Judge - Sir Mark Athens
Sir Mark Athens (He/Him) Mark is a queer poly Leatherman who heads a Master\slave household that focuses on personal growth, exploration, and service. Being born and raised in Kansas city, Mark is passionate about barbeque, the local football team Chiefs, and midwestern hospitality. He has been a part of the Leather community since 2015 and is well sought after both locally and nationally as a kink educator. He flags black on the left and is well known for his tagline ‘Why the fuck not!’. He is an erotic instigator, delighting in encouraging people to explore their most debaucherous sexual desires and can often be found in his home dungeon ‘The Black Dog’, telling Dad jokes, and cruising with his devilishly sadistic smile. Mark has served his local community and the community at large by serving on boards such as the Kansas City Pride Parade, Consent Kansas City Facilitator, and acting as a leather liaison with the Kansas City Ballroom Community. Being a member of local groups such as Alternative Humans Sexuality (AHS), Consent Kansas City (CKC), Kansas City Ballroom, and the 13th Floor dungeon. More recently serving as your Mr. Route 66 Leather 2022. Mark regularly presents workshops on a wide range of topics that center around edgeplay and practical application. He is most often sought out to teach workshops on Fire play, unique deprivation, and edge play. Often mixing his classes with hands-on experience, stories, and dad jokes, he leaves his students with a very unique experience that is both engaging and fun. Mark’s (continuing) passion is to engage with and support a wide variety of communities, sharing knowledge, time and space, and increasing strength through increased diversity.