ATXGentleDom developed a love for impact and fear play almost as soon as he started exploring BDSM a decade ago. He is known as a heavy sadist, using barbed wire, scalpels and a whole lot of plastic wrap in his play. He is low-protocol Dom, his style of play is light and playful, where laughter is a must. As a former paramedic, you can imagine he’s seen all sorts of crazy things. He brings that experience to the lifestyle by knowing what constitutes a “real” emergency, not getting too worked up about things, and using that knowledge and experience to ensure a safe environment for play and the ability to handle whatever emergencies may arise. He has taught for multple groups in austin, the GWNN BASH, and SPLF

Identifying most closely with the Leather community, Stephanie – a kinky, quirky, queer artist – is well known for being an impact bottom that delights in creating intense and memorable scenes. A member of the Austin scene since 2017, Stephanie’s knowledge and skills have grown to include a wide variety of play styles with a focus on emotional and physical safety during more extreme edge play.

Stephanie, aka Spicy Kitten, is the current artist in residence for the Carter Johnson Library, a member of the GWNN board, a member of Bat City Leather and owner of Spicy Kitten Designs. She is an advocate for inclusion, promotes mental health care and generally seeks to create a safe, charming and fun environment anywhere she goes.

Stephanie’s hobbies include dismantling the patriarchy, awkwardly flirting with pretty ladies, photography and painting in the woods.

Midnight Angel (she/her) possesses a rich experience spanning over 27 years in the BDSM Poly lifestyle, with a specialization in bi-poly dynamics. Her passion for education in this field is evident through her numerous engagements on various topics related to the lifestyle.

In addition to her extensive community involvement, Midnight Angel was honored as Ms. Florida Leather N Fetish Pride 2017.

Midnight Angel’s educational endeavors include conducting sessions at national events such as Fetish Con, DomCon, Women of Leather Florida (WOLF), Mr. Code, EPIC, Florida Power Exchange (FPE), South East Leather Fest. Furthermore, she holds the esteemed position of Contest Director for FPE, which is a Feeder to Beyond Leather which is held in the spring annually.

BunnyNichol Twist has devoted over eight years serving as a dedicated slave to Master Thaddeus Twist and Majordomo to the House of Twisted Creations, all while being a pillar of unwavering support for the Leather community. Her journey has been one of selfless dedication, fierce advocacy, and boundless love, particularly focused on uplifting Black women, non-binary individuals, and other marginalized members both within and beyond our Leather community.

At the heart of BunnyNichol’s story is her tireless commitment to creating, cultivating, and fighting for a more inclusive and equitable community. Her leadership shines through her active participation in various boards, committees, groups, organizations, events, presenting and mentoring. BunnyNichol tirelessly provides education, platforms, support, and advocacy to those who need it most.

BunnyNichol’s unwavering commitment has not gone unnoticed, as evidenced by her receipt of the prestigious Onyx Pearls Award for Excellence in 2021. She was honored with the Goddess Award, symbolizing the qualities of a peacemaker, healer, and educator. BunnyNichol embodies the spirit of a loving Pearl who places others’ well-being above her own, ensuring that every sibling in need is recognized, loved, and cared for.

Charlie Doll (He/It) has been a member of the Salt Lake City Leather community since 2017. Charlie Doll is the 2022 Rocky Mountain Person of Leather. As a leatherboi/girl with varying interests, they most strongly identify as a slave, a Bimbo, a pony, a sadomasochistic switch, and an age player. Charlie is passionate about creating accessible spaces and open dialogues, even when the topic is uncomfortable and necessary. Charlie is the founder and owner of Bimbos of Utah as well as the creator of the Bimbo Pride flag. They run Utah Leaf and Leather as well as maintain memberships with B.I.M.B.O.S., Utah Ageplay Scouts, and PLAID. Charlie is #hornyforhelping and enjoys presenting as a sex and BDSM educator, organizing events, and professional sex work.

Celina, the 2023 Show Me Leather Little, has been an integral part of the community since 2017. Proudly identifying as both a little and kitten, she embarks on her title year with a purpose. With a fervent desire to destigmatize ageplay, she aims to educate and bridge the diverse ageplay communities across Missouri. Radiating warmth and openness, she welcomes newcomers, while tirelessly advocating for inclusive spaces for growth and learning. Celina’s vibrant presence fosters unity and acceptance, ensuring littles’ voices resonate at every event.

