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After more than 50 stunning applications for our recently advertised position, we're delighted to unveil our newest team member - passionate rubberist and pup Joel is excited and honoured to be joining the retail team here at Eagle HQ! Joel joins the Eagle gang working alongside Jay as an Assistant Co-Manager.

The past year has been challenging in many ways for all of us. What we’ve learned is there’s no ‘one size fits all’ set of rules to survive a pandemic, especially as we continue to understand how this virus spreads and mutates.

The past year and half has been tough. Multiple lockdowns and time spent away from friends and family have greatly impacted our social lives, as well as our sex lives. If you’re looking to start dating, or having sex, there's a few things you should consider first to ensure you and your partner/s stay safe in these strange COVID-19 times.

I find myself daydreaming of dancefloors. I’ll be staring out the window, distracted from work by passing clouds, and a strobe-flash of colour and light blossoms in memory. For just a moment, it is real––I can hear the syncopated rhythms of a techno beat; can see hot men dancing on stage in neck-breaking high heels; can feel the embrace of rope arms stretch around me. But it is fleeting. The window is always there when I open my eyes again. Disappointingly. It makes me wonder, why do my memories of Naarm’s infamous queer parties flicker in the mind like acid flashbacks? What power do they possess to haunt in such a visceral way? In what follows, I attempt to answer these questions by drawing on cherished memories of being lost on some of my favourite queer dancefloors.

SQWUAAAARK!! It’s time to add a new Eaglet to our incredible LGBTQIA+ Eagle Leather family. We’re looking for an experienced customer service powerhouse to join us in an Assistant Co-manager capacity at our rapidly evolving business. This is an opportunity for someone wanting an amazing and rewarding career, not just a job that pays the bills.

Eagle Leather is now a proud stockist of a stunning range of floggers by Happy Tails!

Welcome to the gang JAY!

With the next Melbourne Rubber contest just around the corner, we took the opportunity to sit down with Melbourne’s four previous “Melbourne Rubberman” contest winners.