Guy Baldwin

For the British Indian Army brigadier-general, see Guy Melfort Baldwin.
Guy Baldwin
Parent(s)Oa Baldwin and Carolyn Baldwin

Guy Baldwin (born 1946) is an American psychotherapist, author, activist, and educator specializing in issues of particular relevance to the BDSM and leather communities. Based in Los Angeles, he maintains that inclusion of non-injurious elements of sadomasochism (bondage, flagellation, domination, submission and others) in a consenting sexuality does not itself indicate or confirm mental illness or psycho-sexual dysfunction.

In 1982 Baldwin created a database of professionals who knew about and were not prejudiced against kink and BDSM, called the Kink Aware Professionals list (KAP list). It has been expanded and is now managed by the National Coalition for Sexual Freedom as the Kink And Poly Aware Professionals Directory.[1][2][3]

Baldwin has written three books, as well as numerous articles for such magazines as Drummer, Frontiers, Checkmate, International Leatherman, and The Leather Journal.[4][5][6]

He is on the Board of Governors for the Leather Hall of Fame.[7]

He is openly gay.[8]

Leather titles

In 1989, Baldwin held two leather titles: Mr. National Leather Association[9] and International Mr. Leather.[9][10] He is the only Mr. National Leather Association titleholder to ever win International Mr. Leather.

Awards

Conferences

  • 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, and 2019: Special guest at the Master/slave Conference[18]

Bibliography

Baldwin is a prolific author of both fiction and non-fiction related to BDSM. Baldwin authored a monthly column in Drummer magazine from 1986 to 1993. The column was later compiled in his book Ties that Bind (1993).[9]

Books

  • Guy Baldwin (1993). Joseph W. Bean (ed.). Ties That Bind: The SM/Leather/Fetish Erotic Style: Issues, Commentaries and Advice. Daedalus Publishing Company. ISBN 978-1-881943-09-9.
  • Guy Baldwin (1993). The Leather Contest Guide: A Handbook for Promoters, Contestants, Judges and Titleholders. Daedalus Publishing Company. ISBN 1-881943-08-9.
  • Guy Baldwin (2002). SlaveCraft: Roadmaps for Erotic Servitude—Principles, Skills and Tools. Daedalus Publishing Company. ISBN 1-881943-14-3.

Essays

  • "A Second Coming Out." Frontiers Magazine (1990). Reprinted in Thompson, Mark, ed. (1991). Leatherfolk: Radical Sex, People, Politics and Practice. Boston: Alyson Publications. p. 328. ISBN 978-1-55583-186-8.
  • "Old Guard": Its Origins, Traditions, Mystique & Rules, "TIES THAT BIND: SM/Leather/Fetish Erotic Style Issues, Commentaries, and Advice". Drummer Magazine (150). September 1991.
  • "Our Public Relations Suck". Drummer Magazine (150). Summer 1994..
  • "Radical Rite" in Taormino, Tristan & David Arron Clark, eds. (1996). Ritual Sex. New York: Masquerade. ISBN 978-1-56333-391-0.
  • "The Old Guard: Classical Leather Culture Revisited". International Leatherman. 1998..
  • "Unintended Consequences". The SandMUtopian Guardian (30). 1998.
  • "ON LEADERSHIP: The Path Less Traveled". International Leatherman (22). 1999.
  • "The Secret Life of Master and slave". International Leatherman (23). 1999.

Short fiction

Introductions and Forewords

  • Foreword by Guy Baldwin, M.S., Bannon, Race (1993). Learning the Ropes: A basic guide to safe and fun S/M lovemaking. Los Angeles: Daedalus Publishing Company. ISBN 978-1-881943-07-5.
  • Foreword by Guy Baldwin Bean, Joseph (1996). Leathersex Q&A: Questions About Leathersex and the Leather Lifestyle Answered. Los Angeles: Daedalus Publishing Co. ISBN 978-1-881943-01-3.

Interviews (in print)

References

  1. ^ David M. Ortmann; Richard A. Sprott (15 November 2012). Sexual Outsiders: Understanding BDSM Sexualities and Communities. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. pp. 137–. ISBN 978-1-4422-1737-9.
  2. ^ "Kink Aware Professionals (KAP) – Sex-Positive Support for Kink and Nonmonogamy".
  3. ^ "Welcome to the New Kink And Poly Aware Professionals Directory (KAP)". Kink Aware Professionals (KAP).
  4. ^ Leather History Timeline Archived 2010-04-22 at the Wayback Machine at the Leather Archives and Museum
  5. ^ Baldwin, Guy; Bean, Joseph W. (1993). Ties That Bind: The SM/Leather/Fetish Erotic Style: Issues, Commentaries and Advice. Daedalus Publishing Company. ISBN 978-1-881943-09-9.
  6. ^ a b Baldwin, Guy (2002). SlaveCraft: Roadmaps for Erotic Servitude--Principles, Skills and Tools. Daedalus Publishing Company. ISBN 1-881943-14-3.
  7. ^ 🖉"> Board Of Governors - Leather Hall of Fame". leatherhalloffame.com. Archived from the original on December 7, 2016.
  8. ^ "Guy Baldwin NLA Houston Keynote Speech - Leatherati Online". Leatherati.com. 2011-04-17. Retrieved 2020-01-01.
  9. ^ a b c d "2012 Leather Hall of Fame Inductee Guy Baldwin". Leather Hall of Fame. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
  10. ^ "International Mr. Leather by year". Archived from the original on February 20, 2009.
  11. ^ a b c "Pantheon of Leather Awards All Time Recipients - The Leather Journal". www.theleatherjournal.com. Archived from the original on 2015-03-25. Retrieved 2020-12-28.
  12. ^ "Making the Connection: Guy Baldwin | San Francisco Bay Area Leather Alliance". Leatheralliance.org. 2012-02-12. Archived from the original on 2020-01-01. Retrieved 2019-12-31.
  13. ^ "20th National Conference on LGBT Equality". Archived from the original on 2010-04-30. Retrieved 2010-05-01.
  14. ^ "Master/slave Conference Awards". Archived from the original on 2013-08-11. Retrieved 2013-08-11.
  15. ^ "2010 Christopher Street West Los Angeles LGBT Pride Honorees". LA Pride. Archived from the original on 2013-07-01. Retrieved 2013-08-11.
  16. ^ "Leather Hall of Fame". Leather Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2019-12-31.
  17. ^ "2016 Art and Culture Festival" (PDF). Tom of Finland Foundation. 2016. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
  18. ^ "Homepage". Master slave Conference – Celebrating Our Diversity. Retrieved March 21, 2021.