Race Bannon has been an organizer, writer, publisher, educator, commentator, leader, speaker, and activist in the LGBTQ, leather/kink, nonmonogamy/polyamory, and HIV/STI prevention realms since 1973. He is an author, widely published writer, active speaker, community organizer and project leader, and has received numerous national and local awards, the latest of which is the National AIDS Memorial 2025 Lifetime of Commitment Award. Race is one of the authors and editors of a new book, Kink Is, highlighting kinksters from around the world, published by Unbound Edition Press and now in its 4th printing. He’s also a regular cast member of the online series, On Guard Cigar Salon. You can find links to Race’s writings, projects, and social media here: https://linktr.ee/bannonrace

Skip Chasey, a/k/a Master Skip, addressed a crowd of nearly one million people at the Millennium March on Washington, and since then he has given more than a dozen keynote addresses and presented nearly 300 programs on the spiritual dynamics of BDSM at noteworthy leather and kink events throughout North America. He has been profiled in Nerve.com magazine, Power Exchange magazine, the award-winning documentary film Pup, and Ask the Man Who Owns him, the late slave david stein’s book on gay male Master/slave relationships that received the National Leather Association’s 2010 non-fiction literary award.

Master Skip was a co-founder of People of Leather Among You, a social and educational group for Southern California men and women interested in the integration of spirituality and leather/kink sexuality; served as a core instructor for the Buchmann’s Experience (a periodic weekend retreat offering opportunities for profound personal growth to leathermen and women of all sexual orientations and identities; and for its first seven years was a co-producer of Southwest Leather Conference (“The Leather Family Gathering of Heart and Spirit”).

Honors include the Leadership Award and the Lee Montague Memorial Community Service Award from Avatar Club Los Angeles, the Pantheon of Leather Community Choice Award, the Leatherman’s Heart Award from SWLC, and the Master Heart Award, the Master Jack McGeorge Excellence in Education Award and, along with his slave Rick, the Guy Baldwin Master/slave Heritage Award from the M/sC.

In his own words, “Blood may be thicker than water, but leather is thicker than blood.”

Master Taíno has been active in the Leather community for more than three decades.

He has a Leather Family of 17 members. Slave Paul has been in his service since 2010.

His philosophy throughout his long journey has been “Dominant and caring”.

He founded MTTA, Inc., a non-profit organization that runs the Master/slave Conference (MsC).

During recent years, he has been devoted to the growing kink community in Costa Rica where he has a second residence and spends most of his time.

He is the author of the book “Kinky Tales: Real stories of my Leather Journey”.

He has been honored with several awards including the National LGBTQ Task Force’s “Leather Leadership Award 2022, the “Guy Baldwin Master/slave Heritage Award 2019”, the “Vi Johnson Award” at Black Beat 2012, and the “Master Steve Golden Paintbrush Award 2011. In November 2026, the Costa Rican Community EscenaCR granted him an award for his ten years educating and supporting them.

He also founded MAsT Washington in 1999 and is a is a founding member of MAsT San José, Costa Rica since 2019. One of his mentees in Costa Rica called him in 2022 her “Leather Grandpa” and Master Taíno ran with the title as it embodies who he is and his role in the community during his seventies.

Master Taíno has a very comprehensive website: www.mastertaino.com and a YouTube Channel – www.youtube.com/c/ALTSEXTALK. He can be reached at Master@mastertaino.com.

My name is Reverend Deborah Harrison but I am known as Lady D.  I am a Lifestyle Domina and Mommy, mentor and advisor, and I have been in the lifestyle for over 35 years. I am also an ordained minister. I am a certified master hypnotherapist and I truly believe in holistic healing of mind, body and spirit.

For almost fourteen years I ran (People Exchanging Power), P.E.P Atlanta, a BDSM pansexual support and social group in Atlanta, Georgia.

In 2001, I created People Exchanging Power for People of Color.

