Community Resources
Portland, OR
PNWLC, Inc.
Volunteer organization whose primary purpose is to provide education and community in the Pacific Northwest area that welcomes all male identifying persons and educates all those interested in the Leatherman culture through offering monthly educational presentations and workshops. Join the mailing list at lthrmencampout@gmail.com to get notifications or the Facebook Group for updates.
PDX Dungeon Party
Monthly third Saturday of the month dungeon party from 7pm-Midnight held in a private playspace in Vancouver, WA.
This is a kink/fetish/gear friendly BDSM event that offers a drug and alcohol free place for men and encourage all types of sexual play between consenting adults.
PDX PAH (Portland Pets & Handlers)
A group devoted to human-pet play—and the people who love it—in the Pacific Northwest and beyond.
We provide education and community in the Portland area for pets, pups, handlers and people curious about pup and pet play. We work to cultivate an atmosphere where people can be comfortable about this fun type of play.
PDX-PAH Calendar
Portland Leathermen’s Potluck
Casual social gathering of leathermen sharing food that occurs on the second Saturday of each month from 7pm-9pm at a volunteer hosts home.
To get on the email invite list:
news4plm@gmail.com
Leather, Scotch and Cigar Social
Eagle Bar Portland, 835 N Lombard St, Portland, OR 97217
L.U.R.E.
Eagle Bar Portland, 835 N Lombard St, Portland, OR 97217
KinkFest
Experience the premiere, nationally acclaimed, West-coast pansexual kink conference!
KinkFest is an annual, 3-day event celebrating sexual diversity and the BDSM, fetish and leather communities. KinkFest offers 50+ educational classes, afternoon and evening play parties, and a huge vendor mall filled with products and services from local and national leather, fetish and kink businesses.
KinkFest welcomes ALL facets of our diverse leather, BDSM, fetish and kink communities. Kinkfest and the Portland Leather Alliance (PLA) encourage everyone to enjoy the interests we share and to honor the rich tapestry of our varied culture.
Q Center – Portland’s LGBTQ2SIA+ Center
A culturally, emotionally, and physically safe place for the Portland LGBTQ2SIA+ community.
4115 N. Mississippi Ave, Portland, OR 97217
(503) 234-7837
Info@pdxqenter.org
Seattle, WA
Gay City – Seattle’s LGBTQ Center
The Seattle hub for LGBTQ individuals seeking affirming and responsive resources, wellness, and community.
517 E. Pike Street, Seattle, WA 98122
206-860-6969
Resource Helpline: 206-323-LGBT
24-Hour Crisis Line: 866-427-4747
info@gaycity.org
Seattle Men In Leather
Seattle Men in Leather is a social group. They put on socials, classes, contests, and the occasional party. The group was founded in March 1989 and has grown over the years into 300+ men. If you are interested in joining, you can sign up on their website. If you just want to stop by and see what they are all about, check out their calendar of upcoming events, or find them on Facebook.
SEA PAH (Seattle Pets & Handlers)
A group that is devoted to the human-pup and human-pet, and those that love them. This is a place for pets, handlers and people curious about pup play in the Pacific Northwest and beyond.
We are a group in the Seattle area that has been created to promote the human-pup/human-pet lifestyle, organize social activities for its members, educate its members and the public about human-pups/human-pets and their handlers; and to raise funds for local charities and the wider human-pup/human-pet community.
Sounds Kinky
A Leather Oral History and other offerings
San Francisco, CA
The 15 Association
- A social and sexual fraternity for men who engage in BDSM.
- The longest-standing gay male BDSM Association in the western USA.
- Active in the San Francisco BDSM community with play parties, an annual run (Boot Camp), social events and charitable fund raising.
- Premier BDSM Players who mentor by example.
- Safe, Sane and Consensual.
- A volunteer Association with over 190 members, coordinated by a Fraternal Committee.
- Open to members and invited guests with a government-issued ID verifying you are 18 years of age or older.
Other
Hankey Code
The handkerchief code is a system of color-coded cloth handkerchief or bandanas for non-verbally communicating one’s interests in sexual activities and fetishes. It is also known as “flagging”. The color of the handkerchief identifies a particular activity, and the pocket it is worn in (left-side/Top or right-side/bottom) identifies the wearer’s preferred role in that activity.
The Leather Journal
The Leather Journal was a newspaper founded in May, 1987 and is now an online magazine that covers the Leather/Kink/Fetish community clubs, organizations and events occurring around the world.
Leathermen Travel
A worldwide resource for traveling Leathermen.
PNWLC is an 501(c)(3) non-profit organization run by a committee of volunteers.
For up-to-date information
about PNWLC events:
Join our Facebook group
or follow us on X.
For the Facebook Group, you will need to answer a few basic questions to join. We generally approve new members within a day or so.