Who are the CRC?

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Our History

The Chicago Rubber Club (Originally founded as the Chicago Rubbermen) was founded in 2003 by Rubberwilli, Mr. International Rubber 2003. Rubberwilli formed the Chicago Rubber Club during his title year, but as the responsibilities of MIR increased Rubberwilli was forced to put the club on hold.

The Chicago Rubber Club experienced a revival in July of 2006 when a number of area rubberists were determined to gear up and get the club running. Rubberperv69 put the word out and held organizational meetings. That July 2006 meeting was attended by over 20 individuals. The group continued to meet every 1-2 months as interest continued to grow.

The Gear Swap at MIR Rubber Weekend began in 2009 and for many years was run by CRC leader Tim Gustafson until he became the Market Coordinator for MIR. At which point, CRC more actively took over and has been running at MIR since.

In 2020 the Gearing committee moved forward with a naming change to solidify our belief that anyone is welcome in our spaces. The Club logo was updated by Joe "Chicago Rubber".

CRC is a founding member of the Chicago Coalition of Kink Clubs, which began in February 2022.

In 2023, a Code of Conduct was officially ratified --the Chicago Rubber Club will continue to create safe fetish spaces for our LGBTQ+ community and allies. 2023 also marked the first year of CRC producing Chicago Fetish Weekend, a community-driven contest weekend for Midwest Rubber and Midwest Leather held annually in July.

In 2024, the Chicago Rubber Club held its adopted its current Bylaws, enrolled the first official members, and held the first board election. Elections are now held annually in January/February.

The Chicago Rubber Club continues to host at least 1 event a month, and they support, attend, and help organize various area rubber events. As a club we are committed to supporting and promoting rubber and rubber fetish in Chicago, nationally, and internationally. The Chicago Rubber Club aims to have a diverse offering of events.