About this episode

The episode discusses the allegations of discrimination surrounding the Toolshed leather bar in Palm Springs and its treatment of Honey Davenport and ONYX SoCal-Southwest.

Toolshed Palm Springs embroiled in allegations of racism, misogyny, transphobia, and discriminatory treatment toward Honey Davenport and ONYX SoCal-Southwest. Daily Inspiration: When we were wrong we promptly admitted it * Step 10 from 12 step programs. * Immediate, honest and conciliatory inventory of wrongs. * Sincerity is in the timeliness, the complete accounting, and the action to resolve. Leather News: The Toolshed Incident * May 1st, the Toolshed leather bar in Palm Springs held two back to back events starting with the Rodeo Welcome Party in conjunction with the Palm Springs Hot Rodeo from 6 to 8 pm and then a special fundraising event by ONYX SoCal-Southwest from 8:00 pm to 2:00 am. * ONYX SoCal-Southwest is a leather organization dedicated to people of color, and this event was intended to be a community building outreach opportunity for the group and had been planned with Toolshed for months. * The ONYX SoCal-Southwest event was to headline DJ Honey Davenport who is the current standing Mr. Palm Springs Leather of P.S.L.O.D who’s home bar is the Toolshed. Honey Davenport also has a long pedigree of performance and fame in our community on the national level along with…

People in this episode

Host: Daddy Sam

Topics covered

• racism
• misogyny
• transphobia
• community building
• leather culture

Keywords

• Toolshed
• Palm Springs
• Honey Davenport
• ONYX SoCal-Southwest
• discrimination
• leather bar
• community outreach

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ONYX SoCal-Southwest, Toolshed

Places: Palm Springs

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