GearUp Weekend
@gearupweekend.bsky.social
Annual NorCal men’s kink weekend since 2011 🖤 Open to kinksters of all experience levels. Next up: June 2026. Registration Pending. gearupweekend.com. Scholarships available!
GearUp Weekend is back, and registration opens on Tuesday February 10 at 7pm Pacific! Mark your calendars and spread the word—let’s make this year’s event even more unforgettable. Please note that this year’s event is moving up to June.
January 30, 2026 at 11:12 PM
GearUp Weekend is back, and registration opens on Tuesday February 10 at 7pm Pacific! Mark your calendars and spread the word—let’s make this year’s event even more unforgettable. Please note that this year’s event is moving up to June.
Congratulations, Rene! We will miss you at summer camp this year. Go do good stuff and see you in 2026! 😈
/cc @buckharder.bsky.social
/cc @buckharder.bsky.social
The new International Mr. Leather 2025 is Rene Hebert. That he is part of my extended leather family makes this especially sweet. ❤️
May 26, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Congratulations, Rene! We will miss you at summer camp this year. Go do good stuff and see you in 2026! 😈
/cc @buckharder.bsky.social
/cc @buckharder.bsky.social
Very excited to see this film!
We are so proud of Doggo Kvasir who not only got to play a part in the new biker movie PILLION, but also got to go to the Cannes premier in full pup gear with Alexander Scarsguard
Thanks for representing us so well pup @Doggokvasir.bsky.social
#pillion
#pillion
Thanks for representing us so well pup @Doggokvasir.bsky.social
#pillion
#pillion
May 25, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Very excited to see this film!
Oops, this is the discussion on Wednesday. The last post a his precious chat with ldg :)
We welcome back the author David Wichman at LDG May 28 at 7:30pm at Transform1060. His latest book, The Four Rooms: An InQueery on Sexual Freedom and Well-Being, invites readers to uncover the parts of themselves often silenced by shame, offering a path toward deeper connection and self-acceptance.
May 22, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Oops, this is the discussion on Wednesday. The last post a his precious chat with ldg :)
This will be an excellent discussion! Wichman is smart and hot
Watch David Wichman's first LDG presentation on Youtube here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYlS...
His memoir, Every Grain of Sand, earned many accolades including the 2024 American Legacy Book Award in LGBTQ+ Nonfiction, solidifying his voice within the LGBTQ+ community.
His memoir, Every Grain of Sand, earned many accolades including the 2024 American Legacy Book Award in LGBTQ+ Nonfiction, solidifying his voice within the LGBTQ+ community.
LDG Presents: Every Grain of Sand - The Life and Adventures of David Wichman September 2021
YouTube video by San Francisco Leathermen's Discussion Group
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May 22, 2025 at 5:24 PM
This will be an excellent discussion! Wichman is smart and hot
Our tickets are almost sold out! #GearupProTips
May 13, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Our tickets are almost sold out! #GearupProTips
Hey bay area kinksters: if you’re hiring, or looking, this might be just the thing to network!
May 7th
SF Eagle
7pm-9pm
Looking for a job, want to switch careers, chat with others doing the same, learn from others currently employed or who run businesses who might have open positions or job seeking insights? Open to all LGBTQ leather/kink community members.
sf-eagle.com/event/chain-...
SF Eagle
7pm-9pm
Looking for a job, want to switch careers, chat with others doing the same, learn from others currently employed or who run businesses who might have open positions or job seeking insights? Open to all LGBTQ leather/kink community members.
sf-eagle.com/event/chain-...
Chain Links: A Career Mixer
https://www.facebook.com/events/s/chain-links-a-career-mixer/2228690227570591/ Are you an LGBTQ leather or kink person who’s looking for a job? Are you considering switching careers? Do you have open ...
sf-eagle.com
May 6, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Hey bay area kinksters: if you’re hiring, or looking, this might be just the thing to network!
Happy Friday! GearUp Weekend updated our inclusion policy. Visit our FAQs page to learn more.
FAQs — GearUp Weekend
www.gearupweekend.com
April 11, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Happy Friday! GearUp Weekend updated our inclusion policy. Visit our FAQs page to learn more.
