Oregon State Leather Contest

Oregon State Leather Contest OSLC (formerly Blackout Leather Productions) produces the annual Oregon State Leather Contest and affiliated events. Founded in 1997 as 501c3.

OSLC exists to promote the welfare, health, and education of LGBTQ+ Leather/SM/Fetish communities.

Welcome to Pride Month Oregon Leatherfolks!!! Leather and Kink have been a part of pride since the beginning of the Chri...
06/06/2026

Welcome to Pride Month Oregon Leatherfolks!!! Leather and Kink have been a part of pride since the beginning of the Christopher Street Liberation Day March, thank you Brenda Howard(Google her if you don't know!). Leather is ingrained in the history of q***r culture and pride. Pride, however, doesn't just happen and we are being reminded continually that our safety, rights, and protection are not given. Showing up and being present is necessary for building the community we need. I service of that, we will be shouting out prides across the state throughout the summer as best we can. Presence matters and we encourage people to attend prides throughout the state(especially smaller ones), our board will be at many through the summer and we encourage folks to say hello and connect.

SOOOOO....our first shout out is to Hillsboro pride!

Hillsboro is having it's pride tomorrow from 12:00pm-5:00pm and we hope folx will show up and show out! Stay safe, have fun, and make good trouble!

Happy Pride Month, Hillsboro!

We hope to see you at Hillsboro's Pride Party THIS Saturday, June 6 at Shute Park from noon to 5 pm.

New features this year include a wine garden by Explore Tualatin Valley, an activity corner & free tie-dye, balloon art, and face painting, alongside 60+ booths and food trucks!

Event details & entertainment schedule: https://www.hillsboro-oregon.gov/our-city/departments/parks-recreation/events/festivals-celebrations/pride-month/pride-party

ANNOUNCEMENT: Contestant applications for the 2026 Oregon State Leather Contest are open! That application will be open ...
06/03/2026

ANNOUNCEMENT: Contestant applications for the 2026 Oregon State Leather Contest are open! That application will be open till midnight on July 19th. The application for Mr., Ms, Leather Person, Bootblack, and Pet are all on the same application and the titleholder contract is available. Any questions can be directed to [email protected]

Have you thought about running for a title? Do you know someone who you think represents a facet of leather in the state of Oregon? Are you called to community service? This could be your year to run! OR If you know someone who you think would make a good titleholder, share this with them!

If you are on the fence about running or just curious about what it means to be a titleholder, please join members of the OSLC board and titleholders at one of our “So you want to be a titleholder!” Information sessions. These will run until applications close. Please continue to look to our social media and website for dates and times for upcoming sessions.

Application: https://www.oslcontest.org/contestant-application

OSLC is excited to announce its 2026-2027 board! As a part of our continual work to make our work more visible, transpar...
05/01/2026

OSLC is excited to announce its 2026-2027 board! As a part of our continual work to make our work more visible, transparent, and accessible, we feel it is important to get to know the faces(pup-hoods included) of the people hard at work for this year’s contest!

We are currently looking for more board members and are always looking for volunteers! If you are interested in getting involved please join our monthly board meeting on the 3rd Friday of the month(see website for more info) and/or send us a message to get more info!

Boy Mike-President: Mike is honored to serve OSLC as president and steward a leather contest that both honors tradition and creates a pathway for the next generation to engage in community, kink, leather, and B**M. A CO transplant and nerdy boy, Mike has been advocating for HIV care and access as well working to de-stigmatize STIs and gay s*x for most of his adult life. At the center he values leather family and mentorship and would not be half the leatherboy he is without his Daddy, Vince. Mike regularly haunts the Eagle, the PNW Leatherman Campout, and local play parties, making all the good trouble.

Ryan Loiselle-Secretary: Known often in community as Sister Sharin’ Dipity with the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, Ryan is thrilled to join the Oregon State Leather Board as an interim Secretary or “Sexytary.” They have been an active Sister for 23+ years and come with over 15 years of Board and Organizational leadership in that organization through their membership in San Francisco and now the Portland House. Ryan has been a regular volunteer for Dore and Folsom Street Fairs and over time has slowly been growing their own interest in leather in kink, particularly as a mid-life q***r. They see this work as an opportunity to dig in and get to better know and support the local leather community, all while helping to sustain and grow OSLC.

Nicholas Lette-Treasurer: A grumpy old Bear with a goofy streak who loves the northwest, and especially loves wielding needles and bloody knives. Enjoys teaching medically informed safety in applicable kink situations, particularly medical kinks. Served as Mr Oregon State 2018. Consistently an outspoken transgender, q***r, and accessibility advocate. Serving on the OSLC board since 2019.

Pup Angel-Member at Large: He has been on the Portland scene since 2011. A SoCal transplant with a background in tech and a love of nature, he has been involved in the pup community since 2013 when he won PDXPAH's "Best of Show". When he's not busy at work, at the gym, or dancing he enjoys hiking, cuddles with his bio-dogs, and thrift store hunting. If you see him in public he encourages you to come say hi and maybe give him a tummy rub.

