Unveiling Our Armor: Cultivating Vulnerability in the Leather Community

Black women often carry strength like armor, shaped by history, survival, and the expectation to “keep it together.” While that armor protects us, it can also make it hard to be vulnerable, to feel safe being seen, or to build deep, sustaining connections in community.

This workshop creates a trauma-informed, Black feminist, and Leather-affirming space for Black women to explore vulnerability, boundaries, and trust. We examine how past experiences, including trauma,  shape how we show up, and we learn tools for fostering emotional safety in ourselves and in community.

Through shared storytelling, somatic grounding, and practical strategies, participants practice letting their guard down while honoring their boundaries. This workshop helps cultivate deeper, more authentic, and healthier relationships within Leather spaces and beyond.

Class materials: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1u7GAh8nj56I7VPl4oaUhZjAB1pUh8_f5waKMcLgEIsU/edit?tab=t.kjy540qiqwbf#heading=h.ot5dfh4v3ndm

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