BDSM → Leather subculture
Guy Baldwin (born 1946) is an American psychotherapist, author, activist, and educator specializing in issues of particular relevance to the BDSM and leather communities. Based in Los Angeles, he maintains that inclusion of non-injurious elements of sadomasochism (bondage, flagellation, domination, submission and others) in a consenting sexuality does not itself indicate or confirm mental illness or psycho-sexual dysfunction.
In 1982 Baldwin created a database of professionals who knew about and were not prejudiced against kink and BDSM, called the Kink Aware Professionals list (KAP list). It has been expanded and is now managed by the National Coalition for Sexual Freedom as the Kink And Poly Aware Professionals Directory.
Baldwin has written three books, as well as numerous articles for such magazines as Drummer, Frontiers, Checkmate, International Leatherman, and The Leather Journal.
He is on the Board of Governors for the Leather Hall of Fame.
He is openly gay.
Leather titles
In 1989, Baldwin held two leather titles: Mr. National Leather Association and International Mr. Leather. He is the only Mr. National Leather Association titleholder to ever win International Mr. Leather.
Awards
1994: Received a Pantheon of Leather Southern California Regional Award
2000: Named a Centurion by the Leather Archives and Museum
2001: Received a Pantheon of Leather Lifetime Achievement Award
2004: Inducted into the Society of Janus Hall of Fame
2007: Received a Pantheon of Leather Forbear Award
2008: Awarded the Leather Leadership Award by the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
2009: Received the first ever Guy Baldwin Heritage Award, from the Master/slave Conference
2010: Received the Berman/Schaffer Award from Christopher Street West
2010: Received a citation from the West Hollywood City Council
2012: Inducted into the Leather Hall of Fame
2016: Received a Tom of Finland Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award
Conferences
2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, and 2019: Special guest at the Master/slave Conference
Bibliography
Baldwin is a prolific author of both fiction and non-fiction related to BDSM. Baldwin authored a monthly column in Drummer magazine from 1986 to 1993. The column was later compiled in his book Ties that Bind (1993).
Books
Guy Baldwin (1993). Joseph W. Bean (ed.). Ties That Bind: The SM/Leather/Fetish Erotic Style: Issues, Commentaries and Advice. Daedalus Publishing Company. ISBN 978-1-881943-09-9.
Guy Baldwin (1993). The Leather Contest Guide: A Handbook for Promoters, Contestants, Judges and Titleholders. Daedalus Publishing Company. ISBN 1-881943-08-9.
Guy Baldwin (2002). SlaveCraft: Roadmaps for Erotic Servitude-Principles, Skills and Tools. Daedalus Publishing Company. ISBN 1-881943-14-3.
Essays
“A Second Coming Out.” Frontiers Magazine (1990). Reprinted in Thompson, Mark, ed. (1991). Leatherfolk: Radical Sex, People, Politics and Practice. Boston: Alyson Publications. p. 328. ISBN 978-1-55583-186-8.
“Old Guard”: Its Origins, Traditions, Mystique & Rules, “TIES THAT BIND: SM/Leather/Fetish Erotic Style Issues, Commentaries, and Advice”. Drummer Magazine (150). September 1991.
“Our Public Relations Suck”. Drummer Magazine (150). Summer 1994..
“Radical Rite” in Taormino, Tristan & David Arron Clark, eds. (1996). Ritual Sex. New York: Masquerade. ISBN 978-1-56333-391-0.
“The Old Guard: Classical Leather Culture Revisited”. International Leatherman. 1998..
“Unintended Consequences”. The SandMUtopian Guardian (30). 1998.
“ON LEADERSHIP: The Path Less Traveled”. International Leatherman (22). 1999.
“The Secret Life of Master and slave”. International Leatherman (23). 1999.
Short fiction
“Recollections 8709”. Mach. 199.. Reprinted in Bean, Joseph W., ed. (1997). Horsemen: Leathersex Short Fiction. San Francisco: Leyland Publications. ISBN 978-0-943595-69-6..
“Lord of the Snow” in Ford, Michael, ed. (1996). Happily Ever After: Erotic Fairy Tales for Men. New York: Masquerade. ISBN 978-1-56333-450-4..
“Recollections: Yer it!”. Powerplay 6 & 7. May-August 1995. Reprinted in Bean, Joseph W., ed. (1997). Horsemen: Leathersex Short Fiction. San Francisco: Leyland Publications. ISBN 978-0-943595-69-6..
Introductions and Forewords
Foreword by Guy Baldwin, M.S., Bannon, Race (1993). Learning the Ropes: A basic guide to safe and fun S/M lovemaking. Los Angeles: Daedalus Publishing Company. ISBN 978-1-881943-07-5.
Foreword by Guy Baldwin Bean, Joseph (1996). Leathersex Q&A: Questions About Leathersex and the Leather Lifestyle Answered. Los Angeles: Daedalus Publishing Co. ISBN 978-1-881943-01-3.
Interviews (in print)
“The Exiled Self” in Thompson, Mark, ed. (1994). Gay Soul: Finding the Heart of Gay Spirit and Nature. San Francisco: Harper. ISBN 978-0-06-251041-9.
References
External links
Leather History Timeline at the Leather Archives and Museum
Interview with Sensuous Sadie at the Wayback Machine (archived September 1, 2010)
The Leather Journal website
Guy Baldwin in the Leatherpedia
