From a commenter from Fetlife on my “How to (Almost) Not Go Broke as a Kink Presenter as a Kink Presenter “: Unfortunately, there is no magic money tree for kink conventions (or no one is sharing it), so organizers constantly have to (or at least should attempt to) balance accessibility, costs, and fair compensation. This creates a system[…]
There have been an overwhelming number of people and organizations demanding to know the identity of a presenter referenced in the writing “Shibaricon Concerns.” This is somewhat frustrating, something akin to saying “The house is on fire!” and having people focus on knowing the exact color of the flame. At the same time, I have been[…]
*A Collaborative Statement* We, the undersigned, have all been involved in the production of Shibaricon in past years. Whether instructing, attending, volunteering, sponsoring, or staffing, we have enjoyed and supported the efforts towards creating a safe learning environment and community space for rope enthusiasts. There have been growing concerns over the years regarding several aspects[…]
RACK, SSC, PRICK, YKINMKBYKIOK (that’s Your Kink Is Not My Kink But Your Kink Is O-K), WIIWD (What It Is We Do), there are so many clever acronyms and sayings we use in the community to try and make sure that everybody has a good time. My favorite, though, is simply this: Don’t Yuck My Yum.[…]
Some BDSM folks will tell you Stay away from anyone who’s not SSC: Safe, Sane, and Consensual! They’ll claim anyone refusing to abide by those three cardinal rules is at best misguided and at worst predatory. Well, hi. I’m one of those people. For starters, the word safe is, at best, highly subjective. If you go by[…]
So, Gray, what’d you think? That’s the question I’m getting a lot this morning, somewhat to the detriment of the work I’m trying to get done now. I’ll say more later, but for now, I can say that I am very, very impressed with what the producers from Part2Pictures and Lisa Ling herself put together. It really[…]
I was honored to be present at the leather history panel at a recent WOOLF event. In that panel, at one point, one of the panel members pointed at me and said “You’re in leather. What does it mean to you?” The answer I gave was as stammering and inadequate as any would be when facing that level of[…]
In an online conversation with a dear friend, he commented offhand “You know, I’ve made so many bad decisions when I was horny…” Like most good friends, I heartily agreed. And then suddenly it occurred to me that I’ve never heard the opposite said: “I’ve made so many great decisions when I was horny…” And it[…]
I made some references a while back to some “shooting” and “filming” I was doing in Baltimore. At the time I was prohibited from talking about what I was doing, but with the release of the following “teaser” video, it can be revealed: I wasn’t shooting so much as being shot by a documentary team[…]
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