70% of tickets sold in 48 hours. A new record! Gearup is here to help newer kinksters find their footing. That means we want to make it accessible. Awards are based on financial need & active participation in the leather/kink community. www.gearupweekend.com/scholarships
Scholarships — GearUp Weekend
www.gearupweekend.com
March 13, 2025 at 6:12 PM
70% of tickets sold in 48 hours. A new record! Gearup is here to help newer kinksters find their footing. That means we want to make it accessible. Awards are based on financial need & active participation in the leather/kink community. www.gearupweekend.com/scholarships
Going fast!
Http://gearupweekend.com to register
Http://gearupweekend.com to register
March 13, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Going fast!
Http://gearupweekend.com to register
Http://gearupweekend.com to register
Registration is open!
GearUp Men's Weekend 2025
GearUp Men's Weekend is an annual retreat where guys can socialize with, learn from, and play with other queer men of all experience levels.
www.eventbrite.com
March 12, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Registration is open!
Registration opens in 6 minutes!
March 12, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Registration opens in 6 minutes!
Behind / before the scenes, we have fun getting camp ready for attendees. Here are Tonka and Erik getting the winch set up at the poolside dungeon.
March 5, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Behind / before the scenes, we have fun getting camp ready for attendees. Here are Tonka and Erik getting the winch set up at the poolside dungeon.
If you haven’t been stomped by this one yet, have you even been stomped bro?
Proud to be able to officially post that I’ll be one of the judges for the upcoming SF Eagle Bootblack contest, taking place in San Francisco the weekend of March 7-9!! 🔥
February 21, 2025 at 10:25 PM
If you haven’t been stomped by this one yet, have you even been stomped bro?
Mr S Leather is having a customer appreciation party tonight! These are always sleazy fun! 385 8TH ST
5 - 8 PM
5 - 8 PM
February 21, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Mr S Leather is having a customer appreciation party tonight! These are always sleazy fun! 385 8TH ST
5 - 8 PM
5 - 8 PM
Happy 45th anniversary to The 15 Association. The legendary fraternity has play parties and socials throughout the weekend—plus parties all year round, including a 5 day play retreat in June called BOOTCAMP—to celebrate.
Visit the calendar for more: the15association.org/eventslist.php
Visit the calendar for more: the15association.org/eventslist.php
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TWELVE MEN
WANTED
BY THREE OTHERS to form an elite corps...
A LEATHER-S&M/B&D FRATERNITY
15
We envision that THE 15 will become San Francisco's most exclusive leathermen's fraternity.
PROUD.
We will be HOT.
We will be
We will be NOTICED.
will be RESPECTED.
We
We will be ENVIED.
We will
be a group of men who will stick together as buddies, providing each other ship.
with mutual support and friend-
We will be involved in the community as a
group; and we will be involved with each other in private--holding parties and events exclusively for ourselves and our invited guests.
We will be highly
visible and interface with the open gay community to promote a positive image of gay S&M and leather scenes, participating in sports events, gay political and social events, etc.
We will have our own badge
and "colors".
All applicants will pay one buck for
application fee; and, if accepted into THE 15, the yearly membership dues will be fifteen bucks.
IF YOU THINK YOU WANT TO BECOME ONE OF THE 15, AND IF YOU QUALIFY FOR MEMBERSHIP AS STATED ABOVE, AND IF THE ABOVE OVERVIEW OF THE 15 FITS
WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR --
THEN WE WANT TO MEET YOU NOw.
WE'RE ONLY TAKING APPLICATIONS AND HOLDING INTERVIEWS UNTIL WE GET THE 15, SO WRITE US TODAY.
YOU MAY WISH YOU HAD DONE SO LATER, AND IT WILL BE
TOO LATE!
WRITE, ENCLOSING YOUR NAME, PHONE NUMBER AND BEST TIME TO CALL
YOU; AND A STATEMENT ABOUT YOURSELF AND YOUR SCENE; AND ONE BUCK [PAYABLE TO "THE 15"].
YOU WILL BE CALLED WITHIN 5 DAYS OF OUR RECEIPT OF THE ABOVE,
AND WE WILL SCHEDULE A MUTUALLY-AGREEABLE PERSONAL INTERVIEW TIME.
