True, also the leather keeps the pheromone from the stinger really well. So once leather gloves have been stung you’re likely to alarm the hive again next time you use them.
I usually handle hives I know bare handed and without protective gear except for harvest and early/late winter when the girls tend to be grumpy, had a few stings but never to the hands surprisingly. When I do wear gear the acid proof gloves we use for treatment have proven themselves useful, the rubbery material holds the stingers off really well, they can be steam cleaned and are rather cheap to replace.