{"id":93,"date":"2025-06-07T17:15:40","date_gmt":"2025-06-07T17:15:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leathergirlsofcolor.com\/?page_id=93"},"modified":"2025-07-15T20:15:30","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T20:15:30","slug":"our-herstory","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/leathergirlsofcolor.com\/index.php\/our-herstory\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Herstory"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"93\" class=\"elementor elementor-93\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a80464 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2a80464\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-402d09bb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"402d09bb\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7778d3f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7778d3f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our HERstory<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d053a3e elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d053a3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-577bbb9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"577bbb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43c55ac exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-gva-heading-block\" data-id=\"43c55ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"gva-heading-block.default\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><div class=\"gva-element-gva-heading-block gva-element\"><div class=\"align-left style-1 widget gsc-heading box-align-left auto-responsive\"><div class=\"content-inner\"><div class=\"title-desc\"><p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Once upon a time, circa 2020, there were these little Black and Brown girls who were looking for a brave space, a space where they could be their big, bold, beautiful selves, a space that they could call home. A year later,\u00a0what would soon become everybody&#8217;s favorite &#8220;girl gang&#8221; was born&#8230;<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b76f08 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1b76f08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">What started as a seed \u2014 an idea lovingly planted by Master Eli Ra of the Illuminati House of Ra \u2014 found fertile ground in the hands of Bratty Azzassin, who nurtured it with vision, integrity, and a whole lot of sass. From whispered dreams to group chats, from kitchen tables to Zoom rooms, the Leather girls of Color (LgOC) garden began to bloom.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9744ee e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c9744ee\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ae01ead elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6ae01ead\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/leathergirlsofcolor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_5445-1-600x540-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-96\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leathergirlsofcolor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_5445-1-600x540-1.jpg 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The current flag and logo (right) was established in 2021.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c82c56f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c82c56f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c28f3a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c28f3a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The official LgOC flag colors are fuchsia, black, shades of brown, and red.<\/p><ul><li>Fuchsia represents our identity as girls.<\/li><li>Black represents the Leather community.<\/li><li>Shades of brown represent our BIPOC identity.<\/li><li>Red represents our service heart.\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>The nine hearts surrounding our logo represent the nine tenets upon which we stand firmly and strive to embody in the Leather lives that we lead: <em>respect, honor, courage, honesty, integrity, loyalty, service, perseverance, and duty.<\/em><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fdfb35 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8fdfb35\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61f7bfd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"61f7bfd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Membership Classes<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8b6217 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e8b6217\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6f65f6 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"a6f65f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b15402 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6b15402\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f49d04 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5f49d04\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our classes are the living chapters of our story, each one carrying forward the mission and magic of Leather girls of Color. <strong><em data-start=\"230\" data-end=\"246\">The Foundation<\/em><\/strong> laid the groundwork with vision and bold intention. <strong><em data-start=\"299\" data-end=\"313\">The Heritage<\/em><\/strong> (formerly <em data-start=\"324\" data-end=\"341\">Operation Deuce<\/em>) deepened our roots, honoring those who came before while carving new paths. <strong><em data-start=\"419\" data-end=\"431\">The Legacy<\/em><\/strong> continues to build with purpose, bridging tradition and transformation. 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