The Leather Forum of San Francisco

• Organizations in the leather community of the San Francisco Bay Area
  with an orientation to motorcycling, leather, levi, uniform, or fetish;

• Individuals who have demonstrated a commitment to the leather community or The Leather Forum or are leather title holders in the Northern California area.

• To promote and instill Goodwill, Cooperation and Camaraderie among its members and the community-at-large;

• To establish, maintain, and promote a calendar-of-events for the participation and enjoyment of the leather community of the San Francisco Bay Area (which is presented on this web site);

• To aid, assist, and/or mediate any scheduling differences among its members;

• To encourage the establishment and growth of organizations in the leather community and promote their events;

• To produce an annual Holiday Party in December to recognize and show appreciation to the people who have supported the leather community during the year;

• To produce an annual Progressive Dinner, a traditional bar-hopping dinner which offers a meal of food and drink, with different courses supplied at bars in the South of Market area of San Francisco, in order to provide companionship and camaraderie for leatherfolk in the leather community;

• To coordinate Leather Pride, especially Leather Alley, during the last week in June.

Membership Categories

Organization Members:

Individual Members:

How to Apply for Membership:

Organizations

The organization must have been active for at least 6 months and have at least six active members. To apply for membership, the organization must submit a letter of application to the President of the Leather Forum and be represented at two subsequent Leather Forum meetings before being elected by the current Leather Forum members.

After becoming a member, an Organization Member must be represented regularly at Leather Forum meetings in order to remain a member.

Individuals (who are not Leather Title Holders)

To apply for membership as an Individual Member, the individual must submit a letter of application to the President of the Leather Forum expressing interest in becoming a member and must be present at two subsequent Leather Forum meetings before being elected by the current Leather Forum members.

After becoming an Individual Member, the member must be present regularly at Leather Forum meetings in order to remain a member. The term of membership for an Individual Member expires at the next January meeting of The Leather Forum but may be continued at that time for another year by vote of the members.

Leather Title Holders

The applicant leather title holder must attend two meetings to become an "active" Individual Member before being eligible to vote.

After becoming an Individual Member, the member must be present regularly at Leather Forum meetings in order to remain a member. The term of membership for an Individual Member expires at the next January meeting of The Leather Forum but may be continued at that time for another year by vote of the members.

More Membership Information

For more membership information, please send E-mail to LeatherForum@SFLeatherCalendar.org, or write to:

The Leather Forum of San Francisco
P. O. Box 421862
San Francisco, CA 94142-1862

Current Members

Current Organization Members:

Current Individual Members:

Further Information About Current Members:

Please select the links to their web sites or e-mail addresses.

Former Members:

See our History Page for

• Founding Member Clubs of The Forum of San Francisco,
• Former Members of The Forum of San Francisco, and
• Former Members of The Leather Forum of San Francisco.

Individual Members are each entitled to one vote.

The Leather Forum has three elected officers (President, Treasurer, and Secretary), who are elected from among the members for a one year term. One additional officer, The Webmaster, is appointed by the President from among the members for a one year term.

The Leather Forum assesses no dues, fines, or levies upon its membership. No officer or member of the Leather Forum is compensated for any time or work donated to the Leather Forum.

Originally an annual party was hosted by the First Ladies of the clubs in the Forum, and later the party was hosted by the presidents of the clubs in the Forum and then by the member clubs of the Forum. It is now hosted by the Leather Forum. Funds raised during the year by the Leather Forum go primarily to produce this Holiday Party.

At the annual Holiday Party printed copies of the SF Leather Calendar for the following year are made available; however, this printed version soon becomes obsolete as additions and changes are made continually to the online SF Leather Calendar.

The Inter-Club Fund of San Francisco (or ICF) is a separate, non-profit organization with a different purpose: It issues grants to individuals in financial distress in the leather/motorcycle community and promotes motorcycle safety. It holds an annual Motorcycle Awards Show in February to recognize outstanding performances by individuals and organizations in the prior year. The Awards Show is a major fund-raiser for the ICF.

Some of the same organizations are members of both the ICF and the Leather Forum. Please see the ICF Web Site for more information about the ICF.

The Leather Forum contracts for web hosting services with LinkSky.com.

• Send E-mail to LeatherForum@SFLeatherCalendar.com,
• Use the Feedback Page to make comments, or
• Write to us at our mailing address, which follows.