He definitely wants to expand his travels to the West coast, Canada and farther to Europe and also would enjoy participating in the rodeo circuit to tap into his Leather Western fetish. Now that he resides back in Atlanta, he supports local Leather events with the Panthers, Atlanta S/M Solidarity, SouthEast Leather Fest and others. He has been an annual attendee of MAL from 2002-2011 and hope to get back soon. He has also traveled extensively to leather events, representing The Tradesmen throughout the SouthEast, and has ventured as far as IML and CLAW. Since his move back to Atlanta in 2004, he continues to make monthly pilgrimages back to Charlotte to participate in club activities. He is now a Tradesman, and he always will be. After spending a good amount of time getting to know the brothers of The Tradesmen, he joined in 1999. As anyone who knows him can confirm, when he commits to an activity, he is in it all the way. It was there that he found The Tradesmen and discovered the portal to his Leather family. That is when he decided to walk into his first gay bar (The Brass Rail), and never turned back. His move from Atlanta GA to Charlotte NC precipitated this major step in his life.
To date, the Tradesmen have raised over $90,000 for our charity, the House of Mercy!Ĭhuck is a bit of an anomaly, in that he came out directly to the Leather community a bit later in life at the age of 27 in 1997.
Be check out our Membership page for the different types of membership, the requirements, and to download a membership form to bring to one of our monthly bar nights at the Woodshed Lounge - every first Saturday of the month at 10:00PM. The Woodshed helping to raise funds for our local charity, the House of Mercy. You will be able to find us the first Saturday of every month at our home bar, The Tradesmen believe in the equality of brotherhood regardless of race, religion, national origin, or sexual orientation. To accomplish this, The Tradesmen endeavor to promote better communication between individuals, and to promote and support charitable causes. Who are the Tradesmen? We are a fellowship of individuals having a common character and interest, dedicated to the development and improvement of brotherhood. The Tradesmen are happy to celebrate 32 years in the Leather community!
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