I am one of the Original Pearls and my Pearl name is Petra which means ‘the Rock.’ I am the founder and past President of the Onyx Pearls Southeast chapter and in 2015, I helped to re-launch OPSE, a women’s leather sorority focused on female camaraderie, empowerment, community awareness and service. Since that time, there have been Onyx Pearls chapters created all around the country.

My personal commitment is to help make this community stronger and to continue Jill Carter’s philosophy of Each One, Teach One. If there is any way that I can serve, I offer my services to you. Remember to give your time, your money and your love to all of those in this community that selflessly give to you.  I am eternally grateful to those who have helped me on my journey and now I would like the opportunity to ‘pass it forward.’

Tomo (He/They) is a genderqueer butch leatherdyke who found the leather community over 30 years ago during a sunset motorcycle ride with his wife, Mel. Since then, Tomo has become a recognized leader, educator, and producer in leather, M/s, and kink spaces. He has taught extensively, served as a keynote speaker, emcee, auctioneer, and judge, and is known for his clear voice, deep integrity, and storytelling style rooted in lived experience.   

For over 18 years, he has been served by his devoted Majordomo, Levi. For the past year, Tomo has worn the collar of Mistress Nyna of San Francisco, serving her with devotion, joy, and reverence through their shared leather life.

Tomo is the Owner and Producer of South Plains Leatherfest, the International Master slave Contest, and the International Person of Leather Contest. He served as Northwest slave 2015 and International slave 2016 and 2021. He has also co-produced Northwest Leather Celebration, the Northwest Master slave, Northwest Bootblack, and Northwest Person of Leather Contests.

For seven years, he was a co-producer of International Ms Leather Weekend, the International Ms Leather Contest, and International Ms Bootblack Contest. He continues to serve as co-producer of Ms Sacramento Leather Contest and is a founding member of the D.U.C. Tomo is a member of MAsT: Sacramento, MAsT: San Francisco, The Exiles, an associate member of the Alta California Leather Corps and a member of the Leather Solidarity Collective where he serves as webmaster.

He is the former Director of MAsT: Sacramento and a past West Coast Curator for the Leather Quilt Project. Tomo’s contributions have been recognized with numerous awards, including the 2013 Pantheon of Leather President’s Award, the 2018 Master slave Conference slave Heart Award, the 2020 NLA Vice President’s Award, the 2023 Master slave Conference Guy Baldwin Master slave Heritage Award, and the 2024 Southeast Leatherfest Community Award.

Mister-Blue, along with his slave and wife Mrs. BlueFrost, are the 2017 Northeast Master/slave titleholder, and the 2018 and 2021 International Master/slave titleholder.

He is the Vice President of MTTA; which runs the MTTA Academy for Masters and slaves, the Master/slave Conference, MsC Worldwide, and the Master/slave History Program.

He is the Head of Household for the House of Blue; a Leather House based in Southern Maryland.

Mister Blue has passionately served the M/s and Leather communities in many capacities, from speaker to educator, and looks forward to future opportunities to hold doors open for all that follows.

Master D and Passion have been involved in M/s for nearly 25 years, contributing to the community through leadership roles, including serving as Northeast Master/Slave in 2012, founders and producers of the M/s Gathering for a decade, and current staff members of MTTA.

Master D is a member of the Executive Committee for the Master/slave Conference.

Passion currently serves as Judge’s Coordinator at South Plains Leatherfest, and chairs the Education Committee for MsC.

Together, they were honored to receive the 2017 Sir Steve Community Service Award at MsC and the David Peters award at Philadelphia Leather Pride Night.

Raven Kaldera is a queer FTM transgendered intersexual shaman. He is the author/editor of 44 books, including “Mastering the Art of Mastery”, and “Power Circuits: Polyamory In A Power Dynamic”. He and his slaveboy Joshua have been teaching and presenting workshops regularly for many years to the BDSM, Neo-Pagan, Sex/Spirituality, transgender, and other communities.

Raven is the 2014 Northeast Master titleholder, and he lives with his big poly family on a homestead in Massachusetts. ’Tis an ill wind that blows no minds.

