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• Upcoming 15 Association Events
• Message from the Chairman
• Dore Alley Play Party
• Bootcamp XXXVI
• Member News
• Other Events

Upcoming 15 Association Events

Get out and play with your brothers! Mark your calendars for these upcoming 15 Association Play (and other) Events:

• June 19th – 24th — Bootcamp XXXVI — Saratoga Springs. Advance Registration Required.
• Sat July 25th 6pm – Midnight (Doors Close: 10pm) — Dore Play Party — Paradox, 1310 Mission St, SF. Advance Ticket Required.
• Sun July 26th 11am – 5pm — Dore Outdoor Dungeon
• Sat Aug 15th 4pm – 6pm Sampler and Demos, 6pm – 10pm Play Party (Doors Close: 9pm)

For Advance Ticket Required events, tickets must be purchased in advance, and will NOT be available at the door.

The Calendar on our website is more current than the Inquisitor.

Message from the Chairman

I hereby declare June to be Bootcamp month! But seriously, June begins our summer season, and Bootcamp is the beating, and bleeding, heart of our club. This year will be the 36th Bootcamp, held at our second home: Saratoga Springs. I have many endearing memories about the fifteen bootcamps I have attended so far. The amazing play, the ability to really expand your kink fantasies and make them a reality. The amazing food and the magical beauty of the surroundings. But to me it is the relationships that grow out of the experience that I truly treasure. The ability to really get to know each other. To work, play, eat, and sleep side by side. I’ve seen budding new relationships form. I’ve seen marriage proposals. Life-long friendships develop. New D/s configurations build and strengthen. All of this happens in the company of our kink brothers. Our new associates beginning their journey. Our long-standing and venerated club brothers from across the globe. Our guests who make the leap and join us in fraternity. Indeed Bootcamp is not just one of the top tier runs in the country. It is also a vision of what life could look like for the rest of the year. Eric See Chairman

Dore Alley Play Party

Dore Alley Weekend Play Party — Sat July 25th, 6 pm to Midnight — at Paradox
Doors Close: 10pm.

This is one of our biggest, hottest, most popular play parties! Don’t miss it! Friends come from far and wide. Tickets go on sale for members on June 1; for guests on July 1. Don’t hesitate; we’ve always sold out.

Dore Alley Street Fair Open Dungeon — Sun July 26th, 11 am – 5 pm

Our gift to the kink community — a place for newbies to watch or try out some of our kind of play, and for old-timers to show off and have fun in the open air.

Bootcamp XXXVI

There’s still time to register for Bootcamp, but not for long. Note that there is a Mini-Run (Bunk or Camping) option available if the full 5 Day run doesn’t work for you.

Member News

Check out Trudy’s Toy Palace — Gauge Strongarm (Fraternal)

Other Events

“Kink & Shop” & Free Play Party — Sun June 7th, Noon – 4pm, at Stopgap

Can’t wait for Boot Camp to start? Hungry for play? Come on over to The Leather and LGBTQ Cultural District’s anniversary event, “Kink & Shop” at Stopgap, 1277 Mission St. The 15 will be hosting a FREE play party downstairs, in the fully-equipped dungeon, open to all genders. While on the main floor, there will be a Gear Swap, plus several kink vendors selling toys and play equipment. Shop for new toys; then try them out downstairs!

Also the voting for the SF Pride Leather Marshalls will take place exclusively at this event. Several 15 Association brothers have been nominated. This is your chance to make sure we’re seen leading the community during SF Pride.

If you want to help, we need a few DMs, and set-up and tear-down volunteers. https://the15association.org/guests/volunteer.php

Leather Contingent in the SF Gay Pride Parade — Sun June 28th

All Leather, Kink, Fetish clubs, organizations and individuals are welcome to join the Leather Contingent on Sunday June 28. Visit the Leather and LGBTQ Cultural District website for parade details! https://sfleatherdistrict.org

ACLC Leather Run — September 11 – 13, 2026

Alta California Leather Corp (ACLC) will be hosting Leather Run at Glynraven Gardens. All genders and orientations age 18+ are encouraged to check out the details at https://acleather.org/aclc-leather-run/

Sober Leathermen – Find Recovery at Leather Events

The soberleathermen.org website was born out of the desire to connect people to sobriety at leather events. While the focus is on gay leathermen, we hope that people of all gender identities will find the website helpful when navigating sobriety in leather spaces.

This website is not affiliated with any event, meeting, or fellowship.

Leather 12 Step Recovery

For those who are in recovery from addiction, there is a Zoom Leather Recovery group that meets several times a week. Not affiliated with AA/NA/Al-Anon and established over the pandemic, it is an open 12-step meeting for those who are in our community and wish to meet with and be supported by like-minded individuals who understand their kink & fetish interests and how those can interact with recovery.

To inquire, email zoomleatherrecovery@gmail.com for more information.

The group meets on:
Monday @ 5:30pm
Tuesday & Thursday @ 6pm
Sunday @ 10am

Patreons

Transform1060! Check out the website www.Transform1060.org for donation opportunities and description of the facility.

The Leather Journal — NOW back to paper print! Still recording our history and the greater Leather, Kink and Fetish community for over 38 years!
https://www.patreon.com/theleatherjournal
https://www.gofundme.com/f/keep-the-leather-journal-going

Got News? We want it!

Do you have News or Events our members would have interest in or enjoy outside the Dungeon?! Whether you are producing an event or just attending one others may not be aware and wish to participate. Our Community has much to offer and a variety of tastes so don’t hesitate to e-mail by the 25th of the month for publication in the following month’s issue. Inquisitor editor: Tyler Fong tazpuppy15@gmail.com.