Billy Lane 2017 - The Fireside Chat Series
Channel: Fireside Chats with Douglas O'Keeffe
Date: 2019-06-01

In 1998, Billy Lane was the first out FTM man to compete at the International Mr. Leather contest (http://www.imrl.com/).

In this video, Billy talks about the challenges of being accepted into male-only place spaces as an FTM man, the changing attitudes of the male leather community towards FTM men, and how (even until recently) many gay male play spaces have barred anyone who isn't cis-gendered.

Inside Leather History: A Fireside Chat is produced by Douglas O’Keeffe and Mistress Joanne C. Gaddy (the “Producers”).The Chats seek to capture the memories, reflections, and experiences of leaders in the leather and/or LGBTQ communities. With a deep and heartfelt regard for the importance of our history, it is the intent of the Producers to collect, preserve, and appropriately share the stories of our forebears and others who have made significant contributions to the leather and/or LGBTQ communities. This is done through a series of recorded interviews.