BLF (Berlin Leder and Fetisch e.V.)

Berlin's most prominent fetish organisation was founded April 1998, with a view to "build a community for all gay men who are interested in the leather and fetish scene (rubber, uniform, biker, skin...)", with members now not only in Berlin and the rest of Germany but also in Switzerland, France, Great Britain, Denmark, Poland and the Netherlands. The BLF's centrepiece event is the extended weekend fetish spectacular held every Easter. Folsom Europe (in September) has emerged as a major draw in this category, but the Easter weekend remains the classiest of all sleazy fetish events.