This weekend, the Mr. San Diego Eagle 2024 Contest will be held and will feature a meet-and-greet of contestants on Friday, February 16th. The contest itself will be the next day followed by the Victory BBQ on Sunday.

Interested in running for the title? Applications are available by contacting Russ at rmortensonboyd@gmail.com or (619) 990-5172. The deadline to apply is this Thursday, February 15th.

More info on the judges so far:

Joey Byrne
Joey was Mr Eagle 562 Leather 2020. During his leather title year, he was all about bringing the community into leather. After his title year he became Mr Gay Pride Long Beach, where he raised over $4,000 during his campaign. He is currently the 52nd Elected Emperor of the International Imperial Court of Long Beach. To date he has raised over $70,000 for his community!

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David James
David is married to James Hannan and they make their home in North County, San Diego. Together, they pet-parent their pit mix named Goose. David is a Southern California native. He holds two bachelors and one master’s degree. This judge has held the titles of Mr. Bear San Diego 2019, Mr. San Diego Eagle 2020, ICSD title of Ambassador of the International Bear Brotherhood and competed at International Mister Leather (IML) 2023. He owns and produces the Mr. San Diego Cub Title Contest. David identifies as part of the leather and bear communities. Mr. James’ kinks are flogging, bondage & restraints, erotic art, underwear, jockstraps, and Nasty Pig Union Suits. David’s hobbies include walking, cooking, organizing events, classical & rock music concerts, watching rugby (still learning), and opera (still learning), and trying my hand at photography (still learning). He is a retired pastor.

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Tamanava Eden-McLintock
Tamanava Eden-McLintock or “Tammy” is a 50-year-old San Diego native. She’s a married, bisexual, polyamorous mother of one and a collared Switch. She comes from a family with a mixed heritage and a motto that “In service to others, there is service to self.”

She is a member of multiple communities including the LGBT, Leather, Kink and Pagan communities. As a result, Tammy has been blessed to meet, interact and grow with a diverse mix of people. Her hashtag #communitybeginswithme, reflects her spirit of problem solving and goal to always find ways to raise others up. Her efforts have led her to take on many leadership roles in these communities, from presenting BDSM education at UCSD to holding the titles of ICSD Ms. Cinco de Mayo 2016, Ms. San Diego Leather 2017, Ms. Goldilocks San Diego, 2018, Contest Judge and Head Judge.

Tammy has also been long involved with a number of clubs and organizations including Bears San Diego, The Imperial Court de San Diego, Girl Scouts, Club X, Southland Title Sisters, and Hardpink Sisterhood. She is a founding and former board member of the SD Girls of Leather and a former Co-Producer of the Leather Realm. Newly added, she is one of the new Content Creators for the SabbathSocial.com team. These memberships have helped her provide community service, education, activism and fundraising for a number of scholarships, programs, and people in need.

Tammy holds a variety of awards, degrees, and certificates in Education, Nutrition, Sewing, and Theology. She is the sole Proprietor of Broomsticks Designs. In her downtime, she enjoys cooking, reading, and spending quality time with family and friends. While she has been locally nicknamed “The Scary Judge,” Tammy is really a very shy, quiet observer who in the end wants to help others just because it feels good to give and to see the lives of others improve.

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Earl Gray
Earl started his leather journey decades ago with the Conductors Levi and Leather Club of Nashville, where he participated in annual Leather Runs and frequent fundraising events supporting local causes. His activism with them eventually led to creation of his own non-profit group and founded Nashville’s only official LGBTQ+ Holiday fundraising event in honor of a legendary drag queen, and friend, Bianca Paige Day, which is now in its 14th year raising funds for HIV programs. His extensive outreach and support for Nashville’s underfunded communities later granted his Sainthood by the Music City Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence.

After leaving Nashville, his advocacy for HIV prevention continued after taking his current title, Mr. San Diego Eagle 2023. In his title he was able to raise funding for various organizations locally, but what stands out to him most were his efforts, combined with other title holders from the region who ventured to the state capital in Sacramento, to meet with our state representatives and ultimately bring back 7.6 million dollars for STI and Overdose prevention funding for the LGBTQ+ communities of California. Earl has been recognized by the City of San Diego, as well as received Congressional recognition for his continued fight against the spread of HIV and Aids.

Earl currently serves as Treasurer for the Leather Boys of San Diego, an active member of Bears San Diego, Mass Care Specialist for the American Red Cross of Southern California, Manages and operates a shelter for Asylum-Seekers for all migrant populations, and is a dog father of three. Earl is honored to have had San Diego and Southern California leather communities welcome him so graciously as they have and looks forward to serving as a judge for the next Mr. San Diego Eagle.