The Whole Lesbian Sex Book (52 page)

Progressive, queer-centered, sex-positive, girl-friendly online community.

www.strap-on.org

Technodyke.com

www.technodyke.com

Play Parties and BDSM Organizations

The BDSM Events Page

International calendar of leather conferences and other events.

www.thebdsmeventspage.com

EU BDSM

BDSM information site for the European Union. Includes a directory of organizations.

www.eubdsm.com

Informed Consent

U.K. directory of BDSM groups, events, shops, and more. Personal ads sorted by gender and interest, so you can seek F4f (female Top seeking female bottom) as well as f4F (female bottom seeking female Top).

www.informedconsent.co.uk

Scene USA

Listing of BDSM organizations in the United States. Scene USA lists BDSM groups, clubs, nightclubs, and munches (think: potluck in fetish gear) by city and state. Cruise for local contacts or submit news of your BDSM community.

[email protected]
www.darkheart.com/sceneusa.html

United States

Arizona

Arizona Power Exchange

Pansexual BDSM organization. Weekly and monthly events, including play parties, demos, hands-on educational opportunities with instruction from local BDSM players. Occasional women’s play parties hosted by Arizona Amazons.

P.O. Box 67532, Phoenix, AZ 85082-7532
www.arizonapowerexchange.org

California

The Exiles

A social and educational organization in San Francisco for women with a positive personal interest in S/M between women. Publishes a monthly newsletter. Monthly educational and social events, information on local play parties.

P.O. Box 14338, San Francisco, CA 94114
(415) 835-4739
[email protected]
www.theexiles.org

LARAWW

Los Angeles Radical And Wicked Women is devoted to the educational and social well-being of the women’s BDSM, leather, and fetish communities. LARAWW welcomes all women and transfolk, 21 years of age and over, regardless of sexual orientation or preference.

[email protected]
www.laraww.org

Power Exchange

Adult sexual play space in San Francisco. Hosts Wet Wednesdays, women-only parties held the first Wednesday of each month.

74 Otis St., San Francisco, CA 94103
(415) 487-9944
[email protected]
www.powerexchange.com

Queen of Heaven

Carol Queen’s infamous San Francisco play parties are open to invited guests and their guests. “QOH is a pansexual pagan event, although an attendee need not identify as either pansexual or pagan; s/he simply must be comfortable enough sharing an erotic space with others.” Safe-sex rules apply. To get on the party list, contact Queen at:

2215-R Market St., Suite 455,
San Francisco CA 94114 or
[email protected]

SF Citadel

Play space, leather community center, and BDSM education center in San Francisco’s South of Market district. Regularly scheduled play parties, classes, discussion groups, and other activities serving the kink community. Sign up for the event announcement list on the website.

245 8th St., San Francisco, CA 94103
(415) 626-1746
[email protected]
www.sfcitadel.org

Colorado

Collar

Colorado Leather Lesbian/Ladies Alternative Resource is an information and support group for all women interested in the BDSM/Leather lifestyle. All self-identified women are welcome, whether lesbian, bisexual, or heterosexual. Its main purpose is to provide a safe forum for discussion, education, and exploration with regard to BDSM/Leather issues. Hosts and supports a variety of activities such as monthly meetings, play parties, group outings, community education, and fund raisers. To get involved in the local group or the Internet discussion group:

[email protected]

Thunder in the Mountains

Annual pansexual BDSM conference.

www.thunderinthemountains.com

District of Columbia

LLABIA

Leather Lesbians and Bisexual Information Association of Washington, D.C. Provides information, support, and social opportunities. Monthly parties and other events are open to leather women who enjoy woman-to-woman S/M. “All S/M dykes, straight, bisexual and transsexual/gender women are welcome. FTM transgender bois/boys/men who feel they have a place in the S/M women’s community are also welcome.”

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LLABIA

Illinois

CLAW

Chicago Leather Alliance of Women is a monthly discussion group for women of all sexual orientations involved in the BDSM lifestyle. Hosts women-only and pansexual parties.

[email protected]

The Next Generation Chicago

A Chicago-based pansexual Support/Education/ Discussion/Social group for people ages 18-35 who are interested in BDSM.

http://www.tngc.org/tngc/index.html

Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska

Janet R. is a contact person for an informal network of kinky women in Kansas City, Des Moines, Omaha, and Lincoln. Contact Janet R. at:

P.O. Box 32732, Kansas City, MO 64171
(816) 523-4154
[email protected]

Maryland

FIST

Females Investigating Sexual Terrain

Open to women 21 years of age or older who are interested in S/M, leather, or fetish sex between women. FIST hosts an email announcement list for notices about upcoming events of interest to women. FIST does not host parties, but helps publicize parties for women in the Mid-Atlantic area. FIST does hold periodic educational and social events.