Sir Guy (he/him) is a Dominant Leatherman and covered Master who has been active in the lifestyle for almost two decades. He is Head of the House of the Black Panther, a Leather household based upon the principles of Honor, heritage, history and humility and Founder of The Dark Lair: BDSM Support and Education for People of Color.

He won the International Power Exchange 2013 title and served as Head Judge of the Western Canada Power Exchange contest and judge on the 2024 Southeast Power Exchange contest and 2023 Southwest M/s contest. He is an Emeritus Board Member of The Eulenspiegel Society (TES), a member of the Education Committee for the Master slave Conference (MsC), on the Advisory Board for the Leather Solidarity Collective (LSC), and POC Historian for the Atlantic Leather Family Alliance (ALFA). He is also an associate member of the Dyke Uniform Corps and ONYX Southeast.

As a lifestyle educator, he has presented for over 90 organizations in the US and Canada and online internationally. He has delivered several keynote addresses and given key addresses at the Master slave Conference (MsC), Beyond Leather, Southeast Leather Fest (SELF), “Uprise! For LSC, Latinos in Leather, the Service Oriented Conference (SOC) and others and has presented at Columbia and Hofstra Universities and was a Historian for Leather History Preservation Weekend 2019.

Sir Guy was awarded the 2014 Beyond Leather Community Achievement Award, the 2015 ONYX NY/Northeast “Associate of the Year” award, the 2021 MAsT International Presenter of the Year award, the inaugural Leather Solidarity Collective Sir Leon Strange Memorial award which he shares with Mama Vi Johnson, and the 2023 Master Jack McGeorge Excellence in Education Award, the first TES Founders’ Award 2022, and the 2024 House Exeter Community Education Award among others.

He is a contributing author to the anthology Our Lives, Our History: Consensual Master/slave Relationships from Ancient Times to the 21st Century and Raven Kaldera’s Mastering the Art of Mastery. Interviews with Sir Guy also appear in Dr. Gloria Brame’s, A Different Loving Too as well as the New York Times and other periodicals.

A uniform enthusiast, former NYC police officer and NY State certified Emergency Medical Technician, Sir Guy participated in rescue efforts at Ground Zero on 9/11 in NYC and at Hurricane Katrina in Louisiana and was a docent at the 9/11 Tribute Museum. He is also an ordained minister.

Master SirTee (He/She) lives on the Westcoast of Canada, and is a Butch, BIPOC, Leather Person and Master. He is in a long term (30+ years) M/s dynamic with his slave, and is honoured to serve as the 2025 International Master. Master SirTee works actively to build supportive diverse communities and considers accessible education as the cornerstone for fostering healthy and ethical dynamics. He is the director of MAsT Greater Vancouver and has presented and judged internationally. He enjoys meeting new people and can often be found enjoying a cigar over deep conversations and shared stories late into the night.

little kitsune (she/her) lives between the mountains and ocean on the Westcoast of Canada and is a Japanese Canadian (Nikkei) leather dyke. She’s been in a long-term (30+ years) M/s dynamic with Master SirTee, and is honoured to serve as the 2025 International slave. little kitsune enjoys sharing her experiences navigating a dynamic and has presented and judged internationally. She is shy and quiet with periodic splashes of playfulness, is called to service, loves art, history, puzzles and beachcombing.

Domina Alluriah is a Trans Multiracial Dominant woman from the Gulf Coast of Mississippi. She currently co-leads or facilitates several groups across four states including MAsT:Biloxi and H.A.L.E. (Hurricane Alley Leather Enthusiasts ).

She identifies as a Leatherwoman whose values center on selfless service, communication, and integrity while focusing on diversity and inclusion. Representation is a huge part of any platform she participates in and works to encourage or give voice to marginalized individuals and groups.

When she is not active in the lifestyle, she works from home as a professional illustrator, event coordinator, or is trying to catch up on sleep.

slave Caroline combines a lifetime interest in spirituality, theology, and philosophy with over 20 years of meditation practice: her journey in slavery has been a central path to sacred connection.

