Mr. Conneticut Leather, 2009

Barry Walters is Mr Connecticut Leather 2009. He resides in West Hartford, CT with his partner of 13 years and their 3 year old son. He has been very involved in his son’s school volunteering as a member of the Board of Directors and heading up the Fundraising Committee.

This past March, he planned and hosted the Bear/Cub Auction as part of the Northeast Ursamen’s 2009 "Out of Hibernation" in Provincetown, MA. raising over $1100 for the Soup Kitchen In Provincetown. Barry was one of the judges at the inaugural Boston LeatherSir/Leatherboy contest at The Ramrod. During Memorial Day Weekend, Barry competed at International Mr Leather 31 in Chicago, IL. Currently, he hosts a monthly leather social (S4) which has successfully raised money for AIDS Project New and other charities. This coming October, he will be judging the First Mates Contest at Mates Leather Weekend in Provincetown, MA. Barry is a member of Northeast Ursamen, Leather Archives and Museum and HRC.