We were recently honoured to be part of the inaugural Melbourne Leather Pride Fair. Our fabulous team of Sarah and Michelle were some of the first women to grace the hallowed halls of the Laird Hotel in quite a few years. They said that it was a bit of a novelty to begin with but after a while they blended in like they were old regulars. Thank you to the other fab volunteers Mickey, Amy, and Greg.

The day was well organised and we had a very bright, fun-filled stand and our little giveaways proved quite popular (they were men’s accoutrements and they vibrated!). The crowd was particularly well educated in the forked tongue nature of politics and they gave us some good feedback. I think we picked up a few more voters and a couple of people even joined the Sex Party on the spot.

We ran a ‘leather quiz’ which seemed to interest and educate even the most proud ‘leatherites’. Do you know how long it takes for leather to bio-degrade or what ‘leathering’ is? Well those that attended the Leather Pride Fair do now and one lucky leather expert won a framed, limited edition, Julian Murphy B&D; print.

I wonder if any other political parties have ever had a stand at a Leather Pride fairs? Let me know if you’ve have heard of one. Fiona