Adaya (pronounced uh-DEE-uh) Adler has been a member of the Chicago Kink Community for about 14 years. She is very new to presenting on a national level but ran a monthly peer-learning group for the intersection of kink and feminism and presented on topics from The Feminism of Submission to The Workplace Dominatrix – Using Kink Concepts to get Ahead at Work. She founded the Switches, Spankos, Undecided, and other Miscellaneous group for the combined Galleria Domain 2 & LRA Kink Community Roundtables. Adaya’s presentation interests tends toward the mental, emotional, spiritual, political, and psychological aspects of kink and sometimes its intersection with the real world. Her current project is to create a toxic relationship recovery community specifically for people in the swing, kink, and polyamorous community.

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AJ Renard (she/her) has been involved in the BDSM world her entire adult life, although she was a dark little thing far before that. AJ works in the mental health field and has a deep passion for teaching about BDSM and consent. She finds her happy place when there is rope, electricity, knives, boots, fear, and a lot of crying involved. In her limited free time she makes custom chainmaille for her shop, Foxy Feisty Redhead. 

AJ teaches a variety of classes about consent, negotiations, perspectives on D/s, bottoming for intense scenes and edgeplay, mental health and BDSM, and behavioral science in PE dynamics. She also loves demo bottoming for Violet Wand demos, and things that make her shy in front of groups of people.

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April is a fully-licensed clinical therapist & clinical training director who specializes in anxiety/panic, OCD & autism utilizing evidence-based practices. Over the past decade she's worked in two intensive hospital treatment programs as well as in a traditional private practice setting. Personal experience with anxiety & panic attacks led her directly towards that specialization. She loves the simultaneous simplicity & complexity of OCD as well as how it pushes her curiosity & creativity buttons in order to effectively treat each person's idiosyncratic presentation of OCD. April also appreciates how treatable OCD can be & gets great satisfaction witnessing people go from being controlled by their OCD to in control of it.

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Beast (he/him) is a pansexual, poly Leatherman, a Master, a Biker, Bodybuilder, Cigar Snob, Rigger and Pyromancer. He is a Gentleman and a Beast. As a kink & lifestyle presenter/educator, He enjoys sharing his knowledge of various soft and hard skills through skill share events, demonstrations, formal classes and mentorships. Beast is the Head of the Leather House Maison de Beast and also hosts Dynamic Leadership, a monthly livecast for those in or curious about relationships that involve the conscious and consensual exchange of power and authority as well as the Leather and kink communities in general. Beast and his slave echo are the Colorado Master/slave titleholders for 2019, 2020 & 2021. As a devotee of M/s and authority exchange dynamics and a member of a poly triad, Beast has become a passionate advocate of effective communication skills. He is committed to a path of self-mastery and enjoys sharing his story and personal philosophy with others.

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Bri Burning (she/her and they/them) is your International Person of Leather 2020 and Northwest Person of Leather 2019! Bri Burning is a genderqueer femme, proud Indigenous Mexican, leather little, slave, Ma'am to one, and babygirl identified person. She has been active in the SF/Bay Area BDSM and Leather community since 2010. Their passion for self-love in their life and others grew within those years of exploration. Her journey as a presenter started in 2015 at the SF Citadel and at Dark Odyssey Surrender. She is the moderator of the SF Submissive Safe Space, a leader of the Submissive Girls Night Out group, and member of SF girls of Leather. Her passion in kink education continuously grows in topics such as self-care, power exchange, age play, and service-which she spreads like glitter!

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Carmilla Le Fanu has been on the lifestyle for 11 years. S-type leaning switch, heavy masochist who sometimes will service Top on Impact and Petplay.

A pagan, poly, pansexual individual who identifies as she/her. Producer of "Dont Scare the Vanillas" in Puerto Rico (2015), where she also developed as an Abortion/Miscarriage Doula, Spiritual Mentor and bereavement companion. Many of her interests related to kink are Hypnosis, sadomasochism, BDSM Etiquette, 24/7 and Consent. She's obsessed with mental spaces and how to train the mind to adapt to change, chaos and development of resolution. Moved to Tampa after Hurricane Maria destroyed her island, she continues her pursuit of healing and helping others develop specializing in womb sexual health and ethical kink and ethical non monogamy. She offers classes on impact play, consent, negotiation and female vulval massage. Women sexual health and natural remedies are her fort'e...This caribbean womb witch works in hospitality full time and volunteers as a Doula part time online and in person. She brews her own teas and has a crazy obsession with snails, mushrooms and stingrays. Gotta pet them all!!

