SirGuy

Sir Guy (pronouns: he/him) is a Dominant Leatherman who has lived in authority-based relationships and is Head of Household of the House of the Black Panther which is a Leather Household which like himself, is committed to the education and support of the greater Leather community but particularly of People of the Global Majority. He has been publicly active in the lifestyle for over 15 years, though privately active for decades. He is an Emeritus Board Member of The Eulenspiegel Society (TES), former Director of MAsT Metro New York, Founder of The Dark Lair: BDSM Support and Education for People of Color, an Associate Member of the Dyke Uniform Corps and former Associate Member of ONYX NY/Northeast and current Associate Member of ONYX Southeast.. He won the International Power Exchange 2013 title with his then partner.
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He has presented for over 70 organizations, delivered the Our Traditions Live speech at the Master/slave Conference (MsC) 2015, the keynote addresses at Beyond Leather 2014, the Southeast Leather Fest (SELF) 2017, the first anniversary of Latinos in Leather in 2021 and the keynote at the 2021 "Uprise!" conference. Sir Guy was winner of the 2005 TES Dominant Men/submissive women's Literary Contest, recipient of the 2014 Beyond Leather Community Achievement Award, the 2020 MAsT International People's Choice Presenter of the Year Award and the first annual Sir Leon Strange Memorial Award awarded by the Leather Solidarity Collective, which he shares with icon Mama Vi Johnson. He served as head judge of the Western Canada Power Exchange Contest 2015 and was nominated for the Pantheon of Leather Man of the Year award among others. He is the author of a uniform themed erotic collection featuring People of Color and contributing author to the anthology Our Lives, Our History: Consensual Master/slave Relationships from Ancient Times to the 21st Century, as well as a contributing author to Raven Kaldera's book, Mastering the Art of Mastery. Interviews with Sir Guy also appear in Dr. Gloria Brame’s, A Different Loving Too. He has also been a panelist regarding many lifestyle issues, particularly surrounding race and racism within the lifestyle.
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His concern for the education, support and mentoring of his communities are of great importance to him and are reflected in his household motto, “Honor, Heritage, History, Humility” and in the missive of his mentors, Mama Vi Johnson and Lady D Harrison, “Each one teach one!”

A uniform enthusiast, he is also a former NYC police officer and NY State certified Emergency Medical Technician, and participated in rescue efforts at Ground Zero in NYC on 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans