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• Upcoming 15 Association Events
• Message from the Chairman
• Member News
• 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 July 26th 6pm – Midnight (Doors Close: 10pm) — Dore Play Party — Transform1060, 1060 Folsom St, SF, SOLD OUT, no ticket sales at the door.
• Sun July 27th 11am – 5pm — Outdoor Dungeon at Dore Alley Fair — 10th St between Howard and Folsom, SF.
• Aug ?  — Surprises in store for the month of August! Check the website for updates and details.
• Sat Sept 27th 6pm – Midnight (Doors Close: 10pm) — Folsom Play Party — Transform1060, 1060 Folsom St, SF, Advance Ticket Required, no ticket sales at the door.

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).

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

Message from the Chairman

My brothers, As I write this I am still euphoric from the best Bootcamp in my memory. It was full of intense play and joy and pain, frequently all at once. New friends were met and old friends were reunited in brotherhood for five, or three, amazing days at Saratoga Springs. Those of you that were unable to attend were sorely missed but we felt your presence in spirit and hope you will attend next year. Thanks to Jeff Garner and Mike Walker for an amazing event and to everyone that volunteered or just helped out when needed. And a special shout out to the new Tear Down Load Master, Mr. Dan Clayton! I must take a moment to mention the passing of our brother Jack Becker who is survived by our brother Lyle Swallow. My heartfelt condolences go out to Lyle and Jack’s surviving family. Tickets are Sold Out for our Dore Alley party on Saturday July 26th. Tickets will not be available at the door. On Sunday July 27th we will be setting up our open–air dungeon at the Up Your Alley fair and are looking forward to seeing you there. I have just become your new chairman and want to extend my deepest gratitude to our former chairman Christopher Wood. His many years of work on behalf of The 15 Association are deeply appreciated. Although he is no longer chairman we are fortunate that he has chosen to stay on the Fraternal Committee to handle Special Events. He has gifted me with a strong and capable board that has already been making the job of chairman easier for me. I stand on the shoulders of perverts... er... giants. And another shout out to all of you that joined us to march in the Leather Contingent in Sunday’s Pride Parade in SF. It was wonderful to see the community out in strength and joy and the cruising was great! Finally I would like to remind everyone of what it says at the beginning of our Request An Event Invitation webpage: We welcome guests who are active members of the BDSM community. At our events, if you identify as male, present as male, and enjoy playing in an all-male environment, we want you. If you are BIPOC, APAC, nullo or a trans man you are welcome in our spaces. Come and play! In brotherhood, Rob Callbeck “Men honor titles, titles do not honor men” — Niccolo Machiavelli

Member News

Tyler Fong (Fraternal) will be performing with the SF Pride Band at St. Marks Lutheran Church, 1111 O’Farrell St, SF at 3pm. This is the first of two Summer Season performances. The SF Pride Band is the Official Band of San Francisco and was the very first to openly use “gay” in their name in the world! (San Francisco Lesbian/Gay Freedom Band)

Other News and Events

Other Events of interest to Members

• 2nd and 4th Thur of the month April – October — 5pm – 9pm — SOMA Nights, Folsom St between 6th and 10th St, SF
• Sun Aug 10 — 4pm —Mr. Transmasc Kink contest, Powerhouse, 1347 Folsom St, SF.
• Thu Aug 15 –Sun Aug 17 — Mr. SF Bear Weekend

In and around Portland Oregon:

• Sat July 12 — 7pm — PLM Potluck, The Dragon’s Den, 3103 NE 136th Avenue, Vancouver, WA 98682. Voice 360-408-9404
• Sat July 19 — 6pm — Portland Dungeon Party, The Dragon’s Den, 3103 NE 136th Avenue, Vancouver, WA 98682. Voice 360-408-9404 www.pdxdungeonparty.net info@pdxdungeonparty.net
• Sun July 20 — 10am — Portland Pride Parade — Oregon Leather Contingent. Join the Leathermen and Portland Pups (PDX-PAH). Assemble in North Park Blocks of Portland. Mack McCall Text or voice 503-930-8384 davidnmccall@gmail.com Shane Orr shaneo7825@yahoo.com
• Thu July 31 — Sun Aug 3 — 4th annual Pacific Northwest Leathermen’s Campout — SOLD OUT!, www.pnwlc.org Wait-list, please email: lthrmencampout@gmail.com
• Fri Aug 1 — The Leather Scotch & Cigars Social, Eagle Portland Bar, 835 N. Lombard Street, Portland OR

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

Safeword Press

A new publisher, Safeword Press, is dedicated to re-publishing the works of authors in the Leather community who first published their books decades ago. They currently offer the book “Run, Little Leather Boy” by Larry Townsend. Next on their agenda is to re-publish other works by Larry Townsend, followed by other authors soon. www.safeword-press.com

Veterans Leather Alliance

There is a new organization dedicated to serving the needs of Veterans who are also in the Leather community. They can be found on Facebook and Instagram.

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.