With a background in clinical psychology, she identifies as a depth and liberation psychologist. She is the co-author of Becoming a Kink Aware Therapist and co-founder of Kink Knowledgeable, an international academy training mental health professionals to support kink communities.

slave Caroline also helped develop clinical guidelines for kink-aware therapy submitted to the American Psychological Association. Her research explores the social and professional marginalization of alternative sexualities, the transformative aspects of BDSM, and bridging professional gaps in understanding between therapy and kink.

She has delivered over 200 workshops internationally and advised numerous kink organizations on leadership and community development.

slave Caroline’s work reflects her deep commitment to education, advocacy, and fostering acceptance for kink dynamics across cultures and communities.

Sir North Eden is a community builder and steadfast practitioner of intentional, loving authority. As Northeast Master 2024, he champions a philosophy of “leadership through service,” believing that authority can be derived from the safety, happiness and growth of those under one’s care. The grounding force to Akasha Eden’s spiritual and academic pursuits, Sir North focuses on the architecture of power dynamics, teaching the vital importance of integrity and stewardship, often with a focus on living WIITWD while neurodivergent.

Akasha Eden is a Leatherwoman, griot, and Leather community servant whose work blends spirituality, mental health advocacy, and academic rigor.

2026 Scholar-in-Residence for Women of Drummer and the Carter Johnson Library and Collection, Vice President of ONYX Pearls NY/NE, Northeast slave 2024, and 2023 MAsT International Presenter of the Year, Akasha works tirelessly to arm the community with the power of knowledge.

Rooted in Black femme resilience, she teaches & presents in hopes of helping her community discover joy, embodiment, and systems navigation in Leather, BDSM & WIITWD.

Sophie is 35, a middle school teacher, and identifies as a pansexual female Mistress (pronouns she/her). She presents for MSC Worldwide for the second time.

French native speaker, Sophie came to the M/s world through literature. She had been reading M/s novels for as long as she can remember, where she always fantasized on being the D-type characters even if most of them were male. This gender question led her to join the queer community where she became a consent activist, and to dip her toes in the BDSM world even though the play approach was not exactly what she truly wanted. She wanted “meaningful” relationships; not only “kinkyful”.

Three years ago, she discovered MAsT groups, attended MsC worldwide three times, and finally discovered a community where she truly belongs. That’s why she created a MAsT chapter in Paris with a few people having previous MAsT experience. Because of the lack of French M/s educational material, she had to create her own content, by reading books in English and discussing with other members. That’s how and why she currently delivers most of the classes of the MAsT chapter she is now president of. Sophie is one of the most active speakers within the French M/s community and that’s why she naturally proposed to teach in French once again for MsC Worlwide.

Sophie is currently owning a collared slave, Dan, who is also her life partner, the co-director of MAsT: Paris, and a former founding member of MAsT: Virginia Beach.

Laura A. Jacobs LCSW-R (she/they/he/none), is a trans and genderqueer-identified psychotherapist, speaker, author, and activist specializing in transgender, nonbinary, LGBTQIA+, BDSM/kink, consensual nonmonogamy, sex work, and sexual/gender diversity broadly.

Laura’s most recent book, Surviving Transphobia, was released September 21, 2023 and recently won the 2025 APA’s Society for the Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity’s Distinguished Book Award! (www.SurvivingTransphobia.com)

They have also provided several hundred educational lectures and workshops, and served as the Chair of the Board of Directors for The Callen-Lorde Community Health Center in NYC, which is one of the largest LGBTQIA+ focused health centers nationwide.

Laura has also been presented the 2019 Standard of Excellence Award by AASECT, the American Association for Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists. Laura is a prolific speaker in the media, at medical and mental health conferences, in medical schools, and for other organizations, having been featured in the New York Times, NPR, MSNBC, NBC News Online, SiriusXM, CBS News, Mic.com, TEDx, and more.

They are a member of the Kink Clinical Guidelines Workgroup, a coalition which developed the first best practices document for the mental health care of those who are interested and/or involved in kink, BDSM, and/or fetish eroticism.

