SA Leather Talks Race, Racism and Apartheid: Part 1
"by Jaco Lourens-I was born in Pretoria in the height of the struggle of against apartheid, little did I know that all this craziness was around me. I grew up in a small town called Newcastle, a...
View ArticleSA Leather Talks Race, Racism and Apartheid: Part 2
"by Herman Groenewald- I want to tell you about me, and various people in South Africa. Please understand that I will use typically South Africanisms to explain my story. I was born before the...
View ArticleThis Sh*t Happens to POC Everyday: An Iranian Experience
"I began writing what you are about to read ten hours after the incident occurred. I wrote this piece as a Facebook post, and with minor editing, I’ve kept it intact for this publication. My hope is...
View ArticleMeet SA Leather from South Africa
'SA Leather South Africa is a Non Profit [142-496 NPO] Pan sexual membership-based organization for anyone interested in exploring and participating in the leather/BDSM/fetish lifestyle, whose purpose...
View ArticleLeather & Rhinestones: A RRgoL Event
"Friday February 27th 2015 marked the very first Rose Rock girls of Leather (RRgoL) event. The Leather & Rhinestones Fashion Show brought together the drag and leather communities for an amazing...
View ArticleStories from Sydney: Sydney Leather Pride Association
by KL Joy A beautiful capture from the Pre-Mardi Gras 2015 Fetish Cocktail night, by the talented Medousa Karagiannis, was this image of the some of the past six and current presidents of the Sydney...
View ArticleGLLA Condemns SB 101
'GLLA CONDEMNS SB 101 Indianapolis, IN, March 27, 2015– Great Lakes Leather Alliance strongly condemns The Religious Freedom Restoration Act (SB 101) recently signed into law by Governor Pence. We are...
View ArticleFrom The LA&M Archives: Reflections on the 2014/2015 Visiting Scholar Program
"Guest Column by Lily Emerson, 2014/2015 Visiting Scholar Elizabeth Freeman has argued that sadomasochism is an unusual sexual technique not only because its rise and elaboration can be traced to...
View ArticleOn The Road (Again) with Ms Toy
"by Sarah Essex You will be hard pressed to pull up a BDSM video and not find a TAZapper. That annoying little device was the brainchild of Ms Toy (Sarah Essex) and for years she took it and a lot of...
View ArticleRamien Pierre IML 2014-Step Aside Speech
"Growing up gay isn’t easy Growing up in leather is even harder We’ve come a long way But we have a lot further to go. Whether in leather or lace Whether in white collar or blue We need to talk to each...
View ArticleIntroducing Ryan Garner Carpenter: Alongside the Sash
Editor's Note: Leatherati prides itself on introducing sides of Leather Culture not commonly seen or discussed. Part of my job is to find Leatherfolk who are willing to write about it. What's fun about...
View ArticleIntroducing Adventures in Black Leather: The Skin Deep Anti-Manifesto
"Editor’s Note: I would like our readers to meet Dominion ONYX. I wanted to give our audiences more viewpoints from our Leather Culture not often seen. Representing some of our people of color,...
View ArticleInternational Mr. Leather Patrick Smith’s Response to Supreme Court’s...
"Today, the nation’s highest court affirmed the age-old principal of equal treatment under the law and changed the lives of millions of LGBT people across the nation. This is the America I dreamed of...
View ArticleSuicide ~ My Story
"by Kody Nance Faggot…Queer…Homo…Cocksucker…Waste of life… To the majority of the guys in my high school they were just meaningless words that gave them a laugh. To me, however, these words felt like a...
View ArticleOne Thread
"The recent discussions, after the suicides of some of our extended leather family, has brought this issue once again to the fore."
View ArticleStill Me
"by Bella, IMsBB 2013 NEW ALBANY, Indiana— #StillMe is a grassroots social awareness campaign that targets negative attitudes surrounding mental health diagnoses and seeks to remind all people that I...
View ArticleSarge IMsL 2015- Oklahoma Ms Leather Weekend Keynote
"Good afternoon Oklahoma! Where the wind comes sweeping down the plain, and the kinky fucks could use more chucks, when the floggers and whips wield pain. I’m a wedding photographer in my vanilla life,...
View ArticleAdventures in Black Leather: After our Victory, Our Struggle Continues
"It’s been 3 weeks since that email notification flashed across my iPhone’s screen. It still sits in my inbox, a daily reminder that elicits a tiny thrill as I am reminded again of the power of those...
View ArticleIGNITE – Southwest Leather Conference 2016
"Ignite your passions and let the fire within you glow at Southwest Leather Conference. Share in the warmth of your tribe at the annual gathering of leather, sex and spirit in Phoenix on January 21-24,...
View ArticleAlongside the Sash: Momentary
"“Pride, envy, avarice - these are the sparks have set on fire the hearts of all men.” - Dante Alighieri I think it would be safe to say that envy is the most difficult emotion to handle when...
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