Black Men in Leather Author:Cain Berlinger Cain Berlinger is one of the most celebrated leaders in the Leather Community. With thirty six years as an activist, judge, promoter, bar owner and writer, Cain knows of which he speaks when dealing with the diversity of a community he knows and loves so well. — Black Men in Leather has been profiled and well received by reviewers and scholars al... more »ike as the first definitive book that talks to Black Men and their perspective on what it means to be a man of color in a predominantly white segment of the gay community. Social, economics, historical perspective and religion all play a factor in the books sub-title "..why you see them and why you don't."