Laura is also a lifelong kinkster, and currently identifies as an unowned lesbian submissive/slave who can occasionally switch.

As Lawrence Jacobs, he worked in the arts as a musician, composer, and photographer, as well as in less glamorous positions such as corporate middle management.

OYK (she/her) is a queer, neurospicy, submissive little masochistic Leather girl who has been painting the BDSM, kink, and Leather streets pink since 2016. Though Philly Black Munch will always be “home,” her dedication to service and community extends far beyond.

In 2020, under the loving guidance of her Mistress, Lady D, OYK co-organized PEP & The Sanctuary’s Virtual Family Reunion, creating a space of connection and belonging during uncertain times. Since then, she has volunteered at events such as CTX Darkside, MsC Worldwide, Sex Down South, Service Oriented Conference, and SELF. Today, she proudly serves as Chair of Leather girls Of Color (LgOC), a patched Club for self-identified BIPOC girls on the right side of the slash, and as a “Big Sib,” mentors new members, fostering sisterhood, growth, and empowerment.

Driven by her passion for mental health and wellness, OYK is dedicated to serving, educating, and uplifting marginalized voices. Her presence is a love letter to Black and Brown girls on the right side of the slash, reminding them of their power, purpose, and place in Leather.

For over twenty years, Goddess Coko has been a proud, passionate presence in the NYC Kink/BDSM/Leather community. Known for her generosity of spirit, she brings warmth, creativity, and leadership to everything she does. She’s delighted to be back on the TES Board as Secretary—a role she first held from 2008 to 2009. Since returning as an interim Director in November 2023, she’s been leading with heart as Chair of the Communications and Promotions Committees, Vice Chair for Community Relations, and Co-Vice Chair of TES Fest for both 2025 and 2026.

Goddess Coko’s love for community shines far beyond TES. She is a Founding Mother of ONYX PEARLS NY-Northeast and has proudly served as Co-Head Mistress and Web Mistress for ClubFEM NYC. As a cherished member of Goddess House NJ, a FemDom-led Leather family, she continues to uplift, connect, and celebrate others in the scene. Through her passion and presence, Goddess Coko inspires those around her to embrace authenticity, power, and pleasure in all its forms.

Cuir Nikolas is a Master, Daddy, Sadist, Dominant who has been in the BDSM M/s community since 1980. In 1980 as a baby dyke in the upstate wilds of Pennsylvania, he found a gay Master who would become his first mentor. The rest, as they say, is history.

His history from baby dyke to his transition in 1999, has been filled with countless experiences, obstacles and joy. As an OG in the leather scene, this old dog is still learning new tricks while educating all those who desire to learn. Nikolas lived in Philadelphia for 30 years returning to upstate Pennsylvania in 2017. After a short lived semiretirement, he is now living in Baltimore MD.

A proud member of MasT Baltimore and the Baltimore Playhouse. Nikolas has presented classes on Gender affirming health care, sexuality and authority exchange dynamics at the Philly Trans Health conference, first year medical student at the University of Pennsylvania, The Master/slave Gathering and the Master/slave Conference.

He is elated to finally having the opportunity to present at MsC Worldwide.

Master Lola Smiles is a Latina Leatherwoman of Ecuadorian descent, a covered Master from Long Island, NY. She is a polyamorous sadist who has been in the lifestyle for 3 decades – a BDSM educator & presenter, teaching throughout the U.S. and Internationally, and an event promoter for the last 12 years. 

• Founder of SCK Events (est. 2013)
• Head of the House of SCK (est. 2018) – the House of SCK is a diverse Leather house founded on the core values of Loyalty, Support & Family
• Founder & Host of F#@k You Coronavirus Virtual Events (est. 2020)
• An original member of the Leather Solidarity (est. 2020)
• Marketing and Education Teams of the Leather Solidarity Collective (LSC) 2021-2023
• Co-Chair and Operations Lead for the Leather Solidarity Collective (LSC) 2023-Present
• Co-Chair of Programming for TES FEST 2022
• Recipient of the Lady Lynette Leadership Award 2024
• Operations & Publicity Lead for Twisting Culture & Northeast Person of Leather 2024-Present
• A Founding member of Leatherwomen Motivating Leatherwomen (LML)

Sir J Black is a Blasian dominant from Queens, NY. He is the behind the scene person and Co-Founder of SCK Events (est. 2013) – SCK hosts munches, classes and a variety of upscale events and parties on LI & NYC. He is also Co-Founder & Host of F#@k You Coronavirus Virtual Events (est. 2020) which hosted over 350 free virtual events.

