noun General Slang

Leatherman

· noun · kink

A man — most often gay — who lives the leather subculture: the gear, the BDSM, the whole identity.

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Not just a guy in a leather jacket. A leatherman is someone fully inside the leather subculture — the fetish dress, the BDSM scene, the codes and the brotherhood that come with it. Rooted in post-WWII gay biker and fetish circles, it's an identity as much as a wardrobe. There's protocol, there's community, there's history behind it.

“He's a proper leatherman — full gear, runs with a club, knows every rule in the book.”
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Leatherman In A Sentence

He's a proper leatherman — full gear, runs with a club, knows every rule in the book.

Origin & Usage

Emerged from post-WWII American gay leather/biker subculture (1940s–50s); the identity crystallised through clubs, bars and contests across the following decades.

Variants leather man
Tags #kink#leather#bdsm#lgbtq#subculture

People Also Ask

What is a Leatherman?

A Leatherman is a man, most often gay, who lives the leather subculture, embracing the gear, the BDSM, and the identity.

Is Leatherman offensive?

No, it's an identity term within leather culture rather than a slur.

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