LINKS & RESOURCES
The following are links to resources and websites of interest to the Leather, Fetish, and Sexual Minorities communities.

If you have corrections, or wish to be linked, email the webmaster to be included here.

Listings below include:
Oregon Sites, Northwest Sites, Leather Sites,
Political Sites, Titleholder Resources, and Humor.

OREGON SITES

Bad Girls
BadGirls is a social & educational group for women into SM.

Blackout Leather Productions
Sponsors of the Mr/Ms Oregon State Leather Contest and other fundraising, educational, and social events.

BodyBound
A Rope/Bondage/Sensuality enthusiasts group.

Dirty Duck Tavern
The oldest leather bar in town and home bar of the Oregon Bears!

Eagle PDX
The most active leather bar in town!

Imperial Sovereign Rose Court
The domain of the Emperor, Empress, lots of drag queens, and fundraising!

Just Out (newspaper)
Bi-weekly newspaper serving the GLBTI community.

Kinky Medical
Looking for medical supplies? The doctor is in and ready to help.

Oregon Leather Pride
All-volunteer group producing Oregon Leather Pride Week every August.

Lulu's Pervy Playhouse
A social/play oriented women-only group, meeting monthly by invitation only.

Masters and slaves Together- PNW (MAsT)
For those interested in, the Master/slave, Dominant/submissive lifestyle.

Masturbate-A-Thon
Taking matters into your own hands (or others) for charitable causes each Spring.

Men's S/M Play Party
Contact here for more info about bimonthly Men-Only parties.

Northwest Gender Alliance (NWGA)
Social, support and educational group for crossdressers, transsexuals and transgendered.

Oregon Bears
A social group for all those who are - or are into - furry men.

Portland Bisexual Alliance (PBA)
Working for the acceptance and in the interests of bi persons.

Portland Leather Alliance (PLA)
A pansexual organization that promotes educational, social, and play events such as KinkFest.

Portland Leather Men
Social group for men, with monthly potluck dinners the second Saturday.

Portland PFLAG
Local chapter of Parents, Friends, and Families of Lesbians and Gays.

Portland Pink Pistols
For LBGT or otherwise "queer" firearms enthusiasts!

Men Touching Men
Massage and physical touch between men!

PacificFriction
A women's SM / Fetish event.

QLand
Dedicated to Safer Sex and STD Testing!

Rose City Discussion Club (RCDC)
Monthly educational discussions and socials.

Sexual Minorities Roundtable
SMR meets monthly with representatives from the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office and the Portland Police Bureau to discuss and resolve issues between the queer community and law enforcement agencies.

SinergyNet
A clearing house for information of interest to the BDSM community.

Spartacus Enterprises
The best collection of fine leather bondage equipment, all the toys and games for adults, naughty gifts and rude cards, erotic books, magazines, and art.

Venom Studios
Dungeon event and rental space.

Yahoo group: BDSM Oregon
a pansexual BDSM / kink group.

Yahoo group: Central Oregon BDSM
a BDSM / kink group for Central Oregon.

Yahoo group: Dark-Lady
Yahoo group: The Dark Atrium
two groups for the fetish scene run by Theresa "Darklady" Reed.

Yahoo group: LeatherPDX
connecting the leather, BDSM, Dom/sub, fetish, and kink communities of Portland.

Yahoo group: Leather Pride Committee
a group for those organizing Oregon Leather Pride Week.

Yahoo group: On The Edge With Miss Lynnda
a list for those who enjoy the Embers' Wednesday night fetish events.

Yahoo group: Oregon BearZone
a group for the furry and friendly Oregon Bears and their admirers.

Yahoo group: Oregon Kinky Power Exchange & Responsibility (OKPERL)
dedicated to helping young adults understand alternative lifestyles.

Yahoo-like group: PDX-ASB
a moderated BDSM / kink discussion group.

Yahoo group: PDX-TNG
a BDSM / kink group for people aged 18 - 40.

Yahoo group: Polyamory PDX
a group dedicated to the exploration of polyamorous relationships.

NORTHWEST SITES

BIO Dungeon
Vancouver, BC: Pansexual BDSM play parties

Border Riders Motorcycle Club (BRMC)
A motorcycle club that travels the northwest corridor.

Conservatory of Submission
Vancouver, WA: Dungeon event and rental space.

The Cuff
Seattle, WA: The busiest leather bar in town.

Northwest Bears
Seattle, WA: A social group for all those who are - or are into - furry men.

Rubber Men of Puget Sounds (RUMPS)
Seattle, WA: A social group forthose into rubber and latex.

Seattle Boys of Leather (SBOL)
Seattle, WA: Social group for those identifying as boys.

