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• Upcoming 15 Association Events
• Message from the Chairman
• Parties
• Member News
• Other News and Events

Upcoming 15 Association Events

Get out and play with your brothers! Mark your calendars for these upcoming 15 Association Play (and other) Events:

• Sat Sept 27th 6pm – Midnight (Doors Close: 10pm) — Folsom Play Party — Transform1060, 1060 Folsom St, SF, Advance Ticket Required, no ticket sales at the door.
• Sun Oct 12th  3pm – 7pm — SF Eagle Beer Bust  — 398 12th St, SF.
• Sat Oct 18th  6pm – 11pm (Doors Close: 9pm) — October Play Party  — Transform1060, 1060 Folsom St, SF, Advance Ticket Recommended.
• Sat Nov 15th 7pm – 11:59pm (Doors Close: 10pm) — Power Play with ONYX Northwest — Stopgap, 1277 Mission St (at 9th Street), SF, Advance Ticket Recommended.
• Sun Nov 16th  3pm – 7pm — SF Eagle Beer Bust  — 398 12th St, SF.

For Advance Ticket Required events, tickets must be purchased in advance, and will NOT be available at the door.

For Advance Ticket Recommended events, tickets can be purchased in advance on the website, but can also be obtained at the door if they are still available (however the only payment allowed is credit/debit card, i.e. no cash).

The Calendar on our website is more current than the Inquisitor.

Message from the Chairman

Men, Traditionally, our late-summer party has been one of the quietest in our social calendar, stuck between Dore & Folsom and sparsely attended. But this year? This year, we turned up the voltage. The addition of play samplers was nothing short of genius. I can’t speak for the others but I found doing my samplers with whoever chose to sign up to be a lot more fun than I expected as well as considerably more intimate. The Party Committee deserves a firm pat on the back. Eric, Feather, Bill, Gauge, Sean, Bob, and James: your vision and execution were excellent. And Mike, let’s not forget your efforts on the food front. The samplers gave people a chance to explore and connect. It was a reminder of what makes our group special: the freedom to play, the safety to explore, and the camaraderie that binds it all together. To everyone who attended, contributed, or simply showed up with an open mind and a respectful attitude — thank you. You made the night what it was. As Chairman, I’m proud to see our community thriving, experimenting, and growing stronger with every shared experience. Let’s keep the momentum going. If you are able please join the 15’s team for this year’s Leather Walk and help us raise funds for the Leather & LGBT Cultural District. It’s a lot of fun and provides visibility for our community. With appreciation and a grin, Rob Callbeck Chairman When, in disgrace with fortune and men’s eyes, I all alone beweep my outcast state, And trouble deaf heaven with my bootless cries, And look upon myself and curse my fate, Wishing me like to one more rich in hope, Featured like him, like him with friends possessed, Desiring this man’s art and that man’s scope, With what I most enjoy contented least  — William Shakespeare

Parties

On Saturday, October 18th, we’ll be holding a “Basic” Play Party. No special theme, no big changes, a smaller crowd and less waiting for equipment — just you and seventy other guys having hot sexy fun. Please join us!!

On Saturday, November 15th, The 15 Association once again joins Onyx Northwest for one of the hottest parties of the year: Powerplay. With two clubs joining forces, who knows how crazy this party will get! And we are taking this party on the road. We’ll be at STOPGAP. With more space and more nooks and crannies, there will be a place for everyone’s kinkiest fantasies to play out. Come get bound and stuffed before Thanksgiving!

New to our Parties? The 15 association has re-introduced the presence of “Hosts” (formerly known as “Ambassadors”) — to welcome newbies, help you navigate through our parties and play-spaces, and make connections. No question is out of bounds; we are trained professionals! Look for the guy(s) wearing a long “Host–Ask Me” sash or an LED name badge.

Member News

Congratulations Eric See (Fraternal) as the new President of the Leather and LGBTQ Cultural District!

Curtain Call Theatre — Michael Tabib (Honorary)

Leatherwalk — Team: The 15 Association

Join Rob Callbeck/The 15 Association and donate to the fund raiser!

Here’s the link: https://connect.clickandpledge.com/Organization/somarts/campaign/leatherwalk-2025
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Other News and Events

Other Events:

• 2nd and 4th Thur of the month April – October (so Thu Sept 18) — 5pm – 9pm — SOMA Nights, Folsom St between 6th and 10th St, SF
• Sat Sep 21 — 10:30am – 2:30pm — LeatherWalk, starts at City Hall, SF
• Sat Sep 21 — 3pm – 6pm — Leather Pride Fest, SF Eagle Plaza
• Sun Sep 28 — 11am – 6pm — Folsom Street Fair between 8th and 13th St, SF
• Sat Oct 18 — Noon– 6pm — Bearrison Street Fair, 11th and Harrison St, SF www.bearrison.org
• Thu Oct 30 – Sun Nov 2 — PS Leather Pride, PSLOD host Gods of Leather www.pslod.org/leatherpride

In and around Portland Oregon:

• Sat Sep 13 — 7pm — Portland Leathermen Potluck, Bob Blount’s home at Tripod Ranch, 19667 S. Redland Road Oregon City, OR. Voice 541-619-0154 — If you get lost! mstrbobblount@gmail.com
• Sat Sep 20 — 6pm — PDX Dungeon Men’s Party, The Dragon’s Den, 3103 NE 136th Avenue, Vancouver, WA 98682. Voice 360-408-9404 www.pdxdungeonparty.net info@pdxdungeonparty.net
  Don Blair and Gary Meyer are hosting the PDX Dungeon Men’s Party on the third Saturday of each month. A great place to practice the fine gentlemanly arts of BDSM in a safe place, where you can explore and enjoy. Please register in advance to attend the party. They also host the “Fist Friday” December 5.

Sober Leathermen – Find Recovery at Leather Events

The soberleathermen.org website was born out of the desire to connect people to sobriety at leather events. While the focus is on gay leathermen, we hope that people of all gender identities will find the website helpful when navigating sobriety in leather spaces.

This website is not affiliated with any event, meeting, or fellowship.

Leather 12 Step Recovery

For those who are in recovery from addiction, there is a Zoom Leather Recovery group that meets several times a week. Not affiliated with AA/NA/Al-Anon and established over the pandemic, it is an open 12-step meeting for those who are in our community and wish to meet with and be supported by like-minded individuals who understand their kink & fetish interests and how those can interact with recovery.

To inquire, email zoomleatherrecovery@gmail.com for more information.

The group meets on:
Monday @ 5:30pm
Tuesday & Thursday @ 6pm
Sunday @ 10am

Patreons

Transform1060! Check out the website www.Transform1060.org for donation opportunities and description of the facility.

The Leather Journal — NOW back to paper print! Still recording our history and the greater Leather, Kink and Fetish community for over 35 years!
https://www.patreon.com/theleatherjournal
https://www.gofundme.com/f/keep-the-leather-journal-going

Got News? We want it!

Do you have News or Events our members would have interest in or enjoy outside the Dungeon?! Whether you are producing an event or just attending one others may not be aware and wish to participate. Our Community has much to offer and a variety of tastes so don’t hesitate to e-mail by the 25th of the month for publication in the following month’s issue. Inquisitor editor: Tyler Fong tazpuppy15@gmail.com.