The Kink-Collective started as a leather family, founded on the philosophy of People Before Kink. We believe that who we are must come before what we are. That our connections as people must be put in front of any other way we identify. We practice getting to know each other as people and caring for one another on a deep level before we engage with each other in play. We believe that achieving and maintaining these kinds of relationships require effort and dedication. As a group we are committed to this work personally and with each other.

In the time since its inception, the Kink-Collective has built a tribe, a larger collective of people committed to personal growth through deep introspection, holding space for ourselves and each other, and allowing all of us to self-actualize by speaking our truth.