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Cody Coyote (they/them) is trans and non-binary, a sensuous yet mischievous little coyote with a penchant for leather, needles, and sacred whoredom - among other things.
Despite being relatively new and active in the kink, BDSM, and leather scenes, they hit the ground running after discovering and subsequently joining the Queer Leather Association Sacramento.

They value the role of a community dedicated to the nurturing and growth of all of its members and siblings in leather, and cody managed to find that through QLAS. They also discovered their penchant for service through leather care and bootblacking by way of Sac Area Bootlab and Cigar Social and participate at every monthly get-together, eager to share space and learn new things.

Cody's service extends into volunteering for Northwest Leather Celebration in 2019, in participating as a bootblack at 2019 Folsom Street Fair's Playground, and in serving as QLASs Theirstorian (a non-binary historian). Since COVID, they turned their attention to integrating their calling to educate with their passion for mental health, literature, kink, BDSM, and leather, and began to create classes and lectures on topics they would like to see.

They have presented for The Ravyns Nest, Pragmatically Kink, and Queer Leather Association Sacramento.

You can connect with Cody Coyote on:

Fetlife: @leatherandneedle
Facebook: zadi.volva.1
Blog (coming soon): seedandsulphur.wordpress.com

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Master Beast and slave Echo are the Colorado Master/slave Title Holders for 2019. As active members of the Colorado Leather and Kink communities, they invest much of their time presenting, educating, volunteering, and participating in events both inside their home state around the country.

Echo (she/her) is a skilled presenter and one of the two co-founders of Denver Ms. Kinky Scouts. She identifies as a switch and specializes in intense mind-fuck scenarios. As a bottom, her favorites are rope, needles, stingy impact, and cigar play.

Beast and Echo have been together for over 5 years and are two parts of a triad with their partner Jeni, with whom they raise 3 kids. Echo has Asperger’s and also struggles with anger and anxiety and Beast has his own challenges with BPD.  By necessity, they have developed strong communication skills and a unique approach to structuring relationships, resolving conflict, and setting goals and expectations. They have also had to develop and explore unique strategies to communicate effectively in order to overcome their individual mental health “stuff”.  They enjoy and are excited to share their tools and techniques with others.

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Goddexx Symphonee is a Black, Bisexual, Non Binary, LeatherFemme who has been active in the Baltimore and DMV community for over 8 years. Her passion for kink and Leather is set in her belief in the spiritual and practical liberation that both practices can bring to those who participate in them, especially members of the African Diaspora. Once she began to get comfortable with her own path, Mx Symphonee served as President of the Mid Atlantic Onyx Pearls and as an organizer for Perverts of Color to fulfill her need to give back. She is currently representing her local community as the Ms DC Eagle titleholder and building her project known as "N.E.S.S.T". Calling on her unique personal experiences and knowledge, she has participated in panels across the country and taught a variety of classes ranging from “Strap On Basics” to “Intersections of Kink and Spirituality”. While she has held a few roles since entering the scene, she currently identifies as a Dominant, Sadist, Top leaning switch, LeatherFemme, and Cat.

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Gogo or Go Go (she/her) started exploring the BDSM and Kink community in her early twenties in Los Angeles. However, after her return to her southern roots she has spent many years as a “bedroom only” kinky Black biqueerfemme (and cis woman.) After almost a decade in the (conservative) K-12 education environment—she is finally free to participate in community spaces. What better way to build roots then to make yourself highly vulnerable to a mass of strangers doing what you do best??? Geaux (or Go) is also a life long personal and professional development enthusiast. Her interest for psychosocial development; her passion for building inclusive spaces; and her love for restive expression has led her to developing classes and workshops that empower others to dig deep and connect with their innermost. This has looked like:

- teaching a creative memoir and feminist theory classes for young people;
- mentoring and coaching teachers, especially around creating inclusive spaces for all brains;
- Workshops on Intimacy and relationship building for neurodiverse folks;
- And using creative expression as self-exploration.

When she is not leading workshops (or breaking out of her bedroom-only bubble) Go Go is a photographer, puzzle addict, a music appreciator, lover of queer tv “dramas” from around the world, an ethically non-monogamous slut, and a student of metaphysics.
You've probably picked up by now that she goes by multiple iterations of her name: Gogo, Go Go, Go, and Geaux all work in conversation and communication.

