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06/16/2026

✨ Gemini Leather Collective | Membership Applications Now Open for June 2026 ✨

Alright, Switches. It’s that time again. 🖤

Membership applications for the 2026 year are officially open.

If you’ve been curious, following along from afar, asking questions, or quietly wondering if GLC might be for you, this is your invitation to take a closer look.

Gemini Leather Collective is a space for power exchange switches. Whether you’re deeply involved in Leather, Leather-curious, exploring your place within power exchange, or simply looking for community with people who understand the unique experience of switching, we’d love to meet you.

🗓 Applications are open now through June 30, 2026.

🗣 Membership Info Meeting

We’ll be hosting an informational meeting soon where you can learn more about GLC, who we are, what we do, and what membership looks like. Come ask questions, meet some of our members, and see if we’re your kind of weird. More details will be posted soon.

Website for more info: https://www.geminileather.org/

🌐 Ready to apply?

👉 https://forms.gle/CCwodH7Z1erWu8bQ6

We’re building a community centered around growth, accountability, education, service, and the reality that switches deserve spaces designed with them in mind.

If that resonates, we’d love to hear from you.

And if you’ve been waiting for a sign…

Well, here it is. 😏

Got questions? Lemme have em!

06/15/2026

A very big congratulations to all of the contestants for FLSb-FCBB 2026 and especially to your new Florida Sir: Juan Manuel and Florida boy: Boy Wolf Rome.
Thank you to D'z Men's Emporium for hosting the contest and providing a safe and inclusive space for us all

06/15/2026

06/04/2026

Aroooooo🦊

Florida Puppy & Pet Weekend is happening September 18–20 at Sawmill Campgrounds in Dade City, Florida!
Cabins fill up quickly every year! Book your cabins early and get ready for an amazing weekend of contests, community, and fun.

06/04/2026

HIGHLY RECOMMEND ❤️❤️❤️

✨ A space built by S/switches, for S/switches. ✨

Gemini Leather Collective is proud to announce the launch of our new Virtual Community Space on Discord. A place where S/switches across kink, B**M, and Leather can connect in real time, build friendships, share experiences, and simply exist without having to constantly explain themselves.

This space is open to ALL S/switches regardless of ethnicity, gender, background, experience level, or dynamic style. Whether you are new to exploring the slash or have been navigating it for years, you deserve community, conversation, and connection.

💙 Real conversations
❤️ Supportive community
💙 Inclusive environment
❤️ A place to be seen

This is not a membership to Gemini Leather Collective. We are simply creating a welcoming community space because we know how isolating it can feel trying to exist between roles in spaces that often expect you to choose one side or the other.

You do not have to shrink yourself here.
You do not have to “pick a lane” here.
You belong here.

Join us. Connect. Be seen. 🖤

📩 DM us for the Discord invite link

06/01/2026

PRIZES! What!?!
Do you know your pride history? Let's go then!

RSVP & share everywhere: https://fetlife.com/events/2026/06/07/tampa-munch-june-2026-pride-month-b5mpn9?source=event_show_page

🏳️‍🌈June Tampa Munch: Pride Month Edition

Special Spotlight: “Origins”🏳️‍🌈

Join us on Sunday, June 7th for an evening centered around community, connection, and the origin stories that have brought us to where we are today.

Everyone started somewhere, let's talk about it!

We also invite anyone who feels comfortable to share their kink, coming out or ally journeys ❤️ Our hope is, in sharing, others will recognize that they are not alone. 🫂

Come ready for adventurous conversations, good people, support, and some awesome food! 👥🍗🍔🍟👥

Whether you’re brand new, quietly curious, loudly proud, or simply showing up... there’s always a seat for you at the table. ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤

Everyone is invited! SpookEasy Lounge is a safe and inclusive space for all dynamics, religion, ethnicity, races, genders, sexualities, and abilities.

We guarantee you will see an amazing mix of both old and new faces!

The SpookEasy Lounge

1909 N 15th Street, Tampa, FL 33605

About the venue: The SpookEasy Lounge is a 2 story NON SMOKING venue that serves coffee and kava upstairs, alcohol downstairs and food on both floors!

We will warn that upstairs is only accessible by stairs but downstairs can be accessed at street level if you need assistance (please just ask at the door which is on street level and we will accommodate all!)