LA Leather Pride Kick-off
On Sunday, March 24, the Los Angeles Leather Pride Kick-off beer bust will be at the Faultline Bar, Los Angeles starting at 3 PM. The LA Boys of Leather will host the kickoff
LA Leather Pride 2019. The day starts with a contestants' motorcycle ride-in by Satyrs MC followed by the LA Leather contestants choosing their numbers. There will be a
Leather history display by ONE Archives, pop-up shops and vendor booths.
San Diego Leather Pride - Three winners
San Diego Leather Pride returned to the WorldBeat Cultural Center in Balboa Park the weekend of March 13-17 where a drought ended. For several years there has been no Ms San Diego Leather. That changed when Serafine Sawyer easily compiled a high enough score to be named the winner. Mr. San Diego Leather 2019 is Jody Mitchell and San Diego Bootblack is Pup Rowdy. Prior to the All Club's Night was a Leather Pride Flag Raising in Hillcrest. Mr. San Diego Leather 2018 Doriam Couto and San Diego Bootblack 2018 Shilo Vix gave strong step down speeches and the crowd roared its approval. The emcees were Alotta Boutte from San Francisco and Wayne Dietz.
https://www.facebook.com/events/1120358004791918/
Memorial to Leatherfolk gone by debuted at Southland Honors 2004.
16th Annual Southland Honors Awards
By Gus Norris
The 16th Annual Southland Honors Awards will be presented on Saturday March 23 at the ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives at the USC Libraries; the host of the first event in 2004. The ONE is the largest repository of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (LGBTQ) materials in the world. To support LA Leather Pride, ONE Archives has provided a generous stipend to curate a special exhibit on Leather spaces. This exhibit will premiere during the Southland Honors Awards reception and presentation on March 23 and will run for one month. Tickets are available at
Twisting Culture - Northeast Person of Leather
Twisting Culture will hold the Northeast Person of Leather 2019 contest at the Playhouse Gallery in Baltimore, MD on March 30. Daddy’s Home! A Big’s View Of Littles will be presented by Mason deRou; Daddy/kitten: Rough Body Play with Claws will be taught by Sir Bradford and Girl Pixie; and Dirty Talk: Finding your Filthy Voice will be presented by Dee. Twisting Culture is an event in support of all adult sex-positive persons regardless of race, gender, or kink preference. Baltimore Playhouse, 3010 Washington Blvd., Baltimore, Maryland 21230.
http://www.twistingculture.com
IMsL and IMsBB - contestants all set
One more month until the International Ms Leather and International Ms Bootblack contest weekend in San Jose, CA. There are three IMsL and two IMsBB contestants. The IMsBBs are Brooklyn and Gretchen, and the IMsLs are Haley, Heather Kelley and Tuesday Niles. There are many other awesome events to keep everyone busy including Seduction on Thursday night which raw women's energy. Special guests include Barbara Carrellas as keynote speaker and Ruth Marks who will be interviewed by Sarah Humble as part of the Inside the Leather Series. The weekend includes play space, hospitality parties, the Amy Marie Meek pool party and an IMsL IMsBB pet park. DoubleTree by Hilton San Jose, 2050 Gateway Place, San Jose, CA 95110.
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Avatar Club Los Angeles - Harder play party
Avatar will host one of its hot play parties, Harder, at Sanctuary Studios LAX at 9 PM on Friday night, March 22. This is a men-only play party at the largest private dungeon in LA. Slings, crosses, beds, bondage tables, hot kinky scenes, BDSM sampler room. Multiple rooms. Huge dark room - fulfill one's wildest fantasies. Clothes check, complimentary snack/beverages. Condoms provided - you bring the lube. Sanctuary LAX Studios, 10914 South La Cienega Blvd., Lennox, California 90304.