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Zak, also known as Havok, is a slutty, queer, sex positive, St. Bernard puppy and relationship anarchist. He has been able to explore the larger kink and fetish world and the people in it by advocating for consent, sex, pleasure, and justice for all. He is a switch leaning submissive and discovered the leather and kink community in 2012 and has been barking up the right and sometimes wrong trees ever since. He is proud, though still a little tired, to have served as both Tri-state Puppy 2017 and IPC International Puppy 2019. A community educator, feminist, collared submissive, and Bootblack, he currently lives in Indianapolis, Indiana where he can be found writing about sex, relationships, kink education, and engaging in other hedonist activities to subvert the heterosexist upbringing he experienced.

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This might surprise you, but I didn’t always want to be a sex therapist when I was growing up.  I actually wanted to be a dolphin trainer.  When that didn’t pan out, I found my career path as a social worker by volunteering for the Court Appointed Special Advocates of Baltimore, then went on to work with traumatized kids at Johns Hopkins Bayview. I found that work to be much more meaningful than my original career choice, so I stuck with it.  In graduate school, I realized that I wanted to be a therapist, so I expanded my experience and education to make that happen.

I’m Heather M. Garner. Since 2011, I’ve worked in my own practice, Garnering Change Psychotherapy, in Towson, Maryland.   What I’ve found is that the reason most people come to therapy is grief and loss.  It may disguise itself as another problem, but grief and loss are usually behind the issues we encounter in life.  These days, I work as a sex therapist with two main areas of focus; consensually non-monogamous, and kink-identified individuals and partners.

In the kink community, it is often difficult for members to find a therapist who will not make their lifestyle choices an issue when it is not one. I maintain my practice as a sex-positive, affirming mental health practice dedicated to intimate relationships and sexual health.  I ensure that my associates are like-minded therapists who create a comfortable environment for those who identify as part of the kink and consensually non-monogamous community.

I help foster healthy relationships in kink and help explore better ways to maintain open relationships.  We’re better as a society than we were in the past about kink and polyamory, but we still have a way to go.  People continue to experience discrimination, judgment, and persecution for having a non-traditional view of sex. The stigma remains.  In addition to seeing patients in my office, I am also a speaker at local kink community and group events.  I’m a firm believer in educating mental health professionals in this area and often facilitate training sessions and supervision.

The intersection of mental health, kink, and polyamory mirrors the intersection of art and science when it comes to therapy.  The science is easy to teach people.  The art, empathy, intuition… are all there to be developed in certain people.  Figuring out how to do the work has to combine skills, knowledge, experience, and innate gifts.

I’m a straight shooter with an engaging sense of humor. I’ve done many different things in my career as a mental health professional, and I’m ready to do more. Outside of work, I have many interests.  I love spending time with my partner, my “little person,” and our two lab-mix rescues, Manny and Dante.  I love traveling and have a deep appreciation for architecture.  I love creating….food, painting and restoring furnature, and photography.  I love drive-in movies and hate modern art, in case you’re wondering about that.

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J Baby is International Leatherboy 2019 & 2020 and South Central Leatherboy 2019. He was always curious about the forbidden, and that search for the peculiar and the internet led him to the magical world of the kinky. In 2007 he explored and took baby steps into a different scene and began his journey as a Leatherboy. Despite protests, he refused to "put away childish things" and is proud to be a Leather little boy. He enjoys serving in whatever way that is, as well as finding any excuse for cuddles. He has presented for events and organizations across the country. He has also served as a Judge, Judge's boy, and Emcee for a number of contests and events as well. When having to be out in the "vanilla" world, he spends most of his time working in the theatre, teaching. gaming, and watching far too much YouTube.

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JustRob (He/Him/His) has been involved in the public community in Jacksonville, FL since 2008. He identifies primarily as a Top and a Leatherman, but on occasion takes on the roles of Sadist, Dominant, Leader, Mentor and Teacher. He leads the committee that runs the local group Alternative Lifestyles Enthusiasts (A.L.E.), he "organizes" the weekly Taco Tuesdays event, and is a historian for The Leather Quilt Project. He is especially passionate about and active in the local polyamory group. His areas of experience are primarily in; impact play (everything from fists and palms to whips and everything in between), electricity (specifically the violet wand) and medical play (focused on play piercing and staples), in general he is a reaction junkie who craves blood and other bodily fluids. Overall however his passion is helping people find their way in this lifestyle and helping those who have already found it to navigate it safely and grow personally.

