Bastet (formerly known as Deedee) is a queer Afro-Latinx, from the Dominican Republic. Born and raised in the Bronx NY and she now lives in Brooklyn NY with her Master. Bastet’s pronouns are she/her/cat. She has been part of the scene since 2010, and has never turned back. 

"Bastet identifies as a slave and a sadomasochist Lioness and is a proud collared slave and majordomo of Sir Wu of House of Wu.  Her kinks can differ depending on her mood... sometimes she’s under the paddle, sometimes she holds the paddle! 

Bastet is a full patched member of OnyxPearls NY-NE where she has provided services as the Promotional Representative, Vice President, Road Captain, and now President. She he has worked hard behind the scenes with the many committee’s to help to provide very valuable help and information to the Chapter. 

Bastet has a deep profound love for the community and her chosen family and shows it by the service she provides. She enjoys dancing and living out loud!  She is part of MAsT Metro NY, Limitless Luxe Lifestyle, and ALFA (Atlantic Leather Family Alliance). She has attended and volunteered and presented at other events like MsC, MsC WorldWide, Weekend Reunion Events, MsG, and Flame Conference. She also was a judge for Northeast Leather 2022. 

Outside of kink & Leather, Bastet is a Chef for a Corporate Company in NYC. She is passionate about baking, cooking, spirituality, and learning about the history of food, and mental health. She loves to garden, read, and LOVES to watch back to back documentaries." 

A Gentleman and a Beast, an immigrant and Indigenous, Beast (He/Him) is full of surprises. He’s a Lakota and German, pansexual, polyamorous Leatherman, a Master, piercer, rigger and ropemaker, pyromancer, biker, bodybuilder, musician, and Cigar snob.

echo (she/they) was born and raised in England. She’s a pansexual, polyamorous Leatherwoman, a slave, switch, and a fucker of minds. echo enjoys Wicket and Cricket her sugar gliders and crochet. She is passionate about mindset, relationship skills and sociocultural theory.

International Master/slave 2022, Beast and echo are raising 3 children in beautiful Colorado with their partner Liv. They enjoy sharing with and learning from others, and have found a storytelling style that allows them to share their triumphs and mistakes with honesty, transparency and humor.

Bebe is a Poly, Het, demisexual masochist, very active, giggle bottom, service topping ‘s type’.  Since 2009, Bebe has been serving the broader kink & poly communities, presenting classes related to her passion, the ever evolving topics of Consent, and Service to our Communities.  During covid, Bebe started the Submissive Safe Call, an online discussion group to keep ‘s types’ connected.  She founded StL PolyHarmonic, a local group for kinky & polyamormous persons.  In 2020,  Bebe was humbled & honored to be chosen by Leather Leadership Conference (LLC) for their Servant Leadership Award! 
She is currently serving her 8th year on the Board of Directors of National Coalition for Sexual Freedom (NCSFreedom.org) and currently leads the Community Support Team for MsC Worldwide. You may have met Bebe at a NCSF table or Presenting at LLC Atlanta, Master/slave Con, Spanksgiving, COPE/Winter Wickedness, Kinky Kollege, FIRE, The Woodshed Orlando & more! 
She is mother of a TNG kinkster, an IT Professional, Avid Foodie & Music Lover and Debauchery Explorer!  She’s also a ICASA certified Sexual Assault Victim Advocate for the State of IL!  Her passions are service to the community, education and personal responsibility through empowerment.

Daesha (pronouns: she/her) is a Biracial Mexican and Japanese American and Demi Leathergirl based out of Los Angeles and Orange County California supporting local events.

She is service and ownership oriented submissive with 17 years experience in the lifestyle centered around Total Authority Transfer and Power Exchange Relationships, with 5 years experience as an active organizer. She is passionate about service to the community and committed to the furthering of educational programming; spoken on panels for BIPOC Inclusivity, AAPI Cultural Stereotypes in Kink for various organizations, as well as QTBIPOC panels for both Obsidian LA's Paradise, & Anomaly of Arkansas; served as Ambassador Director for Leather Solidarity Collective in 2021 and opening Keynote Speaker, recipient of LSC's Award of Excellence 2022; guest Speaker for KinkyAFPodcast as well as the Black to Leather Podcast; FROST 22' End Keynote Speaker, HouseofKush Member, Chief Operations Officer for Socal Asian Kink Events in LA, and Published Op-ed for National Leather Association Fall Edition 2022.

