When we think of the leather community, what images come to mind? Big, surly bears hanging out of their chaps? Sweaty underground dungeons devoid of any natural light? Men in gimp masks being dragged around on leashes by their ‘masters’?
All this certainly goes on, let’s face the facts, but according to Aaron Sinclair, president of the Sydney Leather Pride Association (SLPA), there’s more to the leather scene than slings and harnesses.
“The greatest misconception is that everyone who’s into leather is into kink,” he tells SX . “That is not always the case. For me personally it is, however we have some members heavily involved in kink that could easily pass off as part of the vanilla crowd during the day, and then by night be something completely different. Then we have members who love the leather look, but enjoy the vanilla side of sex.
“Another misconception is that BDSM [Bondage, Discipline, Sadism and Masochism] is dangerous. It can be, however if people are educated properly and it’s played safe, sane and consensual, then the risk of something going wrong is heavily reduced.”
Indeed the main objective of the SLPA is to “educate and demystify the BDSM lifestyle”. “The organisation has been running for over 23 years now, and even though it is open to everyone, the bulk of our members and associates are from the GLBTIQ community,” Sinclair says. “We are generally run by a committee of nine people, and throughout the year hold numerous events, from our monthly pub night ‘SLPA Dog Tag’, within the Oxford Hotel’s weekly Friday night leather events, to one-off dance parties.

President of the Sydney Leather Pride Association, Aaron Sinclair, spoke to Garrett Bithell. When we think of the leather community, what images come to mind? Big, surly bears hanging out of their chaps? Sweaty underground dungeons devoid of any
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