THE 15,% P.O.Box 99688, San Francisco CA 94109
IN THE MONTHS TO COME, YOU'LL BE HEARING ABOUT, AND SEEING A LOT OF "THE 15"](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:7evzbno7sryo55rkvgpdtx4h/bafkreihcreuuosrdt37ui4ixbg6eb6iiiyrydlo7trsyly4w6hnd332rvu@jpeg)
February 21, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Happy 45th anniversary to The 15 Association. The legendary fraternity has play parties and socials throughout the weekend—plus parties all year round, including a 5 day play retreat in June called BOOTCAMP—to celebrate.
Visit the calendar for more: the15association.org/eventslist.php
Visit the calendar for more: the15association.org/eventslist.php
Countdown to Registration has begun: March 11 7pm Pacific. GearUpWeekend.com
#Sirs #Daddys #Boys #Handlers #Pups #Himbos #Thembos and all the rest of you, mark your calendars.
#Sirs #Daddys #Boys #Handlers #Pups #Himbos #Thembos and all the rest of you, mark your calendars.
GearUp Weekend
GearUp Men's Weekend is an award-winning kink retreat for gay men of the San Francisco Bay Area in Saratoga Springs, CA every year in July.
GearUpWeekend.com
February 19, 2025 at 8:28 PM
All of our sexy friends will be at the SF Eagle tonight!
Smoke and stroke with men of AshHole tonight at The San Francisco Eagle @racebannon.bsky.social @mrkristofer.bsky.social @cigarpig.bsky.social @onguardsalon.bsky.social
February 14, 2025 at 4:26 PM
All of our sexy friends will be at the SF Eagle tonight!
Onyx is a leather club for men of color. They throw kick ass parties and social events in the Bay Area where they’re based, and the NW chapter covers Northern California, Washington, Oregon and Northern Nevada.
bsky.app
February 9, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Onyx is a leather club for men of color. They throw kick ass parties and social events in the Bay Area where they’re based, and the NW chapter covers Northern California, Washington, Oregon and Northern Nevada.
Reposted by GearUp Weekend
Just a week away from the Valentine's Day edition of Rope Burn SF! This will be our first time at our new location of StopGap in SoMa. We will also be kicking off our new beginner rope workshop from 7:10 to 7:30. For first timers, or people looking to refresh, to practice single/double column ties.
February 4, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Just a week away from the Valentine's Day edition of Rope Burn SF! This will be our first time at our new location of StopGap in SoMa. We will also be kicking off our new beginner rope workshop from 7:10 to 7:30. For first timers, or people looking to refresh, to practice single/double column ties.
Thanks to @racebannon.bsky.social @mrkristofer.bsky.social @graylinthornton.bsky.social @thecigarpig.bsky.social of @onguardsalon.bsky.social for discussing tangible things we need right now.
Our @onguardsalon.bsky.social crew is back with another Unfiltered show. We recorded this about two weeks into the new administration and it's clear we're angry and pissed off. But, that said, we offer tangible action items our viewers and listeners can do to push back.
youtu.be/B14GVTN-nO4?...
youtu.be/B14GVTN-nO4?...
Turning Advocacy Into Impact // Unfiltered 3
YouTube video by On Guard Salon
youtu.be
February 1, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Thanks to @racebannon.bsky.social @mrkristofer.bsky.social @graylinthornton.bsky.social @thecigarpig.bsky.social of @onguardsalon.bsky.social for discussing tangible things we need right now.
Fun! @pupamp.bsky.social and @mrkristofer.bsky.social review purchases from Spicerack—an adult kink oriented marketplace—with mixed results 😋 thanks @wattsthesafeword.bsky.social
youtu.be/i_mcbJd4G8I?...
youtu.be/i_mcbJd4G8I?...
SPICERACK HAUL - A New Kinky Marketplace to Replace Etsy?
YouTube video by Watts The Safeword
youtu.be
January 21, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Fun! @pupamp.bsky.social and @mrkristofer.bsky.social review purchases from Spicerack—an adult kink oriented marketplace—with mixed results 😋 thanks @wattsthesafeword.bsky.social
youtu.be/i_mcbJd4G8I?...
youtu.be/i_mcbJd4G8I?...