The next Rope Bondage Dojo ® weekend intensive will be March 19 – 20, 2011 in New York City at The LGBT Center.

Online registration opens Tuesday, February 1st, 8am Eastern Time.
Info & Registration: RopeDojo

Space Limited: 30 students
Cost: $375 /singles, $650/pair

Prerequisite: Willingness for serious learning. Must be able to tie your
shoelaces. No experience necessary. However, those with experience will be appropriately challenged.

Includes: 16+ hours of intensive training from four Dojo Cadres. Emphasis will be on balanced education focusing on Heart-Mind-Hand approach, covering rope skills, scene managements, psychology, history and more for both those who tie and those who are tied.

For more information see the curriculum and FAQ.

(I’ll be helping out at the Dojo. We have a really great team. – Lolita)

Photos are copyright Midori

Meeting open to all genders

Presented by Lesbian Sex Mafia

How to Handle the Physical and Emotional Effects: Pain is a very complicated thing, and creates a myriad of responses in the body. There is the physical side (Ow, fuck! Jeez, how can he take that!) Then there are the emotional effects; the multitude of emotions and thoughts that go through one’s head through pain. Processing pain, while so simply stated in this world, is actually quite difficult at times. In this class we will talk about how to handle the pain both inside and out. We will explore why we endure it, where it takes us and what we can get out of it.

Date:  Fri, November 19, 8pm – 10pm (In the spirit of community, it is an LSM tradition to open up our November meeting to all genders.)
Location: The LGBT Center, 208 W 13th St, NY
Cost:  LSM member: $5;  Non-members $10 

About Boymeat

Boymeat, is a 31-year-old native New Yorker.

Discovering The Eulenspiegel Society (TES) at the age of 19, he quickly became an active participant and presenter in the New York SM scene. A former TES board member, he also holds memberships with the Gay Male SM Activists (GMSMA), the National Coalition for Sexual Freedom (NCSF) and the Leather Archives & Museum. He is also an associate member of the New York boys of Leather and active with New York’s Leather Pride Night Committee.

Best known for his outreach to the younger members of our community, he co-created the concept of The Next Generation (TNG), specialized groups serving young adults between the ages of 18 and 35 who are interested in SM. Boymeat was the co-founder of both TES-TNG and GMSMA-TNG, groups that helped kick off the national TNG movement. He also helped organize the first 3 national TNG conferences – Chickenstock in 1999, Second Coming in 2002, and TNG3: BDSM in the Big City in 2003. He has presented on TNG and other issues at multiple Leather Leadership Conferences.

Known as a SM educator, he has taught at almost every major educational event in the United States. He has taught SM, role play, fetishes, and relationships at TES Fest, Black Rose, South Plains Leather Fest, Dungeon 701-901, Portland Kinkfest, and many others. He has also been asked to teach to students at New York University and Columbia University. Finally, he presented keynote speeches at SM Odyssey’s Folsom Fringe 2007, Rio Grande Leather 2007, and TNG4: Bound for the Bay in 2008.

Boymeat is honored to have experience on the title circuit as a judge both at Ms. World Leather 2006 and South East Leatherfest 2007. In addition, he appreciates the chutzpah it takes to run for a title, having run for Gotham Leatherman 2000. His latest and greatest honor has been being asked to serve as Tallymaster at International Mr. Leather 2008.

A bisexual, polyamourous switch, with a penchant for foot fetishism, incest role play and piss play, Boymeat is rumored to be the quite the sadist. An aspirational handcuff collector and leather history slut, he is the man who nerve.com said “makes the Marquis de Sade look like Pat Boone.”

Thursday: Midori is teaching Erotic Humiliation at Purple Passion, but it’s sold out. She’ll be back in 2011. Get your spots early!

Friday: “Artistic Needle Play” with Mistress Sade Ami at DSF.

Saturday: Head down to Philly for Philadelphia Leather Pride Night.

Sunday: The Baroness‘ Fetish Retinue returns on a new night (first Sunday of every month) and at a new place (White Noise, 225 Avenue B). www.Baroness.com

Monday: Poly Cocktails with Sex at Dawn author Christopher Ryan.

Tuesday: TES Meeting — “Cunt and Ball Busting” with Mistress Trish

Wednesday: Impact has moved to Wednesday because Thursday is a holiday.

James Deen, Kristina Rose, Mark Davis, Jessie Cox
and Lorelei Lee on sexandsubmission.com

Thursday: Bondage or Impact? New York boys of Leather presents
a Basic Rope Bondage Demonstration with Scot Laney or… choose my Flogging 101 class at Purple Passion.

Friday Oct 15: Laine teaches “A Servant’s Toolkit – Guide To Being Prepared” at LSM. Then go to play at the Switch party

Saturday is the Mr American Rubber contest at the Eagle.

Sunday: Graydancer is in town and teaching “TIE ‘EM UP & FUCK ‘EM: Rope Bondage for the Impatiently Kinky”

Tuesday: “BDSM for Couples” at The Pleasure Chest.

Wednesday: The TES Dominant Women/submissive men’s group has a panel discussion with the Doom Maidens on “Fetishizing Female Physical Force.”

Lea Lexis on HogTied.com

This week is all about the NYC Fetish Tribe Experience. There’s parties four nights in a row and plenty of daytime activities including a shopping trip to Purple Passion with 20% off everything in the store.

Tuesday: TES presents “A Tale of Two Histories” with Justin John Costello. He’ll discuss the histories of both the Leather and the BDSM communities from the Marquis de Sade, to the 303rd Bombardment Troop and more.

