Bondage Ball LA 2025: Event Gallery by Steven Sandler

Bondage Ball marked its 22nd year with an electrifying return to The Mayan in Downtown Los Angeles on July 7th, 2025, enveloping the city’s nightlife in decadent leather, latex, and avant-garde fashion and bringing Los Angeles its unrestrained yet unpretentious spectacles of beautiful sexy perversions. (This was one of the last events at The Mayan before its unfortunate closure.) Guests of every persuasion reveled in the theatrical spectacle, wandering through ten play areas and three dance floors filled with immersive visuals, professional dungeon equipment, and ultra fetish go-gos. Local legends Caroline Sometimes, Chromegirl, Kitty Rodriguez, Rubber Necro, Mistress Croix, and Bugirl were among more than seventy vivacious hosts and performers, leading live shows and headlining rubber fashion showcases from the famed Venus Prototype and Blacklickorish Latex. The beloved indie film actor, writer, orator, and AltStar Awards MC Jeffrey Damnit presided over the mainstage once again, dazzling the crowd with wit and energy. Main stage performance from BoundHouse included Dorian Dane, Dani Synclair, Demonisa, and Lady Sexwax. In the massive upstairs VIP lair, the city’s most stunning kinksters mingled, while both seasoned lifestyle participants and curious newcomers found their place amidst the body-positive, all-inclusive celebration. Every corner was alive with beauty, sensation, and uninhibited joy, ensuring Bondage Ball LA remains a must-attend spectacle for lovers of the sensational and sublime. We especially enjoyed the SelkiSkins Shibari show.