How could the horrific mass murder in Orlando unfold and me not comment here? It is clearly a watershed moment in our history and I would be terribly remiss not addressing it. But you might ask, what does that incident have to with leather and kink, the f
Women who are into leather, kink and the edgier styles of sexuality only have a handful of large events that are exclusively dedicated to them and their particular aspects of our kink culture.
Anyone who has been around the leather world for a while has heard a lot of words uttered related to some version of building community. Outreach. Building bridges. Inclusion. And many other canned phrases meant to represent some leather version of foster
At the recent Ms. San Francisco Leather contest held on October 3, 2015 at Hotel Whitcomb, four women competed to be Ms. SF Leather 2016. It was a fun and well run contest and I'll mention more about it in a moment.
Being a former Chicagoan, every time the International Mr. Leather (IML) weekend rolls around, I get excited. It's always a trip down hometown memory lane for me as well as a chance to reconnect with countless friends, some of whom I only see there once a
Yet again the fine folks at the San Francisco Bay Area Leather Alliance, along with a small army of dedicated volunteers and supportive sponsors, produced their Leather Alliance Weekend on March 5-8.
On Wednesday, January 28, the San Francisco Leathermen's Discussion Group (LDG) hosted a panel discussion named "Are Leather Titles Necessary?" at the SF LGBT Center.
Before you read any further, I know the title of this column is provocative. Obviously I'm going to talk about PrEP (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis), the once a day pill regimen to prevent HIV infection. I also seem to be implying that leathersex is lacking sex
It was a festive atmosphere at the Eagle bar Tuesday, November 18 when Folsom Street Events, producers of the Folsom Street Fair, Up Your Alley fair, and related parties, presented checks to this year's beneficiaries.
"What happened to the other leather restraint?" Joe Taylor said. "You had four." "One of my BD buddies must have wanted a souvenir," I said. "I noticed it missing during a session last night." "Yeah," Joe said. "I can make a replacement."
Two weeks ago, Andy Cross brought the title of International Mister Leather (IML) home to San Francisco. He shared some stories about what led him to the leather scene.
The night its doors opened, the Leatherneck became the peer of vintage theme bars like The Tool Box, The No Name, and The Brig. The Leatherneck was one of the best bars of the Titanic 1970s.
