leatherdyke

English

Etymology

leather +‎ dyke

Noun

leatherdyke (plural leatherdykes)

1. A female homosexual involved in BDSM practices.
   • 1997, Phillip Brian Harper, Jose Esteban Munoz, Trish Rosen, Queer Transexions of Race, Nation, and Gender:

     […] I began exploring SM and participating in leatherdyke friendship circles and community structures, primarily in Los Angeles.

   • 2002, Kim M. Phillips, Barry Reay, Sexualities in history: a reader, page 428:

     Furthermore, sometimes leatherdykes resignify sexed bodily zones.

   • 2008, Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore, That's Revolting!: Queer Strategies for Resisting Assimilation, page 103:

     Is it now the children who take precedence, and anyhow, why are leatherdykes, drag queens, radical faeries, and motorcycle dykes offensive on any level?

Related terms

• leatherman
• leathersex