Monthly Update: June 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

Happy Pride Month!

RMLA is proud to be teaming up with local businesses and organizations in order to bring kink and fetish to Denver’s annual pride festival.

Visit The Denver Eagle on Thursday, June 22, 2023 for a leather fair with demos, tastings, vendors, and more!

Then, on Friday, June 23, 2023, get ready to SQUEAL for another night of demos and tastings at Trade.

And to wrap up the weekend, RMLA is teaming up with other leather organizations to have a float and leather contingent in the Denver Pride Parade. If you would like to march with us, please send us an email at board@rockymountainleather.org so we can reserve you a wristband!

Denver Back Alley will be here before you know it, so make sure you have your calendars marked for August 26 and 27th, 2:30-8pm. Our press release can be found here. https://rockymountainleather.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Back-Alley-Press-Release-June-9-2023.pdf

Happy pride, and see you all out and about!

Daniel Barnes

President, Rocky Mountain Leather Alliance

UPCOMING EVENTS

(calendar)

Rough Play at Trade

CANCELLED Friday, June 16, 2023 due to SQUEAL

Friday, July 21, 2023, 9pm-2am
and every Third Friday of the month

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.

Leather Pride at The Denver Eagle

Thursday, June 22, 2023, 7pm-close

The Denver Eagle is kicking off Pride with a Thursday night leather event. This event features a vendor market, a bootblack, educational activities, and a pup play area. This event features RMLA, MHF, Rocky Mountain Cigar Men, BLUF, and the Colorado Pups and Handlers.

SQUEAL at Trade

Friday, June 23, 2023, 9pm-2am

Trade opens up their giant extended patio for a night of debauchery! Get Pride Weekend started right with a night packed with gear, fetish, demos, and tastings!

Board Meeting

Monday, June 26, 2023, 7-9pm

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/jhx-gamw-ssg 

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.

WHAT OUR FRIENDS ARE UP TO

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

BLUF Denver Social, The Denver Eagle

Saturday, June 17th, 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.”

Sober Kinksters Meetup, Dangerous Theater Annex

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

Thursday, June 22, 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, July 6, 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 July presentation will be a panel hosted by men of the ONYX Southwest chapter.

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).

MHF Meet-and-Greet at The Denver Eagle

Saturday, July 1, 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.

MHF Play Party

Saturday, July 22, 2023, 7:30pm

The Mile High Fisters (MHF) host regular play parties. Their next one is a pansexual party and is open to anyone.

Please visit their website for more information: https://milehighfisters.com/events/ 

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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