Leather can mean many different things to each individual and our goal is to help encourage and empower you to discover what it means to you. Many have found within the Leather ideals a sense of family, community, education, and service. Some of these ideals may resonate with you and you may discover others as well. We hope to inspire and cultivate a sense of belonging and fellowship in the Colorado community and to bring people from all walks of life together to acknowledge, appreciate and authentically live Leather in whatever form that takes for them. Let’s all come together to cherish and celebrate the deep roots of the kink community all while innovating and making things our own in a way that builds upon solid foundations.
Who are we?
Directors
Derek
Derek
Derek has been immersed in the BDSM and Leather lifestyle for 16 years, originating in Denver. He’s honed skills as a needle top and developed a taste for particularly sadistic scenes. In addition to his duties for HECK, he’s deeply involved in his community hosting monthly leather parties. He served as Rocky Mountain Person of Leather in 2018 and has taught classes on needles, kink on a budget, and negotiating with creative sadists.
Switch Jake
He/Him
Switch Jake has been involved with the BDSM community since 2001. A very long time ago, Switch Jake came out to his parents. He we subsequently asked to leave the family and never come back. It was the BDSM community that gave Switch Jake a sense of purpose and meaning. He has taken that energy and hopes that the community as a whole is proud of what he has become.
As an educator he has taught all over the United States and Canada on a variety of topics. Not solely limited to BDSM venues, Switch Jake has also taught in vanilla establishments including colleges and universities for any groups that want to learn more about the BDSM and leather lifestyles.
As an entertainer, he is the host of a BDSM podcast (Kink in the Chain) under the pseudonym Rope Squirrel where he gives relationship advice and interviews people anyone of interest to kink and BDSM and leather communities.
Presenter Wrangler
Asriel
He/Him
From the heart of Colorado comes Master Asriel Rose, Owner and Widower of the steampunk manticore slave-girl bootblack moggy rose.
Master Asriel Rose, active in the Colorado Community since 2006, as a self-identified sadist, hacker, volunteer, privacy advocate, brain-damaged, neuro atypical, Master, and Leatherman, he embodies a rich and vibrant tapestry of identities and passions.
In 2022 he had the distinction and honor to hold the title Colorado Master and served by his partner 2022 Colorado slave moggy rose.
In loving memory of his slave moggy rose, Master Asriel remains resolute and steadfast in his journey to connect and engage with many diverse communities that span the spectrum of alternative lifestyles. His adventure is marked by an ironclad commitment to helping others build their place, explore different identities and dynamics and find acceptance. Through his continued efforts he works to honor the legacy of His cherished partner, and seeks to inspire others to seek a life that leaves such a mark.
“The quieter you are the more you hear”
Me
Volunteers
Manda Panda
She/Her