Recorded: 5/11/2019 / Published: 7/31/2019

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On this episode of The Krypt, we are returning to DomCon LA 2019, for a conversation with the founder of The International Mr. and Ms.Olympus Leather contest, Dave Rhodes. In this conversation, we cover a lot of ground from living through the beginning of the AIDS epidemic to founding a publication and an international leather contest. 

[1:03]Rules to Love by:
1: Safe, sane, consensual, and informed
2: KNKI: Knowledge, No Intolerance, Kindness, Integrity
3: “Submission is not about authority and it’s not about obedience; it is all about relationships of love and respect.” -Wm. Paul Young

[1:30] Dave Rhodes https://www.theleatherjournal.com/ 

[1:30] How old are you? How long have you been in the lifestyle? Openly gay? 

[2:40] When did you get into leather?

[4:20] Drummer Magazine in 1976.

[6:52] The “Old Guard” and the transformation of the scene from 1976 to the 1990s.

[7:57] 1978 the real start of the HIV / AIDS epidemic and the personal impact. 

[9:00] How did the disease affect the scene and what is the last effect?

[10:38] The lesbian community steps in to help the male guy leather community.
Losing three people a month from AIDS!

[12:50] What have you done with the Leather Competitions? Founded The International Mr. and Ms. Olympus Leather Contest in 1996.

[19:02] What is it “To be Leather”?

[22:27] What is the best advice you can give to the new and the old?

[27:15] Id the glass half full or half-empty? Yes.

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