Darren Campbell (they/them) is a sexuality and relationship educator and coach based out of Toronto, Ontario. They are a proudly queer, non-monogamous, pleasure-affirming community member who loves to facilitate discussions and experiences that strengthen relationships and encourage a sense of curiosity and exploration. Their education and coaching areas of focus include self-love & acceptance, consent, communication, non-monogamy, & power exchange. An intersectional lens informs Darren’s coaching and workshop facilitation, recognizing that we live in a complex world with many identities, needs, and desires, and are often subject to systems that actively cause us harm. Darren is invested in growing their anti-oppressive practices and welcomes any feedback on how to make his teachings more accessible and inclusive.

In their classes and coaching, Darren provides participants with tools and examples that help them communicate more clearly and authentically with themselves and their partners. Darren believes that a collaborative approach, focused on creating a sense of safety and shared vulnerability, is the key to great sex, connection, and a love-filled life. Contact them through their website https://www.learngrowrepeat.ca/.

DawnSparkles aka Bubbles is a dutiful service submissive and a passionate masochist from the New England area. Bubbles previously ran Little Scouts #203, and after 3 years of leadership refocused their educational energy on the global community at large. A fervent writer and chronic oversharer, Bubbles is passionate about spearheading changes in community health standards for the kink scene and all of its participants.

Domina Alluriah is an out and proud Trans woman from the Ms Gulf Coast who co leads several groups. She is the chapter director of MAsT:Biloxi, as well as, an active member of several communities between FL and LA. Domina Alluriah believes in the important of representation and visibility and works to utilize the skills we employ in the lifestyle to network and help others find their place in our community. Her Leather values center around community service, communication, trust, and respect as well as personal integrity and honesty.

DominaKat—an avid BDSM blogger and advocate since 2010—continues to be inspired by the divine intersection of Spiritual connection, deep authentic BDSM, and primal hedonistic sex. She currently identifies as a right-leaning S&M switch and as unowned property in Power Exchange circles. She has been active in the NYC Lifestyle Community since 2017.

In 2018 DominaKat became the Co-Lead for NYC slave Munches/Meetings, a sacred space for those who identify as slave/property to come together in a safe setting to explore, enhance, and deepen their slave journeys. NYCsM Circles are topic-focused discussions, specifically tailored to drive purposeful, meaningful, POSITIVE growth in a slave’s journey.

DominaKat is also the Co-Founder & Co-Lead of S&M.NYC where she has brought together Sadists and Masochists for in-depth discussions since 20019. Unsatisfied with 101 sessions and technical skills-focused trainings in the community, she sought to elevate the conversation of S&M through small group, topic-focused meetings with tailored discussion questions that nurture participants to share their nuanced approaches to S&M play.

As a lifetime BIPOC Ally/Advocate/Co-Conspirator she has blended this passion with her Lifestyle Community involvement by actively supporting efforts to create safe, welcoming kink and Leather spaces for the BIPOC Community.  In December 2019, she enthusiastically entered the Leather Lifestyle as an Associate Member of ONYX Pearls NY-NE, where she has served on the Executive Operations, Road Captain, and Marketing Committees. In addition she was a charter member of The Leather Solidarity Collective (LSC) and Project Manager for LSC’s Events & UPRISE! Conference from Jan 2021 - Apr 2023. She is also the Founder of the Ally to Advocate to Warrior Project, dedicated to encouraging intentional and thoughtful improvement of allyship and advocacy in the Lifestyle.

In 2022, DominaKat launched several classes including The 9 Service Languages of Authority Transfer Relationships & Dynamics and The 12 Goals of S&M Scenes. She has presented at/for SPLF 2023, MsC Worldwide 2022, The Leather Solidarity Collective, UPRISE! 2022, MsC 2022, TES Fest 2022, SCK Events, ONYX Pearls NY-Northeast, S&M.NYC, and NYC slave Meetings.