FLSb-FCBB 2019 One Voice One Journey - Stronger Together
By Bill Hoeppner
Florida LeatherSir/Leatherboy Florida Community Bootblack 2019: One Voice One Journey - Stronger Together will be held June 13-16 at the Flamingo Resort St. Pete. Florida LeatherSIR / Leatherboy Florida Community Bootblack 2019 has an exciting weekend of events planned. The return of Mama’s Florida Family Reunion Party hosted by Mama Sandy Reinhardt, Unleashed Puppy Party, hosted by Florida Puppy Contest, South Florida Kennel Club, Orlando Pups and Handlers and Pervyology, Contestant and Judges Meet and Greet Party hosted by International LeatherSir, Leatherboy International and Community Bootblack. The Second Annual Fire and Ice Party. Saturday afternoon poolside Leather Teadance and Sunday afternoon Dirty Daddy’s Day Teadance, demos, educational classes, poolside games, live DJ’s, poolside entertainment, on-site vendors, weekend drink specials, late night barbecue, puppy mosh pit, hospitality suite, run pins/T-shirts/mugs, bootblack station, Winner’s Brunch and the 2019 Florida LeatherSIR / Leatherboy Florida Community Bootblack Contest. Flamingo Resort St. Pete. 4601 34th Street S, Saint Petersburg, Florida 33711.
Bears, Bikers and Mayhem
Winter is over and the snow is melting. This is when events perk up on the East Coast and a big one is Bears, Bikers and Mayhem VIII which will be held April 11-14 in Baltimore, MD at the Eisenhower Inn and Aspire Conference Center. The Mr. Mayhem Leather, and Leather Bear contests are a huge part of Bears, Bikers and Mayhem ad there is plenty more including Thursday pre-party, bowling, Whiskey and Cigars, vendors, cigar party, PanDEMONium, after parties, downtown tour, recovery meeting, Porn Star Bingo, Smell My Pits - Pig, dinner and show, pool party, cuddle room, Bots To Briefs and Sunday Brunch.
https://www.bearsbikersandmayhem.com/event/
Centaur MC supports the Leather Archives & Museum
By Gary Wasdin
This year's Mid-Atlantic Leather weekend was another amazing event. The Centaur Motorcycle Club sets the bar high every time, kicking off the new year with a bang. In addition to the fun and celebration, the Centaurs also place a major emphasis on giving back to the community. This year, they gave out $100,000 in support to national and local charities, including a generous gift of $40,000 to the Leather Archives & Museum. This gift provides both operational support for the year, as well as a contribution to the LA&M endowment to ensure the long-term sustainability of the organization. The work we do to preserve our history quite simply would not happen without the Centaurs. The Centaur Motorcycle Club began in May 1970, first founded in Richmond, VA before soon moving its home base to Washington DC where it remains today.
LA Leather Pride - New contest venue
The Los Angeles Leather Coalition has a new venue for the next Mr., Ms Los Angeles Leather and Bootblack contest. Come gather with your kinky ‘mishpacha,' as we celebrate Leather traditions in an actual house of worship. LA Leather has a new home! XXPLORE a new and unique setting, the Pico Union Project. Angeles Leather Pride Week will be held March 24-31. As LALP has expanded over the last 20 years as the community has grown to become more inclusive and diverse. Take a look at thee sites as there are significant changes to the normal LA Leather Pride schedule.
https://losangelesleatherpride.com/
CLAW XIX - Kinky Kabaret
CLAW XIX is April 25-28 in liberal Leather-friendly Cleveland, Ohio, a large and historic American city on the shore of Lake Erie, halfway between New York and Chicago. CLAW has an amazingly long schedule of events - as in way over 200 of them. You will have to make choices every hour. Stay until Monday and enjoy the Kinky Kabaret on Sunday night an original and what Larry and Lulubelle come up with in their highly entertaining 90-minute music and comedy show. It is CLAW’s fantastic finale and is without competition anywhere on Earth.
