Gear Club Portugal

Established in 2014, Gear Club Portugal has a dual purpose: creating a sense of solidarity and belonging within the male fetish community and promoting the spirit of association. It is a non-profit association since 2023.

With regular activities throughout the year, Gear Club Portugal organizes the international event LMF – Lisbon Meets Fetish – International Fetish Meeting, which has welcomed delegations from several foreign clubs. Since 2022 it has been present at Arraial Lisbon Pride.

Gear Club Portugal is a full member of ECMC – European Confederation of Motorcycle Clubs (2021) and a founding member of the SEL – Southern European League of Fetish Clubs (2025). It maintains brotherhood agreements with the following European clubs: International Leather & Boots Spain (Sevilha), Leathermen Club of Spain (Madrid), Leather Club Roma and Evidence Fétiche Nice.

Gear Club Portugal was awarded with the ECMC’s Sixty-Nice Club Trophy Award (2022) and ILBS Award (2025).

As part of its commitment to social responsibility, a collaboration was established with Casa QUI (https://www.casa-qui.pt), to support this initiative focused on assisting vulnerable LGBTQIA+ population, and with GAT Checkpointlx (https://www.checkpointlx.com), a community-based centre that offers free screening of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections, counselling and referral to health care..

In 2024, to mark its 10th anniversary, the club established the Gear Club Portugal International Awards with the mission of encouraging and recognizing collective or individual initiatives within the gay fetish community that stand out for their relevance, with a focus on diversity, support, cooperation, or inclusion.
The awards are presented annually at Lisbon Meets Fetish.

Diversity and Inclusion remain Gear Club Portugal’s motto, and it is in defence of these values that it takes into consideration the challenges faced by the LGBTQIA+ community.