JustRob (He/Him) has been active in the community since 2008. He identifies primarily as a Top and a Leatherman, but on occasion inhabits the roles of Sadist, Dominant, Leader, Mentor and Teacher. He is a reaction junkie who craves blood and other bodily fluids. Overall, 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.

Lady Catherine (she/her) produces the longest running exploratory weekend seminar s-types. Servant’s Retreat focuses on sustaining healthy power dynamic relationships by strengthening personal foundations. She serves Leather Archives and Museum (10+ years BoD), produces SouthEast LeatherFest (SELF), Foundations in Mastery, is a F.I.S.T. co-coordinator (founding member of this 30-year women’s backpatch club), and co-founded Women’s Leather History Project/Program.

She was honored to receive:  Black Rose's Vaughn Keith National Educator Award in 2002, Pantheon of Leather Business of the Year award 2006, Pantheon of Leather Southeast Region Service Award 2006, Jack Stice Memorial Award 2016, MAsT-I Presenter of the Year 2016, and Lady Lynette Leadership Award 2018. 

Professionally, she is a Master Certified Coach (MCC). This credential is the internationally recognized gold standard of coaches (ICF with 160+ countries). She is a founding BCC coach. As a Mentor Coach, she loves participating in the development of professional coaches. www.bdsmclasses.com www.foryourlifecoach.com

Slave leathergem (she/her) is a queer leather femme owned by Master Leo since 1996.

leathergem is the owner of the Tampa Bay Phoenix  Club, the secretaryr of MAsT: Tampa and the co-founder of The Leather Cultivation Project.

she serves the community by teaching and being taught, being a mentor to others, and a positive reflection of Master Leo in all she does.

Levi stumbled into queer Leather community more than 20 years ago, and immediately recognized it as “home”. Levi is deeply honored to belong to his Sir, Tomo, who permits him to serve as his Majordomo. For more than 15 years, he has had the privilege of offering his Sir loving service, grateful obedience and steadfast surrender.

Levi has been an educator and an organizer in the Leather community since 2002. He is currently the Majordomo for South Plains Leatherfest, and Western/International Battalion Commander for the D.U.C. Over the past two decades, Levi has “flagged left” organizationally for the National Coalition for Sexual Freedom (Director of Operations), International Ms Leather Weekend (Co-Producer, winner of “Pantheon of Leather Award, Large Event of the Year 2007”), Play House Studios, Folsom Street Fair “The Playground” (Board of Directors), Northwest Leather Celebration (Producer’s Assistant), and SF Queer Leather Happy Hour (Co-Producer).

Though a lifelong New Yorker, Levi currently lives in the East Bay of Northern California, unceded territory of the Bay Miwok, with his lover and boy, Marcos (owner of Needle Play Acupuncture). He is committed to the strengthening of our community through education, the work of antiracism and social justice, and political change. Outside of the dungeon, Levi works in Executive Education serving as Director of Operations for a globally renowned  business school. As a player, Levi is “the quiet one” who you might not guess to be a Bootblack, a switch, a smartass, and a shit-stirrer in all the right ways.

Enjoying kink since 2010, @lilybeast (she/her) is a submissive, brat in a 24/7 primal High Protocol dynamic. As a service-oriented individual, lily focuses on culinary and companion service, using skills gained from two decades in customer service. An active and engaged member of the SoCal kinky community, lily was the Education Chair for SoCalKink and admin of Brats in Predicaments on Facebook. Currently, lily runs a monthly book club, where she facilitates discussion and promotes learning about service, High Protocol, and kink dynamics. Outside of kink, lily goes to therapy, enjoys cooking, and loves to read in a bubblebath.

MalikaSG(She/Her) has been in the lifestyle for 15 years She founded  POC Arkansas- a virtual gathering place geared toward POC kinksters, primarily in Northwest Arkansas (est. 2021). On April 21, 2023, Malika founded Black Leather subs&slaves Alliance (BLsA), a private group for black right-side identified Leather women who serve Black Leather M/D types. She is co-admin of The Dark Lair, founded by Sir Guy,  and Media Director of Atlantic Leather Family Alliance (ALFA), founded by Sir J-Jay in 2020.
Malika is an event organizer,  presenter, and facilitator. She has been a guest panelist for- several virtual and live events and cons, had delivered a number of Keynote addresses, had her written works featured in three online publications, and was a contributor to  “Learning Submission,” by Joshua Tenpenny.  
Malika is proudly collared by SirGuy and serves as  the Queen of The House of the Black Panther.

Master “Daddy” Zulu is a Leatherman who has been active in the Kink and Leather Community since 1991. In 1995 he created the body positive group Anvil Dungeon International and produced the run "Love and Leather." In 1997 he was the first Regional Coordinator (Southeast) for Leather Archives and Museum and has presented at various events across the country. He has served as a DJ at Leather bars, clubs, events and is the founder of Leather Solidarity Collective.

Master Kaddan Yue, Northeast Leather Woman 2020-2021, Leather Solidarity Collective & UPRISE! Co-Chair, founding sister of the ONYX Pearls NY/Northeast, and LLC 2022 Servant Leader award winner, has more than 40 years’ experience living the lifestyle. After spending her initial seven years in the lifestyle "training from the bottom up," she has become the third generation of her line trained in this style. Master Kaddan now spends her retirement years doing service for her community locally and nationally by doing presentations and helping to mentor and educate the next generation. She is currently working many passion projects that will help bridge the gap between mental health and the BDSM lifestyle. Master Kaddan’s house, ‘The House of Yue’, currently has a trainee, a slave, and property.  All members of Her house also share Her passion for community service.

Master Penguin and slave ginna are the current International Master/slave for 2023 as well as the 2022 Northeast Master/slave.  They have been in a Master/slave relationship for more than 20 years and married over 25 years. They started in the community in Norfolk, Virginia, then later moved to central Pennsylvania. Both Master Penguin and slave ginna were actively involved with WHIP, a BDSM group. During this time, they worked the "kinks" out of their relationship and their dynamic shifted from mostly in the bedroom to a TPE M/s relationship. Later, they became involved with different MAsT chapters and currently Master Penguin is the Director of MAsT: Gettysburg and slave ginna works to plan meetings and presenters. They have presented at many events including MsC, The M/s Gathering, and Twisting Culture as well as many MAsT chapters.  They present on various topics including mental health, neurodiversity, long term relationships, goal planning, raising kids in a kinky home and more. They are both committed to service in the community and they always try to be helpful and lend a hand when needed.

Mr. Ladybug is a queer, Leather Daddy and sadist who loves to dominate a good conversation or scene. Mr. L's preferred pronouns are She/They/Sir. She has been an active member of the queer, kink and Leather community for over a decade. She’s blessed to have her wife and partner in crime, Fionna, by her side. 

They can often be found Co-Topping or showing off their toy bag. Mr. L enjoys heavy impact scenes and bondage! She grew up in the Bay Area but her kink journey started in northern California (Chico) and has moved to Boise, Idaho, where she has been active in the community for over 8 years now. She has been fortunate enough to have traveled to various communities and states over the years while expanding her network and helping the community every chance she gets. From running a play space, hosting and co-hosting events, munches and sloshes, to producing and co-producing educational intensives.

When she's not doing that she finds other ways to help, volunteering feeds her soul. Mr. L is passionate about the lifestyle and is always looking for opportunities to give back. She has served in various roles for in-person and virtual conferences in the last 3 years, Her current projects include a Lending Library for the Boise Area and Mr. Ladybug's Lounge. A platform that supports community growth through education, both in-person and virtually. Earlier this year she started a new venture as Co-Director of MAsT Meridian. She enjoys service, creating positive experiences and bringing people together. She also gives back with the Alternative Collective, a local Leather house that she is a member of. She supports local hosts, groups and events and also leads a couple of groups on FetLife. Mr. L is always sharing her experiences, learning, growing and looking forward to what the future holds.

Shalimar is a Leather boy, service pupper, bootblack, and service leader. They are a lifelong student who strives towards building aware communities that address ethics, equity, and safety. They have been in the mental health field for three years and have been in the community for eight years. Their goal is to address issues of accessibility and oppression within our communities and increase the dialogue around issues such as racism, abuse, gatekeeping, and sexism.

Sir Tee and little kitsune live in a long term (over 28 years) 24/7 Master/slave, Consensual Non-Consent dynamic. Sir Tee identifies as a Butch IBPOC Leather Person who uses He/She pronouns and little kitsune is Japanese Canadian Leather girl. Together, they are the founders and Directors of the MAsT: Greater Vancouver chapter in Vancouver B.C., Canada. They facilitate regular monthly MAsT discussion nights, monthly Hellfire and aspire discussions (providing each side of the slash an opportunity to discuss and share with their peers), and host regular munches/socials for the Power Exchange community.

Active in their community, Sir Tee and little kitsune produced the 2020 and 2021 Pacific Rim Power Exchange (virtual) Conference, have hosted a number of weekend intensives and community fundraising events, and regularly volunteer to support conferences and communities. 

Open to sharing their experiences, they have presented extensively at a variety of virtual conferences and organizations, as well as in-person at events and conferences across Canada and the U.S. (e.g. KinkFest, Leather Reign, Wicked in the West, Pandemonium in the Prairies, MVK, etc.). In addition, both have been honoured to serve as judges for the Western Canada Power Exchange (WCPE) title competition (in 2019 Sir Tee served as Head Judge and in 2018 little kitsune was a judge). For 2023 little kitsune will serve as a judge at the North East Region M/s contest at MsC.

Master Penguin and slave ginna are the current International Master/slave for 2023 as well as the 2022 Northeast Master/slave.  They have been in a Master/slave relationship for more than 20 years and married over 25 years. They started in the community in Norfolk, Virginia, then later moved to central Pennsylvania. Both Master Penguin and slave ginna were actively involved with WHIP, a BDSM group. During this time, they worked the "kinks" out of their relationship and their dynamic shifted from mostly in the bedroom to a TPE M/s relationship. Later, they became involved with different MAsT chapters and currently Master Penguin is the Director of MAsT: Gettysburg and slave ginna works to plan meetings and presenters.

They have presented at many events including MsC, The M/s Gathering, and Twisting Culture as well as many MAsT chapters.  They present on various topics including mental health, neurodiversity, long term relationships, goal planning, raising kids in a kinky home and more. They are both committed to service in the community and they always try to be helpful and lend a hand when needed.

slavegirl j was raised in the Leather community by queer, kinky, POC parents which cultivated a deep connection to service.  she expresses this by serving at her Master, Sir DaddyDaun's, side as Northwest slave 2016 and International slave 2017/2021, Membership Director for MAsT International, Judge Coordinator for the International Master/slave contest at South Plains Leatherfest, as well as Ms Rhonda's assistant for Northwest Leather Celebration. girl j is also passionate about sharing how she navigates serving her Master who is both an elder of the community and has Multiple Sclerosis. Together, T/they were awarded the 2019 MAsT International Presenter of the Year Award.  When not presenting or being volun-told for something, slavegirl j can be found enjoying her new home in Colorado, attending school, and handcrafting her days away with T/their cat Spirit.

I have been in the lifestyle for 11 years.  I entered via Second Life and met Master Kaddan Yue though her online discussions.  I have facilitated lifestyle discussions for 7 years and entered the House of Yue around the same time.  
I have been active in my local community for 8 years, which has included, serving as a board member of Society of Bastet, a not-for-profit group that operated a public play space.  I have also served as co-leader of SOK (School of Kink), which provided educational events, support groups and discussions to help people with their journeys.
Through the pandemic, I put my tech skills to use in the international community by volunteering at many of the online Leather and Lifestyle conferences.  I have been Track Lead for Uprise! Welcome the Dawn, and Tech Lead for Uprise! 2022 Build and Believe.  I was Second Life Tech Lead for Cirque du Earth.  And a moderator for Master/slave Conference Worldwide, The Gathering NW and Leather Reign.  I have presented at The Gathering NW and the Service Oriented Conference.
In my professional life, I am a career chef of 30 years, and have found many similarities between the lifestyle and the career path I have chosen.  Many of the skills needed can be used in both sides of my life. On my path, I hope to never stop learning, moving forward, and becoming a better person than I was yesterday, both professionally and personally.