Tobin Britton-Member at Large and Board Member Emeritus: Tobin, AKA-Sir Tobin, AKA-The Naked Chef, AKA-The Rev Ruff, AKA-Daddiruff…He’s notorious! Proud member with a long standing commitment to the Oregon State Titles and the leather/kink community at large. Two time titleholder and Gay Secret Service. He does it all.

Stormy Styles-Member Emeritus: Stormy has been serving with OSLC for many years, including as President, and has been organizing leather and kink events for decades. She has taken a step back from board service due to her health, but her years of service is honored through being awarded Member Emeritus status, which is a non-voting advisory role that allows OSLC to maintain and benefit from her institutional knowledge and years of experience, while providing her room to focus on her healing and health.

What a fun weekend for both our titleholders and the start of the reign of a new Mr. Portland Eagle! Congratulations to ...
04/29/2026

What a fun weekend for both our titleholders and the start of the reign of a new Mr. Portland Eagle! Congratulations to Kevin Rohde, host of the red hanky social at the Eagle, on winning the 2026 Portland Eagle Contest at Darcelle’s! A big shoutout to Daddy Shane for an incredible title year as the first Mr. Portland Eagle. He had a gracious step down and we are sending him much love at this year’s IMLBB🤞🏼.

State Bootblack Lukki was invited to work the stand at the Eagle for the Meet and Greet and both current titleholders were in attendance at the contest! Our state pet apparently hadn’t had enough excitement and showed what it meant to be a good boy at Gear Night at CC Slaughters after the Contest!

So many organizations and community members showed up, screamed for hours at the contestants, with love, and made this contest a hoot and a holler. We are so excited to have our contest right next door later this year!!!

OSLC is excited to announce the 2026 Oregon State Leather Contest dates and Venue. The contest will be held on August 7t...
04/20/2026

OSLC is excited to announce the 2026 Oregon State Leather Contest dates and Venue.

The contest will be held on August 7th, 8th, and 9th, 2026. The Meet and Greet(7th) and Contest(8th) will be held at CC Slaughters(219 NW Davis St). The Victory Brunch(9th) will be held at BLVD Kitchen and Bar inside the Marriott Courtyard(435 NE Wasco St).

We look forward to upholding almost 3 decades of contest history while opening a new chapter in the story of leather, kink, and B**M in the state of Oregon. Thank you to CC’s for offering to host our contest and supporting OR Leather.

Contestant applications will open on June 1st!

Be on the lookout for upcoming announcements and ways to continue to be involved. There will be several additional events with upcoming announcements throughout the summer and we look forward to seeing you at any/all of them!!!

State bootblack Lukki hard at work making bootblack stands for Kinkfest! Weeks and weeks of work paying off! Visit her s...
04/02/2026

State bootblack Lukki hard at work making bootblack stands for Kinkfest! Weeks and weeks of work paying off! Visit her sometime this weekend at Kinkfest, running 4/3-4/5! Check the Kinkfest website for bootblacking hours.

She works hard for the money! So hard for it honey!!!!(Thanks Donna!) State bootblack Lukki working the stand at Eagle t...
03/23/2026

She works hard for the money! So hard for it honey!!!!(Thanks Donna!) State bootblack Lukki working the stand at Eagle this past Sunday. She will be at Kinkfest April 3-5 keeping people’s leather looking nice. Bring your gear and stop by her stand.

PDX PAH’s AWOO was an incredible success! Look at these two pups being the bestest of boys!!! State Pet Tenebris showed ...
03/22/2026

PDX PAH’s AWOO was an incredible success! Look at these two pups being the bestest of boys!!! State Pet Tenebris showed out for OR leather. Thank you to PDX PAH for an amazing social!

Oregon Leather folx! PDX PAH is having it's monthly social tomorrow at the Portland Eagle tomorrow night starting at 9:0...
03/20/2026

Oregon Leather folx! PDX PAH is having it's monthly social tomorrow at the Portland Eagle tomorrow night starting at 9:00pm,with their mosh on Saturday! Several OSLC board members will be in attendance and ready to party! Former Oregon State Bootblack, Colin A. Bootblack, will be working the stand!

PDX PAH welcomes people of all shapes, sizes, colors, genders, orientations, and pet and handler identities, so come out for a night of dancing and social fun.⁣

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Current Oregon State Bootblack Lukki will be gracing the stand this upcoming Sunday, 3/22, at the Portland Eagle from 3:...
03/18/2026

Current Oregon State Bootblack Lukki will be gracing the stand this upcoming Sunday, 3/22, at the Portland Eagle from 3:00pm-7:00pm! Come say hello, bring your leathers, and enjoy some Eagle BBQ!

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Portland, OR
97208

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