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Adorable by nature and kind by choice, kitten is a queer, non-binary trans spoonie living in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. They navigate life through their own autistic lens, and are passionate about making the world a better place through compassion and living their life openly even when that feels like a revolution. They live daily with bipolar disorder, including psychosis, as well as severe generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) that has manifested over their life in various ways including disordered eating, IBD, body dysmorphia and impulse-control disorder (ICD). As far as physical health, they were also diagnosed in 2014 with a rare idiopathic inflammatory disorder, Adult Onset Still's Disease that keeps them on immunosuppresants, and later with fibromyalgia.

Within kink, kitten is a leather little, a bootblack and a masochist, identifying strongly with being property and giving service--- before Covid they could often be found taking pain, in some sort of predicament being shaved, involved in a group scene or lovingly swallowing ash in a cigar lounge. They moderate for a Saskatchewan based polyamory group, PolyamSask, have facilitated many times for AWAKENS (a Saskatoon based women and non-binary discussion group) and are the co-organizer of a Saskatoon based non-binary/ gender fluid kinky coffee group. They can often be found advocating for trans and two-spirit rights, speaking openly about mental health, playing the Sims 4, loving their puppy and two cats, watching Pixar movies and surrounded by stationary, stuffies and coffee. kitten was formally, publicly collared by their Keeper in March 2019 and they have been building their 24/7, queer, polyamourous, long distance dynamic together since 2016. Together they are your Western Canada Power Exchange 2020/2021 titleholders and educate internationally on mental health, polyamoury, gender variance and many other topics from their perspective as a Power Exchange couple.

 

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Kitty Stryker is a feminist writer, anarchist activist, Juggalo anthropologist, and authority on developing a consent culture in alternative communities.

Kitty is the founder of ConsentCulture.com, a website that ran for 6 years as a hub for LGBT/kinky/poly folks looking for a sex critical approach to relationships. The site was relaunched in 2017 to support her book, "Ask: Building Consent Culture", an anthology through Thorntree Press released in 2017 and she is currently updating it for 2021. 

Currently, Kitty is a co-organizer of International Festival of Consent, otherwise known as #IDoConsent, which happens in late November. You can learn more about that project here. She's also working on her next book, "Love Rebels: A Practical Guide to Activist Relationships". It will be an exploration into how to have sustainable, healthy relationships while being an activist (and how to care for an activist!) She is also working on creating consent content on Tiktok. 

Kitty tours internationally speaking at universities and conferences about feminism, sex work, body positivity, queer politics, and more. Yes, she wants to speak in your town! She lives in Oakland, California with her two cats, Camus and Bataille.

For media inquiries and bookings, email miss.kitty.stryker@gmail.com.

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Reverend Deborah Harrison but I also known as Lady D. I am a Lifestyle Domina and I have been in the lifestyle for over 30 years. I am also an ordained minister. I am a certified master hypnotherapist and I truly believe in holistic healing of mind, body and spirit. For almost fourteen years I ran (People Exchanging Power), P.E.P Atlanta a BDSM pansexual support and social group in Atlanta Georgia and in 2001, I created People Exchanging Power for People of Color. I also am the founder and past President of the Onyx Pearls Southeast and I helped to re-launch OPSE, a women's sorority focused on female camaraderie, empowerment, community awareness and service.

My personal commitment is to help make this community stronger and to continue Jill Carter's philosophy of Each One, Teach One. If there is any way that I can serve, I offer my services to you. Remember to give your time, your money and your love to all of those in this community that selflessly give to you. I am eternally grateful to those who have helped me on my journey and now I would like the opportunity to 'pass it forward.'

 

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Facebook: LadyDAtlanta
Twitter and Instagram: @ladydatlanta
FetLife: ladydpep
www.dandslifestyle.com
www.ladydatlanta.com

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Lee Harrington (he/him) is an internationally known spiritual and erotic authenticity educator, gender explorer, eclectic artist, and award-winning author and editor on erotic and sacred experience. He’s been traveling the globe (from Seattle to Sydney, Berlin to Boston), teaching and talking about sexuality, psychology, faith, desire, and more, and is grateful for the journeys and love he has found along the way. A nice guy with a disarmingly down to earth approach to the fact that we are each beautifully complex ecosystems, he examines the human experience from that lens. Lee has been a passion instigator, academic, adult film performer, world-class sexual adventurer, outspoken philosopher, kink/bondage expert, and has been blogging about sex and spirit since 1998.

