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50 Jahre Stonewall Cologne Fetish Pride 2019 Mr. Leather Berlin 2019 AUSGABE 311 MAI 2019 MAGAZIN ww.box-magazin.com Aktuell 50 JAHRE STONEWALL Leder & Fetisch: COLOGNE FETISH PRIDE 2019 . Im Interview: MR. LEATHER BERLIN 2019 Berlin: EASTER BERLIN 2019 A legend is back: Bilder: Wolfgang Krömker & BLF e.V. The new Hustler Pants 2.0 2randco.de Ausgabe 311 Magazin www.box-magazin.com Intro BOX Magazin 311 - Mai 2019 Berlin: EASTER BERLIN 2019 Inhalt Themen Bilder: Wolfgang Krömker & BLF e.V. 2 Easter Berlin TALLINN BEARTY S. 12 Cologne Fetish Pride S. 14 3 Intro Es gibt so viele Bärenevents Zum inzwischen 14. Mal lädt 4-7 Aktuell auf der ganzen Welt, dass Rheinfetisch dieses Jahr zu es unmöglich ist, an allen Pfingsten wieder Fetischkerle 8-9 Szene teilzunehmen. Wenn man aus nah und fern zur Cologne sich den Jahreskalender Fetish Pride. Alle Infos 10-11 50 Jahre Stonewall ansieht, gibt es buchstäblich fundet ihr auf Seite 14 und 12 Bären jedes Wochenende irgendwo ab Seite 15 berichtet der eine, in vielen Fällen gleich amtierende Mr. Fetish NRW 13 Reise mehrere Bärenveranstaltun- über sein Jahr als Titelträger. gen an einem Wochenende. 14-15 Cologne Fetish Pride 16-17 Mr. Fetish NRW Mr. Leather Berlin S. 18 Sarah Connor S. 30 18-19 Mr. Leather Berlin 20-21 LC Stuttgart Tyrone Rontganger sprach Mit „Vincent“ meldet sich mit Alexander Cabot, der im Sarah Connor zurück aus der 22-23 Shopping für Kerle Rahmen von EASTER BERLIN kreativen Schaffensphase, 2019 zum neuen Mr. Leather 24-29 Termine die sie u.a. auch ins Studio Berlin gewählt wurde. nach Nashville, Tennessee 30 Musik / Impressum und London geführt hat. Die Themen der Songs auf dem neuen Album sind sehr persönlich und haben doch eine universelle Kraft, die bewegt und mitreißt. 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Trinkgeld je nach Service­ qualität (Kleinbeträge) Sperrnummern Visa Karteninhaber sind bei Verlust, Diebstahl und Betrug durch die gelten den Regeln der Bank geschützt. Eine Ersatzkarte kann noch während des Urlaubs ausgestellt werden. Bitte kontaktieren Sie dazu unmittelbar Ihre kartenaus­ gebende Bank. Sie können in den Niederlanden auch die Notfall­Hotline 0800­022­3110 nutzen. Der weltweite Visa Notfall­Service ist für diese Fälle ebenfalls rund um die Uhr erreichbar: +1­303­967­1096 (R­Gespräch). Weitere Infos unter: www.visa.de. Aktuell Folter gestanden, mit vier aber selten und verhalten. (Bilder: Verlage,BOX, who, wiki commons, twitter, facebook, tkpo) Saudi-Arabien: seiner mitangeklagten Ist das ölreiche Königtum „Terroristen“ Sex gehabt zu doch ein wichtiger Handel- Massenhinrichtung haben. Anwälte der Betrof- spartner und „Verbündeter“ von Schwulen fenen wiesen die Anklagen der USA, der NATO, der EU als Erfindung zurück, so und auch Deutschlands. Erneut ist es in Saudi-Arabi- der Sender CNN aufgrund en zu Massenhinrichtungen von Gerichtsdokumenten. Seit den siebziger Jahren gekommen. Diese richteten hat Saudi-Arabien Hunder- sich vornehmlich gegen Saudi-Arabien ist eine te Milliarden Dollar in die Angehörige der schiitischen religiös-monarchistische Verbreitung eines radikalen Minderheit. Vorgeworfen Diktatur unter König Salman fundamentalistischen wurde den 37 Verurteilten ibn Abd al-Aziz. Gegner Islams weltweit investiert. Terrorismus, Spionage für und Kritiker werden brutal Oft mit Zustimmung und den Iran und bei 5 Per- unterdrückt und müssen Duldung obiger Länder. Die sonen Homosexualität. ständig um ihr Leben radikalislamischen Taliban, fürchten, auch im Ausland. Al-Kaida und der IS oder die Nach Angaben von Men- Das zeigte der brutale zunehmende Verbreitung der schenrechtsgruppen wurden Auftragsmord an dem Jour- Sharia (siehe jüngst Brunei) die Geständnisse durch nalisten Jamal Khashoggi. wäre ohne Saudi-Arabien Folter erzwungen. So hätte nicht denkbar. Homosexu- einer der Angeklagten unter Kritik an Saudi-Arabien ist alität wird in Saudi-Arabien zusammen. Das Thema des to. Die Pride Week findet 