P.O. Box 41032, Baltimore, MD 21203
[email protected]
[email protected]
http://members.aol.com/FISTWomen

Massachusetts

MOB New England

Social and play group for women 21 and over who are interested in woman-to-woman BDSM or kink sexuality. “Welcome to our big, scary gang of chain wielding, sex radical, queer women—the MOB!” Website links to the group’s online events calendar.

P.O. Box 391927, Cambridge, MA 02139
[email protected]
www.mobnewengland.org

New York

Dyke Uniform Corps (DUC)

A private association of women of honor, integrity, and discipline (“Yes, Sir!”) whose mission is to explore common interests in wearing military and law enforcement uniforms within the S/M, leather, and fetish communities.

[email protected]
www.dykeuniformcorps.com

Lesbian Sex Mafia

Founded in 1981, LSM is a support and information group for lesbian, bisexual, heterosexual, and transsexual women interested in S/M. Website lists monthly programs a well as NYC events for the BDSM community. Go here to find out about New York City-area play parties. Also links to BDSM groups in the United States and Europe.

P.O. Box 404, 70A Greenwich Ave,
New York, NY 10011
(212) 726-3844
[email protected]
www.lesbiansexmafia.org

Submit

Play parties for women and transgendered people. Presented by Red, first Thursday of every month.

(718) 789-4053
www.submitparty.com

TES Women’s Group

The Eulenspiegel Society of New York is one of the oldest S/M groups in North America. The TES Women’s Group’s purpose is to network, socialize, and share knowledge and experiences among sisters in the BDSM scene.

[email protected]
www.tes.org/welcome.html

Oregon

Lulu’s Pervy Playhouse

A group for S/M women from Portland and the surrounding area. Open to women 18 years of age or older, lesbians, bisexuals, heterosexuals, and transgendered women who identify as female. Hosts monthly play parties.

[email protected]
www.spiretech.com/~awntie/lulu.htm

PDX/Bad Girls

Portland’s lesbian social and educational BDSM/ leather club. Welcomes self-identified women over 18 of all sexual orientations who are interested in consensual BDSM with other women.

[email protected]
www.pdxbadgirls.net

Pennsylvania

Philly Fetish Resource Guide

www.phillyfetish.com

Texas

Bound by Desire

For lesbian, bisexual, heterosexual, and transgendered women interested in dominance and submission and S/M. Monthly educational, informational, and social events in Austin.

P.O. Box 3733, Austin, TX 78704
[email protected]
www.boundbydesire.org

Virginia

The Black Rose

A pansexual support, education, and social group for adults who share an interest in expressions of power in love and play, including D/S (dominance and submission), B/D (bondage and discipline), fetishism, and cross-dressing. You must be over 19 to attend functions. See website for information on the women’s group.

P.O. Box 11161, Arlington, VA 22210
(703) 715-6507 information hotline
[email protected]
www.br.org

Washington

The Wet Spot: Seattle’s Sex-Positive Community Center

The Wet Spot provides meeting and event space for sex-positive organizations. Events include regular women-only parties as well as meetings and workshops. Details about specific events are available on the website. Membership is required for some events. You must be over 18 to attend events at The Wet Spot.

(206) 270-9746
[email protected]
www.wetspot.org

Wisconsin

Bad Grrrls

A support group for women who do S/M in Madison. Contact A Woman’s Touch (see Retail and Mail Order) for current information.

Satyricon

Pansexual, pangender BDSM social group in Madison. For more information, contact Ellen Barnard at A Woman’s Touch (see Retail and Mail Order, below).

Canada

Libido Events

A small production company promoting sex education and other Vancouver events celebrating alternative sexuality in our culture. Past events include workshops by Midori, Laura Antoniou, and Deborah Addington.

www.LibidoEvents.com

The Pussy Palace

A somewhat irregular women’s night at a men’s bathhouse. “There is lots of sensual dancing, cruising and sexy outfits of all descriptions.”

(416) 925-XTRA (9872) x2115
[email protected]
www.pussypalacetoronto.com

Vancouver Leather

Website with calendar of events, links to local organizations.

www.vancouverleather.com/bdsm

Vancouver Women in Leather

VWL is a nonprofit organization dedicated to claiming a space for all women who are into leather, fetish, or a BDSM lifestyle.

Contact: Bird (604) 779-6434
http://vwleather.com

Europe

For more information about European resources, subscribe to Leather Letters, an occasional email newsletter about woman-to-woman S/M. The emphasis of Leather Letters is on European events, but it also contains news from other continents. To subscribe, contact: [email protected]