His books include “Traversing Gender: Understanding Transgender Realities,” “Playing Well With Others: Your Guide to Discovering, Exploring and Negotiating the Kink, Leather and BDSM Communities” (with Mollena Williams), “Sacred Kink: The Eightfold Paths of BDSM and Beyond,” “Shibari You Can Use: Japanese Rope Bondage and Erotic Macramé,” “More Shibari You Can Use: Passionate Rope Bondage and Intimate Connection,” the “Toybag Guide to Age Play,” and “Shed Skins: Journeying in Self-Portraits.” He has also worked as an anthology editor for “Queer Magic: Power Beyond Boundaries,” “Rope, Bondage, and Power” and “Spirit of Desire: Personal Explorations of Sacred Kink,” while contributing actively to other anthologies, magazines, blogs and collaborations. Check out the trouble Lee has been getting into, as well as his regular podcast, tour schedule, free essays, videos and more over at PassionAndSoul.com.

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Master David and brynn are a 24/7 authority transfer based Master/slave couple from Bakersfield, California.

Master David is a Leatherman, a sadist, a mentor, and an educator. He is the founding director of MAsT: Bakersfield, and a member of the Bakersfield BDSM Munch group, MAsT: North Hollywood, and the Bakersfield Dominant Discussion Group.

brynn identifies as a bisexual, femme, leather girl, little, and bootblack. she is honored to be in loving service to her Master, Master David, for over 8 years. She is the secretary for MAsT: Bakersfield, secretary/treasurer of the San Joaquin girls of Leather, and is an active member of Bakersfield Bottoms Club and MAsT: North Hollywood.

Master David and slave brynn are passionate mentors, educators, and proud representatives of the Master/slave dynamic. They are founding members of the House of Dark Shadows, a Power Exchange focused, muilti-ethnic, and pansexual Leather House.

Together, they are the producers of FLAME Conference, a three-day entirely online educational event. They are honored to have been the 2017 SoCal Master and slave, 2018 Southwest Master and slave, and the 2019 International Master and slave titleholders. They are privileged to present, judge, and speak on a wide range of topics at events all over North America.

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Master Kaddan Yue, Northeast LeatherWoman 2020-2021 and founding sister of ONYX Pearls NY/Northeast, has more than 40 years experience living the lifestyle. After spending her initial seven years in the lifestyle "training from the bottom up," she has become the third generation of her The House of Yue line. Specializing in long-distance power exchange dynamics and outreach, Master Kaddan identifies as a Transient Transgender woman who has very strong masculine energy, I choose to dress masculine, my honorific is Sir. Master with a primary love is for fem lesbians and currently owns the House of Yue with a mix of females and a male. The structure of the house is trainees, slaves, and property who reside outside of the NYC Metro area.

Master Kaddan emphasizes strong communication skills in all aspects of the lifestyle. She holds a Professional Human Services Degree with emphasis on Cognitive and Behavioral Therapy and previously served for more than 18 years federal and state-level forensic populations including violent offenders, individuals with mental health issues, and individuals coping with HIV/AIDS. Now retired, her focus has shifted to being a Life Coach Consultant, building her household, the M/s community, and volunteering.

As part of her advocacy for healthy power exchange relationships and desire to broaden the definition of the BDSM community, Master Kaddan embraced technology to help share best practices, practical application, and mentoring beyond the bounds of real-time traditional Leather settings.

"While some may dismiss any platform other than Real Life, there are millions of individuals around the world unable to access real-life interactions safely or easily connect with the elders in our communities. Younger generations use technology to connect over time, distance, and cultural divides. The BDSM and Leather communities should also embrace technology to share critical introductory information concerning our lifestyles."

In 2011, Master Kaddan’s outside the box thinking led her to the Second Life (SL) platform, where she identified a gap in the online virtual world’s BDSM groups, Master/slave dynamics were often misrepresented and/or misinterpreted. To help fill the gap, she developed within the Second Life platform The Art of Submission (AOS), an education-focused Master/slave venue to host unique lifestyle-related discussions with facilitators who are active in their Real-Life Communities. AOS does 4 discussions a week, I am currently doing Thursday reaching 10 to 25 people per discussion.

"I was taught that service can have many faces, so I’ve harnessed Second Life as one of the many ways to explore and promote healthy D/s and M/s dynamics. The question is simply, ‘Are you open-minded?'"

 

Contact:

Facility: http://www.artofsubmission.us/
My Household: http://houseofyue.org/
My Life Coaching: https://www.actualizationofselfinstitute.com/

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Deb, aka Ms Petal, a Leather M/s Top, has been on the Leather scene since about 2006 when she first joined Masters And slaves Together (MAsT) Metro NY. A bit of a Leather Bear, she has been the Street Fair Coordinator for Urban Bear Weekend (Produced by The Urban Bear, NYC) since 2009. She is the past Director of MAsT Metro NY, having served on the Board of Directors for four years. Deb is a founding "mother" of ONYX Pearls, NE, and past Co-Coordinator of New York Leather weekend, 2007-09. She is also past board member of East Coast Leather Town Hall and past member of Le Cercle des Dommes (On Hiatus) an educational and support group for female dominants and masters.

