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Issue 1: December 2017

RUBBER STAMP OF APPROVAL

by Tim

’ve only been actively involved with the for a few years as a monthly club night
rubber scene in Manchester and part of that was held in Legends. A nightclub long
IManchester Rubbermen for a few years since gone that’s actually become a legend
but I’ve always been into rubber, boots and itself and was situated underneath the now
gear. Even as a kid I can remember putting Motel One Piccadilly. But back then it still
on rubber gloves for the first time and attracted the cliques of guys that would
getting a funny feeling inside that wasn’t stand around, cruising each other in hope
unpleasant, but in fact quite comforting and of copping off.
alluring. I must have only been about
eleven on twelve at the time, but as I There was this little punk that popped up
started to discover myself it soon become by the name of Simon Hands, or Si/Sly
something I had to have more of and it’s as he was called. He was the same age
been a slippery slope ever since... I’ve as me and clearly loved rubber as much
always worn boots since I was at school, as I did, if not more! But he was different,
and that’s another fetish engrained right he wasn’t afraid to show it, and he had a
there, the comforting tightness and rugged tenacious desire to break the mould and
durability is not that dissimilar to the demystify the fetish scene in Manchester,
feelings you get wearing rubber. to make it more inviting, friendly and
It’s intoxicating, and over the years social. He’d been to Chicago
I’ve discovered that I am indeed a for MIR and saw how they
true rubberman. did things over there, it
wasn’t all stand around
Now I gave up on wearing and be serious, it was let
any cotton underwear go, have fun and enjoy
about 3 years ago, and being your rubbery
haven’t really looked self. Because that’s
back to the top of that totally fine. The only
slippery slope since. person judging you
Though I didn’t start off (unless you’ve
like this I used to hide a entered the
lot of my rubber when competition)
I was in my late teens is you, so
and starting out, give yourself
as I’d get really a break.
embarrassed When he
thinking everyone came back
was judging me. he wanted
Even though they to bring over
couldn’t see it! some of that
I’d go out fun social party
clubbing to circuit, and I’m
Essential wearing SO glad he did.
a rubber tank and As undoubtedly,
leggings from Manchester Rubbermen
recoil557 under whatever started off the back of it
I was wearing, feeling very which has rapidly grown
horny but also very left out as none of from strength to strength,
my friends were into kink, or if they were as we’re heading for
I didn’t know about it. There wasn’t really our 9th year of rubbery
anywhere to go back then, there wasn’t the shenanigans in April
community that there is now. I mean sure, when we have the now
you had The Rem, Company and Legends, annual Manchester
but that was where all the older guys went Rubber Weekend
to cruise and it all felt sleazy and uninviting and pretty much
when I just wanted to go out for a drink take over the
and dance and catch up with friends. For village with over
me, that was of course, until Manchester 600 visitors. But
Rubbermen started and that’s where it all again that’s just
changed. Alert! Had already been going something that

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