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- A social and sexual fraternity for men who engage in BDSM.
- The longest-standing gay male BDSM Association in the western USA.
- Active in the San Francisco BDSM community with play parties, an annual run (Boot Camp), social events and charitable fund raising.
- Premier BDSM Players who mentor by example.
- Safe, Sane and Consensual.
- A volunteer Association with over 190 members, coordinated by a Fraternal Committee.
- Open to members and invited guests with a government-issued ID verifying you are 18 years of age or older.
Trans & Non-Binary Inclusion
The 15 Association, one of the world’s oldest men’s BDSM organizations, has always been inclusive of trans men. Throughout the decades, we have sought to be more welcoming of all men in our community as the understanding of gender continues to evolve.
While preserving the affinity of male-centered spaces and masculine energy, The 15 commits to ensuring our events are welcoming of trans men and non-binary and intersex people who identify or present as masculine for the purposes of our events. The 15 additionally commits to educating our members to ensure they are informed and up to date on our inclusion policy.
The 15 unequivocally supports the freedom and rights of trans and gender-diverse people.
No on-site Registration
Please be aware that there is currently no on-site registration.
We used to have a laptop that people who were bringing guests who were not in our system could use to enter their vital information, and the Front Desk could then retrieve it and print a Release Form for them to sign. Unfortunately, we've had three laptops stolen within the past year, and are no longer equipped for doing on-site registration.
So, make sure your guests are registered in our system before coming to an event.
Our apologies, but this is non-negotiable.
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Upcoming 15 Association Events
Get out and play with your brothers! Mark your calendars for these upcoming 15 Association Play (and other) Events:
- Sat July 25th 6pm – Midnight (Doors Close: 10pm) — Dore Play Party — Paradox, 1310 Mission St, SF. Advance Ticket Required.
- Sun July 26th 11am – 6pm — Dore Outdoor Dungeon — 10th St near Howard St, SF
- Sat Aug 15th Noon – 5pm Karnival of Kink , 7pm – 11:30pm Play Party (Doors Close: 9pm) — StopGap, 1170 Mission St, SF
- Sat Sept 26th 6pm – Midnight (Doors Close: 10pm) — Folsom Play Party — Paradox, 1310 Mission St, SF. Advance Ticket Required.
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 .
Dore Alley Play Party
Our biggest play party of the year is here! Dore Alley Weekend — July 25th and 26th.
Dore Play Party — Sat July 25th, 6 pm to Midnight — at Paradox , 1310 Mission St, SF
Doors Close: 10pm.
Associates and guests come from all over the world for the biggest play party in San Francisco. Get your tickets now before we sell out! This is one party you don’t want to miss. Reminder: All attendees must purchase their own tickets.
Open Outdoor Dungeon at the Up Your Alley Fair — Sun July 26th, 11 am – 6 pm
Our booth will be on 10th St between Howard and Folsom. If you haven’t had enough play on Saturday night, we are hosting a huge FREE open play space during the fair. Stop by and show who you are and how you play, on the streets of San Francisco. This year we will be sharing our dungeon with TransMasc Kinksters.
Both of these events take a village to make happen. Please consider volunteering at either or both events. https://the15association.org/guests/volunteer.php
Karnival of Kink
Karnival of Kink — Sat Aug 15th, Noon to 5 pm — at StopGap
Ready for something out-of-the-ordinary and over-the-top? Oh boy, are we cooking up something special for August! The 15 Party Committee is collaborating with the Leathermen’s Discussion Group to combine the best elements of their popular “Fetish Fair” and our well-received “Samplers” pre-party events. There will be three different types of offerings under the “Big Top” to feed the needs of everyone from virgins to novices to experienced players, and this will be open to all genders!
- “Informational Presentations” on the nuts & bolts of basic types of play — or how to even get play partners in the first place, negotiate what you want, and play well with others;
- “Demo & Practice” sessions to get hands-on experience to acquire new skills or hone existing ones;
- “Sampler” stations to watch or step right up and get a short taste of various types of “entry level” play that you’ve been curious about, from some of the most experienced Tops from both clubs.