Deb is a singer of spiritual and gospel music, an occasional writer of Leather erotic fiction and blogs on issues concerning chronic Depression. She is also a science and history geek.

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Ms. Kelly Chance has been an active member of the Northwest BDSM community since 1999 when she attended her first munch in the Tri-Cities, WA and quickly became involved by volunteering with the local group.  She served on the board of Five Rivers Energy Exchange in the Tri-Cities.  After moving back to Seattle in 2004 to be with her Master, she became an active in the Seattle community as member of the Center for Sex Positive Culture and is a founding member of Seattle MAsT.  Ms. Kelly is on the Board of Directors of Evergreen Leather Events which produces Leather Reign, a Seattle based conference and worked on the Kink LINCS Organizing Committee.  She has been in service to Master Duane’s since 2002, and is currently Mistress/Master in her relationships with tiger and slaveboi Di. Ms. Kelly is Northwest Master 2017.  She has taught classes at In the Woods, Paradise, Vancouver Edge, Kitsap Aces, Northern Exposure, The Gathering, and Northwest Leather Celebration.  She credits much of her current sense of self to her BDSM /Leather journey and continues to learn and grow as she interacts with both her teachers and her students.

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Mx. Pucks has been involved in BDSM for 15 years. They are founder and Mxtress of a FemDom group Diadem-Events, founder of Polyam Day Camp, and co host of SexualiTea, a sex positive podcast. They have taught at Flog'Em All in Idaho, the Bellingham Sex Positive Center, The Gathering NW, Virtual Intimacy Retreat 3, and the BDSM Writers Con in Seattle. They are a sex-positive & body-positive burlesque performer/producer based in Seattle. The Femme Daddy your mother didn't know to warn you about., whose pronouns are they/them/yas queen.

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Currently operating out of Philadelphia PA, Nicole is passionate about transformation and fluidity. She uses her Clinical Psychology student loan debt to elevate the life experience and reality of herself and others. She hung her shingle for Vizionz Coaching in 2020 to provide manifestation principles and actions to a world forever altered by COVID-19. Using Inside Out logic, she helps individuals and businesses build bridges from their current state to the location they want to be emotionally and financially.

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Princess Asshole (P.A.), she/they, is just your run-of-the-mill asshole trying to do weird stuff to people and have a lot of laughs in the process. She is a creative by trade, and loves to play in arenas that push her creativity, especially in kink. You’ll often find her carving art into skin, piercing people, or fulfilling her sadistic, surgical dreams of being a pharmacist.

Originally from the Dallas/Fort Worth area, where she co-ran TNG DFW (formerly TNG Dallas) for almost 4 years, she transplanted to the Denver/Boulder area in 2018. She has been active in the public kink scene since 2015. P.A. has dedicated herself to serving her community as a volunteer for local groups, as well as organizing education and social events for TNG DFW and TNG Denver. In 2018, P.A. was selected as the TNG Liaison for South Plains Leatherfest in Dallas, Texas and is honored to continue to serve in this role. She is also is humbled to be the 2019/2020 Rocky Mountain Person of Leather.

P.A. identifies as a queer, polyamorous, top-leaning switch. She dedicates herself in helping educate her community on out-of-the-box kink, self-awareness, advocacy, and overall inclusivity in all the facets of her life.

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Raven Kaldera is a queer FTM transgendered intersexual shaman. He is the author/editor of 42 books, including "Hell on Wheels: Disabled Dominants", and "Mastering Mind: Dominants With Mental Illness and Neurological Dysfunction". He and his slaveboy Joshua have been teaching and presenting workshops regularly for many years to the BDSM, Neo-Pagan, Sex/Spirituality, transgender, and other communities. Raven is the 2014 Northeast Master titleholder, and He lives with his big poly family on a homestead in Massachusetts. 'Tis an ill wind that blows no minds.

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reba is a femme queer who has been ingrained in her regional and local community since 2014. She is blessed along with her sister lyon to serve Master Scott. All three call Indianapolis, IN home. You will often find reba, bootblacking, handling contestants, teaching, or getting down and dirty in the dungeon! She is a RACK player, consent enthusiast, mental health advocate, and service slut. She is a proud member of MAsT Indianapolis and Titans of the Midwest. She is lucky enough to have presented at local, regional, and international events. She’s also the “head” instigator of House Awkward Turtle.

