Hm. Call me a prude, but when I think of the Black Party--the yearly fetish soiree--I think of a lot of things (mostly sexual acts that I can't mention on this site) but the one thing I certainly don't think of is clothing. I mean, sure, some people toss on that dusty leather harness and a bondage hood over their ass-less chaps, but there aren't many reasons to cover your torso (how will you accommodate those nipple clamps?). Despite my misgivings, the folks who throw the expo are holding a contest wherein would-be designers can submit their ideas. Whomever wins will have their work printed on T-shirts and sold at the expo. Not only that, they'll be gifted two tickets to the shindig, and all the other events taking place. You have until February 10th to submit, and you can learn all about it at their website.
Contest: Calling All (Dirty-Minded) Designers
The notorious Black Party needs help designing a T-shirt for this year's festivities.
Years before Stonewall, a cafeteria riot became a breakthrough for trans rights
All about the Compton's Cafeteria riot, when drag queens and trans women rose up against police at a diner in San Francisco.