2024 Contest

FPE is home to the Florida Power Exchange contest.  The Power Exchange contest is about showcasing different dynamics and allowing couples/triads to share how they “do” their dynamic. Its a chance to get a very intimate look at how other relationships function as contestants present an educational and fantasy to help share how it works. They spend the entire weekend sharing their dynamic with attendees as we encourage people to seek them out to ask questions.

One of the exciting parts during the FPE weekend is the Florida Power Exchange Contest. Each year, those that have a passion to share and educate on their dynamics become forever apart of our FPE family. We are so honored to have each and every one of them step up and share their lives with our Florida community.

The dynamics that become the FPE Title Holders embark on an amazing journey during their title year. They not only get the community support as they fine tune their presentations for the International Power Exchange Contest, but they also get to travel the state sharing their dynamics with our Florida Community.

Interested in learning what it takes to be a contestant? Click Here

Past year’s title holders are:

Contest Information

Being a contestant for a power exchange contest is one of the most exciting and terrifying things you can do.

It gets you talking about aspects of your relationship you may have just let “exist” before now and may have even never really paid close attention to but under the light of the contest you begin to examine everything! This can be amazing for your relationship because you can grow in new ways, explore parts of yourselves in your dynamic that might have gone unnoticed or have laid dormant for some time due to life.

Things to consider before you apply…

Are you going to be okay with the million questions about your dynamic?

People may ask questions repeatedly; the trick is to figure out new ways to repeat yourself to help them hear you. While we all may speak English, some words have different meanings for some people, or they understand them in other ways. So, you are going to spend a lot of time repeating yourself to help others understand what you have to say.

Are you going to be able to travel?

We are not asking you to travel across the world, but across the state would be something we need potentially. FPE is Thursday to Saturday commitment – as well as to Beyond Leather for IPE where you will represent us. Beyond Leather requires a Thursday to Saturday night commitment from you if you win the regional FPE title.

Are you going to need help with expenses getting to FPE?

Most people are local to our location for the weekend conference, some others may need help getting there or paying for their expenses while there (hotel room, gas, etc.). In these cases, we suggest you find a Sponsor. Their main role is to pay for an ad in the program booklet, but they should also help you fundraise to get you to FPE. They can also be a great resource if you should win, as a location to do more fundraising at for your title year. Consider local groups, clubs, Dungeons, and organizations to approach as sponsors, especially ones you are a member or regular of.

Are you going to be okay with not getting the title?

Reality of it is we can only give one couple/triad the title. This does not mean you failed, or that your dynamic is not strong enough. We do not judge you against the others, only against what you say and what you do – on your ability to communicate your dynamic as well as show it. Sometimes you may not be as effective at communicating it as others – and there is nothing wrong with that.

Are you able to handle feedback about how to do things?

The producer and many of the Judges we choose have been title holders or have competed in a title competition in some form. We will all have feedback, once things are done, in areas we see that you need to improve or could do better. Sometimes the contest director may even give advice before the contest – they do not give it to be mean or cruel, a lot of the time it comes from a place of love and wanting you to do your best.

Want to know more?

Email us today at [email protected] for the checklist qualifications, contract to apply for you to review and start the dialog of questions that could start you on the path to competing at FPE.

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2024 Contestants

Check back soon for details on this year’s contestants!

2024 Judges & Tallyhumans

Kruella is a primal and has been out in community for 15+ years. She enjoys a variety of play, but mostly edge play, such as blood, needles, wax, rope, knives, and electrics. Kruella is alpha to her beta, Cat and is in a pride with her husband, Thomas. Kruella and Cat were awarded the Florida Power Exchange title in 2018 and the International Power Exchange in 2019. Due to COVID, they maintained IPE until it was safe in 2022.

Together, they coined the term “Evolutionary Dynamics”, which follows a tenant of the pride, “grow and evolve”!

MASTER Shadow came into the Leather/BDSM lifestyle in 2008 when he met his leather family who coached and guided him to his role as a SIR and later a MASTER.  He met his husband, Topher, as a brother in this family, and  they became best friends and later partners in crime. Together they founded the Florida Puppy Contest, a pansexual, non discriminatory, human puppy contest. MASTER Shadow is also Mr. Sawmill Leather Sir 2010 and Florida Puppy Handler 2023. Even with a background and training in Gay Leather Old Guard, MASTER Shadow does not bind himself to those roles and strives to learn more about the other worlds and communities around him.  

