Mr. LA Leather 2025 Nick Arroyo Challenges the Status Quo BY MARK ARIEL | PHOTO BY ALEXANDER SCHUELLER A lifelong Angeleno and the reigning Mr. LA Leather 2025, Nick Arroyo is a 29-year-old body piercer at Pacific Sangha Tattoo and Read more
NEW “KICK AND KILL” STRATEGIES BRING HIV CURE CLOSER TO REALITY While modern therapies effectively manage HIV and PrEP prevents new infections, a definitive cure remains elusive because the virus hides within immune cell “reservoirs.” However, Dr. Luis Montaner at Read more
For more details on these events and to purchase tickets please visit www.LALeatherPride.com SATURDAY, MARCH 21 AVATAR PRESENTS: SUBMIT! (PARTNER EVENT), 9pm-2am Sanctuary Studios, 13012 Athens Way, Los Angeles, CA 90061. Avatar’s SUBMIT: Leather, steel, sweat, and a pulse you Read more
The Los Angeles Leather Coalition (LALC) is proud to name the TransLatin@ Coalition (TLC) and the LA LGBTQ+ Center’s Senior Services Division as the official charity partners for LA Leather Pride 2026, alongside our ongoing commitment to LALC CAReS. Each Read more
Presenting the contestants competing for Mr. Los Angeles Leather 2026.For more detailed bios visit www.laleatherpride.com MR. PERVERSO 2026 GABE THA BABE Gabe Tha Babe is a Latino TransMasc multidisciplinary artist, public figure, nightlife personality, event producer, sex worker and community Read more
Mr. L.A. Leather 2026 contest judges MASTER JTFounding owner of The Pig Pen LA EMPRESS MALIYAH HEAVENTransgender Latina Beauty, Fashionista, quintessential Femme Queen NICK ARROYOMr. LA Leather 2025 JEFF WACHAMr. LA Leather 2000 BOB JOHNSONGauntlet II Mr. Leather, Mr. Los Read more
Extraordinary leaders ensuring our future. In 2014, LALC established The LA30 program in order to identify supporters of L.A.’s leather community willing to make an annual commitment to assure the ongoing financial stability for the coalition and L.A. Leather Pride. Read more
Community Assistance Resource Service Community matters most during uncertain times. The Los Angeles Leather Coalition (LALC) and Los Angeles Leather Pride are here to support those in our leather, kink, and LGBTQ+ family facing hardship. Originally launched during the COVID-19 Read more
A Guide to the Iconic Sites of LA Leather Pride 2026 Under the theme “Cruising!”—LA Leather Pride 2026 maps a week of eroticism and history across Los Angeles. From historic bars to cultural landmarks, the event follows a trail where Read more
Czarina Lucinda Rear Lucinda Rear has been many things throughout her drag career: Miss Gay Pride, Czarina, comedian, town mattress, daddy aficionado, friend, sister, mentor, and, currently, the 56th Elected Empress of Los Angeles. As the Reigning Empress, Lucinda represents Read more
We are very grateful for the past, present and future support of our sponsors without whom LA Leather Pride 2026 would not be possible. (Listing as of Press Time): PRESENTING MEDIA SPONSOR THE FIGHT PRESENTING SPONSORS Los Angles Blade Highways Performance Read more
Inspired by this legacy of cinema, music, and sound, our theme this year is “Cruising: The Boulevard of Erotic Dreams” BY GEORGE VASSER This year marks a momentous milestone as we celebrate 25 years of the Mr. Los Angeles Leather Read more
PHOTO BY ALEXANDER SCHUELLER (L-R) Gabe Tha Babe, Mr Perverso 2026; Brian Hettler, Mr LA Leather Bear 2026; Handler Mozr, Mr CSW 2026; Karlo Ishibashi, Mr Sanctuary Leather 2026; T.J. Willis, Mr Regiment 2026.
