Tomo

Tomo (He/They) is a genderqueer butch leatherdyke who found the leather community over 30 years ago during a sunset motorcycle ride with his wife, Mel. Since then, Tomo has become a recognized leader, educator, and producer in leather, M/s, and kink spaces. He has taught extensively, served as a keynote speaker, emcee, auctioneer, and judge, and is known for his clear voice, deep integrity, and storytelling style rooted in lived experience. For over 18 years, he has been served by his devoted Majordomo, Levi.

Tomo is the Owner and Producer of South Plains Leatherfest, the International Master slave Contest, and the International Person of Leather Contest. He served as Northwest slave 2015 and  International slave 2016 and 2021. He has also co-produced Northwest Leather Celebration, the Northwest Master slave, Northwest Bootblack, and Northwest Person of Leather Contests. For seven years, he was a co-producer of International Ms Leather Weekend, the International Ms Leather Contest, and International Ms Bootblack Contest. He continues to serve as co-producer of Ms Sacramento Leather Contest and is a founding member of the D.U.C.

Tomo is a member of MAsT: Sacramento, MAsT: San Francisco, The Exiles, and the Leather Solidarity Collective where he serves as webmaster. He is the former Director of MAsT: Sacramento and a past West Coast Curator for the Leather Quilt Project.

Tomo's contributions have been recognized with numerous awards, including the 2013 Pantheon of Leather President’s Award, the 2018 Master slave Conference slave Heart Award, the 2020 NLA Vice President’s Award, the 2023 Master slave Conference Guy Baldwin Master slave Heritage Award, and the 2024 Southeast Leatherfest Community Award.