DESIRE Leather Women Unleashed
DESIRE is a unique weekend event for Leather and kinky women taking place May 31 to June 3 in a private location in Palm Springs, CA 92264. DESIRE is a player's weekend, provides the opportunity for women to celebrate their sexuality and kink freely, and provides excellent education and empowering opportunities. To create a feeling of community and intimacy, DESIRE is kept at around 200 participants, presenters, and staff. Regular registration is $230 until April 7.
https://desireleatherwomen.org/news/
NCSF Guest Blog - Resilience
By Russell J. Stambuagh, PhD, DST, CSSP
“I Can’t Drive 55” - Sammy Hagar. “Anything worth doing is worth over-doing”! An anonymous wag. “So put me on the highway, and show me a sign, And we’ll take it to the limit one more time” -- Glen Frey, Don Henley, and Randy Meisner
“Roads? Where we are going, we don’t need roads”! -- Emmet Brown Limits, and the Problem of Idealization....Read the rest of Resilience at
https://ncsfreedom.org/press/blog/item/guest-blog-resilience
San Diego Girls of Leather
Join the San Diego Girls of Leather at the Redwing where the food and libations are plentiful on Wednesday, March 27. They invite their members and friends to take over the patio. This is a great opportunity to learn more about SDgoL, meet and get to know SDgoL members, and see what they are up to. Attire is what makes one feel comfortable - they also encourage Leather wear. Light jackets are recommended as the evenings become cooler. Fourth Tuesday of each month at 7 PM. Redwing, Bar and Grill, 4012 30th Street, San Diego CA 92104.
SoCA Bondage Club
The SoCA Bondage Club will hold its monthly play party at the Sanctuary LAX Studios on Sunday, April 14 at 7:30 PM. Members $15 and non-members $20. SoCA Bondage Club's monthly schedule is no longer always the second Sunday each month. They love seeing new faces at the club, and commend newbies on coming out to experience bondage for the first time at SoCA Bondage Club. The cost to attend play parties is $20 cash at the door and $15 for full-dues paying members. Sanctuary LAX Studios, 10914 South La Cienega Blvd., Lennox, California 90304.
https://www.socabondage.com/home.html
Touche' - Monthly Ripe Party
The fourth Saturday is Touche's monthly Ripe Party, a night to get down, sweaty and dirty. First they turn the lights down low, way down low. DJ Harry T will deepen the beats with a special set to get you in a ripe mood. Then they unleash their hot go-go dudes on the stages to entertain. Touche' even offer free clothing check so one can get all nice and ripe, too. Are you game for a wild time? The next two Ripe Parties are on March 23 and April 27. Touche', 6412 North Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60626.
CMEN - West Coast Gathering
By Rick Boehle
CMEN’s West Coast Gathering 2019 will be held August 19-28 at a new location in Southern California’s San Bernardino Mountains. The move follows the November 2018 Woolsey Fire which devastated the Malibu area including the conference center CMEN called home for the past 20 years. The annual all-nude, all-male gathering has grown to include naturist men from throughout North America, the Pacific and Europe. Participants share experiences and learn new skills in workshops, and enjoy the Southern California sun, camaraderie, activities, and shows. California Men Enjoying Naturism (CMEN) is an international social organization for gay and bisexual men who enjoy naturism. CMEN also hosts smaller naturist gatherings in Northern California and Tennessee, as well as other naturist recreation and social events in the greater Los Angeles area throughout the year.
Gear Club Portugal - Lisbon Meets Fetish 2019
Lisbon Meets Fetish 2019 will be hosted by Gear Club Portugal September 26-29 in Lisbon, Portugal. The project of creating a gay fetishist club in Portugal
was born in 2012, with two main objectives: to strengthen the male fetishist community, improving friendship bonding and promoting an associativist spirit; overwhelming the prejudice of the society in what concerns gay male fetishism. Then, in 2014, Gear Club Portugal was formed.
https://www.facebook.com/events/264810437559390/
Avatar Club Los Angeles - Harder
Avatar Club Los Angeles will present Harder, a men's play party at Sanctuary Studios LAX on Friday, March 22 at 9 PM. Men only play party at the largest private dungeon in LA. Harder will be the hottest dungeon/play party of the season. Dungeon equipment includes slings, crosses, beds, bondage tables and more; hot kinky scenes, BDSM Sampler room. Multiple rooms for play. Huge dark room. Clothes check, complimentary snack/beverages. Condoms provided - you bring the lube. Sanctuary Studios LAX, 10914 S La Cienega Blvd., Los Angeles, California 90304.
