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Come on out and march with DFA and other local fetish/affiliate groups (PSLOD, FetishMenSanDiego, Desire, Bears of Coachella Valley, and The Barracks) in this year's Palm Springs Pride Parade. The parade will step off at 10 am on Sunday, November 3 from Baristo and...

Come join the second annual Palm Springs Pride Leather Realm set within the Palm Springs Pride Festival. This year's Festival takes place from 11 am - 6 pm on Saturday and Sunday, November 2 and 3, at Palm Springs Stadium. Tickets are $15 each day or $25 for a weekend...

The tradition continues! Once again Alex Ironrod offers the premiere reading of his latest BDSM mystery at Gear Leather & Fetish as a salute to Palm Springs’ Leather Pride and Gay Pride Weekends. This year, the free in-store event will be at 6 pm on Wednesday,...

Why are mental health disorders important the leather, kink, fetish, and BDSM community?  They affect the way we socialize, the way we learn, and the way we play. We use the word brotherhood to describe our relationships with each other.  This word is meaningless...

For the absolute beginner, the merely curious, or even the old hand looking to meet some new people, a friendly and relaxed introduction to the fundamental elements of Bondage/Domination/Sadism/Masochism. In addition to learning how to get the BDSM experiences you...

A hypnotist is like the Wizard of Oz.  He has no magic but by asking you to do things you did not know that you could do you find that you already have what you are longing for. Chris was the first volunteer and the star of the night.  I asked him to stand facing me,...

Now that there are FetishMen clubs in San Diego, Palm Springs and Los Angeles, with brothers from all over Southern California finding better and better reasons to bond together as brothers, it's time for us to come together for a REALLY BIG, superb and INEXPENSIVE...

I went to a leather/uniform lunch dressed in a black leather police uniform. I mingled in the crowd of men, not knowing anyone. A cute young man gazed at me with a sheepish grin. I stepped toward him, smiling back. I let myself slip into a self-hypnotic calm. I...

Introducing a brand-new series from the DFA! Kink Exploratoriums are your chance to learn new BDSM skills from experienced players in a casual, instructional and fun setting. In each session, you'll learn not only what to do, but why we do it and how doing it well...