KNOTbound Ltd

05/06/2026

Welcome Skye Bartlett!

Skye Bartlett - KNOTbound Cultural Preservation Program Manager

We are extremely pleased to announce our new Cultural Preservation Program Manager, Skye Bartlett. We believe that the breadth and depth of knowledge Skye brings to KNOTbound and the Australian B**M Archives will launch us into a new era of historical collection and preservation of our B**M communities across Australia.

Skye is a person of many talents and interests. Self described as a photographer, Leatherman, post-modern cowboy, sexual health activist, husband, partner, cat lover, fashion historian and curator, tea drinker, lasagna aficionado, and Mr. Adelaide Leather 2022, he has been involved in the Australian Leather community for over 20 years. He is a founding member of Adelaide Leather and Fe**sh, the creator of the Mr Adelaide Leather title in 2016 and the Ms Adelaide Leather title in 2018. He has been highly involved in supporting people living with HIV in South Australia, primarily supporting the Bobby Goldsmith Foundation to reduce stigma and decrease social isolation.

An award-winning photographer, Skye is the author of two photography books. "One Last Look" is a body of work celebrating members of the Australian and international Leather scene through constructionist portraiture. "Silhouettes: Fashion in the Shadow of HIV/AIDS", was created in conjunction with a world first exhibition for The David Roche Foundation of the same name that he curated. He also created and curated "Provocateur: Fe**sh Through the Photographer’s Lens", which features works from talented photographers around the world specialising or dabbling in the art of fe**sh and kink photography. Provocateur has raised thousands of dollars for the Bobby Goldsmith Foundation SA.

Skye is a textile / fashion collector and historian, custodian of an important historic fashion collection, and a benefactor of The Art Gallery of South Australia. With a special interest in AIDS history, in 2020–2021 he curated an exhibition of the South Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt with the History Trust of SA, which was revived for the Bob Hawke Prime Ministerial Centre in 2022. In 2024 he also was instrumental in bringing to life the exhibition, "Style & Spirit: The Fashion of Chester Weinberg", the first high profile fashion designer to pass away from AIDS in 1985.

03/06/2026

We’re excited to support the JOY Radiothon Silent Auction

JOY 94.9 has been championing LGBTQIA+ voices for decades, and Radiothon (13–19 June) is all about making sure that continues.

The silent auction is now live—packed with incredible prizes—with bidding closing June 19 at 8pm sharp.

Take a look and get involved joy.org.au/auction or show your support joy.org.au/radiothon

27/05/2026

CALL OUT TO OUR NETWORK

We are work to assist the producer of a tv series in finding specific people who would be willing to talk with them and possibly be on the show.

They have connected in a lot of areas but would love to add someone to the show who is kinky and has a significant physical disability. They would like to understand kink from this perspective.

If you or someone you know is interested, please drop us a line for more details. Time is short on this one so jump on it if you want in!

Send a message to learn more

17/05/2026

Today is IDAHOBIT day around the world (if it's the 17th of May where you are yet).

Today is also another celebration day for KNOTbound. KNOTbound received official ACNC recognition as an established charity and was entered into the charity register. This was a big moment for us and one that we worked for over a year to accomplish.

Being a charity opens doors to many opportunities and connections we would otherwise struggle to have. Our volunteers worked tirelessly on the application only to have to spend months answering additional questions.

Today we are very proud to celebrate our 9th anniversary as a charity in Australia over 11 years operation as an official organisation.

It has always seemed extra special that our anniversary should coincide with such an important day for the LGBTIQIA+ communities.

For those that are connected to us and continue to support us, thank you. We will be moving into new opportunities for this next year and can't wait to share with you.

12/05/2026

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12/05/2026

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12/05/2026

Building Stronger Connections

We are very excited to announce that in collaboration with Monash University’s Special Collections, KNOTbound now has digital copies of the Australia magazine Paddles Vol 1-1 through 2-8. These expands our current collection with rare editions.

We have had recent positive conversations with LAM (Leather Archives and Museum) in Chicago with a view of providing greater visibility of Australian artifacts and history being held in their collection.

We are also sponsoring JOY’s radiothon by providing prizes and reaching out to Thorne Harbour Health to see if we can assist in the Northside Bazaar fundraiser in October.

Finally, we are working with “You Can’t Ask That” to assist them in connecting with people in the community for a new series.

KNOTbound has always been about strengthening our community and will be reaching out to more organisations this year to see how we can better support each other.

If you have or know of an organisation you think we should be speaking or working with, let us know. You can reach us at [email protected] or on our phone: 0408 318 943.

29/04/2026

Sydney Leather Pride May 1994

We recently found and acquired an issue of the extremely rare ALM (Australian Leather Magazine). We have digital copies only of some of the earlier magazines. The early magazines were quite small but increased to a full size magazine later. Our earliest digital copy is Vol A #4 1991.

Below is an image of the 1994 Sydney Leather Pride event schedule. This gives us a rare glimpse into the past to showcase the vibrant community that existed at the time.

If you know of or have any ALM magazines we would be interested in discussing creating digital copies for the ABA or acquisition if that’s of interest. You can contact us at [email protected]
0408 318 943

Or message us here. We’d love to discuss the long term preservation of these magazines or others that hold our B**M history in Australia.

25/04/2026

Books, Books and More Books!

Books hold much of our history and collective knowledge about sexuality and B**M. They also help us track changes in society, practices and philosophies. They are a key element in research projects and are vital to preserving and understanding our history and culture.

The Australian B**M Archives has collected and catalogued over 500 books and continues to collect and preserve additional books of significance. The collection is split almost evenly between fantasy and non fiction.

From ‘The Story of O’ (1954) to ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ (2011) , from Dr Spock’s ‘Decent and Indecent’ (1969) to Angela Dwyer & Sulaimon Giwa’s ‘Q Policing’ (2024), the book collection holds a vast wealth of knowledge over time.

These are many of the books that shaped not just societies views and perceptions but often inspired the personal journeys of our community members.

If there was a book that inspired you or that you loved, drop a line in the comments and we’ll tell you if it’s in our collection.