Contestants
Your Mr Anvil Phoenix 2025 Contestants
The Anvil Bar and The Arizona Men of Leather are proud to present:
Adam Kratt
Ben Calderon
Ms Honey Tea
Wayne Kuwanhyoima II
Adam Kratt
Adam is originally from Los Angeles, CA but now makes his home in the Greater Phoenix area.
Adam’s first boyfriend brought him into the Leather community back in the late 80’s and beginning his long history of service through volunteerism. From California back then and continuing to today in Arizona. He has served in a leadership capacity on Boards of Directors and executive committees within the Kink, LGBTQ+ and other aligned communities reflecting his involvement in a gamut that ranges from social clubs, dungeons, religious organizations to student government in college. Adam’s leadership extends further as an educator in the wider LGBTQ+ sphere with HIV and STI prevention courses. With his classes specific to the Kink/BDSM and leather communities, Adam teaches both theory, as well as the art of the practices, protocols and techniques that define us in our shared play spaces.
Adam is one of Arizona Men of Leather’s premiere Demo practitioners, performing fire play/fire cupping, needle play along with the classics: flogging and paddling. He shares his life these days with his boy and pup Ali of Arizona Men of Leather, and his slave Lilith of Arizona Women of Leather.
Ben Calderon
In 2024 Ben ran for Mr. Anvil Phoenix title, placing 1st runner up. He is set on making this 2nd time around the charm and win the coveted title. Ben is well known and loved at Anvil, having also been Mr. January 2024 and January 2025 for the Anvil events calendar. Ben travels regularly always hitting up the cities with the hottest Leather scenes and events, but in his free time he can be found on the Anvil patio smoking a cigar, drinking beer and causing mischief!
Ms Honey Tea
Ms Honey Tea is a performer here in Phoenix. They chose the name to combat toxic masculinity within our community and showing that being in touch with your feminine side doesn’t make you any less of a man. They ran for Mister Phoenix Pride, representing The Rock PHX, and just finished their reign as Mr. Arizona Gay Rodeo Association 2024. They currently DJ two shows at Boycott, as well as being one of the bar’s show cast members. They host two of their own shows at The Rock and are adding a third Leather based show, starting this summer. They have performed at events like Mineshaft Weekend in Bisbee, erotic art shows, burlesque, multiple shows in Vegas; the main stage of Phoenix Pride, as well as hosting on the mainstage of Rainbows Festival. They’ve used their platform to fundraise for multiple organizations and individuals, as well as promoting sex and body positivity. Outside of performing they are celebrating their 10-year anniversary with their husband this year, has a passion for movies, photography and spending their free time fixing up their first home they bought one year ago! They want to thank everyone that comes out this week, Anvil and The Arizona Men of Leather for the opportunity to showcase their love for this community.
Bloo / Wayne Kuwanhyoima II
Wayne Royale Kuwanhyoima II, (Gu-wan-hyoi-ma) also known by his pup name, Bloo. His clans are Tsi’naa’jinii (Black Streak Wood People clan), born for Paa’iswungwa (Water Fox clan), Kin yaa’aanii (Towering House Clan) and Pip’wungwa (Tobacco Clan). Wayne/ Bloo is a proud individual that is representing both the Diné and Hopi nations as an indigenous leather man/pup. He comes from a small village called Moenkopi, next to Tuba City, in northern Arizona.
Bloo spent most of his time on the reservation, until one evening while looking through Tumblr and stumble across pup play, and with that it opened the door through a whole new world. With more researching and juggling with names, he found his color and name, the color was grey at first but then changed it to cobalt blue and his name just four letters: Bloo (a character from Fosters Home for Imaginary Friends). With social media and searching through the internet, Bloo found his home bar Anvil and a group called A-PAH (Arizona Pups and Handlers). With the help and encouragement from his friend Sir Kenneth Anthony, Bloo become the pup he is today for 11 years.
With the passage of time Wayne started dabbling into other leather and kinky atmospheres. One night he got ready for underwear night at Anvil wearing a leather harness, sheer army jockstrap with boots, a leather baseball cap, and leather gauntlets. That night, as crazy as it seems, he found the love of his life Seth, who taught him the art of fisting which opened yet another door for new rose budding deep anal fisting adventures.
Today, Wayne/ Bloo is now working as a sales associate for Off Chute Too, the only gay store here in Phoenix, Arizona for 9 years. Helping individuals or clients with their way of life into leather, pup, and kinky communities and events. While gaining knowledge in both leather and pup Wayne was the first to win the Anvil Calendar Model contest twice; February 2022 and October 2024. He’s also earned the Kneel Armstrong Award during the Area 69 event at Anvil in 2023.
Finally, with this event commencing Wayne/Bloo would like to advocate for Indigenous LGBTQIA+ communities that it’s okay to be in leather, it’s okay for us to feel kinky, it’s okay for us to be proud and open of our sexual desires, and to a be role model for those who couldn’t before and for other young indigenous leather/ pup generation and all genders that he is here with a smile and a hug knowing that its going to be okay and to stand strong. Wayne R. Kuwanhyoima II, also known as Bloo is a strong and resilient Indigenous Leatherman.