Guy Baldwin
Guy Baldwin
California licensed psychotherapist in private practice for 41 years, has been an active participant in, and a thoughtful observer and commentator on, the American Leather scene since the late 1960’s. For nearly four decades, Baldwin has crisscrossed the continent teaching audiences of erotic adventurers how to have less trouble doing, and more fun exploring ‘outside-the-box’ sexualities. An acclaimed speaker, he has delivered keynote addresses at lifestyle events too numerous to list here. In 1989, judges chose Baldwin to serve as the 11th International Mister Leather (IML). Weeks earlier, judges made him the second Mr. National Leather Association. He is the only man to have held both titles concurrently. Mark Thompson, a senior editor at The Advocate, included Baldwin and 15 other “Writers, Healers, Teachers and Visionaries” in his 1994 book, Gay Soul. Guy has published three books, and authored numerous essays in a wide array of lifestyle publications. Now in it’s fourth printing, and recently made available as an ebook, SlaveCraft has long been required reading for those who feel turbo-charged by the voluntary inclusion of Authority in their erotic and romantic relationships. In 2000, the Leather Archives & Museum named Guy a “Centurion” thereby acknowledging him as one of the twenty most important contributors to the Leather lifestyle in the 20th Century. In 2008, the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force (NGLTF) awarded him the Leather Leadership Award, and then in 2009 he was the very first recipient of the Master/slave Heritage Award. Mr. Baldwin’s lifetime of service has been marked by many accolades over the years including the Pantheon of Leather Lifetime Achievement Award, the Tom of Finland Foundation’s Lifetime Achievement Award. (Guy Baldwin was even immortalized in a drawing by Tom himself.) Guy was inducted into the Leather Hall of Fame in 2012 and also into The Society of Janus’ Hall of Fame. With Guy Baldwin you never know precisely what you’re going to get, but one thing is for sure, as a lifelong activist, a radical sexuality pioneer, and a seeker of clarity, he always challenges us just by speaking truth, exactly as he discovers it. And yes, the collar means exactly what you think it means: as of this printing, he is owned. Find more G.B. info at leatherhalloffame.com/inductees-list/13-guybaldwin and at Wikipedia.
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