Our members promote brotherhood and commonality with those who come to share our history, traditions, experience and viewpoint. 
AML will strive to encompass a wide variety of styles and pleasures for Leathermen of all ages, body-styles, colors, orientation and experience-levels with the goal of growth and support for the Leather/SM/Fetish lifestyle.
AML will host special events, to allow the creation of safe, intimate spaces where we can relax with each other, and build friendships that will last for decades. 

We aim to achieve the goals of this statement as follows:

• Be available as a source of communication, information and mentoring for like-minded individuals involved in or actively pursuing an interest in the Leather/SM/Fetish lifestyle.

• Provide a safe atmosphere for growth and support for the Leather/SM/Fetish lifestyle of the membership while nourishing a sense of brotherhood, respect, kindness and camaraderie within the organization and the community.

• Provide information to members and the community on the varied risk aware consensual expressions of the Leather/SM/Fetish lifestyle.

• Provide information regarding our Leather/SM/Fetish lifestyle to the general community to encourage a more positive attitude of understanding/acceptance, and increase awareness of our positions, contributions and potential within the community.

• Coordinate with like-minded organizations on a local, regional, state, national and worldwide level.

• Promote with power and pride the right of all adults to engage in risk aware consensual sexual expression.

• Raise funds for deserving projects, clubs, organizations, defense funds and/or charities which have given direct or indirect support to the Leather/SM/Fetish community.

• Preserve a record of history, tradition and culture.

• Support and officially attend events that will extend the hand of friendship to other groups in our community.

Copyright 2006                            Updated 7-06