She joined the staff in January 2018, and continues to work tirelessly to ensure that these important artifacts are treated with care. Leslie does far more than simply preserve leather history. With each piece, Leslie works to uncover its story and its history and to ensure that this history is preserved along with the physical item itself. Organizations such as the Leather Archives & Museum that are focused on issues related to fetish and kink often struggle to find financial support. Fortunately, the Freeman Foundation is a private philanthropic organization that supports work done in the areas of eros and sexual liberation.