2026 Bootblack Round Up Presenters

Shaan Lashun (he/they) finds much joy at the intersection of Black queer feminism and Leather culture. Active in Leather and fetish communities since 2016, his story as bootblack began under the dim lights of a DC gay bar. In the years since, his “thing for boots” has led to many adventures at conferences, festivals, and more dimly lit gay bars around the world. Currently, Shaan serves the community-at-large as the organizer behind Virtual Bootblack Jam and as the bootblack coordinator for International Ms. Leather & Bootblack.   

“Outside” the kink community, Shaan has worked with the Philadelphia Trans Health Conference, NYC Department of Health, the US Conference on AIDS, Grindr, and other spaces to improve conditions for other sex workers, kinksters, and trans people of color.  

him. BLK. queer. poink. service pet. volunteer vixen. hospitality homosexual. always flags black. committed to uplifting and prioritizing Blk & Brown queer/trans folx in and out the scene via education, service, and community engagement.  garment care and leatherwear is my jam. lets talk tables ( drop offs) or ask about my shea btta service shine ;)