Stories

• Upcoming 15 Association Events
• Message from the Chairman
• Play on the Plaza
• August Play Party and BBQ
• Member News
• Sober Leathermen – Find Recovery at Leather Events
• Leather 12 Step Recovery
• Other News and Events

Upcoming 15 Association Events

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

• Sat Aug 10th Noon – 5pm — Play on the Plaza: The 15 Assoc hosts the Impact Play Area, Leather and LGBTQ Cultural District 2nd Saturday, 398 12th St, SF Eagle Plaza, SF
• Sun Aug 25th 1pm – 6pm (Doors Close: 4pm) — BDSMBQ & Play Party — Transform1060, 1060 Folsom St, SF, Advance Ticket Recommended.
• Sat Sept 28th 6pm – Midnight (Doors Close: 10pm) — Pre-Folsom Play Party — Transform1060, 1060 Folsom St, SF, Advance Ticket Required.

For Advance Ticket Recommended events, tickets can be purchased in advance on the website, but can also be obtained at the door if they are still available (however the only payment allowed is credit/debit card, i.e. no cash).

For Advance Ticket Required events, tickets must be purchased in advance, and will NOT be available at the door. These events frequently sell out, and once the tickets are gone, they're gone. Please do not show up if you do not have a ticket.

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

Message from the Chairman

Hello brothers, I barely have words for how fantastic Up Your Alley was this year for our club. Our Saturday night Dore play party has always been popular but this year’s sold-out event was the largest I’ve seen in my tenure. The hot, sexy play stretched throughout Transform1060 and into the back courtyard. Nearly 150 men connected, loved, played, and celebrated who we are with each other. Our follow-up during the Fair the next day was our infamous outdoor dungeon on 10th Street. Again, we saw unprecedented crowds of leather folks, curious newcomers, and others anxious to engage in BDSM. It is an honor for us to provide this space each year. I am very excited for the new format for our August play party. Instead of a Saturday night party that has traditionally drawn low attendance, we are featuring a Sunday daytime event “BDSM&BBQ” on 8/25/2024. Come and socialize in the courtyard with freshly grilled sausages and other late-summer favorites, then play hard in our dungeon. More details follow in this newsletter. In leather with love, Christopher Chairman

Play on the Plaza

The 15 Association takes over SF Eagle Plaza August 10th

If you are in the Bay Area this weekend, you should come down to Eagle Plaza on Saturday Aug 10th from Noon – 5pm. We are teaming up with the Leather and LGBTQ Cultural District and hosting another outdoor dungeon. This will be about half the size of our infamous Dore Fair dungeon, with multiple play spaces. We also need a few people to help out with the entrance and to DM. You can volunteer by going to Volunteer for Events on The 15’s website.

August Play Party and BBQ

For August we are holding our monthly play party on Sunday 8/25 from 1pm – 6pm. We will have grills in the back courtyard cooking up sausage and other summer fair. Members are encouraged to bring something to share, such as a side dish or dessert to feed 4. Come by and play (the dungeon will be open), smoke a cigar, and hangout with the Club. See you there!

Member News

Rummage Sale: Curtain Call Theatre at the Russian River – Come one, Come ALL!

This Saturday August 10 and Sunday August 11 from 9AM to 4PM at Russian River Hall, 20347 Highway 116, Monte Rio, CA 95462

Take advantage of this enormous opportunity and save on a treasure trove of household goods, clothing, jewelry, traditional sets of dishes, children’s toys, and too many more items to mention.

Michael Tabib, Honorary Member

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

Other Events

Other events of interest to 15 Association members:

Sun Sept 22 11am/11:30am step off — LeatherWalk SF – City Hall Polk St side, SF

Sun Sept 22 Noon — Leather Pride Fest, – SF Eagle Plaza, SF

Sun Sept 29 11am – 5pm — Folsom Street Fair, SF

Arizona Men of Leather (AML) Monthly Leather Club Night
Contact Info: Mark Levesque, 602-785-2922, mark.levesque4@gmail.com
Join the Arizona Men of Leather for Anvil’s monthly Leather Club Night at Anvil bar, located 2424 E Thomas Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85016, the second Saturday of each month, 10 pm to Closing. Show your affinity for leather, and show off your club colors and title affiliations. AML hosts ongoing interactive demos each month. Flagging is encouraged, so grab a color hanky from our booth and let’em know what you’re into! All Leatherfolk are welcome!

AML is a male-identified Leatherman’s Social Club consisting of individuals who seek or live the Leather/SM/Fetish lifestyle, providing opportunities for friendship, mentoring, education, and support in our community. https://arizonamenofleather.com/

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 35 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.