Put the date in the diary for 14-16th October 2022 and come help us celebrate our Leather scene, our history, crown a new pageant queen and pay homage to our real Leather heroes!
Author: President Of the Commitee
On titles
"With lawsuits flying around, with clubs starting new titles and with half the scene opposed to elected ambassadors of any description, and the other half split about what messaging they should be putting out, we are creating more divisions, not fewer, in our scene."
Pride In London 2022 – What A Day!
“If I can take away your history, I can take away who you are. If there is no evidence, your leather grandkids, who will be out in about 15 years, can be told anything. You can sell them any bag of goods. I can tell them they’re sick. I can tell them they’re degenerate. I can tell them they’re wrong. Because if that’s not true, there would be proof.”
Mr Leather UK – The history, the current situation and our position
About the author:Jack Holroyde is the President of London Leathermen and a former holder of the Mr Leather UK title. He's been involved in activism and community building in the LGBT+ community since he was a teenager, and is passionate about offering safe spaces for everyone regardless of background, ability or affiliation. As a committee, … Continue reading Mr Leather UK – The history, the current situation and our position
London Pride, 2nd July
Dear Friends, On the 2nd of July we will be continuing our tradition of marching with London Pride alongside our Brothers in BLUF. We have also expressed desire to march alongside other kink organisations, meaning we should have a big kinky bloc to make an impression to the crowds! We have 70 wristbands (which are … Continue reading London Pride, 2nd July
Garden Party, 15th May 2022
On 15th May we will be hosting the first Garden Party of 2022 in Walthamstow. Those of you who have been before will know that long-term member Ron kindly offers his house, conservatory and garden to us for an afternoon of conversation, wine and nibbles. We will start at 2 o’clock and leave to head … Continue reading Garden Party, 15th May 2022
On Values, Growth and Presidency
Friends, I’d like to start by offering my sincere thanks to John Grimshaw for his hard work and dedication as President, and public servant of the Club. Again and again he has stepped up when the club has been in turmoil and kept things going. On behalf of the ‘younger generations’ of leathermen, I thank … Continue reading On Values, Growth and Presidency
Presidential Stepdown Statement
Friends,It has been a great honour to serve as your President (again) for the last 3 years. I thank you for letting me do it. With Covid restricting what we like to do for the last 2 years it has been a strange time and I hope now we are finally over that chapter in … Continue reading Presidential Stepdown Statement