honored to have won and look forward to my title year and can’t wait to compete for International Person of Leather at South Plains Leatherfest in 2024.
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![Eight folks, some with leather and sashes, looking directly at the camera.]()
Welcome Pup Spark to the 2024 Person of Leather Class
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![Mara dressed in leather with SEPOL sash and fox mask at the Florida Power Exchange.]()
at Florida Power Excange
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![Mara in leather outside the Atlanta Eagle.]()
Twisted Winter Mayhem
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![Black man and white person standing for photo.]()
Master J Tebias and Mara at his book signing at the Atlanta Eagle.
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![Three people looking directly at the camera wiht festival tents behind them.]()
Southeast Leatherfest at Atlanta Pride 2023.
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![A bearded white man kissing a white persons cheeck.]()
Mr Southeast Leather and Mara at Atlanta Pride 2023.
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![Three people in leather and sashes gazing directly at the camera.]()
People of Leather gathering at the Midwest Person of Leather contest.
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![Two white people looking directly at the camera. One person is holding the book Cultivating Connection.]()
Celebrating the launch of the Cultivating Connection book with Sander T Jones.
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![Mara sitting cross legged on the floor with two person standing behind them preparing for fun.]()
Sitting in wait in anticipation of fun at SouthEast Black and Blue 2024
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![A black person and a white person looking directly at the camera.]()
Hanging out at SouthEast Black and Blue 2024
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![Mara sitting on a folding chair with a white person working on their boots.]()
Getting the boots seen to by Holly at SouthEast Black and Blue 2024
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![Two black people on either side of Mara looking at the camera.]()
Being friendly at SouthEast Black and Blue 2024
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![Two white folks looking directly at the camera.]()
Hanging out at SouthEast Black and Blue 2024
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![A black woman and a white person looking directly at the camera.]()
Wating for a class at SouthEast Black and Blue 2024