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Samantha Manewitz, is currently a PhD student at University of Toronto's Factor-Inwentash School of Social Work, with a graduate specialization in Sexual Diversity Studies. She is also on the faculty of the Institute for Sexuality Education and Enlightenment, where she has presented on a broad range of topics related to sex therapy and sexual diversity. She is an educator and AASECT Certified Sex Therapist, who is working towards certification as a sex therapy supervisor. Prior to pursuing her PhD, Samantha was a licensed independent clinical social worker, providing client centered and gender/sexuality affirming therapy to individuals and couples in the greater Boston area.

As an Educator, Samantha has trained mental health professionals, sex educators, and alt-sex communities on healthy communication, abuse prevention, sexual diversity, and neurodiversity. Her research interests center on understanding and assessing abuse and non consensual coercive control in BDSM.

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SirGhee (He/him) has been involved in D/s relationships for almost 20 years in his private life and has been an active member of the Philadelphia kink community for the past 7 years. He has lead discussions at MsGathering on topics such as transparency and maintaining M/s relationships while vanilla life gets in the way. He is an active member of MAsT Philadelphia. SirGhee and ela have presented together at MAsT Philadelphia and MAsT Cherry Hill.

angela car (she/her) is a sex and kink positive disability educator born with Spina Bifida. Angela shares her unique perspective navigating relationships, sex, and intimacy. Angela came into the kink lifestyle 8 years ago and has been in a 24/7 total power exchange relationship serving SirGhee for the past five years. Angela's podcast called DISIRabilityALT explores disability, desire and alternative relationships. Angela is also an active member of MAsT Philadelphia and has lead discussions at MsGathering and other kink events.

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Sir Lisa is a GenderQueer, Trans-masculine Sadistic Leather Master (he/him/they) and his slave leathergem, a queer leather femme (she/her)

Their life is Master/slave TPE - structured in protocols, rituals, and is entirely permission based in all matters of life. They are dedicated to each other's growth and spiritual enlightenment within their M/s dynamic and leather journey.

Sir Lisa is the Co-Director of MAsT Tampa and leathergem secretary/treasurer. Together they created the "Living in Leather'' group which is paramount in education and mentoring and are also managers at the Tampa Bay Phoenix Club.

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Sexually liberated, radically rebellious, Master and slave. Sir Luke and His victor manifest a sacred exchange of will and surrender through sanguineous Leathersex, intentional structure and discipline, and shared personal truth. Though their way of life is quiet and discreet, they live in the margins and on the edge to uncover hidden purpose and empowerment. They answered each other's calling on the concrete floor of the dungeon, undeniably conquering fear and hesitation, and haven't looked back.

Sir Luke and His victor are Southeast Master/slave 2019 and Florida Power Exchange 2016/2017. They have presented internationally on the healing aspects of authority-based dynamics and advocate for pulling back the veil. When they're not doing work in the community, they enjoy their home sanctuary, where victor can sit at Sir Luke's feet in their dungeon and exist as Master and slave.

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Sir Phoenix Black is a cis-gendered, poly, heterosexual, leatherman, kink performer and BDSM educator. He identifies as a Dominant, Daddy and heavy Sadist. As a fetish performer his specialties include fire play, all forms of impact play (especially singletails), fire impact and knife play. Based out of Atlanta, he has presented at national conferences such as Sex Down South, Beyond Leather, Flame Conference and local events such as The Atlanta Eagle, 1763, MAsT Kissimmee and BANK DFW. He is a mentor with the Atlanta Mentors project, an alumni of the Masters Dominant Counsortium, a Dungeon Monitor. His philosophy of "Love what you do, Do what you Love" is what motivates how he moves in the world of Leather

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Sir Wombat, aka Erik James Escareño, DSW (c) (he,she,they) is a two-spirited indigenous (Yavapai Apache and Chiricahua Apache) Los Angelino who is fueled by social justice and perpetuating meaningful change. Sir Wombat identifies as a Specialized Mental Health Clinical Social Worker, Interpreter, Doctoral Candidate, Sir, Handler/Trainer, Sadist, and Leather Daddy. As a clinician social worker, they provide mental health services to Deaf folx within Los Angeles County. As a Sir and Leather Daddy, they are the head of a leather family and are adept at a multitude of kinks and BDSM disciplines which they continue to hone and pass down to their boys.

