Today's leather culture differs from that of the past. The new leather community is politically aware and socially active. Leatherfolk is the first non-fiction, co-gender work to focus on this large and controversial subculture. The diverse contributors look at the history of the leather and S/M movement, how radical sex practice relates to their spirituality, and what S/M means to them personally.

Contributors include: Guy Baldwin, John Preston, Pat Califia, Geoff Mains, Joseph W. Bean, Fakir Musafar, Dorothy Allison, Tina Portillo, Gayle Rubin, and David Stein.

"Leatherfolk is one of the most important books on leathersexuality that has yet been published. It ranks with The Leatherman's Handbook, Coming To Power, and Urban Aboriginals, and in many ways exceeds these landmarks in its diversity and scope. Twenty-five authors with a broad range of backgrounds speak to various aspects of our 'subculture', illustrating the diversity of viewpoints, interest, and experience that exists within it." - Tony DeBlase