Local Queer and Kinky Resources
Calendars
- Race’s Bar Events for Kinky Gay Men of the San Francisco Bay Area (Facebook membership required)
- EROBAY SF Bay Area Community BDSM Events Calendar
- Fetlife A Social Network for the BDSM, Fetish & Kinky Community. (Free membership required)
- The 15 Association For Men who Engage in BDSM.
- ONYX Northwest A Leather Club for Men of Color
- The Exiles A BDSM group for Women and Nonbinary Folks.
- Society of Janus for People Interested in Learning about BDSM
- Golden Gate Guards Leather-Levis Organization, Open to Both Men and Women
- Wicked Grounds Coffee, Kink, Community
- Transform1060 A community-run non-profit educational and social space, serving the leather, kink, and fetish communities.
- SF CumUnion Sex Parties for Men
- 442 Events Play Parties for Men
- SF Catalyst (See Transform1060, above)
- SF Oasis Internationally Acclaimed Drag Show Nightclub / Cabaret
- Powerhouse South of Market’s “No Attitude” Cruise Bar
- SF Eagle SOMA’s Historic Meeting Place, Welcoming All
- Lone Star Saloon Bear Bar USA
- Hole in the Wall Saloon Your Friendly Neighborhood Gay Bikers Bar
- Cat Club A True San Francisco Nightlife Destination
- The LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District Keeping SOMA Queer and Kinky
- The Leather Journal — Monthly print journal includes leather event calendar. (Web site does not)
Clubs & Organizations
- The 15 Association — For men who Engage in BDSM.
- Alta California Leather Corps — For people with an interest in leather, Levi’s, uniforms, and latex in the East Bay area
- Bay Area Sober in Leather (BASiL) — Folks in the sober; or clean and sober leather community
- BLUF SF — a group for men interested in leather, rubber and other fetish attire
- Daughters of Medusa, Bay Area — Devoted to the support of trans leather women and non-binary trans individuals
- The Exiles — A BDSM group for women and nonbinary folks
- FFister.com — Connecting gay FFisters around the world
- Folsom Street — A non-profit arts and culture organization that produces iconic events that benefit our whole community
- Foundations — Donation-based, all-volunteer, kink, BDSM and leather education/social group
- Gear Up Weekend — Bay Area gay male kinksters and fetish enthusiasts, centered around an annual retreat
- Golden Gate Guards — Leather-levis organization, open to all, hosting events while raising money for other non-profits
- Homoto Motorcycle Club — A queer and queer friendly motorcycling club based in the San Francisco Bay Area
- LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District — Keeping our South of Market neighborhood queer and kinky
- MAsT SF — Discusion group for those interested in the Master/slave relationship
- ONYX Northwest — A leather club for men of color
- Rope Burn SF — Rope bondage skill-share for men (male-identified, non-binary, or gender non-conforming persons)
- The San Francisco Bay Area Leather Alliance — for the SF Bay Area leather, fetish, kink and motorcycling communities
- San Francisco Leathermen’s Discussion Group — Monthly presentations relevant to kinky guys and their allies
- San Francisco girls of Leather — For self-identified leathergirls, regardless of race, creed, orientation or gender
- San Francisco Grapplers — Friendly gay, bi, and gay-friendly men who love to wrestle
- The San Francisco K9 Unit — A social and educational organization for people who enjoy “puppy play”
- San Francisco Leather Lounge — Online and real-life social gatherings for leather/gear/cigar/boots/rubber kinksters
- San Francisco The Next Generation (SF TNG) — Social group for kinksters ages 18 through 40 and their partners
- San Francisco Young Leathermen’s Discussion Group — Monthly presentations for BDSM / kink / fetish / leather guys 18-40
- Society of Janus — for people Interested in learning about BDSM
- Team Friendly Bay Area — Reducing the stigma of HIV, one conversation at a time
- The Unruly Social Club — Leather, kink & BDSM group of BIPOC trans & cis women, non binary, & GNC folks
- The Yellow and Black Group — For and about adults who enjoy watersports
Queer & Kinky Bars and Night Clubs in the Cultural District
- Cat Club — A True San Francisco Nightlife Destination
- Hole in the Wall Saloon — Your Friendly Neighborhood Gay Bikers Bar
- Lone Star Saloon — Bear Bar USA
- Powerhouse — South of Market’s “No Attitude” Cruise Bar
- Oasis — Internationally Acclaimed Drag Show Nightclub / Cabaret
- SF Eagle — SOMA’s Historic Meeting Place, Welcoming All
Sex Party Organizers and Venues
- 442 Events — Play parties for men
- After Dark Events — Organizers of Aura, Spank, Blush, Sin, and other carefully curated, inclusive parties for discerning adults
- Horse Market SF — Private events for men, modeled after Fickstutenmarkt or “Stallion and Mare” parties
- Horsemen — Parties for guys with big fucking dicks and for the guys that love them
- SF CumUnion — Sex parties for men
- Transform 1060 — Play parties for different groups on different nights
- Trophy Dad — Producer of PRIME and DAD IN TRAINING events
To add or correct info about your organization, please write to Web@sflcd.org.
