Pacific Northwest Leathermen’s Campout

A Portland area annual 3-day/3-night weekend camping retreat

August 3rd-6th, 2023

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 info@PNWLC.org to get notifications or the Facebook Group for updates.

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

PNW Queer and Kink Calendar

This calendar is compiled using publicly available information from organizations and venues throughout the PNW.

Regularly scheduled and one-time events are sometimes rescheduled or canceled.
Always double-check the website for the hosting org or venue to verify that the event is still happening.

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

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 Cellphone Usage Rules:

No cellphones or recording devices are allowed during the entire PNWLC event except in your own room, inside your own tent or RV with consent from everyone in frame. Anyone found to be in violation of this rule will be asked to immediately leave the event after deleting filmed content from device(s) with no refund, and they be will denied entry to all future PNWLC events.

Exception: Only designated PNWLC committee members and medical personnel, while on duty, are permitted to have their cellphone discreetly on them during the event.