Time Line 1995

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Books Published

• "The Bottoming Book" by Dossie Easton and Catherine A. Lizst
• "Screw the Roses, Send me the Thorns" by Philip Miller and Molly Devon
• "Thy Rod and Staff" by Edward Anthony
• "Writing Below the Belt", Conversations with Erotic Authors by Michael Rowe
• "Looking for Mr. Preston", edited by Laura Antoniou, a tribute anthology honoring the memory of John Preston
• "The Stonewall Experiment", A Gay Psychohistory by Ian Young.
• "The Gay and Lesbian Literary Heritage", A reader's companion to the writers and their works, from antiquity to the present Edited by Claude J. Summers.
• "Out of the Past", Gay and Lesbian History from 1869 to the Present by Neil Miller
• "Unspeakable", The Rise of the Gay and Lesbian Press in America by Rodger Streitmatter.
• "One-Handed Histories", The eroto-politics of gay male video pornography by John R. Burger.
• "The Hero, Manhood and Power" by John Lash
• "Studies in Dominance and Submission" by Thomas A. Weinberg, A second, revised, edition. [wd]
• "By Her Subdued", edited by Laura Antoniou
• "No Other Tribute", edited by Laura Antoniou
• "Some Women", edited by Laura Antoniou, with an introduction by Pat Califia
• "The Trainer", Book 3 in the Marketplace series, by "Laura Antoniou" (Masquerade edition)

Clubs and groups formed

Brew City Bears (Milwaukee), Coastal Empire Sentinels (Savannah), The Dedicated and Safe Club (Chicago), Dragon Leather Club (Columbus OH), Firebirds, Milwaukee; Harbor City Bears (Sydney), International Dungeon and Playroom Association, Knight Cruisers (Lexington) Leather Engineers of Omaha, ONYX/Chicago, Pikes Peak Summit Masters (Colorado Springs), Red Earth Bears (Oklahoma City), Seattle Kink Information Network (SKIN), South Sound S&M Leatherfolk (Olympia WA), Sober, Safe, Sane and Consensual Club of Chicago; The SOCIETY Connecticut chapter, South Texas Lather Men (Corpus Christi), The Spanking Club (Los Angeles), Texas Riders MC Corpus Christi Chapter, Trident International Baltimore, Vulcan America Southern California (Los Angeles) West Florida Growlers of Tampa, and Women's Welcoming Committee (Seattle). [G 96]

The German SM-group aktiveS/Muenchen is formed in Munich by a splinter group of freiesMuenchen. [wd]

The Polish SM-Society is formed in Nowy Sacz, Poland. This is the first known SM group in that country. [wd]

Clubs disbanded

Black Angels (Koln), Cascade Bears (Portland, OR), Lost Angels (DC), Ozbears Australia, and Vanguards MC (Philadelphia). [G 96]

C-Space, an SM instruction forum ceases operations in Seattle. [G 96]

1995

Portugal introduces a new penal code, which lowers the age of consent for heterosexual acts to 14; however it retains an age of consent of 16 for homosexual acts.

Sweden legalizes registered partnerships (a common-law marriage or civil union) with all the rights of marriage - except for marriage in a church and adoption.

1995

The David Weinbaum Foundation is founded in New York City. The purpose of the foundation it to make cash grants to organizations to be used for specific projects benefiting the leather/SM/fetish community.

1995

The 15 Association creates a fund, named for deceased member Alexis Sorel, in order to assist brothers in need . [G 96]

1995

Northwest Bondage Club (Seattle) secures new meeting and play space on Capitol Hill. [G 96]

1995

First Ms Florida Leather, International Mr. Fantasy, Mr. Leather Europe, and Ms New Mexico Leather contests.

1995

Richard Kasak Books publishes a new edition of William Carney's novel "The Real Thing", originally published by Putnam's in 1968 and long out of print.

1995

Greg Lowe is named American Leatherman, Mon Cherie is named American Leatherwoman, and Kevin McGraw is named American Leatherboy.

1995

Jack Stice and tom Stice are named International Master and Slave.

1995, Jan.

Publication of The Politics of Pain: Torturers and Their Masters Edited by Ronald D. Crelinsten and Alex P. Schmid.

1995, March

"Society for Human Sexuality" (SHS) was formed at the University of Washington.

1995, March 1

Firebirds founded in Milwaukee

1995, March 8

Hungary legalizes common law same sex marriage.

1995, March 25

The State of Mississippi ratifies the 13th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, making slavery illegal in the state.

1995, May

The Leather Archives and Museum mounts it's third exhibition during International Mr. Leather weekend.

1995, May

International Mr. Leather contest at the Congress Theatre in Chicago is won by Larry Everett, Mr. Oklahoma Leather.

1995, May

Tim Cousins wins International Bootblack 1995 during IML contest in Chicago.