MASTER Shadow is working to bring Unity to CommUNITY and takes many opportunities to meet new people and explore new worlds of kink.

Hailing from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Pusckatt ONYX isn’t just a name – it’s a movement. This larger-than-life figure has exploded onto the global fetish scene, shattering stereotypes and championing acceptance and diversity everywhere he goes. As MIR26, Pusckatt wields his platform like a megaphone, amplifying the voices of the marginalized and underrepresented. He’s a sought-after judge globally judging numerous contests around the world including international competitions like International Mister Leather, Mister International Rubber, and International Pup and Trainer Contest, and his leadership roles within ONYX Deep South have left an indelible mark on the organization. But Pusckatt’s influence doesn’t stop at the leather community. As a Board member for Florida Rubber and Ujima Men’s Collective, an Honorary member of Leather & Fetish Milano, and a proud member of the Stonewall Knights motorcycle club, his reach is vast, and his message of unity and inclusion is contagious. With the rock-solid support of his husband Vision ONYX and Boy Wiggles, Pusckatt is an unstoppable force, inspiring countless others to embrace their authentic selves and express their true identities.

Get ready, world – Pusckatt ONYX is just getting started.

kaitlyn kayce, commonly known as kat kay, is a service-oriented slave with 10 years in the community. she has the honor of serving in a 24/7 Power Exchange with her Dominant, MISTRESS Hexe and has been serving the community in various forms of education and demo-ing, most popularly known for her place on the Trouble Comes in Three podcast.  

kaitlyn’s passion for knowledge has been the driving force of her journey, with an emphasized focus on teaching from the right side of the slash at events such as FPE, Submissive Safe space and Beyond Leather. she has a passion for meeting new people and discussions on topics such as service, objectification, and Power Exchange

Boy Luis LMHC, LMFT (He/Him) is a Queer Leather Boy residing in Chattanooga, TN. He is a service submissive that likes to educate, support, and aid the community in a variety of ways that include bootblacking, teaching/presenting, and providing therapeutic/empathetic support to members of the community.

He started his leather/kink journey in 2005, was awarded the Fantasy Fetish Fest “Ambassador” in 2017, and was capped in May of 2023. Service, Authenticity, Growth, and Empowerment are some of the core values that he carries as he walks with the communities he supports.

Disco_tits (She/They) A married poly, pansexual, submissive leaning switch, and leathergirl, who has been in the lifestyle for 6 years. She identifies as a service submissive and loves to help her community, and all those within it, wherever and whenever she can.

Her passion for learning and growing not only herself but others within the community is evident by all who meet her, and she has a heart of service. Never turning down a chance to serve either her local community or the community at large, supporting events from the Pacific Northwest to Colorado and all the way here to Florida.

Master Oakman, a Leatherman and Educator, has been in the Lifestyle since 1992. He collared (2001) and branded His adoring slave diamond in December of 2002 and they have been together ever since living a 24/7, M/s, BDSM Lifestyle. slave diamond has been in the Lifestyle since 2001. Master Oakman is past President of S.P.I.C.E. in 2004. Past Presenter at Community Link, Y Not, The Florida Bash 2006 & “2007 (where He re-branded slave diamond) & 2011 – 2013, Florida Power Exchange 2015-2020. He has also presented at Beyond Leather 2008 – 2024. In 2015, at Beyond Leather, Master Oakman was honored to be chosen as the Keynote Speaker.

He has educated many with their classes on Branding, Florentine Flogging; Whip play/Cracking, Knife Play, Scene Dynamics, Pony play, Blowjob class as well as a Communication class for D/s and M/s and others.   Together they founded SF.Community10 , a players party group and the Oakland Park Dungeon now renamed, “The_Space,”  formed in 2010 as well as SFC10 Gathering and Play Party, Whips in Oakland Park, A View from the Top,  subSpace, 101@The_Space,  Push The Edge, Gummy Bears, Leather Culture Club South Florida, The Original Gateway Event and Wax Play Parties.

boy Seamus is a part-time puppy, full-time leather boy, bootblack, leatherwork hobbyist, and current title holder for the 2024 Sawmill Leather boy contest. When he’s not working or knocking out schoolwork, he frequently attends Leather, Pup, and Kink events mostly in the Tampa Bay and general Central Florida areas. Some of his top priorities are his Leather Family and House, being a safe and educated resource to those newly entering the community, and continuing to learn and grow in his Leather journey.

As a queer transman, he also aims to be a guiding presence and help reform historically unwelcoming spaces for fellow transmen to feel comfortable and accepted