Sir Wombat is a doctoral candidate focused on creating systemic change in accessibility to mental health services for Deaf folx. Their fervent hope is to create accessible mental health services for all. Having an intimate connection to, and understanding of, the Deaf community they provide ASL interpretation in many QIPOC and Kink spaces; striving to ensure the message of positive queerness and sex is not compromised. Guided by honesty, open-mindedness, and willingness, Sir Wombat mentors others through an ethical lens while honoring sexual spirit.

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xiaoyi is a slaveheart and bootblack at large. She is a teacher, coach, and speaker on topics including self-improvement for a more fulfilling life, gender, living with invisible illnesses, sexual identities, and BDSM. She is poly, pansexual, omni-sensual, Leather, and queer. She is most fulfilled in a 24/7 TPE style relationship. She loves leather, costuming, pain, and protocols. She flags orange and Leather Worship. She is the Southwest Bootblack 2016. And has been teaching since 2012

xiaoyi's mission is to help create understanding and acceptance among people for each to learn and grow and be as they are. She works to do this through education and demystification. She serves her community before herself. She is a coach and speaker who openly shares her journey in hopes that she might help others who face similar challenges.

Seldom shy or at a loss for words, xiaoyi enjoys deep philosophical, spiritual, and religious discussions. She does not retreat from difficult topics or hesitate to admit she doesn't know something. She is often working at events, but when she has a spare moment to follow her passions, she will most often be found in her dress or stripped down, caring for someone's leather. She has no problems switching between elegant hedonist and bootblack because, for her, blacking is hedonistic.

Her favorite color is rainbow and her favorite flower is tulips. She has a wry sense of humor and red hair. When asked if the curtains match the drapes. she will gladly tell you "I installed hardwood."

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Living in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, Keeper balances being a passionate partner, a loving father, a huge nerd and an active member of his communities. In navigating both intergenerational and personal trauma of being the grandchild of Jewish Holocaust Surviors, the son of a solo mother, adopted, an abuse survivor, and growing up a bisexual man, amongst other things, he's spent his life developing coping mechanisms and lives daily with the effects of CPTSD, BPD, and ADHD. A self professed "Social Justice Bard", they are passionate about education, calling in and leaving the world a better place than he found it. Keeper is on the board for Queen City Pride as well as the founder of Sask Polyam Consensual After Dark.

Within kink, Keeper is a Sadist with a smile, a Dominant Daddy and a general kinky fucker. He loves mess, shaving, hitting people with sticks and fucking them until they cry. He's also passionate about negotiation and is always looks for ways to make his partners have a great time. Keeper is in a 24/7, queer, polyamourous, long distance dynamic with his kitten that is best described as "Keeper and kitten". They've been together since 2016 and he formally, publically collared them in March 2019; together they are your Western Canada Power Exchange 2020/2021 titleholders and educate internationally on a wide range of topics.

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Canadian, technically Ausnadian after living for four years Down Under, domestic service (aka luxury lifestyle) submissive to the rich and famous and little - service little, cheeky bear, errant evil scout, fervent axe thrower, maker of things, BDSM taxonomist, co-creator of a BDSM board game, and writer/published author.

Entered the BDSM community and lifestyle in her early twenties, and hasn't looked back since. Whether it is a day spent at an estate sale scoping out silverware, or acquiring a new skill for the service tool chest, this little bear makes the most of each day, and is thoroughly tuckered out when curling up next to a mound of stuffies at bed time. Active in local, national, and international BDSM communities as a moderator for various online activities, as one third of the triptych that organizes a local Ottawa munch, and as an educator.

Loves tacos, hot dogs, crafts, Minecraft, going to the gym, powerlifting, pinball, arcades, movie theatres, naps, drag queens, and Lego.

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Whistler is an asexual dominant from Oklahoma City who finds joy in bad puns, loves learning new things, and tries not to take himself too seriously (with some success). Whistler holds a bachelor's degree in psychology and a paralegal certificate. In his vanilla career, he has nine years of experience writing and negotiating corporate contracts, which often requires breaking down complex ideas in order to communicate them simply and concisely. He applies these negotiation and communication skills to his own kink practice, and thoroughly enjoys sharing what he has learned with others.

Whistler has taught classes at ThatPlace in Oklahoma City and 13th Floor in Tulsa ranging from impact play and flogging to consent, negotiation, and emotional literacy. Conferences attended include Tribal Fire, Oklahoma Leatherfest, OKC Kink Weekend, South Plains Leatherfest, and Thunder in the Mountains.

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