Sir J is one of the leaders of the House of SCK (est. 2018). The House of SCK is a diverse Leather house founded on the core values of Loyalty, Support & Family and is committed to supporting fellow Leather Houses, Groups and Events because we know the importance and value of giving back to the Community and insuring the longevity of our lifestyle.

Since 2010, DominaKat—a Lifestyle blogger, advocate, educator—has been inspired by the Divine intersection of Spiritual connection, authentic BDSM, and primal, hedonistic sex.

She identifies as a right-leaning S&M switch and as Owned property. She became active in the NYC scene in 2017 and a proud Leatherwoman in 2019 when she joined as an Associate Member of ONYX Pearls NY-NE, where she served on the Executive Operations, Road Captain, and Marketing Committees. As of 2025, she is an Alumni Member. She was also a Charter Member of the Leather Solidarity Collective and Project Manager for LSC’s UPRISE! Conference in 2021 and 2022. As a lifetime BIPOC Ally/Advocate/Co-Conspirator she passionately supports efforts to create safe and welcoming kink and Leather spaces for the BIPOC Community and is the Founder of the Ally~Advocate~Warrior Program, dedicated to encouraging better advocacy in the Lifestyle for marginalized groups.

Her community service has also included: Lead for the NYC slave Meetings, S&M.NYC Co-Founder/Lead, and presenting Lifestyle classes at numerous conferences including: The 9 Service Languages of Authority Transfer Relationships & Dynamics, Service Boundaries: Lessons from the Trenches of a Service Whore, and The 12 Goals of S&M Scenes.

MsDDom and CreamDream have been in an authority-based relationship since 2010. Despite their diverse cultural and age backgrounds, their goal is a sustainable authority-based relationship. Active in the Atlanta BDSM and Leather communities, they are zealous volunteers, advocates for BIPOC representation, and support DEIA initiatives. Involvement with organizations such as Black Atlanta Munch, Black FemDoms-Atlanta, and the Carter-Johnson Library and Collections Atlanta Annex highlights their commitment to community service. Both serve as editors for Black Leather In Color – Next Gen magazine, highlighting People of Color across the globe involved in Leather and kink. This couple enjoys traveling and sharing their experiences with fellow lifestyle participants throughout the U.S. and Canada.

Master Edgar began his journey in the lifestyle in the late 1990s in the New Jersey metro area—back when finding community often meant scanning the personals in the back of magazines. With decades of lived experience, he brings both depth and humor to his leadership, teaching, and service. Alongside his devoted slave, raven poe, he leads MAsT: Clifton, hosts the MAsT Clifton Munch, and facilitates the MAsT Clifton Masters’ Meetup, building spaces grounded in mentorship, growth, and authentic connection. Together, Master Edgar and slave raven proudly held the titles of 2019 Northeast Master and slave, a year affectionately remembered as “the title year that would not end.” Both are graduates of MTTA, dedicated members of Master Taino’s Leather Family, and active staff and presenters for the Master/slave Conference (MsC). Their teaching and service have reached national audiences at events such as SPLF, SELF, TESFest, Kinky Con, Brimstone, Naughty Noel, The Master/slave Gathering, and numerous MAsT chapters across the country and online. Master Edgar’s leadership extends beyond the classroom—he is known for volunteering and ensuring the infrastructure of community events runs smoothly. When not teaching or organizing, he enjoys camping, preventing things from going “boom,” and keeping raven on her toes (much to her dismay).

