"The term Old Guard represents a set a standards’. A Code of Conduct if you will that a select few in the Leather Community chose to live by. The year you were born or when you began your Leather Journey does not determine whether or not you are Old Guard. It is how you live your life."

"Could it be that if today’s New Guard would take the time to seriously look into the ways of the Old Guard; they would find their place in the Leather Lifestyle much more interesting. Some say they don’t have time for the training and workshops. If you truly have a fetish, then you would want to learn every nuance of your alleged interest? If most of the people would spend less time fighting the traditions and more time adapting them to their personal way of life, they will find that putting together:
Hot Sex, Respect, Etiquette and Manners is really a good thing."

Why is it that so many now days say that this lifestyle is not about sex, when in reality, much of the relationship revolves around the sexual interaction between the participants, in one form or another? Those people act as if the sexual aspect of bdsm detracts or taints the lifestyle and the relationships in it. In the grand scheme of things, it is the overall exchange of power that drives this lifestyle, in whatever form it takes, but for nearly all participants, sex is a major factor. Why can it not be integrated with the respect, etiquette and manners spoken of in the article?

And why is it, do you think, that so many are reluctant to seek information and training on the practical application of the myriad of toys and devices so readily available to anyone now? Has the internet superseded the need for this hands on, in person teaching and training of the new generation in the new generation’s eyes?

~hungry minds want to know~