Local Queer and Kinky Resources
Calendars
- Race’s Bar Events for Kinky Gay Men of the San Francisco Bay Area
- EROBAY SF Bay Area Community BDSM Events Calendar
- Fetlife A Social Network for the BDSM, Fetish & Kinky Community. (Free membership required)
- Folsom Street The big street fairs and parties
- The 15 Association For Men who Engage in BDSM.
- ONYX Northwest A Leather Club for Men of Color
- ELSE For trans, intersex, third gender, agender, two-spirit, & nonbinary folx.
- The Exiles A BDSM group for Women and Nonbinary Folks.
- Society of Janus for People Interested in Learning about BDSM
- Alta California Leather Corps Formerly the Alameda County Leather Corps
- Wicked Grounds Kink Community Everywhere
- 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)
- GayTravel4U List of International Gay Fetish and Leather Events
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
- Bay Area Bi/Pan Kinky Adults (BABKA) — A place for kinky people who like kinky people to meet and connect
- Bears of San Francisco — All-inclusive, community-based, and body-positive
- Black Kink Bay Area — A social group for young, black professionals who wish to promote sex-positivity
- BLUF SF — A group for men interested in leather, rubber and other fetish attire
- BOBA Munch — A munch for the Bay Area Asian American community
- Daughters of Medusa, Bay Area — Devoted to the support of trans leather women and non-binary trans individuals
- ELSE — An educational, support, and social kink space for adults who identify as non-cis.
- 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
- Homoto Motorcycle Club — A queer and queer friendly motorcycling club based in the San Francisco Bay Area
- House of Kush — Leather association committed to cannabis education, safety and advocacy
- Kinky People of Color — A fun, safe, social space for POC and their allies
- LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District — Keeping our South of Market neighborhood queer and kinky
- Mahogany Munch — a safe, respectful event for People of Color to connect, network and share
- MAsT SF — Discussion 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
- 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
- Service Pups of San Francisco — A passionate pack of Kinksters, committed to serving our community with open hearts and open paws
- 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
- Azúcar Lounge – Mezcal, cocktails, and Mexican food, with dim lights & sofas.
- AsiaSF — Dinner Show / Cabaret with the Transgender Ladies Of AsiaSF
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
- Express Yourself — Play Parties For People of Color
- Horse Market SF — Private events for men, modeled after Fickstutenmarkt or “Stallion and Mare” parties
- 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
- Truck SF — Notorious parties for men
To add or correct info about your organization, please write to Web@sflcd.org.
LGBTQ Institutions — San Francisco
- SF LGBT Center
- GLBT Historical Society
- SF Public Library Hormel Center
- Lyric (LGBTQQ youth & their families)
- PFLAG (LGBTQ+ Families)
- San Franciscso Pride (Parade and Celebration)
- SF AIDS Foundation
- Lyon Martin Community Health Services
- Magnet at Strut
Leather, Kink, LGBTQ Readings — San Francisco
- Citywide Historic Context Statement for LGBTQ History in San Francisco
- 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 and Kink Information and Resource Lists
- The Kinky Gay Man’s Guide to the San Francisco Bay Area
- Race’s Bar ((Facebook membership required)
- Diversity Resources in the Kink Community
- BDSM & Kink Resources in Multiple Languages
- 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
- GayTravel4U list of Gay, Leather and Fetish Events
- NCAF Kink And Poly Aware Professionals Directory
LGBTQ Information and Resource Lists
- LGBTQ Community Services (SF.gov)
- Community Resources (UCSF)
- GAYLESTA Resource List
- GLAAD’s LGBTQ Resource List
- Juanita More’s List of Local LGBTQIA+ Mental Health Resources
- LGBTQ Guide to Online Safety (vpnMentor)
- LGBTQ+ Entrepreneur Toolkit (Berkeley Extension)
- Queer Resources in the Bay Area (Do the Bay)
Health Resources for the Leather and LGBTQ Communities
- Mpox:
- Meningococcal Disease:
- Other Health Issues:
- LGBT Health Services (CDC)
- 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)
- STI Prevention Steps (CDC)
- STD Testing Conversation Starters (health.gov/)
- Post-Exposure Prophylaxis against STIs (SFDPH)
- Doxy PEP for prevention of STIs (SFAF)
- Resources for Emotional Support and Well-being (California For All)
- Free Crisis Counseling and Emotional Support (CalHOPE)
- Rehab & Recovery Services in San Francisco (Start Your Recovery)
- Gender and Health in San Francisco:
- LGBTQ Health services (SF City Clinic)
- Transgender Healthcare
- San Mateo Government list of LGBTQ Resources in San Francisco
- SF Dept of Public Health: Gender Health Resources
Publications and Periodicals
- 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.