Celina’s life philosophy revolves around embracing each day with boundless joy, unwavering curiosity, and an unwavering desire to make a positive impact. Her diverse professional background allows her to offer a wide range of classes, conversations and presentations, ensuring that she caters to a variety of interests and needs.

Smiling Sadist, who is a long-term bodyworker / energy runner and has been in the leather world since the early 90’s. Leenie began Dancing with Whips in 1998 and has not stopped. She has taught/presented repeatedly around the US and Canada over a 25yr span.

In workshops Leenie shares her experience in the healing possibilities using energy, vulnerability, laughter and of course Whips!.

This Dance is of spirit, body and mind for Leenie, who revels in the intentions created. Keep Dancing !

Dicho has been active member of the Kink Scene for most of two decades. He has served GWNN as both a Board Member and as an educator, providing a monthly New Member’s Orientation for many years. Dicho believes in the philosophy of “Brutal Honesty”.

Guru Sean is a self-proclaimed weirdo kinkster with an affinity for sharps, blood and edge play with a humorous twist. One person, after watching him perform, described it like a “sexy episode of jackass” and that sums his scenes up pretty damn well.

He has been actively involved in the body modification and body play community for over two decades and has been bringing those aspects into kink for nearly as long. Outside of kink he is actively involved in the burn (burning man) community, he also volunteers as a harm reduction educator and a Crisis Text Line counselor.

Sean has been privileged to be an educator both nationally and locally and has taught at Ropecraft, GWNN Bash, TX Kink Fest and other cons, as well as for local Austin area groups, such as SAADE and the Austin Mentor’s Program. Most of his classes can be summed up by the phrase: “How to do extremely dangerous things, in the safest possible manner.”

For examples of his work, or to contact him directly, you can find him on Fet: Guru_Sean or Instagram: @ guruseankink

Handler Rick (He/Him), aka Champ the Fox, is the 2024 Iron Pup titleholder for the Austin, TX area. He is a Member-at-Large of Boop Society of Central Texas, which hosts numerous monthly events for pups and critters in the area. He is also a co-founder and Mentor for Critter AMP, an extensive 8-session program which aims to help pet players become upstanding future models for the community by increasing their understanding and appreciation of “critter culture.” To promote health and wellness, he created the K9-9K, a fun run/walk for pet players that happens in March. He is a founding member of the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging (DEIB) Group at his workplace, contributing regular articles to the employee newsletter to increase awareness of LGBTQ+ issues/holidays. His advocacy efforts focus around transgender subject matter, demisexuality in kink, pet play for mental wellness, pet play as entertainment/recreation/physical fitness, and reproductive justice for LGBTQ+ individuals. He loves nature and being outdoors and believes kink deserves to be destigmatized and gain wider acceptance. His husband, Pup Neil, is also a prominent member of the community who enjoys volunteering and being an incredible Emotional Support Pup.

I knew I was kinky since the door to Princess Leia’s cell door opened (cell 2187), and she was lying there, “Aren’t you a little short for a storm trooper?” Yep, that is what I want. I was 5 years old.

Now I have studied kink as if I were writing my dissertation. In 2006, after three attempts, I made it inside the building for my first munch. Ever since then I have be in a constant mode of learning more. In 2022, I reached a point where I thought, I can teach classes on this stuff.

JustRob (He/Him/His) has been involved in the public community in Jacksonville, FL since 2008. He identifies primarily as a Top and a Leatherman, but on occasion takes on the roles of Sadist, Dominant, Leader, Mentor and Teacher. He leads the committee that runs the local group Alternative Lifestyles Enthusiasts (A.L.E.), he “organizes” the weekly Taco Tuesdays event, and is a historian for The Leather Quilt Project.

He is especially passionate about and active in the local polyamory group. His areas of experience are primarily in; impact play (everything from fists and palms to whips and everything in between), electricity (specifically the violet wand) and medical play (focused on play piercing and staples), in general he is a reaction junkie who craves blood and other bodily fluids.

Overall however his passion is helping people find their way in this lifestyle and helping those who have already found it to navigate it safely and grow personally.

I’ve been part of the Austin Community for many years and enjoy giving back. I was raised between the old, much more formal, military and Emily Post who was a mid-20th century etiquette writer. I enjoy both formal dinners and barbecues but most of all I enjoy teaching.

