Since the mid-70′s Hardy has been an active in the leather community as a gay activist, author & speaker on aspects of the SM/Leather scene.
He is author of several books including, Playing with the Family Jewels, Soul of a Second Skin and Playing With Pain as well Sa regular contributor to the Dallas Voice newspaper. Professionally he is marketer and filmmaker. His documentary on the leather lifestyle “LEATHER” has won numerous awards and appeared in festivals around the world, and his latest film, “Out of the Darkness, The Reality of SM” is currently being used by health care professionals around the world.
The current recipient of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force’s Leather Leadership Award, he was also awarded NLAI’s Man Of The Year award in 1999 and in 2007 he was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Leather Association International. Most recently he was honored to be a judge for IML 2013. Hardy currently serves as Chairperson of the board of the Woodhull Sexual Freedom Alliance in Washington, DC. Since April, 1995, he and his boy Patrick have been living together in Dallas with their Feline Mistresses, Elvira and troublemaker, Jack-The-Cat.