slave raven Poe is the devoted slave of Sir Edgar A Poe. Together, they lead MAsT: Clifton and host the MAsT Clifton Munch, cultivating space for meaningful connection within the Master/slave community. slave raven proudly held the title of 2019 Northeast slave—also affectionately known as “the title year that would not end.” A cornerstone of her service is community support and advocacy; she is the founder of the Survivors Circle at the Master/slave Gathering, providing space for healing and empowerment. A dedicated member of Master Taino’s Leather Family, she is also a graduate of MTTA and serves as the Vendor Coordinator for Master/slave Conference. Living the M/s lifestyle since 1995 and publicly active since 2015, slave raven brings decades of wisdom and grounded experience. Together with her Master, she has presented and educated at events across the country, including SPLF, TESFest, Brimstone, Kinky Con, Master/slave Conference, The Master/slave Gathering, SELF, Naughty Noel, numerous MAsT Chapters (both virtual and in-person), and MsC Worldwide. Beyond teaching, slave raven is an active volunteer and community member. When not traveling for events, she enjoys reading, serving behind the scenes, and staying engaged with the wider kink and Leather communities. She is also a proud kink business owner, merging creativity and service through her online work.

Ms. Kelly Chance and her slave boiDi met for the first time in 2004 at an SWL meeting. At that time Ms. Kelly identified as a hetroflexible switch and slave to Master Duane. slave boiDi identified as leather dyke and service boi. Little did they know that their journeys would come together about 6 years later. Ms. Kelly evolved in her sexuality and her mastery under the mentorship of Master Duane, while slave boiDi’s journey was leading them to slavery. In 2010, Ms. Kelly bought a lap dance from boiDi at Bang for the Buck. When boiDI found out who had purchased them, they exclaimed, “I thought she was straight.” This lap dance brought two people from divergent worlds into an amazing Master/slave relationship. slave boiDi became part of Master Duane’s and Ms. Kelly’s leather family, along with Ms. Kelly’s property tiger, and Master Duane’s slave, Kari. When slave boiDi petitioned Ms. Kelly to become her slave 1 year into their relationship, their dynamic was M/s built on trust, vulnerability, intimacy, and erotic connection through BDSM. Ms. Kelly and slave boiDi have continued to grow their dynamic on these founding principles.

Both Ms. Kelly and her slave boiDi have served their community for many years. They have assumed leadership roles such as members of community boards, club Presidents, organizing parties, conferences and clubs in the Seattle area, and opening their homes for power exchange discussion groups. After co-founding Leather Reign 19 years ago, Ms. Kelly was executive producer for 4 years and slave boiDi, served as her left hand boi.

Together they are Northwest Master and slave 2017.

They have independently taught workshops in the United States and Western Canada.

Master Damascus and slave Demir have been on their leather journey together since 2014, when they first connected with the Daddy/boy community in Dallas, Texas. Since then, their dynamic has evolved into a deeply rooted Master/slave relationship. Together, they embody service, integrity, and joyful chaos.

They are the 2025 South West Master and slave. Both proud transgender men, they are committed to bridging the gap between the M/s and queer communities—bringing visibility, education, and authentic representation to the spaces they serve.

Damascus, a Marine Corps veteran, mental health advocate, and little, is known for his quiet strength, unwavering values, and deep compassion. Demir, a loyal and vibrant slave, brings joy, anticipation, and a healthy dose of puppy mischief to their dynamic. Their connection blends discipline, love, and laughter in a way that is both grounded and powerful.

They are members of MAsT Colorado Springs, Voodoo Leatherworks, the National Leather Association, and honorary members of Arlington Leather United. Together, they founded Haus Valhalla and created Leather and Lager, a monthly event at the Denver Eagle aimed at uniting the leather, kink, and M/s communities in an inclusive and welcoming space.

When not engaged in leather life, you’ll find them adventuring outdoors with their fur-kids, supporting fellow veterans and kinksters, or spending time with their “spawns.” Their journey is rooted in service, visibility, and the belief that growth and connection transcend identity, experience, and background.

