Judy Tallwing McCarthey (also known as Judy Tallwing, born Judy Browning in 1945 in Arizona) [1] [2] is a leatherwoman [3] [4] and artist.
She attended American Indian boarding school and Catholic girls' school. [2]
In 1987 she became the first International Ms. Leather. [3] [4]
That same year, she was the leather community's keynote speaker at the Second National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights. [5]
From 1988 to 1992 she was co-chair of the National Leather Association. [6]
In 2020 she became the first woman of color given the Leather Leadership Award at the Creating Change conference. [6]
At one point, she operated the fetish clothing manufacturer Mr. S Leather, founded by Alan Selby. [7] [8] [9]
A video of her speech at International Ms. Leather in 1987 is shown in the exhibition “A Room of Her Own” at the Leather Archives & Museum. [11]
Her art is in the American Visionary Art Museum. [2] [1] [12]
She is of African, Apache, and Tewa descent. [13]
She has six children. [2]
She is openly lesbian and involved in BDSM. [11]
Judy Tallwing McCarthey (also known as Judy Tallwing, born Judy Browning in 1945 in Arizona) [1] [2] is a leatherwoman [3] [4] and artist.
She attended American Indian boarding school and Catholic girls' school. [2]
In 1987 she became the first International Ms. Leather. [3] [4]
That same year, she was the leather community's keynote speaker at the Second National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights. [5]
From 1988 to 1992 she was co-chair of the National Leather Association. [6]
In 2020 she became the first woman of color given the Leather Leadership Award at the Creating Change conference. [6]
At one point, she operated the fetish clothing manufacturer Mr. S Leather, founded by Alan Selby. [7] [8] [9]
A video of her speech at International Ms. Leather in 1987 is shown in the exhibition “A Room of Her Own” at the Leather Archives & Museum. [11]
Her art is in the American Visionary Art Museum. [2] [1] [12]
She is of African, Apache, and Tewa descent. [13]
She has six children. [2]
She is openly lesbian and involved in BDSM. [11]