25. Pride March diesjährigen Festivals war: damit genau am Ende der “Sei stolz wer du bist“ („Be Heisa-Ära statt und feiert in in Tokio proud of who you are“). die neue Reiwa-Ära rein. Rekord: Zur Pride Parade beim Tokyo Rainbow Pride Die Parade findet seit 1994 Mit dabei auch DJ Hello Kitty, Festival kamen in diesem statt. Die Pride Week fand einer der bekanntesten japa- Jahr mehr als 10.000 in diesem Jahr in einem nischen Charaktere weltweit. Teilnehmer und rund ganz besonderen Zeitraum Bei der Rainbow Rooftop 200.000 Zuschauer rund statt: Kaiser Akihito dankt ab Party während der LGBT um die die Station Shibuya und übergab den Thron an Pride Week legte sie auf. der Megametropole Tokio seinen Sohn, Prinz Naruhi- uelle Vielfalt (Schwule, Les- Inhalte, Anstiftung zu AfD-Politiker: ben, etc.) sollen Ihre Kinder strafbaren Handlungen.“ Aufklärung über im Schulalter legal genötigt werden können, vor ihren „Es ist sexuelle Belästi- Homosexuelle ist Mitschülern unter anderem gung, oder sogar Nötigung Praktiken wie Blowjob, oder auch Missbrauch – an „Missbrauch an Gangbang und Analverkehr manchen Stellen Missbrauch vorspielen zu müssen.“ von Kindern – wenn diese Ihren Kindern“ ihre Geschlechtlichkeit in Damit knüpft Balzer an die der Öffentlichkeit zur Schau Für den Baden-Württember- Fake News an, mit denen die stellen müssen … Dass gischen AFD-Landtagsabge- Gegner des Bildungsplans hier staatlicherseits Pro- ordneten Rainer Balzer ist für Schulen der damaligen paganda für eine sexuelle Aufklärungsunterricht über rot-grünen Landesregierung Orientierung, für bestimmte Homosexualität in Schulen zwischen 2013 und 2015 Lebensmodelle gemacht mit Kindesmissbrauch gle- Stimmung machten. Dieser wird, lehnen wir zugunsten ichzusetzen. Auf Facebook sollte LGBTI-Lebensweisen stabiler Familien ab.“ verkündete das ehemalige berücksichtigen und die „Bil- Mitglied der CDU: „Der dung für Toleranz und Akzep- Dass junge Kinder mit rot-grüne Bildungsplan und tanz von Vielfalt“ fördern. sexuellen Praktiken kon- Aktionsplan Baden-Württem- frontiert würden, ist eine berg öffnet Tür und Tor für Dem Facebook-Beitrag Propagandalüge, war aber Pädophilie und Missbrauch war ein Video beigefügt, nie Teil des Bildungsplanes an Ihren Kindern in den zu dem Balzer ausführte oder des „Aktionsplanes für Schulen“. „Im Rahmen der „Vor wenigen Jahren noch Akzeptanz & gleiche Rechte“. Akzeptanzbildung für sex- waren diese Themen, diese 4 Ausgabe 311 Magazin www.box-magazin.com Aktuell Für die regierende recht- Schulen kennen. Polens Polens Regierung sextreme katholische Präsident Kaczynski fasst Kaczynski-Partei PiS ist die das so zusammen: „Toleranz warnt vor Homo- Charta ein Affront und ein auch für Homosexuelle ja, Lobby und politisches Pfund, mit dem aber Zustimmung nie und er bei den anstehenden nimmer“ und „Der ganze Sexualkunde Europa-, Parlaments- und Mechanismus, der unsere Präsidentenwahlen wuchern Kinder darauf vorbereitet, möchte. Neben der Warnung Mütter und Väter zu werden, Mitte Februar hat der neue vor Flüchtlingen, Muslimen, soll zerstört werden“. Warschauer Oberbürger- sozialen Versprechun- meister Rafal Trzaskowski gen sollen mit der Angst In den mehrheitlich re- von der liberalen Bürgerplat- vor Homosexuellen und gierungsfreundlichen Medi- tform (PO) die LGBT-Charta der angeblich von ihnen en, vor allem im gleichges- unterzeichnet. Wie ähnliche ausgehenden Gefahr für die chalteten Staatsfernsehen Chartas in vielen anderen traditionelle Familie die TVP wird nun fortlaufend vor Städten Europas, sieht sie Wahlen gewonnen werden. der „Homosexuellen-Lob- die Schaffung einer Stelle by“, Frühsexualisierung eines LGBT-Verantwortlichen Wie nicht anders zu er- von Kindern und damit im Rathaus, Kulturförderung, warten, wird die PiS dabei vor Pädophilen gewarnt. ein eigenes Kulturzentrum offen von der mächtigen pol- und die Eröffnung einer No- nischen katholischen Kirche Inzwischen denunziert die taufnahmestelle für Homo-
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