About Us

ABOUT US

OUR MISSION

To preserve the practice and tradition of passing on the collective experiences and wisdom of the Leather community through the sharing of oral histories.

 

To encourage the education and inclusion of the next generations of Leatherfolk to continue the practice and tradition of this sharing of oral history.

 

  • Preserve our traditions.
  • Share our experiences.
  • Encourage inclusion.
  • Educate ourselves.
  • Empower one another.
  • Promote acceptance.

To educate and empower those who identify as belonging to the Leather community, those who are new or curious about the Leather community, and to encourage tolerance and acceptance across a broad range of alternative adult lifestyle choices.

OUR VISION

Educating and empowering our Leather brothers and sisters, and others across a broad spectrum of adult alternative lifestyle choices, by understanding how our past has shaped our present, and how our present can shape the future.

HOW WE WILL GET THERE

OUR BOARD

 

The LHPF Board of Directors has worked hard to represent the diversity of the Leather community. Board members hail from across the US, with current board members from Georgia, Tennessee, Illinois, Virginia and North Carolina. They represent men and women of multiple ethnicities, gender identifications, sexual orientations and Leather lifestyle roles.

By presenting an annual conference that will bring experienced Leathermen and Leatherwomen together to share their experiences – their trials, triumphs, and tragedies, their feelings and opinions, to tell their personal stories - with those who are new to or curious about, the Leather lifestyle we have chosen to live, with Leatherfolk and other practitioners of alternative lifestyles that wish to learn more about living a Leather lifestyle.

 

By recording these oral histories for posterity.

 

By making items of significant personal historical value, books, photographs, and recordings available for conference participants to experience with all their senses, to make these personal histories more immediate and real.

 

Dave Hudson

Chairman

 

Dave started his journey in Leather in 2000. He has been active in producing several events over the years. Dave is an Alumni member of the Charlotte Tradesman, and has held the SE Bootblack 2004, SE Leatherboy 2011 and most recently - American Leatherboy 2014 titles.

Baroness DSilver

Director

 

Baroness DSilver has been living in the lifestyle since 1992. She is a 24/7 lifestyle Dominant, and is a founder of the Mid-Atlantic chapter of Onyx Pearls and the 757 Spectrum POC munch. She has a variety of classes she can teach, and has been involved with several events over the years.

Ms Tori Jones

Executive Director

 

Tori has been a presenter and advocate for several years. She is a past president and treasurer of Tarheel Leather Club, and has been a Den Momma and a judge for several contests.

 

We are proud to announce that

Ms Tori is now Southeast Bootblack, 2016!

Geoff Wingard

Treasurer and Acting Secretary, CIO

 

Geoff has been a part of the Leather community since his first visit to The Sanctuary of a Dark Angel in 1998. He is an Alumni member of the Tarheel Leather Club, currently serves on the Board of the Southeast Conference of Clubs, and founded T3WD in Columbia, SC in 1998.

Sir David Labriola

Director

 

Sir David is a Leatherman of the Old Guard tradition. Winner of the 2000 Pennsylvania Mr. Drummer and the 2000 Mid Atlantic Drummer contests, and he is a founding member of The Guardsman. Sir David has been an educator and judge for many events across the US, and has the privilege and honor of being the head Judge at SELF.

Daddy BEAR from Tennessee

Director

 

Daddy BEAR has been active in the Leather community on the West Coast and across the US since 1982. He won titles in Sacramento, CA in 1989 and 1993, and used those to springboard his ongoing passion for advocacy and education. He has been a member of the NLA since it's founding, and designed the current pin used by the NLA-Domestic Violence Project. He continues to advocate and educate for LGBTQIA issues to this day.

Mufasa Ali

Director

 

Hailing from Chicago, Mufasa is a founder of Men of Onyx, a Leather patch club focused on meeting the needs of men of color in the Leather community. He held the Mr. World Leather 2006/2007 title, he is an educator, and recipient of the 2015 Pantheon of Leather Marcus Hernandez Life Achievement Award among other accomplishments.

Sir Michael Malcavian

Director

 

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The Leather History Preservation Foundation is a non-profit corporation, registered with the NC Secretary of State. Our Articles of Incorporation are a matter of public record and can be found HERE.

Regarding Donations:

Donations to Leather History Preservation Foundation are NOT tax deductible. Donations will be appreciated, and applied to our event production costs. LHPF, Inc. will be applying for 501(c) 3 status soon.

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