Power of Leather
Oct
17
to May 31

Power of Leather

  • CUNY Graduate Center + Zoom (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

KINK OUT and CLAGS are collaborating on Power of Leather, a yearlong series of in-person dialogues, interactive performances, and community events exploring leathersex, sadomasochism, and leather culture. Power of Leather runs from October 2024 to May 2025 and features many members of the Kink Out extended family. 

MORE INFO + RSVP HERE: linktr.ee/clagspowerofleather

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REVERENCE: Bootblacking and the Legacies That Bind US
Jun
1
2:00 PM14:00

REVERENCE: Bootblacking and the Legacies That Bind US

Bootblacks connect the leather community to its roots – its lust for leather, the queer intimacies and archives forged through revered objects, its commitments to mutual aid, and the scent of Huberd’s in a dark, crowded basement. As an intergenerational practice passed on through mentorship, most bootblacks carry on the legacies of those who came before them; legacies they massage into the leathers of those lucky enough to take a seat on their stands. In this conversation moderated by Tina Horn, Daijah Flames (NEBB 2024), Q (IMsBB 2008, SELFBB 2007), Rocket, and Tamara Santibañez will discuss bootblacking as a practice of leather care, leather community, and leathersex. 

MORE INFO + RSVP HERE: events.humanitix.com/pol-reverence

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Fantasies Identity Can't Hold: Leathersex & Trans Experience
Mar
27
6:30 PM18:30

Fantasies Identity Can't Hold: Leathersex & Trans Experience

Did you know trans sadomasochism creates possibilities for new bodies, new selves, new genders? Did you know dungeons are laboratories for gender and sexual experimentation? Ignacio Rivera and Susan Stryker do. And they can’t wait to show and tell you how. This event will start with a screening of one of Rivera’s films.

RSVP HERE: https://events.humanitix.com/pol-fantasies-trans-experiences

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Sightlines - Kink Out Edition
Feb
1
1:00 PM13:00

Sightlines - Kink Out Edition

An afternoon of provocative short films celebrating a range of sexual expression. Films by Cassils, Peter Cage, Odette Engle & Mistrix Sade, Johnny Mustang & Layla Jayne, Cleo Ouyang with MJ Tom, Riven Ratanavanh & Eva Tusquets. Hosted by Natasha Gornik. Q&A to follow.

RSVP HERE: https://www.slipperroom.com/event-details/guest-event-sightlines-iii-october-21-1

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Exigent Sadism
Jan
30
6:30 PM18:30

Exigent Sadism

Is sadism ever ethical and, if so, when? What about moments when our sadistic impulses are recruited by our own histories of violence and oppression? Is that violence, traumatic repetition, or, perhaps, something else entirely? A discussion with Yin Q, Avgi Saketopoulou, and Kassandra Sparks.

RSVP HERE: https://events.humanitix.com/pol-exigent-sadism

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The Abject: A Performance by Empress Wu
Nov
12
6:30 PM18:30

The Abject: A Performance by Empress Wu

Leather as skin. Leather as subversion and reanimation of medical disenfranchisement. In transgression there is always the possibility of infection, of invasion, of intimacy. Leathersex as embodiment that exceeds the human, turning bodies into toys and toys into bodies. A night of performance, art, and archive with KING COBRA, Laura Westengard, and Empress Wu.

RSVP HERE: https://events.humanitix.com/pol-the-abject

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Racialized Erotics of Pleasure in Leather
Oct
17
6:30 PM18:30

Racialized Erotics of Pleasure in Leather

Ariane Cruz and Mama Vi Johnson discuss the “politics of perversion” in leathersex and legacies of pleasure for Black leatherpeople. They’ll draw on Cruz’s scholarship on Black women in kink and Johnson’s experience as a leather elder. Kink Out’s Ze R. will then moderate a discussion with in-person attendees, centering BIPOC queer and leatherpeople.

RSVP HERE: https://events.humanitix.com/pol-racialized-erotics

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Farewell to Hell
Oct
8
5:00 PM17:00

Farewell to Hell

Kink Out has our sights set on big dreams for NYC leather events in 2024. We are ready to throw down on our home turf. And what better place to do that then the sacred stomping ground that was The Hellfire Club. The bar that now holds that space is closing for good. It’s time for one last leather night to send the space on its way. Whatever you do, just do not let anything touch that infamous floor. 

TIX + MORE HERE: https://events.humanitix.com/farewell-to-hell

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KINK OUT: EPHEMERA
Sep
9
to Sep 30

KINK OUT: EPHEMERA

  • The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

The Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) presents KINK OUT: EPHEMERA, a month-long residency with Kink Out that transforms MOCA’s WAREHOUSE into an active archive for those who live and love differently. Drawing on physical and oral histories the residency features The Carter/Johnson Library and Collection–printed materials celebrating sexuality from the 1700’s to the present day–and a regular schedule of performances, panels, workshops, and community events, to explore the intersection between contemporary art, activism, and leather, kink, BDSM, and sex worker communities.

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