Resources for Perverts in the San Francisco Bay Area
Updated 15 November 1998
Groups and Organizations
Defenders -- Leather/Levi subgroup of gay Catholic group Dignity
415-467-7669
The Exiles -- education, support, and social group for women who do S/M with women
P.O. Box 31266, SF 94131; 415-487-5170
www.theexiles.org
The 15 Association -- gay men's social group, monthly play parties
P.O. Box 421302, SF 94142; 415-673-0452
Greater Than 2 -- new androgyne/third gender support group
415-703-7159; lthrlinks@aol.com
Leathermen's Discussion Group -- regular meetings of leathermen to
discuss various topics
Lone Star, 1354 Harrison Street
E-mail: leathermen@geocities.com
www.geocities.com/WestHollywood/Village/9560/
LINKS -- mixed gender and orientation parties and events,
monthly calendar
415-703-7159; lthrlinks@aol.com
The Ring -- workshops and discussion for gay men
P.O. Box 291, Hayward CA 94543; 510-538-8490
Society of Janus -- education, support, and social group for all genders and orientations
S.A.S.E to P.O. Box 426794, Dept. SP, SF 94142; 415-985-7117
www.soj.org
Education and Classes
Cleo Dubois Academy of S/M Arts -- teaching bondage, S/M and erotic role play
415-322-0124
www.sm-arts.com
Dark Angel Productions -- classes in rope bondage by Lou Duff
415-550-0122
www.noteven.com
QSM -- workshops and classes on a variety of SM topics
P.O. Box 882242 Dept B, SF 94188-2242; 415-550-7776
www.qualitysm.com
Stores
A Taste of Leather -- toys, clothes, videos and magazines
317A 10th Street, SF; 415-252-9166
Dal Jeets -- fetish wear, shoes, and great stockings
541 Valencia Street, SF; 415-626-9000
1744 Haight Street, SF; 415-752-5610
Dark Garden Unique Corsetry -- custom corsets
1484 Fulton Street, SF; 415-567-6265
Foxy Lady Boutique -- drag gear, feathers, supergirl bikinis, stockings
2644 Mission Street, SF; 415-285-4980
Good Vibrations -- toys, books, supplies, videos, and more
1210 Valencia Street, SF; 415-974-8980
2504 San Pablo, Berkeley; 510-841-8986
www.goodvibes.com
Image Leather -- leather clothes and toys, custom leather
2199 Market Street, SF; 415-621-7551
Leather, Etc. -- reasonably priced leather and PVC clothes, shoes
1201 Folsom Street, SF; 415-864-7558
Leather Masters -- custom leather, electrical toys, B&D equipment
969 Park Avenue, San Jose, CA; 408-293-7660
Leather Zone -- new and used leather, custom leather
2352 Market Street, SF; 415-255-8585
Mr. S Leather -- clothes, boots, Fetters collection equipment
310 7th Street, SF; 415-863-7764
www.mr-s-leather-fetters.com
Passion Flower -- fetish wear and toys
4 Yosemite Avenue, Oakland; 510-601-7750
Piedmont Boutique -- drag clothes and shoes, stripper gear, lacy stuff, jewelry, accessories, custom garter belts
1452 Haight Street, SF; 415-864-8075
Romantasy -- lacy, silky lingeries, leather, videos, toys, custom corsets
2191 Market Street
415-487-9929
www.romantasy.com
Stompers Boots -- retail boot store
323 10th Street, SF; 415-255-6422
www.stompersboots.com
Stormy Leather -- leather, rubber, and PVC clothes and toys for women
1158 Howard Street, SF; 415-626-1672
Piercing and Tattooing
Black and Blue Tattoo - tattooing, branding, piercing
483 14th Street, SF; 415-626-0770
Body Manipulations -- piercing, branding, scarification
3234 16th Street, SF; 415-621-0408
The Gauntlet
2377 Market Street, SF; 415-431-3133
www.gauntlet.com
Zoa
575 Haight Street, SF; 415-431-5760
Play Spaces and Houses of Domination
Backdrop Club -- professional BDSM session, social club, quarterly newsletter
P.O. Box 390486, Mountain View, CA 94039-0486; 415-988-9975 sessions; 415-965-4499 social club
www.backdrop.net
Bonhaven
East Bay location; 510-889-7155
Castlebar -- professional S/M sessions, room rentals, private parties
San Francisco location; 415-970-9700. www.castlebar.com
Doc's Dungeon -- rentals and parties
El Dorado Forest area; 916-644-7403
Fantasy Makers
East Bay location; 510-234-7887
The Gates
East Bay location; 510-261-7243
House of Differences -- BDSM Country Club and B&B offering classes, parties, private rentals and more
San Francisco location; 415-585-9662
www.differences.com
Power Exchange -- well equipped play space, parties, rentals
Main Station: 74 Otis Street, SF; 415-487-9944 (gay men)
Substation: 960 Harrison Street, SF; 415-974-1460 (hetero/bi/TG)
The Shadows -- devoted to the arts of S/M, B&D, fetish and fantasy
East Bay location
www.theshadows.com
Leather and Fetish Events
Bondage-a-go-go -- Wednesday night fetish dance club
Trocadero, 520 4th Street, SF; 415-995-4600
www.clubtroc.com/bagg
Bound -- another Wednesday night fetish-theme dance club
DNA Lounge, 375 11th at Harrison
www.sfgoth.com/clubs/bound
Iniquity -- fetish/SM organization and club
silcon.com/~6degsep/index.html
Masquerade -- monthly fetish party
415-339-8685
www.jps.net/phantom5/mas
Slick Fetish Ball -- bi-annual fetish party
415-536-9424
www.clubslick.com
S/M Community Exchange Bizarre Flea Markets -- held 3 times annually (usually December, April, August)
Women's Bldg, 3543 18th Street; 415-753-0703
Leather Bars
Daddy's
440 Castro Street, SF; 415-621-8732
Eagle Tavern
398 12th Street, SF; 415-626-0880
Hole in the Wall Saloon - "a nasty little biker bar"
289 8th Street, SF; 415-431-4695
Loading Dock -- "hardcore leather bar"
1525 Mission Street, SF; 415-864-1525
My Place
1225 Folsom Street, SF; 415-863-2328
Powerhouse
1347 Folsom Street; 415-552-8689
Publications
Black Book - resource directory for sexual minorities
415-431-0171
www.queernet.org/BlackBooks
Cuir Underground
www.black-rose.com/cuiru.html
Leather and Levi Lexicon -- news and events listing, gay male focus
155 Haight Street #201, SF 94102; 415-ALL-HOOD
Spectator -- news, events, review, personals, pro dom ads, heterosexual focus
P.O. Box 1984, Berkeley, 94701; 510-849-1615
www.spectatormag.com
Health and Support
William Henkin -- alternate sex and gender concerns, BDSM
415-923-1150
Charles Moser, PhD, MD -- internal medicine, non-judgemental care to
sex and gender minorities
45 Castro Street, SF
415-621-4369
docx2@ix.netcom.com
Kink-Aware Professionals Network
64 cent SASE to KAP, 584 Castro Street #518, SF 94114
www.bannon.com/~race/kap
San Francisco Sex Information -- hotline dealing with sex- and gender-related issues
415-989-SFSI
www.sfsi.org
© 1998, Cuir Underground
Last updated: 15 November 1998