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This weekend Leather folk from around the world will descend on Chicago for the 47th International Mr Leather (IML). Rooted in the Mr Gold Coast Leather competition which began in 1970 and was organised by Chuck Renslow and Dom Orejudos; IML is now an annual celebration of the leather community…

On February, SLM Copenhagen elected a new board!President Jesper SVicepresident and Event coordinator Peter CMembers secretary and treasurer Ken NGert B, Board memberLars P, Board memberHenrik B, coordinator, till responsible and board secretaryRoy S, Board memberLukas, Board memberHenrik H, Board memberMichael, Substitute 1Pierre, Substitute 2 The following in the…

Leather Friends Italia Announces New Board On April 14th, Leather Friends Italia held its general assembly and elected a new board to lead the club into the next chapter of its journey. The newly elected members are: Massimo – PresidentAndrea – Vice PresidentGiovanni – SecretaryAlessandro – TreasurerMatteo – Board MemberGianluca…

ECMC celebrated a weekend of meetings and valuable connections together at Darklands in Antwerp. In the area dedicated to associations, ECMC had its own space, and thanks to the participation of all the clubs, a meeting point was created where people could exchange greetings, share information about each club’s events,…

On behalf of the ECMC, Thorsten from the secretary was invited as panelist to the LGBTQ+ Pavilion on ITB in Berlin, the world‘s biggest tourism fair. During the discussion with the topic “The tourism power of the fetish community and their ambassadors“, Thorsten had the chance to talk about the…

New Leadership for MSC Belgium We are pleased to announce a change in the leadership of MSC Belgium. A new board has been elected, ready to continue the club’s mission with passion and dedication. We would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to the outgoing board members for their hard…

LMC Vienna 2025This year’s annual general meeting of the largest Austrian fetish association, the Leather and Motorbike Community Vienna (LMC Vienna), took place in the premises of the Vienna Aids Hilfe on Sunday 9th February. In attendance were 50 voting members as well as a few other interested guests, making…

Congratulations to the new Leather Club Roma board! On Saturday 8 February 2025, the new board of Leather Club Roma was elected! A huge congratulations to the newly appointed members and a heartfelt thank you to the previous board for their dedication and hard work. In the photo, from…

🇪🇺 SLM Copenhagen Officially Returns to ECMC! 🇪🇺 We are thrilled to welcome SLM Copenhagen back to the ECMC family! As one of the most iconic fetish clubs in Scandinavia, SLM Copenhagen has a long and proud history in the European leather and BDSM scene. The Story of SLM Copenhagen…

Claus Schmeling 1959-2025 On January 29 our long-time member Claus Schmeling died at the age of 65. He lost his fight against cancer, but his fight for and his commitment to the Nuremberg Leather Club (NLC) are unforgettable. Although he had known the club for a long time, he did…