Going Deep: A Gay Guide to Reality

Going Deep: A Gay Guide to Reality

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After IML 2023

Supporting Marcus and reconnecting with an institution. Snippets from International Mister Leather (IML) 2023 journey.

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Jun 06, 2023
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Yes! Of course, Hunter. 
I’d be honored.
End call. 
Questions. 
Handler? Mentor? Guide? Brother? 

2007. 
Bad kingmaker memories. 
Self-aggrandizing. Glomming, taking, and feeding off the innocent. 
New millennium. New innocence. New support. 
Relevance. 
Love. 
Authenticity. 

Chicago.
1 Uber. 3 men. 9 bags. 

The Congress Hotel. 
Okay. 
If we must.


Hotel bar.
Reunions and…

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