LGBTQ Information and Resources — San Francisco
- Citywide Historic Context Statement for LGBTQ History in San Francisco
- SF.GOV List of LGBTQ Community Services
- Folsom Street Gulch, 1970s A historical essay by Gayle S. Rubin
- Recognizing, Protecting and Memorializing South of Market LGBTQ Social Heritage Neighborhood Resources, July 18, 2011
- LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District Brochure
Leather, Kink, LGBTQ Information and Resource Lists
- BDSM & kink resources in multiple languages
- GAYLESTA Resource List
- GLAAD’s LGBTQ Resource List
- Bound Together’s List of BIPOC BDSM resources
- Resources for Kinky People of Color
- The Center for Positive Sexuality’s List of Sexuality Resources
- Queer Cafe’s Overview of BDSM information Online
- LeatherList.org
- GayTravel4U list of Gay, Leather and Fetish Events
- Juanita More’s List of Local LGBTQIA+ Mental Health Resources
- NCAF Kink And Poly Aware Professionals Directory
Health Resources for the Leather and LGBTQ Communities
- Monkeypox:
- Harm-reduction messaging on how to lower chances of getting monkeypox during events (CDC)
- Monkeypox: Get the Facts Flyer (CDC)
- Social Gatherings, Safer Sex, and Monkeypox Fact Sheet (CDC)
- Summer 2022 Health Tips for Gay and Bi Men (CDC)
- What Gay & Bisexual Men Need to Know About Monkeypox (also available in Spanish), and in nine languages here).
- Monkeypox Communications Toolkit (CDPH)
- Monkeypox Information and Resources (CDC)
- Frequently Asked Questions (CDC)
- Health Alert Update 6/14/22 (CDC)
- Monkeypox Information and Resources (CDPH) Monkeypox Question & Answer (CDPH)
- Grindr and Meta (Facebook/Instagram) Ads (CDPH)
- Meningococcal Disease:
- Other Health Issues:
- Building Healthy Online Communities (Also in Spanish)
- Get Tested for HIV, STD, and Hepatitis (CDC)
- PreP (Pre-Exposure HIV Prevention) (PleasePrepMe.org)
- LGBTQ+ Health Resources (CDPH)
- LGBTQ Health Services (CDC)
- LGBT Health (Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (healthypeople.gov):
- STI Prevention Steps (CDC)
- STD Testing Conversation Starters (health.gov/)
- Gender and Health in San Francisco:
- LGBTQ Community Services
- https://www.sfcityclinic.org/services/lgbtq-health
- Transgender Healthcare
- San Mateo government list of LGBTQ Resources in San Francisco
- SF Dept of Public Health: Gender Health Resources
Publications and Periodicals
- Bay Area Reporter
- SF Bay Times
- SFGATE LGBT News
- LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District monthly newsletter
- Yellow – Society of Janus email newsletter
- SOMA WEST Community Benefit District monthly newsletter
- The LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District does not endorse or review the resources listed above. Use these links at your own risk. To suggest additional resources for this page, please write to web@SFLCD.org.