Gear Club Portugal

Gear Club Portugal, the Portuguese spot for people who like leather, rubber, neoprene, sports, boots and uniforms. [pt] O projeto de criação de um clube fetichista gay em Portugal nasceu em 2012, com dois objectivos precisos: fortalecer a comunidade fetichista masculina, desenvolvendo laços de amizade, assim promovendo o espírito associativo; vencer o preconceito da sociedade portuguesa no que ao fetichismo diz respeito. Fundado em 2014, o GEAR CLUB PORTUGAL nasceu com a missão de cumprir esses objetivos. Em Novembro de 2021 foi votado por unanimidade para membro efectivo do ECMC - European Confederation of Motorcycle Clubs. Em 2022, irmanou-se com os clubes International Leather & Boots Spain (Sevilha) e com o Leathermen Club of Spain (Madrid), sendo galardoado com o Sixty-Nice Club Trophy Award pela ECMC. Também em 2022, passou a participar no Arraial Lisbon Pride, a convite da ILGA. Em 2023, juntou-se à comunidade fetichista espanhola, tendo desfilado no MADO - Madrid Orgullo 2023. Desde 2018 que organiza o LMF – Lisbon Meets Fe**sh – International Fe**sh Meeting, que tem vindo a contar com a presença de delegações de vários clubes estrangeiros. Em 2024, por ocasião do seu 10º aniversário promove a 1ª edição do Porto Fe**sh Weekend.

[eng] The idea to establish a g*t gay fe**sh club in Portugal was born in 2012, with a dual purpose: creating a sense of solidarity and belonging within the male fe**sh community and challenging the barriers and misconceptions about fe**shism prevalent in Portuguese society. Founded in 2014, GEAR CLUB PORTUGAL was born with the mission of fulfilling those objectives. In 2021, was admitted as a full member of ECMC - European Confederation of Motorcycle Clubs. In January 2022, formalised the brotherhood with the International Leather & Boots Spain (Seville) and the Leathermen Club of Spain (Madrid), being awarded the ECMC’s Sixty-Nice Club Trophy Award. In addition, took part in Arraial Lisbon Pride, at the invitation of ILGA. In 2023, joined the Spanish fe**sh community, having paraded at MADO - Madrid Orgullo 2023. Since 2018, Gear Club Portugal organizes LMF – Lisbon Meets Fe**sh – International Fe**sh Meeting, which has been attended by deleg*tions from several foreign clubs. As part of its 10th anniversary, Gear Club Portugal is promoting the 1st edition of Porto Fe**sh Weekend.