leatherdyke

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