Master Malcolm entered the lifestyle in 2007 and began an amazing journey of personal growth, Mastery and Leather. Malcolm has had the honor of teaching classes on Power Exchange dynamics, play techniques, and scene creation at Dallas TNG, NLA Dallas, WILL, Bridging the Slash, Dallas Mentors Program, and other amazing groups around the country.

Malcolm was involved with Beyond Vanilla for twelve years, he spent the last eight of those years as Co-Director.

Malcolm is currently the Co-Producer of the Texas Power Exchange Contest.

Farrah Bonnot, MS, LPC: Farrah is a therapist and sex educator and member of the kink, LGBTQIA+, and polyamorous communities, who combines extensive education in the field of mental health with lived experience in kink, power exchange and ethical non-monogamy. She is currently pursuing a PhD in Marriage and Family Therapy and her planned dissertation focuses on the critical issue of distinguishing between consensual sadomasochistic relationships and abuse or intimate partner violence.

Master Malcolm entered the lifestyle in 2007 and began an amazing journey of personal growth, Mastery and Leather. Malcolm has had the honor of teaching classes on Power Exchange dynamics, play techniques, and scene creation at Dallas TNG, NLA Dallas, WILL, Bridging the Slash, Dallas Mentors Program, and other amazing groups around the country.

Malcolm was involved with Beyond Vanilla for twelve years, he spent the last eight of those years as Co-Director.

Malcolm is currently the Co-Producer of the Texas Power Exchange Contest.

Farrah Bonnot, MS, LPC: Farrah is a therapist and sex educator and member of the kink, LGBTQIA+, and polyamorous communities, who combines extensive education in the field of mental health with lived experience in kink, power exchange and ethical non-monogamy. She is currently pursuing a PhD in Marriage and Family Therapy and her planned dissertation focuses on the critical issue of distinguishing between consensual sadomasochistic relationships and abuse or intimate partner violence.

Through her clinical work, academic research and presentations, she strives to promote a deeper understanding of the complex dynamics involved in BDSM relationships and to help dispel harmful stereotypes and stigmatization of the kink community. With a passion for inclusivity and social justice, Farrah is committed to supporting the well-being and empowerment of all individuals, regardless of their sexual orientation, gender identity, or relationship structure.

A long time ago at a Leather bar far far away, a preciously young Mara donned their tightest jeans, tucked up their hair into a leather baseball hat, and jumped on a subway to try to find the kind of men they lusted after found on the well worn pages of their stolen copy of Drummer magazine.

Mara’s journey has been a long and winding road that includes being a boy, a girl, a slave, a daddy, a sadomasochist, an educator, a title holder, a producer, a ritual facilitator and many other stops over the last 35 years in the Leather community.

Today Mara (they/them) identifies as an opportunistically omnivorous queer, gender expansive, Slave (with a capital S). They are the current SouthEast Person of Leather, a proud member of the ATM Leather Collective, a facilitator for Ritual Steel events and was International Ms Olympus Leather 1998.

Their passion for service and lifetime of being on the right side of the slash has guided their education efforts to design and present classes from and for other s-types (including hands on technique classes).

Mara’s other guiding principles focus on diversity, equity and inclusion efforts to help create spaces for Leather people who don’t fit outdated norms, and smashing through gatekeepers when necessary.

Master Madame Navia is a Service Top, Matriarch and proud Leatherwoman. She has been in the lifestyle for over 18 years and credits the Dallas-Fort Worth community with most of her Kink & Leather learning experience. She is a graduate of the Dallas Mentors program and is a current mentor assisting apprentices along their journey.

Madame Navia has presented educational demos at local DFW groups as well as conferences such as Beyond Vanilla, Vision Lotus, Kink Weekend OKC, and DomCon New Orleans. She has been Headmistress for ClubFEM DFW for 14 years hosting monthly munches and private group events with a femdom focus.

Madame is a Community covered Master and Master of Decorum Alliance- her Leather Service Family. She has been catered to and loved by her loyal 24/7 butler, Servant BJ, for 12 years. As a recently retired professional disciplinarian, she has turned her focus to continued leadership and doing her part to engage the Leather and kink community through education and unifying events

In 2015, he delved into BDSM, captivated by rope bondage. Over two years, he immersed himself in communities through events, conferences, and classes.

In 2018, he collared BunnyNichol Twist and graduated from the Austin Mentorship program, solidifying commitment. They founded The House of Twisted Creations, emphasizing growth, education, and service, served by KayDanni Twist and protecting Loyalty and TayTay Twist.