Seattle Eagle
Seattle, WA: The oldest leather bar in town.

Seattle Men in Leather (SML)
Seattle, WA: Social and educational men's group.

Seattle Women of Leather (SWL)
Seattle, WA: Social and educational women's group.

Studio 210
Seattle, WA: Dungeon event and rental space.

Toys in Babeland
Seattle, WA: a sex toy store run by women.

Triskeli Guild
Bellingham, WA: Monthly workshops and yearly Kink in the Woods.

The Wet Spot
Seattle, WA: Sex Positive Community Center holds educational, social, and play events!

Vancouver Activists of S/M (VASM)
Vancouver, BC: Provides info, education and support for gay/bi men into S/M.

Vancouver Leather
Vancouver, BC: Resources for the Northwest Canadian fetish community

Vancouver Men in Leather (VML)
Vancouver, BC: Social and educational men's group.

Vancouver Women in Leather (VWL)
Vancouver, BC: Social and educational women's group.

Vancouver Munch
Vancouver, WA: Twice monthly BDSM munch

Yahoo group: Northwest BDSM
A social arena for those in the fetish lifestyle in the Pacific Northwest.

Yahoo group: PNW Group
A social arena for those in the D/s, M/s, lifestyle in the Pacific Northwest.

Yahoo group: Seattle Tacoma BDSM
a BDSM / kink group for those in the Seattle/Tacoma area.

Yahoo group: Spokane Power Exchange (SPEX)
a BDSM / kink group for those in Spokane area.

Yahoo group: Tri-Cities BDSM
a BDSM / kink group for those in the Tri-City area.

LEATHER SITES

Kink Aware Professionals (KAP)
Referrals to kink-aware professionals (psychotherapists, doctors, etc.)

Leather Archives & Museum
Preserving our history and chronicling our present
http://www.leatherarchives.org/

The Leather Journal
Monthly newspaper chronicling the leather scene worldwide

Leather Leadership Conference
An indispensable weekend for community leaders past, present, and future

The Leather Page
Essays and regular columns are a must read for all active Leatherfolk!

Mr Marcus' Column on Mama's Family Page
Keep up with the latest Leather news and Gossip

Robert Davolt
Excellent essayist and author of the must-read book Painfully Obvious!

National Leather Association-International (NLA-I)
The largest educational and political organization for leatherfolk!

Tom of Finland Foundation
Dedicated to the preservation of Erotic Art

Yahoo group: Colors of Leather
dedicated to the preservation and historical research of Leather/Fetish clubs and their club colors.

POLITICAL SITES

American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
Dedicated to preserving our freedom of speech.

Human Rights Campaign
Working for the rights of GLBTI in America and beyond.

National Coalition for Sexual Freedom (NCSF)
Figthing for your sexual rigths through education adn the courts

National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
Working for the rights of GLBTI in America.

Woodhull Freedom Foundation and Federation (WFF)
International nonprofit organizations that work through research, advocacy, and public education to affirm sexual freedom as a fundamental human right.

TITLEHOLDER RESOURCES

International Mr Leather
Home page for International Mr Leather Contest

International Ms Leather
The oldest international women's title, established 1987

Ms World Leather
A second international women's title

International LeatherSIR & Leatherboy
Home page for International LeatherSIR & Leatherboy Contest

International Mr & Ms Deaf Leather
Home page for International Mr & Ms Deaf Leather Contest

American Brotherhood Weekend
The gay-only national contest for American Leatherman, Leatherwoman, Leatherboy and Leathergirl

IML 1989 Guy Baldwin
Guy's important essays on The Leather Page

IML 1996 Joe Gallagher
Joe's essays as publisher of The Leather Page

IML 1997 Kevin Cwayna
Kevin's letter to new titleholders and IML contestants

IML 2000 Mike Taylor
Mike's essays on his year as IML on The Leather Page

IML 2003 John Pendal
Website for IML 2003 John Pendal with excellent essays on his year!

IML 2004 Jason Hendrix
Website for IML 2004 Jason Hendrix

IML Class of 2005
A photo yearbook of all Class members

Yahoo Group: IML Class of 2005
A group exclusively for members of the IML 2005 Class

Yahoo Group: LeatherTitleholders
A place to learn from Titleholders and community leaders

Yahoo Group: North American Titleholders
A smaller place to learn from leather and bear titleholders.

HUMOR

Betty Bowers
"America's Best Christian" dispenses advice that's heavy on parody.

Landover Baptist
"Where the Worthwhile Worship. Unsaved Unwelcome." Another Christan parody.

Abstinence Only
A celebration of non-penetration and sex the way the Bible intended it.

Dan Savage's Savage Love
Probably the funniest sex advice columnist writing today.