1995, May 4

Utah Power Play formed as pansexual BDSM - dissolved in 2003

May 25

In Egan v. Canada the Supreme Court of Canada rules that sexual orientation is a prohibited ground of discrimination under section 15 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, a part of the constitution. Section 15 does not explicitly list sexual orientation, but is designed to permit the addition of new grounds by the courts. The ruling will have a wide impact since section 15 applies to all laws, including human rights laws that prohibit discrimination by all employers, landlords, service providers and governments.

1995, May 26

The Supreme Court of Canada ruled it is illegal to discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation.

1995, June 1

Effective date of NLA

San Diego's decision to withdraw from affiliation with NLA:I. and rename itself "Club X"

1995, June

Mexico's first March for Human Rights of Lesbians and Gays is held in Tijuana. [TOL]

1995, June 6

Craig Byrnes introduces his design for the “International Bear Brotherhood Flag" A design based on the Leather Pride Flag, with seven fur-colored stripes and a paw-print in the upper left, is accepted. [JWB]

1995, Mid

The German SM group SMarti.e.s. is formed in Hamburg. [wd]

1995, July 6

David Cowan of Indianapolis is selected as the fifth International Mr. Deaf Leather at the contest in Montreal.

1995, July 20-23

Pat Baille wins International MS. Leather in Chicago.

1995, July 30

The 15 Association, The Outcasts and the Society of Janus join forces to host "SpannerMart 2" in San Francisco, raising $7,248 for the Spanner Defense Fund.

1995, July 31

Iran's parliament votes to ban the sale of seedless watermelons because "the unnatural melons spread corruption, robbing the youths of moral values, promoting homosexuality and asexuality"

1995, Aug.

The Orange County Leather Assembly hosts its second annual Meet a Master weekend, this year featuring Tony DeBlase.

1995, Aug, 18-20

Fantasy 1995 changes format and includes the first ever International Mr. Fantasy contest, won by J. D. Buchart.

1995, Sept. 1 - 5

Delta International hosts it's first SM run in Pennsylvania. The core membership of the group is from Chicago Hellfire Club, and the Delta run is very similar to Inferno, but in an incredibly better venue!

1995, Sept. 7 - 13

Chicago Hellfire Club hosts Inferno 24 in Douglas Michigan. Michael Horowitz receives the Caligula Award and Race Bannon the J Paul Eaton award.

1995, Sept. 23

At the Mr. Drummer contest in San Francisco, David WW Walker is named International Mr. Drummer. and Pup is named International Drummer Boy.

1995, Oct. 6-8

NLA holds its tenth Living in Leather Conference in Portland OR. Mark Frasier becomes male co-chair. Tony DeBlase and Woody Bebout are Keynote speakers. Viola Johnson and Larry Townsend receive the Lifetime Achievement awards. Mr. and Ms NLA are David Hoffenbacker and Stacey.

October 10

United States Supreme Court hears opening arguments in Romer v. Evans, the case that would eventually overturn Colorado's Amendment 2, which banned gay rights laws in the state.

1995, Nov

The Leather Archives and Museum moves to a storefront at 5007 N Clark St. and opens its first permanent exhibition gallery. The first show highlights items from the collection and features the original artwork of Dom Orejudos. The collection is made available to researchers.

1995, Nov.

The Spanking Club of Los Angeles is founded by Glenn Walker and five other men.

1995, Nov. 5

Motor Sportclub Amsterdam and the European Council of Motorcycle Clubs sponsored the 1996 Mr. Europe Leather and Mr. Europe Drummer contests. Antonio Sanchez of Madrid Spain won both titles and will represent Europe in both IML and the Mr. Drummer finals in 1996.

1995, Nov 7

Australia's Christian Coalition says it will fight gay rights advances in the upcoming elections.

1995, Nov 15

The Florida Baptist state convention votes to begin a boycott of the Walt Disney Company after the firm extends domestic partner health benefits to employees.

1995, Nov. 15

Beyond the Edge Cafe, operated by Alena Gabosch and Denise Pedro, opens in Seattle. It quickly becomes the meeting place for men and women into the leather/sm/fetish scene. Many special interest and social groups use it as a meeting space and it is the site of many scene related art shows and performances. Closes, Jan. 1999.

1995

"TLC: A year with a leather club" is released. This documentary video made by Randy Riddle covers a year of activities by the members of the Tarheel Leather Club.

1995

Desmodus Inc. stops publishing "DungeonMaster" and The "SandMUtopia Guardian". Harold Cox and Bob Reite, the owners of Checkmate purchase DungeonMaster and incorporate it into their publication. Mitch Kessler and Gerrie Blum, a couple from New York who have been involved in many aspects of the SM community for many years, purchase The SandMUtopia Guardian and resume publication of that title.

1995, Dec 29

KOAA-TV in Colorado Springs, Colorado pulls talks shows by Jenny Jones and Carnie Wilson off the air because they include homosexuals as guests.

1995, Dec. 31

A New Years Eve SM Play Party is the first of many play parties in the lower level of the Beyond the Edge Cafe in Seattle.

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