Going Deep: A Gay Guide to Reality

Going Deep: A Gay Guide to Reality

So Many IMLs

My ego kept chiming in with “what about” questions, trying to stir up drama. Like, why am I the only IML in the photo who was not invited to judge the contest?

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Mike Gerle
Nov 04, 2022
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Former IMLs attending the Mr. Palm Springs Leather contest on Oct 29, 2022. Left to right Joe Gallagher ‘96, Jeff Tucker ‘94, Ralph Bruneau ‘17, Patrick Smith ‘15, Mike Gerle ‘07, Lenny Broberg ’92, Gary Iriza ‘08, Andy Cross ‘13

If you’re not inside the gay men’s leather contest beltway, you may not know that every man in this photo won the Internation…

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