Leather subculture

subculture organized around sexual activities that involve leather garments

Leather subculture is the name for a group of people who have a sexual fetish about leather clothing. Most of them are gay, and they associate with BDSM. The subculture developed in the United States, after the Second World War. At the time, most used a motorcycle. The most widely known symbol of leather culture is the Leather Pride Flag.

Leather men, at a Gay pride, in Cologne, in 2014. Many are flying Leather Pride Flags.