https://www.facebook.com/events/2288562878056129/
Encuerado Leather Latin Night
Encuerado Leather Latin Night, hosted by Leo Iriarte is held at the Eagle LA on the fourth Wednesday of each month with the next one on Wednesday, March 27 at 9 PM. This month celebrate LA Leather Pride. Join in for a crazy-fun night in gear with famous deejay Rubin Sanchez bringing the most amazing collection of rock en Español and rock pop available in USA. The wild and cachondos Go-Go’s from Panama, Mexico and California will make you sweat. Eagle LA, 4219 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90029.
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Empire City MC - 2019 Motorcycle Weekend
The Empire City Motorcycle Club will host 2019 Motorcycle Weekend, a motorcycle-only event, May 24-27, Memorial Day Weekend. All-male bikers and buddies. Breakfasts, dinners and shared accommodations are included in the run fee. For more information, including registering immediately so you don't get left out, go to
ONYX SoCal-Southwest
ONYX is an organization that supports ethnic and racial diversity in the gay Leather community. For over 23 years, the organization has been the bridge between Leather men of color and the broader Leather community. ONYX SoCal-Southwest has monthly meetings on the third Thursday of the month at the The Village at the Ed Gould Plaza in Hollywood, CA. The next two are March 21 and April 18 at 8:30 PM.
DC Eagle owners Ted Clements (left) and Peter Lloyd in 2015. Photo by Ward Morrison
DC Eagle to temporarily close while license is suspended for 7 days
Bar also fined $2,000 due to an altercation between DC Councilmember Vince Gray and a bouncer
By John Riley on March 20, 2019 for Metro Weekly
The DC Eagle, the District’s popular leather bar, will have its license suspended for seven days in response to a physical altercation between one of its employees and a DC councilmember last fall. The decision, handed down by the District’s Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration, will lead to the suspension of the establishment’s license from Saturday, March 23 to Friday, March 29....
https://www.metroweekly.com/2019/03/dc-eagle-temporarily-close-license-suspended-7-days/
San Francisco - It's time to nominate Leather Marshals
We are already a week in to our nomination period for the 2019 Leather Marshals. You can nominate as many folks as you'd like between now and April 12 as long as they are a resident of the 10 Bay Area counties. Your nomination should include your nominee's E-mail address so they can accept the nomination and you are required to submit a brief description on why you are nominating them. Once the nominee accepts their nomination first round voting will take place on April 13.
http://www.sfleather.org/Nominations.html
CineKink - 16th Annual CineKink NYC
Scheduled for April 3-7, the 16th Annual Kinky Film Festival will feature a specially-curated program of films and videos that celebrate and explore a wide diversity of sexuality. CineKink NYC is produced by CineKink NYC. In addition to screenings, plans for CineKink NYC include a short film competition, audience choice awards, a Bring It! adult entertainment showdown, panels and workshops, a kick-off gala, and a sizzling Afterglow play party to wrap the festivities. A tour is set to take place in the months following the festival, showcasing audience favorites from the NYC selections.
Men of ONYX - Blackout XXIV
Californication will be in full effect for Blackout XXIV, the Men of ONYX's bi-annual Leather run that will take place in Los Angeles, CA from October 10-13 at the Hilton Glendale. There will be breakout sessions that will educate, explore and empower your mind; a bar crawl that will give you a glimpse into the Los Angeles Leather community; an infamous ONYX dance that will leave you dripping with perspiration; a play party that will satisfy your innermost hunger for kink; a fireside chat with one of ONYX’s original founding fathers that will touch on past, present and the future of ONYX; and an AGM/awards brunch that will highlight growth, recognize some of our outstanding members, etc. There is no better way to top off your Columbus Day aka Indigenous People’s Day weekend. Yes, you read that correctly. ONYX Southwest is going back to tradition with Blackout XXIV in 2019.
