DC’s gay Leather Weekend gets ABC News’ coverage
”Let’s just say it’s likely the president-elect will be occupied with many other activities.”
Linda Douglass, spokesperson for Barack Obama, telling ABC News that the President-elect will not be attending the Centaur MC Leather Weekend events. (ABC News)
”Certainly many of our guests are happy about the inauguration and some people will be attending both, but for us we’re celebrating what we normally celebrate – the leather community, and our [motorcycle] club, and the anniversary.”
Larry Barat of Centaur MC telling ABC News about the coincidental timing of the gay leathermen group’s Leather Weekend and President-elect Barack Obama’s Inauguration. (ABC News)
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