J. Tobias Perry’s work reminds the Leather community that history is preserved through honesty rather than comfort. As an author and advocate, Perry challenged erased narratives and confronted difficult truths. By insisting that Leather’s ethics be lived, documented, and passed forward with integrity, Perry reinforced accountability and continuity, ensuring that legacy is built through clarity and responsibility rather than silence.

Leather Mentorship

A foundational work focused on the ethical transmission of Leather knowledge, values, and authority. In this book, Master J. Tobias Perry frames mentorship as a deliberate, disciplined process—one rooted in responsibility rather than entitlement. The text emphasizes that mentorship is not casual, transactional, or purely erotic; it is a structured relationship requiring time, accountability, and trust.

Perry addresses the distinction between guidance and exploitation, warning against the misuse of power within Leather dynamics. He stresses the importance of vetting, pacing, and mutual evaluation, particularly in mentor–mentee and Sir–boy relationships. Central to the book is the belief that Leather mentorship exists to build character, integrity, and legacy—not dependency.

Throughout the book, Old Guard–aligned principles are reinforced: discipline, service, respect for lineage, and responsibility to those who come after. Leather Mentorship serves both as a guide for newcomers and a reflective text for experienced Leathermen seeking to uphold ethical standards in a changing community.

Principles of Leather Leadership
(Forthcoming)

Principles of Leather Leadership is the anticipated follow-up volume in Perry’s Leather Leadership Collection. While focused less on individual mentorship relationships, this work expands the conversation to community-level leadership and stewardship. The book is positioned to examine how those who hold authority—formal or informal—carry responsibility within Leather culture.

Rather than presenting procedural instructions, the book centers on core principles: integrity, ethical use of power, service to community, and accountability. Leadership is framed not as control, but as obligation—to history, to people, and to the culture itself.

Together with Leather Mentorship, this volume is intended to provide a continuum from personal guidance to broader cultural leadership. It reinforces the Old Guard understanding that legacy is preserved through conduct, example, and consistent adherence to values—not titles alone.