27/01/2026
N'hésitez pas à soutenir Mike candidat a Mr Leather Belgium 2026.🔥😃
Mister Leather Belgium election 2026
#3 Candidate Mike
Mike Goudeseune (52), from Bruges, has been a member of MSC Belgium since the late 1990s. He temporarily paused his membership during a period when language and community-based differences within the club carried too much weight. This felt strange to him, because at its core the community shares the same fe**sh and the same passion. For him, a man in leather remains a man in leather—whether in the north or the south—until he speaks. It is often language that creates difference, not the fe**sh itself. What connects people is stronger than what separates them: material, identity, expression, and experience. This is the insight he wants to bring back to the heart of the fe**sh scene in Belgium.
His attraction to leather began at a young age. On the campsite where he stayed with his parents, the son of the bar owner rode past every evening on a red Ducati, fully dressed in leather. At that age, he understood nothing about fe**sh, but the aesthetics, presence, and impact of leather left a deep impression. That early fascination grew into a meaningful part of his identity as an adult.
Over the past 25 years, Mike has worked as a school leader, most recently in Brussels. There, he operates in a multicultural environment with people from a wide range of cultures and religious traditions. This context taught him how diversity functions: how habits, traditions, and sensitivities can clash, but above all how they can strengthen one another when there is room for dialogue. He consciously brings these insights into the fe**sh community.
In his private life, Mike lives in a polyamorous relationship with two partners.
– One partner comes from Wallonia, which deepens his understanding of linguistic and cultural differences.
– The other partner describes himself as a proud Black fe**sh man. Through him, Mike sees where inclusion and diversity are making progress, but also that men of colour still often feel insufficiently seen or represented within the fe**sh world. These experiences have sharpened his awareness: diversity requires more than good intentions—it requires action and attention.
Over the years, Mike has been present at various events, both in Belgium and abroad. Not to stand out, but to remain connected to what truly lives within the community. This allows him to clearly see two realities: the positive energy, joy, and sense of togetherness, and at the same time the quieter challenges that are discussed far less openly. He hears stories of loneliness, mental pressure, drug use, and unsafe situations—not as exceptions, but as signals that some people do not feel sufficiently seen or supported. He does not position himself as someone who judges, but as someone who seeks practical and meaningful ways to help.
Mike chooses to be transparent about who he is. He is not a showman, nor someone who jumps on tables or deliberately seeks attention. The part of the competition in which candidates are expected to perform an act genuinely frightens him and lies far outside his comfort zone. That is not where his strengths lie. This does not mean he cannot hold a stage or conduct an interview on national television—something he has done several times in his professional life. What he offers is not a grand performance, but an authentic presence. He will participate in his own way: calmly, sincerely, and without pretending to be someone he is not. For him, leadership can be restrained and still deeply meaningful.
Mike Goudeseune is running for Mister Leather Belgium because he wants to connect where language and culture sometimes create distance, listen to what lives beneath the surface, support those who feel less seen, and contribute to a strong, warm, and inclusive community.
His central question remains:
How can he help? And how can people help one another?