Monthly Update: July 2023

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Contents

 – Letter from the Board

 – Upcoming Events

 – What our friends are up to

 – Calls for Involvement

LETTER FROM THE BOARD

Hello everyone,

Today we’re announcing the launch of a new Leather community calendar for the Denver area.

This calendar includes events for people who are interested in Leather, kink, BDSM and fetish.

Please see our calendar here. It includes instructions to link the community calendar to your own calendar program.

If you have any feedback or events you want added, please contact board@rockymountainleather.org.

In other news, we’re gearing up for Denver Back Alley in about a month. Please reach out if you are interested in helping us with this event!

Daniel Barnes

President, Rocky Mountain Leather Alliance

UPCOMING EVENTS

(calendar)

Board Meeting

Tuesday, July 25, 2023, 6-7pm, and every Tuesday until August 22

Our regular board meetings are open to anyone who would like to join us. Please see our calendar event for more information.

Also open to virtual attendees: https://meet.google.com/whu-typy-ptv 

Back Alley, Denver 2023 at Trade

Saturday and Sunday, August 26, 2023 – August 27, 2023

Our annual outdoor fetish fair occurs the weekend before Labor Day Weekend.

Rough Play at Trade

Friday, September 15, 2023, 9pm-2am
and every Third Friday of the month (skipped in August due to B.A.D.)

Each month, RMLA takes over Trade, our local leather bar in Denver, and provides demos and tastings. This event gives folks an opportunity to learn and ask questions about various kink activities.

WHAT OUR FRIENDS ARE UP TO

These events are not organized or sponsored by RMLA, but include other opportunities to get involved.

Rooftop Beer Bust benefitting the Leather Colorado Foundation, Denver Sweet

Sunday, July 23, 4-8pm

The Leather Colorado Foundation is hosting a beer bust at Denver Sweet.

From the host:

Join us as the weekend fun continues on Sunday with our Rooftop Beer Bust from 4-8pm. This week we welcome as our host Leather Colorado Foundation with beats by DJ Tru!

Enjoy $12/cup Coors Lt & Truly Hard Seltzer. Beer not your thing? Don’t worry we’ve got you covered with $5 Vodka cocktails!

Cheers & Be Sweet! 21+ No Cover, Free Parking

Sober Kinksters Meetup, Dangerous Theater Annex

2620 W 2nd Ave #1, Denver, CO, 80219

Thursday, July 27, 2023, 7:30pm, and every Thursday

New changes to the sober kink meetup. They are now EVERY THURSDAY!! This is now a 12-step style meeting but it is not based on a single fellowship. 

Join us this Thursday for a meeting of sober kinksters.

This is open to anyone who chooses to play sober or is in recovery. It is open to all gender and sexual identities and anyone 19 years of age or older.

We meet every Thursday at 7:30pm at the Dangerous Theater Annex. The address is 2620 W 2nd Ave, Denver, CO 80219

There is a $5 donation charge to attend. If you cannot pay the fee, send me a message and we can work something out. There are scholarships available. Please do not let the fee keep you from joining us.

For more information, contact boy jeff (boyjeff@rockymountainleather.org).

Denver Leathermen’s Forum at The Denver Eagle

Thursday, August 3, 2023, 6:30-8:30pm, and every first Thursday of the month

The Denver Leathermen’s Forum features classes, presentations, and panel discussions, targeted at gay men interested in leather, kink, fetish, and BDSM. 

The August presentation will be a panel hosted by men of the ONYX Southwest chapter. (This presentation was initially scheduled for July, but had to be rescheduled).

Though these classes are targeted at gay men, all are welcome and nobody will be turned away. For more information, contact Daniel Barnes (dbarnes@rockymountainleather.org).

G.O.D.S. (Guild of Deviated Standards)

August 3-6, 2023, annual event

The Guild of Deviated Standards (G.O.D.S.) is a pansexual invite-only leather event. For more information, please see https://guildofdeviatedstandards.com.

MHF Meet-and-Greet at The Denver Eagle

Saturday, August 5, 2023, 8pm, and every first Saturday of the month

For red hanky enthusiasts, the Mile High Fisters (MHF) host a social at the Eagle before the Red Light cruise night. MHF is inclusive of all genders, and also hosts play parties.

Mile High Fisters can be found at https://milehighfisters.com.

BLUF Denver Social, The Denver Eagle

Saturday, August 19th, 2023, 8-10pm, and every third Saturday of the month

BLUF is the Breeches and Leather Uniform Fanclub, and is characterized by full leather outfits and uniforms.

“Join us for our BLUF Denver Social, right before the Eagle’s monthly ‘Third Gear’ night. Come along and meet other local BLUF members. Dresscode preferred, but not required for this event.”

CALLS FOR INVOLVEMENT

We are always looking for kink/fetish skill performers (e.g. flogging, electro, bondage; tops or bottoms) for demos or tastings. If you’re interested in helping out with a Rough Play, please e-mail us at board@rockymountainleather.org.

If you want to be involved in any stage of planning or executing our next Back Alley event, please reach out! We’d love to have your help.

If you are interested in helping drive the direction of RMLA, or would like to voice your opinion, please reach out to us at board@rockymountainleather.org.

If you have your own organization you want to start or build up which will build cohesion and community in the Leather, BDSM, kink, and/or fetish communities in the Rocky Mountain region, please reach out to us — we’d love to see how we can help. We love to bring new programs to the area for any demographic, but we can’t do it alone.

Thanks,

The Rocky Mountain Leather Alliance

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