Last Saturday, I ran for the Powerhouse Leather title for the second time. And I fucking won. I still don’t think it’s even fully set in just yet. It feels equal parts weird and amazing. Not only am I one of, if not the, youngest person to hold this title, but I’m also the first openly trans Mr. Powerhouse. I can’t even begin to express to you how much of an honor that is.
I wanted to finally make an official post thanking everyone that helped me get here:
First, thank you to
@omalley75 and
@nuncanaughty for being my support network leading up to the contest. They were the ones that set up mock interviews, reviewed my speech, and gave opinions on outfits. They were also the ones that hyped me up enough to feel as though I could actually get up on that stage and do it.
Thank you to all the judges,
@madam.folly ,
@minosm_sf ,
@theajhuff ,
@graylinthornton , and
@huntersnelson . For some of you, it was great getting to meet and get to know you. And for the rest, it was great getting to see you again and reconnect through this contest.
Thank you to the rest of the contestants,
@fawkstales ,
@itzvikita , and
@jimmiecarrillo . I’m honored to get to have shared that stage with all of you. We’re now brothers.
Thank you to the den staff for the contest,
@kenb925 and
@zanethegnome
Thank you to
@spencer.stanks for producing this contest once again this year.
Thank you to Thib for being the emcee, and
@j.wayne.leather for being the tally master.
Thank you to
@sadystpayne and
@pup.synn , for working the event, as well as being two of my closest friends.
Finally, thank you
@iimtracii , for being both my good friend, and now my sash dad. You were the one that showed me what being a titleholder means. Seeing you hold this title over the past year with such grace and poise was an honor. I hope I can make you proud.
This Thursday marks 3 years since I came to
@sfpowerhouse for the very first time. I can’t believe how far I’ve come since then. But there’s still so much more to come. Now onto
@mr_sf_leather !
