Comments on: Breakaway leather group forms

By: Nathan Niessen

Nathan Niessen — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 09:53:23 +0000

Thanks to everyone for their contributions.

In the meeting held on the 11th of July, each person and business that attended that meeting, felt that there was a need to push forward with a new organisation that celebrates leather, supports the community and works with the leather businesses.

The GLBTIQS community is a diverse one, and one that I am a part of, but I am not a member of every group that is out there and available – if I was I would have even less time for other things.

For the last few years leather has been close to my heart (and ar5e cheeks), and I have felt that something needs to be done to have an organisation that is community run and focussed in Melbourne.

We (Melbourne Leather Community) hope to have open and honest communication with MLP so that the leather community in Melbourne continues to keep its great reputation around Australia and around the world.

Yours in Leather
Nathan Niessen

By: Mike

Mike — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 07:46:40 +0000

Oliver, “Gay is gay”? Well, what a relief to know that our sexuality deletes any other form of difference we may have. Including, for example, diverse expressions of sexuality.

Its awesome to see part of the community putting in hard work, time and energy to celebrate themselves and make that thing they do more easily accessible to others that are interested.

By: Oliver

Oliver — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 05:47:45 +0000

why? does there have to be a leather “community” at the end of the day “Gay is Gay”. Does a person who doesnt wear leather have the door closed in their face?

By: Andrew

Andrew — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 04:01:01 +0000

Great news – in my opinion the previous group has always been a disappointment, over-promising and under-delivering, and lacking transparency.
Fingers crossed this new group delivers to the leather community the kind of organisations it has sorely needed for so long …

By: Bink

Bink — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 03:51:45 +0000

way to go! proud of you son….

By: Michael Glover

Michael Glover — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 02:02:23 +0000

Interesting times. Good luck Nathan. Can Peter Leslie tell us who is on the Melbourne Leather Pride board and who appoints them? Is MLP incorporated and does it have a formal constitution after all these years? As the VAC, ALSO and the City of Yarra subsidised the last leather festival, can members of the community see the festival’s accounts?