Followed by:
Our Regular 15 Play Party — Sat Aug 15th, 7 – 11:30 pm — at StopGap
With an opportunity for Karnival attendees to get longer scenes in the types of play that you just fell in love with, during the afternoon event.
Note: we will not be offering pizza in between these two events because of our setup requirements for the play party. Plan on going out for dinner during the break.
Member News
Congratulations to Thomas Bonfigli, (Fraternal) Male Leather Marshal and Tyler Fong (Fraternal) Pup Marshal in the Leather contingent at the SF Pride Parade June 28! Female Leather Marshal MamaBear, Nonbinary Marshal Pup Menudo and Rubber Marshal Tigress Gaia Wu complete the 2026 class.
CBT for Trans Masc Bodies
Notes from Daddy Robert and Calder’s CBT for Trans Masc Bodies workshop are contained within the QR code, as well as resources on how to be a trans ally.
Other Events
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/
In and around Portland, OR
The Red Hanky Social — Thursday, 9 July 2026, 8pm to Midnight
The Eagle Portland Bar, 835 N Lombard Street, Portland, Oregon 97217
www.eagleportland.com
The Portland Leathermen’s (PLM) Potluck — Saturday, 11 July 2026
The Portland Leathermen’s (PLM) Potluck for July will be held at the spacious home of Andrew Kaser in Tualatin, Oregon, just west of Interstate 5.
Time: Drinks at 6pm; dinner at 7pm
Place: 21745 SW Hedges Drive, Tualatin, Oregon 97062
Contact: 503-880-2778
Food, fun, friends, and laughter!
The BLUF Leather Social — Friday, 17 July 2026, 7pm – 10pm
Black Water Bar — Upstairs, 5115 NE Sandy Blvd, Portland, Oregon 97213
The PDX Dungeon Men’s Party — Saturday, 18 July 2026, 6pm – 11pm
The Dragon’s Den, 3103 NE 136th Avenue, Vancouver, WA 98682
www.pdxdungeonparty.net — info@pdxdungeonparty.net
Portland Pride Parade — Sunday, 19 July 2026
Leather Contingent is contingent number 163.
Time: Arrive at 10am; parade starts at 11am
Place: North Park Blocks of downtown Portland
Please feel free to bring your own flags and banners. Joining us in the Oregon Leather Contingent will be:
- BLUF
- Bad Girls PDX
- Oregon State Leather Contest
- Onyx
- Lots of individual Leatherfolk!
For further information, contact Mack McCall at davidnmccall@gmail.com
Onyx Social — Thursday, 23 July 2026, 8pm – Midnight
The Eagle Portland Bar, 835 N. Lombard Street, Portland, Oregon 97217
www.eagleportland.com
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 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 .
Events Calendar
Click here to go to “Calendar Details” to get full information on events, or to Download or Subscribe to the calendar.
| 2026 | |
| Sat 7/25 6pm–11:59 pm |
Dore Play Party Doors close at 10pm |
| Sun 7/26 11am–5pm |
Outdoor Dungeon at Dore Alley Fair |
| Sat 8/1 12pm–12:01 pm |
Member Ticket Sales begin for Folsom Party |
| Sat 8/15 12pm–5pm |
Karnival of Kink |
| Sat 8/15 7pm–11:30 pm |
August Play Party Doors close at 9pm |
| Tue 9/1 12pm–12:01 pm |
Guest Ticket Sales begin for Folsom Party |
| Sat 9/26 6pm–11:59 pm |
Folsom Play Party Doors close at 10pm |
| Sat 10/17 6pm–11pm |
Trick and Treat Play Party Doors close at 9pm |
| Sat 11/21 7pm–11:59 pm |
Powerplay with ONYX Northwest Doors close at 10pm |
| Sun 12/13 2pm–6pm |
Holiday Play Party Doors close at 4pm |