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Performers demonstrate a rope tying at Folsom Street Fair in San Francisco, Calif., on 9/25/22. Folsom Street Fair holds different kinds of performances from flogging to rope tying to show how to properly do the actions and present consent. Folsom Street Fair is an annual BDSM and leather street fair that takes place between 8th and 13th street in San Francisco’s SoMa District. | Samantha Laurey for The Standard
Two attendees pose at Folsom Street Fair in San Francisco, Calif., on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. Folsom Street Fair is an annual BDSM and leather street fair that takes place between 8th and 13th street in San Francisco’s SoMa District. | Samantha Laurey for The Standard
Two attendees pose at Folsom Street Fair in San Francisco, Calif., on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. Puppy play is a form of consensual role-play where people dress up as and embody canines. Folsom Street Fair is an annual BDSM and leather street fair that takes place between 8th and 13th street in San Francisco’s SoMa District. | Samantha Laurey for The Standard
A couple of attendees pose at the Folsom Street Fair in 2022. | Samantha Laurey for The Standard
Attendees look at leather bracelets at Folsom Street Fair in San Francisco, Calif., on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. Folsom Street Fair is an annual BDSM and leather street fair that takes place between 8th and 13th street in San Francisco’s SoMa District. | Samantha Laurey for The Standard
Attendees walk with puppy masks and harness on at Folsom Street Fair in San Francisco, Calif., on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. Puppy play is a form of consensual role-play where people dress up as and embody canines. Folsom Street Fair is an annual BDSM and leather street fair that takes place between 8th and 13th street in San Francisco’s SoMa District. | Samantha Laurey for The Standard
A couple of drag queens posing at Folsom Street Fair in San Francisco, Calif., on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. Folsom Street Fair is an annual BDSM and leather street fair that takes place between 8th and 13th street in San Francisco’s SoMa District. | Samantha Laurey for The Standard
Leather-clad attendees of the Folsom Street Fair in San Francisco, Calif., on 9/25/22. Folsom Street Fair is an annual BDSM and leather street fair that takes place between 8th and 13th street in San Francisco’s SoMa District. | Samantha Laurey for The Standard
Society of Janus presenting different kinds of performance all-day at Folsom Street Fair in San Francisco, Calif., on 9/25/22. Folsom Street Fair is an annual BDSM and leather street fair that takes place between 8th and 13th street in San Francisco’s SoMa District. | Samantha Laurey for The Standard
Vendors setting up their booth, The Mr. She, at Folsom Street Fair in San Francisco, Calif., on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. Folsom Street Fair is an annual BDSM and leather street fair that takes place between 8th and 13th street in San Francisco’s SoMa District. | Samantha Laurey for The Standard
Attendees walk around Folsom Street to see the different vendors and performances during the fair in San Francisco, Calif., on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. Folsom Street Fair is an annual BDSM and leather street fair that takes place between 8th and 13th street in San Francisco’s SoMa District. | Samantha Laurey for The Standard
Kristina Casarez and Efren Casarez sit next to Powerhouse at Folsom Street Fair in San Francisco, Calif., on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. Folsom Street Fair is an annual BDSM and leather street fair that takes place between 8th and 13th street in San Francisco’s SoMa District. | Samantha Laurey for The Standard
Masks hanging at one of the vendors at Folsom Street Fair in San Francisco, Calif., on 9/25/22. A large variety of vendors sell leather items, outfits and jewelry at Folsom Street Fair. Folsom Street Fair is an annual BDSM and leather street fair that takes place between 8th and 13th street in San Francisco’s SoMa District. | Samantha Laurey for The Standard
A billboard of Folsom Street Fair in San Francisco, Calif., on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. Folsom Street Fair is an annual BDSM and leather street fair that takes place between 8th and 13th street in San Francisco’s SoMa District. | Samantha Laurey for The Standard
The sun was shining and the leather was sweet as the Folsom Street Fair returned to the streets of SoMa for the 39th celebration of kink and alternative sexuality.
Furries, bondage practitioners, subs and doms took over the blocks between Eighth and 13th Streets on Sunday, Sept. 25.
Click through our gallery of (safe-for-work) snapshots from the event for a peek at the action.
Photos by Samantha Laurey for The Standard.