Peter Tupper is a Vancouver, BC writer and historian. He is a two-time winner of the National Leather Association’s Geoff Mains award for non-fiction, a co-founder of Metro Vancouver Kink, and author of A Lover’s Pinch: A Cultural History of Sadomasochism (2018).

He has presented at events across North America on the history of BDSM.

He blogs at www.historyofbdsm.com.

Costa Rican male,

+Director of the community: EscenaCR [https://fetlife.com/groups/77769]
[https://www.facebook.com/EscenaCR2/]

+Director at Sinistra (Nawakai)

+Founder of the MAsT Chapter – San José.

+Organizador en grupo LatiniSados

Coming soon.

Master Lucian Raven (he/him) is a bootblack from Sioux City, Iowa who has been engaged in leather care for over 15 years and has been formally bootblacking since 2020. He is the bootblack coordinator for ILW and works the stands at events across the country. He’s the Bratty Daddy and proud Owner of His doll, celina who He currently serves alongside as your 2025 Midwest Master and slave.

As an educator he enjoys teaching leather care skills, mental health and disability considerations in kink, service oriented power exchange, emotional sadism, and dynamic negotiations.

He’s a proud member of the House of Raven, a leather family in the Midwest with a passion for service to our communities and preservation of our history.

slave celina Raven (she/they/it) is the beautiful collared property of her Owner, Master Lucian, indulging in various dynamics together. she is the current Midwest slave.

celina has been a part of the community since 2017 and individually and with her Owner is an international presenter teaching both in person and virtual classes to the community. she is a proud member of the House of Raven, a leather family with a passion for service to our communities and preservation of our history. her passion is to destigmatize Owner/property CNC dynamics and ageplay. she aims to educate and bridge the diverse communities.

she has previously served as the 2023 Show Me Leather Little and is the founding member of All ‘Bout Community Con.

Remembering what it was like entering the community at 18, she welcomes newcomers, while tirelessly advocating for inclusive spaces for growth and learning.

slave sunflower has been an active and devoted member of the Leather community for over a decade. She identifies as a slave, masochist, middle, babygirl, puppy, demo bottom, and presenter embodying the beauty of versatility and depth within service and play.  Her greatest passion lies in community service. Whether in Leather spaces or in the vanilla world, she strives to “make someone’s day and life easier” through acts of care, consistency, and commitment.

Over the years, she has presented, moderated, and volunteered at numerous conferences including FLAME, THRIVE, SouthEast LeatherFest (SELF), Beyond Leather, MsC Worldwide, and the Northeast Conference of Kink (N.E.C.K.), among others.

Her leadership extends beyond the classroom and dungeon as she currently serves on multiple committees for the National Coalition for Sexual Freedom (NCSF), sits on the Board of Directors for the Northeast Conference of Kink, is the Director of Diversity for the Beyond Leather Conference, and contributes to SouthEast LeatherFest as the Volunteer Assistant.

Despite her small stature and quiet nature, slave sunflower’s presence is powerful. Her devotion, integrity, and love for the Leather community shine through in all she does. Ever evolving, she continues to grow in her journey embodying service not just as an act, but as a way of life.

Founder and organizer of the BDSM community in Mar del Plata.
https://www.instagram.com/comunidad.mdpigsh=MXBkMDZmYXV0aW9rMw==

https://www.instagram.com/comunidad.mdpigsh=MXBkMDZmYXV0aW9rMw==
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Co-founder and organizer of the LatiniSados community.
https://www.instagram.com/latinisados_b_d_s_m?igsh=NGFhZndzMXowbjFy

Co-founder, co-editor, and writer of LatiniSados magazine.

Dominatrix con mas de 10 años de experiencia en Quito.

Tallerista, Performista y Asesora BDSMera. Amante de los sentidos, dulce y sádica de acuerdo a la práctica porque el que prueba siempre quiere mas.

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Dominatrix with over 10 years of experience in Quito.

Workshop facilitator, performance artist, and BDSM consultant. A lover of the senses, sweet and sadistic depending on the practice, because those who try it always want more.