By 2020, his focus shifted to teaching, embracing “each one, teach one” and “iron sharpens iron” in BDSM and Leather realms.

In 2023, he earned the title of Heartland Person of Leather, in addition to his already established positions as Patriarch of The House of Twisted Creations, a covered Master, a decorated veteran a mentor in the Texas Mentorship Programs and a international presenter.

His journey, marked by growth and a sense of belonging, fuels his commitment to empower those finding passion in BDSM and Leather cultures.

Master WrathDaddy is the 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022 Heartland Person of Leather, a horror and erotica author, former heavyweight kickboxing champion, former MMA trainer, former owner and proprietor of The Bacchanal (Austin’s community dungeon), and a badass motherfucker who enjoys doing badass shit with other badass motherfuckers. He has been a full-time and active member of Austin’s BDSM community since 2013, though he has been in and out of the kink community since 1991. Since then he has been a board member at large for GWNN (Group With No Name) one of Austin’s oldest and largest BDSM groups, from 2015 through 2016, co-chairman of the GWNN Bash in 2015 and 2016, a mentor in the Austin Mentor’s Program, and has presented workshops for SAADE, GWNN, Desert Dominion, Flame Conference, Wicked Grounds, Threshold, Master Slave Conference, Kinkfest, Colorado Leather Fest, Oklahoma Leather Fest, and many other local, national, and international groups on topics ranging from the Daddy Dom/ babygirl dynamic to rough-body play, and knife-play. He is the author of Kinky Adult Bedtime Stories (For littles, babygirls, and bois) and All The Kinky Kinksters From A to Z.

Master WrathDaddy and Amanda Wolf have been dear to each other for more than half a decade and combined have nearly 20 years of experience as kink educators and counselors, teaching couples and individuals how to navigate the complexities of authority imbalanced relationship dynamics. Not being in a power dynamic with each other, has allowed them to candidly discuss complex relationship issues with uncommon honesty and openness, inspiring many insights on non-egalitarian relationship dynamics.

Neko is a bi, poly, leather, Ludar, rope artist who started as a slave, then trained as a dominant with his Mistress in her leather house. His house is the House of Blood & Ice, which follows the Code of Bushido. He owns 3 slaves & serves his community as a presenter, mentor, judge, producer, & more. He was NLA-Dallas’ Co-Chair, BV Security Lead, DFW Bound Leader, & more. koneko is a bi, poly, leather, priestess, witch, & his slave of 22 years. She loves education. (Almost as if it was a fetish!) She’s MAsT: International’s Education Director & with Neko, Co-Director of MAsT: Dallas, and Co-Owner & curriculum developer of the Mentors Program in Austin & Dallas. She is also the 2023 recipient of the Master Alex Keppler Service Award.

I have been in the BDSM/ kinks space for since 2019. Professionally I am a RN with over 15 years of experience in the areas of critical care, trauma, correctional health care, case management, and nursing leadership.

Sir Prussian Fyre (He/Him) and his collared Slave, lucky (They/she/it) live in Houston Texas. He is a Leatherman, Hedonistic Sadist, and army veteran. She is a Leathergirl, devoted slave, hedonistic masochist, and degradation slut. They operate within a 24/7 M/s dynamic, and have been in the BDSM community for nearly three decades between them. They have a passion for education and service to the community by their dedication to teaching humiliation and degradation, Fire, Blood, and the most taboo of play in all forms- including rainbow play. They also have a passion for unconventional dynamic styles leading a primal focused M/s, and believe everyone’s journey is valid.

Rooster Chantico and their slave, Tora Vorare, have engaged in a 24/7 Master/slave dynamic for three years. They are both neurodivergent queers that have found a home in the kink and Leather community. They share passions for accessibility, education, and human rights.

Rooster Chantico (they/them) is a lesbian, non-binary, latine person committed to creating safe spaces and platforms for marginalized voices in the community.

Tora Vorare (they/them*) is a lesbian, genderfluid slave [aka anything Rooster wants them to be] whose true passion belongs to their Leather heart and the strength they find in their surrender.

We are Team Soup (Polar/Kate)… perverts who really like to do dirty soupy things! We are into s/m and leather, while injecting a little chaos and whimsy. We strive to bring humor, sexuality and passion into our brutality.Her vanilla life is filled with family, friends, being a business owner and serving the community by serving on a few too many vanilla committees and boards.