Who Is This Site For?

This site is aimed at three sets of people:

Guys who are just starting to explore non-mainstream gay sexuality

Guys who are experienced, but want information about the Seattle and Northwest leather scene

Guys who have done some exploration but now want to see what else is out there

Although the site is aimed specifically at gay men, there will be a lot of information of use by bisexual guys, kinky straight guys, women of all stripes, transmen and transwomen, and anyone else who stops by. Just because we are aiming at gay men doesn’t mean we are aiming away from everyone else!

What Region Does This Cover?

This site is based in Seattle, Washington, and that city’s men, groups, businesses, and events are the primary focus.

We believe that people should travel, howevere, to expand their experience. Travel within the Pacfic Northwest (Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and British Columbia) is fairly easy, and we encourage men to explore the leather offerings throughout the region. To that end, we try to cover men, groups, businesses, and events in Portland, Vancouver, and anywhere else in the Pacific Northwest.

To a limited degree, we also cover significant groups, businesses, and events outside of the Pacific Northwest, such as large leather contests, leather vacation destinations, and so forth. Again, travel! Expand your horizons! Meet guys from around the country and around the world!

The Pacific Northwest (Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and British Columbia) has a wide variety of organizations and events which can be grouped under a rough heading of “Leather”, including traditional leather clubs and leather contests, pansexual kink/fetish organizations and events, fisting clubs, motorcycle clubs, and further out, bear groups, naturists, and country-western dance, square dance, and gay rodeo.

For the purposes of this site, we list organizations and events which cater to the gay male leather community, either specifically to that group or while not specifically gay male leather focused, allow and encourage the participation of the gay male lather community.  This includes general GLBTQ groups and events, lesbian-oriented events which welcome men as well, and pansexual (kinky straight) events where a gay male presence is welcome and encouraged.

This site is under construction.  (It’s always under construction!  But moreso now than in the future.)

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