The Leather Archives & Museum — located in Chicago — is celebrating non-normative intimacy and art with a new monthly screening series, the 2023 Fetish Film Forum, which includes “Querelle” and “Cruising,” among others!
More information about the film series, including dates and times and ticket purchasing, available here.
The official Leather Archives & Museum website is here
UPDATE: This month’s party is CANCELED!!
You can join in the action this coming Saturday, February 25, 2023, when the Southern California Bondage Club meets at threshold in North Hollywood! This is their monthly last Saturday of the month play party! If you live in LA or are visiting, be sure to attend and attend often! Tell them Metal sent you!
For more details, click for the Southern California Bondage Club website, located here
Rubbout 2023 will be held March 24 to 26, 2023, in Vancouver, British Columbia. There will be a meet & greet, a gear swap, brunch, a back room party, multiple demos, and the infamous the puppy bowl!
More details at rubbout.com
The author ty dehner will be at Leather Getaway, being held November 25-27, 2022, in Los Angeles. For those Metalbond readers who are attending the event in person, he’s offering a discount for his books! See the image below for details.
Besides having the booth at Vendor Mart, ty is also doing a class on Sunday, November 27. The topic is how to self-publish your work. In the class, participants will learn about how to format their files and publish on the Amazon platform that allows their books to appear worldwide.
ty’s official website is here
Learn more about Leather Getaway here
The wide spectrum of the fetish community in all its colors will be on display for all to see at Folsom Street East, which will return to NYC on Sunday, June 19, 2022.
The theme of the event is S.L.U.T.S. (Sex Love Unity Trust Safety):
After a three-year absence, Folsom Street East is returning and inviting participants to come “Outta The Dark And Into The Streets”— what will YOU be wearing?
Official FSE website here
Follow them on Twitter here
Also be sure to check out Rockbar NYC
There are several upcoming events at the NYC Eagle, including a benefit tomorrow afternoon (Sunday, May 15, 2022) for our LGBT brothers and sisters in Ukraine:
LEATHER MART NYC 2022
Sunday, May 15, 2 to 5 PM
BENEFIT: FULCRUM LGBT CENTER, LVIV UKRAINE
Host: Kenzo, Mr. Eagle NYC 2022
$20 Suggested Donation
Official Fulcrum LGBT site here
Also not to be missed:
Sunday, May 15, 5 to 8 PM
Monthly Social
Host: Michael Jeavons, Mr. Eagle NYC 2020
The Official NYC Eagle site is here
“Apocalypse” is the theme for Rubbout 2022, returning to Vancouver, British Columbia, from April 8 to 10 — but they are celebrating the END of the apocalypse, of course! If you ever wanted to visit Vancouver, this is a great weekend to visit!
Click for Rubbout
Also check out Vancouver Men in Leather
How about seeing it at a gay leather bar? This Thursday, Sept 16, is Movie Night at Eagle 501 Bar in Palm Springs — and they are showing “Cruising”!
Click for Eagle 501 Bar
