Roles
Leather Top
Short Definition
A Leather Top in BDSM/leather culture typically means a person (of any gender) who plays the Dominant or active role in a scene - and does so while embracing the leather aesthetic. "Leather" here signals membership in or identification with the leather subculture - think leather jackets, harnesses, chaps, boots - which is closely tied to kink and BDSM.
Detailed Explanation
A Leather Top in BDSM/leather culture typically means a person (of any gender) who plays the Dominant or active role in a scene - and does so while embracing the leather aesthetic. "Leather" here signals membership in or identification with the leather subculture - think leather jackets, harnesses, chaps, boots - which is closely tied to kink and BDSM.
### Related Roles
- Top
- Leatherman
- Leatherwoman
- Leatherperson
- Leather Daddy
- Leather Dyke
- Leather Mommy
- Leather bottom
- Leather Slut
- Leatherboy
- Leathergirl
- Leatherboi
- Leather pony
- Leather Dog
- Leather pup
- Leather Cat
- Leather
Source
This entry is based on an article from the FetLife Kinktionary. The content has been translated and adapted for the Kinky Circle Wiki.