Scott Bryen – One Man’s Leather Journey
It is often said that those who do not know their history are doomed to repeat it. This presentation covers my leather journey from the early 80’s until present day. I will have some memorabilia on display and talk about the attitudes and the tribal nature of the Leather community. I will also touch on the regional differences that differentiate Leather communities and talk about the symbology of the dress…what things mean when you see them.
I will also have a question answer session at the end of the presentation.
Scott Bryen has won the Mr. Alberta Drummer 1993 title, Mr. Edmonton Leather 2003 title, competed at IML in 2004 and the Western Canadian Leather Sir title 2011. He has served 2, two-year terms as executive of Northern Chaps (Edmonton’s Original Leather and Fetish club) and has been awarded lifetime member status for his service to the community.
He is also a co-founder of the Mr. Edmonton Leather Contest and co-produced the contest in 2001, 2002 and 2005. He has co-founded Kink Kamp, Alberta’s annual Leather Brotherhood Weekend and has run the event with his partner since 2004.
He has judged the Mr. Leatherman Toronto contest 2006, Mr. Calgary Leather contest (5 years 2004-2009), Mr. BC Leather contest 2005, MC’d Western Canada Leather Sir/boy contest 2009 and served as tally master of the Washington Leather title 2008.
He has been nominated for the Man of the Year, the International award and the Canadian award for the Pantheon of Leather and has received the Northern Chaps community service award, the Michael Phair Edmonton Pride award and the Marcus Hernandez Leather leadership award.
He is a past member of the community liaison committee for the Edmonton Police Service representing the GLBTQ community and has participated in the organization of several of Edmonton’s Pride festivals. He has been a frequent contributor to Times.10 magazine and the Northern Sash Ezine, writing the “View from the Top” column for several years.
He has presented several workshops regarding the Leather lifestyle for Sagacity, EOS, Northern Chaps, and Lupercalia festival, Mayhem, Mr. Leatherman Toronto Education Committee and other interested groups in the province of Alberta and across Canada.
He lives in Edmonton Alberta with his partner of 35 years