History
This is the year ONYX was founded.
What is 1995?
These are the three words that form ONYX's motto.
What are Educate, Explore, Empower?
This ONYX chapter is centered in Chicago and includes Illinois, Wisconsin, Missouri, Minnesota and Iowa.
What is ONYX Midwest?
BLACKOUT is the Men of ONYX’s leather run, and it takes place this often.
What is every two years?
ONYX encourages this in its members by bringing people together for fellowship, education, and shared experiences.
What is PARTICIPATION?
This ONYX founding member organized the original founding group.
Who is Mufasa?
ONYX describes itself as an organization formed and operated by People of Color who enjoy this lifestyle.
What is the Leather Lifestyle?
This chapter was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.
What is ONYX Mid-Atlantic?
This city hosted the very first BLACKOUT in 1995, when the event began as ONYX’s traditional leather anniversary run.
What is CHICAGO?
ONYX values the bonds of chosen family and the relationships formed among its members; this word describes those connections.
What are RELATIONSHIPS?
Name all five founding fathers of the original ONYX organization.
Who are Mufasa, David M., Steve B., Nate G., and Wes G.?
ONYX's mission specifically centers the needs and desires of this community while welcoming everyone.
Who are queer, male-identifying People of Color?
Founded in 2015, this chapter serves Southern California along with Arizona, Colorado, Nevada and Utah.
What is ONYX Southwest?
ou might come to BLACKOUT for this infamous event, where attendees can visit multiple establishments and socialize throughout the night.
What is the Bar Crawl?
BLACKOUT's goal is to bring ONYX members together to fellowship, share education, and enjoy each other's company. This word describes working together toward that shared experience.
What is COLLABORATION?
This ONYX brother designed the organization's original colors.
Who is Charles C. of Caliber Leathers?
Name two of ONYX's educational focus areas: HIV/AIDS awareness, sexual health education, mental health advocacy, or this fourth area.
What is Safe, Sane and Consensual Kink education?
This ONYX chapter was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Atlanta.
What is ONYX Southeast?
BLACKOUT's educational component gives attendees an opportunity to learn about BDSM and kink, even if they aren't actively involved in either.
What is ONYX University?
Whether through education, social events, or kink and Leather discussions, ONYX places a high value on this essential way of sharing ideas and understanding one another.
What is COMMUNICATION?
ONYX was founded to educate, build community, and serve as this for Men of Color entering the greater leather community.
What is a bridge?
These four principles are keys to achieving its goals.
What are support, spirituality, safety and consent?
Name three ONYX chapters other than Midwest, Mid-Atlantic and Southwest.
Any three of: Southeast, Northeast, Great Lakes, Northwest, Deep South, Lone Star, Gulf Coast, High Desert, Carolinas, Pacific Northwest, or Great Plains.
BLACKOUT specifically examines how these four aspects of identity can affect people's experiences of leather, kink, and sexuality.
What are race, class, gender, and ability?
ONYX hosts events where attendees can learn about BDSM and explore this 13-letter concept that means trying or experiencing something new.
What is EXPERIMENTATION?