Educators and Presentors
We'd like to recognize and thank the following educators and presentors who are volunteering their time this year.
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Pup Oso
Pup Oso is an active member of the Dallas Kink Community. Some of his passions include rope bondage, all things pet play, Latex and gear.His love of rubber lead him to create the DFW Rubber Club which connects LGBTQIA+ rubber enthusiast through monthly events and building community. He will be presenting a demonstration on making Latex clothing on Saturday, February 22 at 7 PM. -
MIR 28 Rush
Meet Rush (Hi/Him). Rush is the current International Rubber Ambassador MIR 28 and Mr. San Francisco Rubber 2024. He stands at the forefront of the vibrant Rubber and Pup scene as a San Francisco Rubber Weekend coproducer and Alpha pup in the SF Service Pets. Rush is a rubber pig who loves gear, from rubber to spandex to sports gear. He will be the Keynote Speaker on Saturday, January 22 at 6 PM. -
Brigitte Bandit
Brigitte Bandit is a drag queen based in Austin, TX. Known as the Dolly of ATX, Brigitte has been voted Best Drag Performer and Best Activist in The Austin Chronicle Best of Austin 2024. She is a cast member at Oilcan Harry's, Cheer Up Charlies and Coconut Club and hosts Drag Storytimes. Brigitte’s advocacy work for the LGBTQIA+ community includes testifying at the Texas Capitol, being a plaintiff in the successful lawsuit with the ACLU that blocked the Texas drag ban from taking effect, lobbying for federal LGBTQIA+ protections at the U.S. Capitol, and she currently serves on the City of Austin LGBTQIA+ Quality of Life Commission. She will be the MC for the Keynote on Saturday, February 22 at 6 PM -
Zutty
Zutty has been an active member in promoting rubber in Austin for over 7 years and has lead many play parties and events. His focus on welcoming and sharing with people about rubber, kink, and the overall alternative lifestyles have made him a staple member of the Austin community. Zutty will be presenting a session on Saturday, February 22 at 10:30 AM titled "Session 1 - Safely Wrapping your Mummy" -
Sir Jonathan
Sir Jonathan has been involved in the leather and kink community for a decade. In 2018 he won SE Leather Sir and IPC awarded him handler of the year. He has a wide and edgy interests including D/s, E-Stim, Sounding, Violet Wand, Fisting and Breath Play. He loves attending events and his passion for the rubber side has grown over the last 3 years. Sir Jonathan is the husband to Alpha Pup Kase and owner of pup Cookie. Sir’s latest endeavor is as Director of Operations for the Atlanta based Kink Down South organization. Sir Jonathan will be presenting a session on Saturday, February 22 at 10:30 AM called "It's Electric Boogie Woogie" -
Pup Neil
Pup Neil joined the kink community in 2023 after years of pining from the shadows and is making up for lost time. Neil loves vigorously moshing and meeting new critters. He also gets an immense sense of pride and accomplishment from lending a paw to bring community events to life. Pup Neil is grateful to be 9 years sober from alcohol. Neil will be presenting a session on Saturday, February 22 at 12:00 PM titled "Sobriety in Kink" -
Pup Wiggles
Wiggles is a rubber pup born and raised in San Antonio, Texas. He discovered pup play through the furry fandom and eventually became an avid gear head. Latex became an obsession after some time, and ever since then I have been a happier and healthier person. He is a co-founder to the San Antonio Kennel Klub, and he's active in the Texas pup, rubber, leather, and gear community. Wiggles is presenting a session on Saturday, February 22 at 1 PM titled "Intro to Rubber Repair" -
Alpha Pup Templar
Alpha Pup Templar is a 3 time title runner up and co owner of Guard Dog Events. He is a fetish universalist who specializes in combining and hybridizing multiple kinks together to have creative and unique experiences. He is also a certified personal trainer and retired professional chef. Templar will be presenting a session on Saturday, February 22 at 1:15 titled "Hybridized Kink" -
Magnus
Magnus (Any/All), Midwest Rubber 2024, is a Chicago based multidisciplinary, time-based media creative, curator, and educator producing static and interactive art experiences for audiences. Their creative and kinky interests are heavily intertwined and influenced by science fiction, worldbuilding, and radical joy and pleasure. Their work spans physical exhibitions, performances, sonic landscapes, digital art, workshops, and more. They are co-curator of the annual art exhibition at the MIR International Rubber Weekend and a member of the Chicago Rubber Club. Magnus will be presenting a session on Saturday, February 22 at 2:45 titled "Worldbuilding and Kink" and give a few words at the Keynote on Saturday, February 22 at 6 PM. -
Champ the Fox
