Master Dominion ONYX is an American leatherman, kinkster, sadist, writer, and podcaster. He chairs the ONYX National Council and is the current President and a co-founder of ONYX Mid-Atlantic, “an organization formed and operated by People of Color who enjoy the leather lifestyle.​​” Master Dominion ONYX lectures on Fetish/Kink Play, Sex Positivity, and Diversity, and spearheads ONYX’s partnership with Widener University’s PhD Human Sexuality Program. He is also the co-host of the YouTube channel, The BGKH Show with Dominion & Epic, and he writes erotic and educational pieces for Recon, BearWorld, and his blog, Dominion's Opinions.

David Roussève is an American choreographer, writer, director, and filmmaker. His most recent work is titled Becoming Daddy AF, his first solo project in over 20 years. With a career spanning over four decades, Roussève has written, directed, and choreographed 14 full evening works for David Roussève/REALITY. These include three commissions for the Next Wave Festival at the Brooklyn Academy of Music and Halfway to Dawn. Halfway to Dawn explores the life and music of Black gay jazz composer Billy Strayhorn. Roussève's commissions for other companies include Ballet Hispanico, Dancing Wheels, Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Theater, and the Atlanta Ballet.