http://www.blackout.onyxmen.com
SECC Leather Weekend and Contest X
SECC Leather Spring Meeting Weekend and Contest X will be produced by the Southeast Conference of Clubs the weekend of March 21-24 at the Parliament Resort of Augusta, 1250 Gordon Highway, Augusta, Georgia 30901. Packages go on sale in January, so stay tuned.
https://www.facebook.com/events/1932035206917599/2021000691354383/
Panther L/L - Panther Bar Night
Panther L/L hosts their monthly bar night on fourth Saturdays at the Atlanta Eagle, 306 Ponce de Leon Avenue, Atlanta, GA. The next one is on March 23. Panther L/L business meetings are open to absolutely everyone and start at 7:30 PM. We bartend in the club room to raise money for different organizations in the LGBTQ+ community. Come on out and have a drink or two with the Panthers. Big cats play hard.
https://www.facebook.com/pg/PantherLL/events/
Tampa Bay Leather and Kink Social
By Aaron Phillips
The C meets at Cityside Lounge in Tampa, FL on the second Saturday of each month with the next one is April 13. This is a monthly social that is welcome to everyone, no matter your sexual orientation, how you identify, or the kink you may enjoy. This social is here to promote community and togetherness, while at the same time educating as we provide a kink related class each social. I am looking forward to seeing everyone come out and start the new year off right with everyone just being their kinky selves.
https://www.facebook.com/TampaBayLeatherandKinkSocial/
Cigar Time
By Scot McTeir
Scott McTeir and Frank Cavallo host Cigar Time, a Cigar and Pipe Social, at Eagle 562 on Friday, March 1. The next two are on Friday, May 3 and Friday, July 5. Leather, smoke, testosterone and cruising, silent auction, specialty shots and no cover. Eagle 562, 2020 East Artesia Blvd., Long Beach, CA 90805.
https://www.facebook.com/events/2135970406646533/
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DomCon LA Offers a Spanking Good Time in May
By Jay Moyes
Spring has come to Los Angeles. Flowers are blooming. Birds are singing. And soon, asses will be reddening. DomCon: Los Angeles, the world’s largest professional and lifestyle domination convention will take charge May 8-12 at the Hilton LAX, 5711 West Century Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90045. DomCon opens with seminars and classes on the professional domination side. Then on Thursday evening, May 9, the exposition opens to the kinky public for a weekend of socials, play parties, vendors, classes and workshops, erotics presentations and the Fetish Ball.
Beyond Leather - Over 60 workshops
Save the date May 16-19. Beyond Leather will include 60-plus educational workshop choices on power exchange relationships, newcomer, advanced education series, edge play, blood sports, skills, rope track, sex and more, by esteemed well known International presenters, four delicious meals, four outstanding theaters putting you on the edge of your seat either laughing or cringing, two contests, three nights on site dungeon play with 18,000 square-feet that powers one's darkest desire, three nights hospitality delicacies to tempt their palate in Fort Lauderdale, FL. Beyond Leather is home to the International Power Exchange Contest. The keynote speaker will be International Power Exchange 2016 Master Talon.
http://www.beyondleather.net/bl
West Coast Jungle Gym: An Age Play Conference
The West Coast Jungle Gym: An Age Play Conference will be held in San Diego, CA the weekend of September 6-8. WCJG is all-inclusive. We are welcoming of all little type folks. Littles, middles, baby girls, lolitas, little sissies and bubbies, age players, folks that regress, folks that don't, sexual littles, non-sexual littles etc. Regardless of gender. We also welcome their caregivers. Daddies, Mommy, Aunties, Babysitters, Big Brothers, Big Sisters etc. Along with critters, puppies and kitties along with their handlers to join us.
https://thewestcoastjunglegym.com/
Fuk University
Females Uniting Kink - Club FUK and FUK U will present FUK University Flogging and Spanking Class at Sanctuary LAX Studios on Saturday, April 6 at 6 PM, meeting on the first Saturday of every month. Females Uniting Kink (FUK) is a female dominant group, membership is open to all gender orientations. This group is for female identified Dominants, switches and submissives. Those who identify as male must be submissive. Sanctuary LAX Studios, 10914 South La Cienega Blvd., Lennox, CA 90304
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Timeline of Pup Play
Timeline of Pup Play is a web site with tons of puppy history. When going to the site you will see a timeline for 2011 to the present. Yes, there is a lot of puppy history prior to that. Not to be alarmed - scroll down and you will see 2001-2010. There is more than that, you will discover. The Go-to website for all things pup play, from the basics for newcomers to advice and opinions to inspire those with serious ambition. This is not meant to be taken literally or as a rule-book. This is designed to inspire pups to be the pups they want to become and to find resources. We try our best to gather information and experiences from across the community and compile them into one place so the content is not biased to one persons experiences but to have content made by the entire community to inspire those who are curious and those who are also long time veterans to animal role-play.
https://www.pupplay.info/2018/02/18/timeline-of-pup-play-milestones-2010-2019/
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Mr. Leather64TEN 2019
The Fourth Annual Mr. Leather64TEN Contest was won by John Williams at the Jackhammer Complex in Chicago March 9. Four men competed for the chance to represent Leather64TEN at International Mr. Leather. John is a member of the Titans of the Midwest. The Mr. Leather64TEN contest and events were created to help the Chicagoland Leather community explore, celebrate, and showcase their Leather pride.
https://www.leather64ten.com/calendarr
Join the NCSF
Please join our coalition and support our work! Please tell us your story! NCSF's Narrative Project is collecting your stories about being outed or discriminated against as well as consent violations you'd like to tell us about. The NCSF's American Law Institute project is fighting to make consent a defense to BDSM and to give anonymity for victims of assault in a BDSM context. Plus, the NCSF provides resources and referrals to kink aware professionals on request on a daily basis through our Incident Reporting and Response program. We are fighting for your rights! Why don't you join us now?
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Desert Fetish Authority - Power Dynamics Group
The Power Dynamics Group is now meeting at 3 PM on the third Sunday of every month with the next being on April 21. Contact us at the link below for location. The Power Dynamics Group is a group of men who are engaged in or have an interest in any connection between men that involves the exchange of obedience for responsibility, as in a Master/slave, Daddy/boy, etc. The purpose of this group is to foster support, connection, understanding and growth by providing a safe accepting environment for like-minded men who feel this draw.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/desertfetish/
Rocky Mountain Leather Alliance education
The Rocky Mountain Leather Alliance holds educational classes on the second Saturday of each month in Denver, CO. The next two are on March 9 and April 13 and classes begin at 2 PM. The RMLA advocates for an alliance of the regional Leather, kink, fetish, and BDSM communities thru outreach, social, and educational events. King Center, Auraria Campus, King Center room 201 in Denver, CO.
LDG Presents - Bawdy Storytelling by Dixie De La Tour
The next SFLDG presentation will be Bawdy Storytelling, hosted by Dixie De La Tour. Since humans first drew on the walls of their caves, human society has since been defined and shaped by stories, that help us share our experiences and make sense of who we are. New technology has continually given us new ways of telling stories, as social media enjoys reminding us every day, but here in the notoriously new tech Bay Area, one of the most successful storytelling forums celebrates one of the oldest forms of storytelling about one of the most primal human instincts: Bawdy Storytelling. on Wednesday, March 27 at 7:30 PM. Expect extreme nudity. Programs are every fourth Wednesday, with some exceptions. They vary from interview, to demo, to community panel discussion, and more. Attendance varies from 60-150 people. Occasionally a presenter may ask for audience participation, but its never required.
ONYX Southeast - Bar Night
ONYX Southeast holds their monthly Bar Night on the first Friday of each month at the Atlanta Eagle, 306 Ponce De Leon Avenue Northeast, Atlanta, GA 30308. The next two are Friday, April 5 and May 3 at 10 PM. ONYX is an organization formed and operated by Men of Color who enjoy the leather lifestyle. ONYX sets as its goal to provide an informational and social organization to address issues specific to people of color who chose to project the positive aspects of the Leather lifestyle and support our community and economic initiatives.
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