At the recent Leather Reign 2012 event in Seattle a close friend of mine, Patrick Mulcahey, delivered the keynote address titled Learning About Learning. Leland Carina just posted the entire speech on Leatherati. I consider the speech one of the most important I’ve heard at any leather/kink event in quite a while. In part, he’s […]

I think this Leatherati video in which I and many others urge the men and women of the leather/BDSM/kink/gear/fetish networks to vote for President Obama, and to vote for Democrats generally, speaks for itself. Please vote. The orientation, sexuality and relationship freedoms we enjoy and seek are at stake.

A few months ago I had the pleasure of being at the Community-Academic Consortium For Research on Alternative Sexualities 2012 Alternative Sexualities Conference in Chicago at which Dr. David Ley delivered the opening plenary presentation titled The Myth of Sex Addiction: How the Concept of Sex Addiction Stigmatizes Nontraditional Sexual Behavior. During that opening plenary Dr. […]

This post is a general response to a lot of online posts and discussions lately surrounding the topic of education within the BDSM and kink communities. I’m probably going to get a lot of crap for what I’m about to say, but so be it. Also, please realize that I say what I’m about to […]

Currently, there is a contentious debate going on in San Francisco regarding whether to ban public nudity. For quite a while San Francisco has been fine with the occasional nudist strolling the streets or hanging out in a park. Much of that nudity has been taking place in the Castro, my own neighborhood, what many […]

Before I start rambling here, let me state upfront that this post is specifically for gay leathermen. It’s not a topic that’s as relevant for others. With that said… Today I had a chat with a casual friend of mine who is a long-time leatherman. He was excited that a former leather bar of ours […]

The original edition (Version 1.0) of my book Learning The Ropes: A Basic Guide to Safe and Fun S/M Lovemaking has been out of print for quite a while. I just completed a second edition (Version 2.0) of this book and it is now available as a Kindle eBook on Amazon.com’s site. The new title […]

I am honored to share space on the pages of The Advocate with my good friend, Gloria Brame, one of the brightest and most vibrant minds writing in the sexuality field today. Check out this article in which we interview each other.

In my recent Are Our Educational Efforts Backfiring post I mentioned some concerns I have about the educational efforts offered by some kink clubs, organizations and events. I still stand by those concerns and I think you’ll see by the incredibly thoughtful and plentiful comments that post generated that it’s a hot topic these days. The […]

I was honored to be selected as the men’s Leather Marshal for this year’s Leather Contingent in the San Francisco Pride Parade alongside the beautiful Leland Carina as the women’s Leather Marshal. Check out the video to see the entire contingent. I think we represented the kink/leather folks rather well and we all had a great […]