Handler Rick (He/Him), aka Champ the Fox, is a trans, gay, demisexual, and monogamous rubber pet player living in Austin, TX. Currently, he is the Texas Pup 2024 Runner-up-- and has been busying his paws as Vice President of Boop Society of Central Texas, which hosts numerous events for critters in the area. He has developed classes such as the Emotional Support Pet Workshop and Critter Play 101 panel, which he regularly travels to cons both near and far to teach! Whenever possible, this crafty fox likes to create pride flag-themed acryclic pour paintings which he donates to kink events, fetching bids to fundraise for various causes. Champ will be presenting a session on Saturday, February 22 at 2:45 PM titled "Make Your Own Balloon Doggie" -
Goddess Inkwell
Author Goddess Inkwell is a creative degenerate whose exploits include writing filthy erotic comics, torturing beautiful souls with deliciously wicked body art, and explicitly naughty digital media. Her works have earned her much praise and is highly respected in the community. Her commitment to showing people how creativity and kink practices meld into a wonderful melody of pleasure and goodness make her a highly sought after person for your artistic kink experiences. Author Goddess Inkwell will be presenting a session on Saturday, February 22 at 4 PM titled "Licked in Latex" -
Brett
Brett along with his submissives, Kat and slavegirl iii, have multiple fetish relationship dynamics. Over the weekend, you can expect to see them showing off their dollification, M/s, ageplay, and love for latex. Brett alongside his subs lead the ATXAgeplaySocial (since 2011) and MAsT Austin (since 2023). Brett is president of the Leatherheart Clan's Austin chapter and the final Mr Austin Gear (2019). Brett will be presenting a session with Kat on Saturday, February 22 at 4:30 PM titled "Let's Get You Dolled Up" and a demonstration with slavegirl iii on Saturday February 22 at 8:30 PM on the SeriousKit. -
Kat
She holds multiple fetish relationship dynamics with Brett. Over the weekend, you can expect to her showing off her dollification, M/s, ageplay, and love for latex. She, alongside Brett, lead the ATXAgeplaySocial (since 2011) and MAsT Austin (since 2023). She will be submitting to Brett on Saturday, February 22 at 4 PM for the panel titled "Let's Get You Dolled Up". -
slave iii
slave iii holds multiple fetish relationship dynamics with Brett. Over the weekend, you can expect to her showing off her devotion as a slave, her involvement as a little, and love for latex. She, alongside, Brett leads the ATXAgeplaySocial (since 2011) and MAsT Austin (since 2023). She will be submitting to Brett on Saturday, February 22 at 8:30 PM for the demo with the SeriousKit -
Mark Salinas / Pup Ace
Mark Salinas or Pup Ace is a rigger, producer, educator, and activist for fetish/kink mostly serving the Austin, TX community. With around 10 years of experience in the leather, critter, rubber, and rope scene, he carries a lot of experience and insight and a unique perspective on all of it as an asexual kinkster. His energy and enthusiasm is contagious, and he can be seen leading his monthly rope labs and socials with the Austin Men in Rope; hosting events such as the Kennel Karaoke at the Austin Eagle or the yearly rubber convention in Austin called the Austin Rubber Roundup; volunteering with the Boop Society of Central Texas, Sir Rat Leather and Gear, and other local organizations/businesses in his area; and giving a hand at any large event he goes to such as AKW, MIR, IML, and CLAW. Mark will be presenting a workshop on Friday, February 21 from 4-7 PM on Rope Harnesses. -
Pup Titus
A born and raised Austinite who has a passion for all things kink and BDSM, Titus has a focus on leatherworking and trying to create my own unique style of leather goods for the community. He's been a pup for 5 years and loves to share with others the different avenues, techniques, and art forms that BDSM takes. He will be giving a session on material quality titled "Guided Kink Social and Demo" on Friday, February 21 at 5 PM -
Pup Reaper
Reaper's most recent experience in kink has been living the pup life alongside his fiance Wiggles for the last 2 years. That's not to discount years prior working with his other interests of tactical, rubber, spandex, and bondage. Reaper's worked alongside some good friends in producing Alamo City Pups, and is always looking to make new connections. Feel free to come up and say hi! He will be giving a Rubber and Tactical Workshop on Friday February 21 at 7 PM -
Pup SEP
Sebastian, known by most as SEP is a 24-year-old rubber fetishist and the current Mr. Rubber Mexico 2025. His interests lie in puppy play and heavy BDSM. He aims to bring global attention to the vibrant Mexican rubber community, celebrating its culture and building inclusive, diverse connections. He hopes to strengthen our collective passion for rubber and the broader fetish community, ultimately creating a more welcoming space for everyone. SEP will be presenting a demonstration on Mummification on Saturday, February 22 at 7:00 PM.