Guy Baldwin Explained

Guy Baldwin
Parents:	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.^[10] He is the only Mr. National Leather Association titleholder to ever win International Mr. Leather.

Awards

• 1994: Received a Pantheon of Leather Southern California Regional Award^[11]
• 2000: Named a Centurion by the Leather Archives and Museum
• 2001: Received a Pantheon of Leather Lifetime Achievement Award^[11]
• 2004: Inducted into the Society of Janus Hall of Fame^[12]
• 2007: Received a Pantheon of Leather Forbear Award
• 2008: Awarded the Leather Leadership Award by the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force^[13]
• 2009: Received the first ever Guy Baldwin Heritage Award, from the Master/slave Conference^[14]
• 2010: Received the Berman/Schaffer Award from Christopher Street West^[15]
• 2010: Received a citation from the West Hollywood City Council
• 2012: Inducted into the Leather Hall of Fame^[16]
• 2016: Received a Tom of Finland Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award^[17]

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).

Books

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

Essays

• "A Second Coming Out." Frontiers Magazine (1990). Reprinted in Book: Thompson, Mark . Leatherfolk: Radical Sex, People, Politics and Practice . Alyson Publications . Boston . 1991 . 328 . 978-1-55583-186-8.
• "Old Guard": Its Origins, Traditions, Mystique & Rules, Drummer Magazine . 150 . TIES THAT BIND: SM/Leather/Fetish Erotic Style Issues, Commentaries, and Advice . September 1991.
• Our Public Relations Suck . Drummer Magazine . 150 . Summer 1994. .
• "Radical Rite" in Book: Taormino, Tristan . Tristan Taormino . David Arron Clark . amp . Ritual Sex . Masquerade . New York . 1996 . 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

• Recollections 8709 . Mach . 199. . Reprinted in Book: Horsemen: Leathersex Short Fiction . Bean, Joseph W. . San Francisco . Leyland Publications . 1997 . 978-0-943595-69-6. .
• "Lord of the Snow" in Book: Happily Ever After: Erotic Fairy Tales for Men . Ford, Michael . New York . Masquerade . 1996 . 978-1-56333-450-4 . .
• Recollections: Yer it! . Powerplay 6 & 7 . May–August 1995. Reprinted in Book: Horsemen: Leathersex Short Fiction . Bean, Joseph W. . San Francisco . Leyland Publications . 1997 . 978-0-943595-69-6. .

Introductions and Forewords

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

Interviews (in print)

• "The Exiled Self" in Book: Gay Soul: Finding the Heart of Gay Spirit and Nature . registration . Thompson, Mark . San Francisco . Harper . 1994 . 978-0-06-251041-9.

External links

• Leather History Timeline at the Leather Archives and Museum
  • The Leather Journal website
• Guy Baldwin in the Leatherpedia

Notes and References

1. Book: David M. Ortmann. Richard A. Sprott. Sexual Outsiders: Understanding BDSM Sexualities and Communities. 15 November 2012. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. 978-1-4422-1737-9. 137–.
2. Web site: Kink Aware Professionals (KAP) – Sex-Positive Support for Kink and Nonmonogamy.
3. Web site: Welcome to the New Kink And Poly Aware Professionals Directory (KAP). Kink Aware Professionals (KAP).
4. http://www.leatherarchives.org/exhibits/deblase/timeline.htm Leather History Timeline
5. Book: Baldwin, Guy . Bean, Joseph W. . Ties That Bind: The SM/Leather/Fetish Erotic Style: Issues, Commentaries and Advice . Daedalus Publishing Company . 1993 . 978-1-881943-09-9 .
6. Book: Baldwin, Guy . SlaveCraft: Roadmaps for Erotic Servitude--Principles, Skills and Tools . Daedalus Publishing Company . 2002 . 1-881943-14-3 .
7. Web site: > Board Of Governors - Leather Hall of Fame. leatherhalloffame.com.
8. Web site: Guy Baldwin NLA Houston Keynote Speech - Leatherati Online . Leatherati.com . 2011-04-17 . 2020-01-01.
9. Web site: 2012 Leather Hall of Fame Inductee Guy Baldwin . Leather Hall of Fame . March 21, 2021.
10. Web site: International Mr. Leather by year. https://web.archive.org/web/20090220182519/http://imrl.com/history/viewyear.php. dead. February 20, 2009.
11. Web site: Pantheon of Leather Awards All Time Recipients - The Leather Journal. www.theleatherjournal.com. 2020-12-28. 2015-03-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20150325083826/https://www.theleatherjournal.com/pantheon-awards/recipients. dead.
12. Web site: Making the Connection: Guy Baldwin | San Francisco Bay Area Leather Alliance . Leatheralliance.org . 2012-02-12 . 2019-12-31 . 2020-01-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200101050629/http://leatheralliance.org/education/making-the-connection/making-the-connection-guy-baldwin/ . dead .
13. Web site: 20th National Conference on LGBT Equality . 2010-05-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100430125018/http://thetaskforce.org/press/releases/PR_013008 . 2010-04-30 . dead .
14. Web site: Master/slave Conference Awards . 2013-08-11 . https://archive.today/20130811102637/http://www.masterslaveconference.org/history-awards.html . 2013-08-11 . dead .
15. Web site: 2010 Christopher Street West Los Angeles LGBT Pride Honorees . LA Pride . 2013-08-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130701162232/http://lapride.org/pride2012/past_honorees/honorees_2010.html . 2013-07-01 . dead .
16. Web site: Leather Hall of Fame . Leather Hall of Fame . 2019-12-31.
17. Web site: 2016 Art and Culture Festival . Tom of Finland Foundation . 2016 . March 21, 2021.
18. Web site: Homepage . Master slave Conference – Celebrating Our Diversity . March 21, 2021.