This class examines the historical roots of earned leather, the values it is meant to represent, and the distinction between wearing leather and embodying what it symbolizes and addresses how traditions can be honored without becoming tools of exclusion or abuse. Participants will engage with ideas of accountability, service, and personal development, focusing on the internal and external work required to be recognized as Leather by the community rather than self-declaration. This class invites attendees to consider how power, responsibility, and belonging are cultivated over time.
A guide to Whip Play
Our internal energy shapes whether communication feels safe, collaborative, defensive, respectful, or coercive, even when we “mean well.” In our community, how we communicate is a safety issue, not just a “tone” issue.
We’ll delve into key topics like personal risk profiles, the foundations of informed consent, and strategies for effective negotiations. This class is designed to equip you with the tools to navigate BDSM safely and confidently. This is a listening-only session, so come ready to learn at your own pace.
This class explores the foundations of the leather community—its history, traditions, and the core values that shape the lifestyle. Participants will gain a clear understanding of what “leather” represents beyond aesthetics.
This immersive workshop reimagines the landscape of leather sexuality by centering Two-Spirit, Indigenous wisdom. Moving beyond Western narratives of dominance and submission, we will explore the "Medicine of Authority"—a model where power exchange is rooted in service, reciprocity, and the stewardship of the spirit. Guided by the four directions of the Medicine Wheel and held within the safety of a traditional Talking Circle, participants will deconstruct colonial scripts of coercion and reclaim "Sovereign Erotics." Through historical analysis of Indigenous leather matriarchs and practical somatic exercises, we will learn how to transform the dungeon into a site of communal care, ensuring that our pursuit of pleasure also serves the healing of our nations and bodies.
We’ll explore practical strategies for vetting partners, fostering accountability, and reflecting on biases to ensure safer and more equitable interactions. This class equips you with the tools to build trust and ethical connections in your kink journey.
We will be covering: • What each side of the slash needs to be doing to make positions training successful. • Various sources you can use as a catalog of positions. • Posture training, this is where you are able to fine tune presentation. • Alternatives for all bodies! We show modified positions for all bodies! • Please feel free to bring a stool or small ottoman as well as a yoga mat (Although there will be some we will provide)
This class will consist of cleaning, conditioning/polishing, and minor repairs of your own leather. Bring your pieces to work and come relax as you take care of your own leather. Come pick my brain and use my products. If you have a favorite product, feel free to bring it and share.
Join Sir Tony Lox for an immersive educational experience in Drink Service! This class will go over the art of preparing, presenting, and serving cocktails in a high-protocol setting. Whether you're interested in the formal rituals or informal settings, this class will enhance your skills in serving with intention and care. Please note that alcoholic consumption will take place, but non-alcoholic substitutions will be available to ensure everyone can participate safely.
Let’s talk about disabilities in kink spaces! Disabled people don’t just exist as auxiliaries in the kink world, we are integral pieces of it. Learn how, not just to accommodate our differences, but to celebrate them and even to potentially incorporate them to enrich your play. boy phoenix offers an insider view on disability as it intersects with Leather and kink cultures and a safe space to ask those questions you’ve been afraid to ask!
A hands-on workshop for mentors, D-types, group leaders, or anyone who wants to improve navigating honest, potentially uncomfortable conversations. Conflict, burnout, and miscommunication are inevitable in high-stakes or high-intensity relationships or communities. This workshop focuses on how to hold difficult conversations while: 1) Maintaining best safety and consent practices 2) Staying clear of shame, moralizing, or manipulation 3) Using structured conversation frameworks for effective understanding Roleplay scenarios include: giving feedback to a co-leader, mediating a conflict between group members, or responding to boundary violations.
Rejection is unavoidable. Many of us were never taught how to say or hear “no” clearly and kindly, especially across power differences, neurotypes, or marginalized identities. As a result, rejection often becomes vague, avoidant, cruel, or unnecessarily shaming. This is a practical, discussion-based class with real examples and adaptable language you can use immediately—in dungeons, inboxes, group chats, and real life. We will explore rejection as a skill. We’ll unpack why rejection feels so loaded (spoiler: attachment, trauma, social conditioning, and fear of conflict) and how well-intended strategies like “softening the blow” can actually increase confusion and hurt. Together, we’ll cover: - The difference between kindness and people-pleasing - How to give clear refusals without over-explaining or moralizing - Scripts for declining play, dates, relationships, emotional labor, or ongoing access - How to reject from positions of power with care and accountability - How to receive rejection without spiraling into shame or entitlement Whether you struggle to say "no" or are healing from how others have said it to you, this class centers regard for human frailty, integrity, and connection