Founded in 1990, National Leather Alliance (NLA)-Dallas, is an independent local chapter. As a 501(c)7 non-profit, we focus on social and educational opportunities for our members and those interested in the Leather/BDSM/Fetish lifestyle. Our membership is open to anyone 18 years of age or older regardless of race, sex, sexual orientation or gender identification.
Our Statement of Purpose
- To establish and maintain a communication, information, education, and support network for members of the
Leather/BDSM/Fetish community in North Texas. - To promote, with power and pride, the right of all adults to engage in safe, sane, and consensual sexual expression,
including support for the decriminalization of such acts between consenting adults. - To facilitate political activism, visibility, and education aimed at the eradication of stereotypical beliefs,
misconceptions, and media misrepresentations about the Leather/BDSM/Fetish community. - To provide, through our publications, educational materials, and conferences, a forum for the sharing of
knowledge, viewpoints, and practices of a diverse network of people. - To educate and strengthen individuals, organizations, publications and businesses within our community against
threats to our constitutionally mandated liberties. - To openly accept everyone who has been marginalized or poorly represented within the Leather/BDSM/Fetish
Community. - To facilitate fundraising for projects, organizations, defense funds, and charities which directly service the
Leather/BDSM/Fetish community. - To create and preserve a record of the Leather history, traditions, and culture of NLA‐Dallas.
- To embrace and support all gender nonspecific members of the Leather/BDSM/Fetish Community and support the
use of their chosen pronouns.
Executive Committee
| Position | Member |
|---|---|
| Co-Chairs | Master Tender |
| Kris Odhran | |
| Sergeant at Arms* | OPEN |
| Secretary | Princess Askhole |
| Treasurer | Scarlett |
| Programs/Education | OPEN |
| Membership | Charles |
| Marketing | OPEN |
| Social | Sparkles_Fox |
| Communications | neysa |
| Historian* | Vanilla Rose |
| Beyond Vanilla Co-Directors* | OPEN |
| Master John | |
| Beyond Vanilla Assistant Directors* | Master Tender |
| Alice | |
| Members at Large | TC |
| Queen |
Positions listed above with an asterisk (*) are non-elected positions and assigned by the NLA-Dallas Executive Council.