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April 16, 2011

Leather Leadership Conference Keynote Stirs Controversy

“Lao-tsu might say that a truth is a truth until you organize it, and then it becomes a lie. Why? Because the purposes of the organization begin to take precedence over that which it first attempted to keep in order.” Dr. Wayne W. Dyer from Change Your Thoughts, Change Your Life: Living the Wisdom of the Tao

Every so often, a minor earthquake erupts within certain groups and subcultures. Just such a happening occurred at the recent Leather Leadership Conference held in Los Angeles. Guy Baldwin opened the weekend with a keynote speech that rocked the entire conference and set the tone for what will hopefully be a rethink in the way the leather/kink community envisions its focus going forward.

I could direct you to a link of a transcript of the speech, but Leatherati.com thankfully captured Baldwin’s keynote address on video. Watching Baldwin’s speech delivered in his own voice has much more impact. Baldwin is a masterful speaker and one of the leather/kink scene’s most celebrated thinkers.

Please watch this and let me know your thoughts. No single speech of its kind has stirred as much controversy and community discussion as this one in recent memory. Let me know what you think of it. I think it’s brilliant.

One Comment on “Leather Leadership Conference Keynote Stirs Controversy

Alan Arthur Chiras
April 17, 2011 at 6:37 am

Guy seems to be a lot like Larry Kramer now!!!

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