Mark Davis and Jynx Maze on SexAndSubmission.com

Thursday: Sinclair Sexsmith will be teaching “A Dyke’s Secrets for Cunnillingus” at Purple Passion.

Friday thru Sunday: 2nd annual Sacred Sex Roundup. I’m teaching a class on Sunday.

Saturday: LSM meets for dinner and socializing before going to Submit. With the Butch Voices Conference in town, the Submit Party will be hopping!

Sunday: Suspension party at The Delancey. Woot!

Maitresse Madeline and Mckenzie Lee on WhippedAss.com

Thursday: The TES Queer SIG hosts an open forum about “The State of New York Queerdom.”

Friday: Eric Pride will be at DomSubFriends with a demo at Paddles on “Interrogation: The Border Between Play & Reality.” Also at Paddles later in a separate space is the Switch party for women and trans.

Saturday: Two good parties: TES and Stimulate.

Sunday: Rawhide Bar hosts “Guard,” a monthly Fetish CODE night 6pm to Midnight with special guest Bryan Slater, give-aways, demos and 2 for 1 drinks if you are in gear. 8th Ave at 21st Street.

Wednesday: The TES Bondage SIG invites you to share your knowledge at: ” Rope Tips and Tricks – A Bondage Experience.” Bring rope. This will be very hands-on!

Amber Rayne on hogtied.com

Thursday: The first DSD meeting is open to everyone and features Dov presenting “Crazy Glue Invisible Bondage and Infibulation!”

Saturday: New York boys of Leather and The Jersey boys of Leather host a Boy on Boy! bar night upstairs at the Stonewall, Wear fetish gear for drink specials. They’re having a 50/50 raffle to benefit the Women’s Leather History Project.

Wednesday: The TES Dominant Women/submissive men’s Group has Mistress Jada teaching: “Singletails: for the Safe, Sane, and Sadistic”

James Deen and Ashli Orion on SexandSubmission.com

Friday: Dov teaches “The Art of The Singletail” at DSF.

Sunday: It’s a three day weekend so you can party late on Sunday at Impact.

Tuesday: It looks like an interesting TES meeting: “Taming The Shrew with Blyss.

Maitresse Madeline and David Chase on DivineBitches.com

Saturday: Last chance to see Shine at 2pm. Great show. See it! There’s also a Submit Party.

Sunday: Suspension party where you can play outside on the roof of The Delancy.

Wednesday: My favorite monthly bar night is Pleasure Salon.

Tommy Defendi, Nick Moretti, Drake Jaden and Derek Pain on BoundGods.com

Thursday: Andrea Zanin aka Sex Geek is visiting NYC from Toronto and teaching Strapping It On at Purple Passion.

Friday: Switch party at Paddles for people who identify as women, trans, genderqueer, multi-gender, gender non-conforming, gender variant, gender fluid, etc.

Saturday: Two good parties: Stimulate and TES.

Sunday: Suspension party where you can play outside on the roof of The Delancy.

Tuesday: Grant will be teaching Variations on a Quick Harness at TES.

Lorelei Lee and Kristina Rose on WhippedAss.com

Shine, the Wet Spots burlesque show, is part of the Fringe Festival. There are five shows coming up this week.

Thursday: Impact returns to its original home at China1. Dress up and go!

Friday: DSF hosts an Exotica BDSM Play party & Arabian Slave Auction at Paddles.

Saturday: Hit the beach with LSM’s 5th Annual Naked (or Not) Beach Party at Jacob Riis Park.

Sunday: Instigate NYC presents “Front Hole Fisting” with Ignacio Rivera at The Center.

Jessie Cox and Maestro on thetrainingofo.com

A new munch in NYC: “Dom Women/Masculine Sub Men First Munch” on Friday at 7:30pm at Pot Luck Asian Cuisine, 255 W 26th St. They’ll be going on to the TES Papparazzo Party across the street at Paddles afterward.

Saturday night check out the Submit Party for Women and Trans in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Call for exact location 718-789-4053

On Sunday, MAsT Metro NY‘s topic is “Feeding the Master Heart/slave heart.”

Sir Guy will be at TES with his “Styles of Dominance: Leadership” class on Tuesday.

I wish I could be at two places at once on Wednesday: Pleasure Salon as well as the TES Bondage SIG with Zelda teaching “Insertable Hooks.”

Felony and Curt Wooster on DivineBitches.com

There’s a new group in town call NYC Submissive Society. Their first monthly meeting is with guest host Eric Pride on Thursday.

Also Thursday night is Lip Service, a pansexual kissing and cocktails party.

On Friday night, submissive women are invited to preview and critique a new movie, Absolute Trust. 6pm at the LGBT Center.

Looks like there is a new bi-monthly play party in town: Wicked NYC. Saturday night. This is in the space where LSM had their Leather Pride party – really nice.

Sunday night is Suspension! You can play outside on the roof!

Monday night, check out The Pleasure Chest‘s free class: Blow Jobs and Beyond.

Tuesday night at TES, it’s a Hands-On evening of Sensation & Deprivation.

Corey Alexander presents “You Don’t Just Do It Once: Ongoing Relationship Negotiation in Polyamory” at TES on Wednesday night.

James Deen and Cali Lakai on sexandsubmission.com

Thursday, June 10
Impact party

Friday, June 11
DSF: “Judgement Night”

Saturday, June 12

Sunday, June 13
NY Bondage Club
Fixe Fetish Party

Monday, June 14

Tuesday, June 15
TES: ‘‘Strategizing Re-entry: Drop and Aftercare’’ w/ Corey Alexander

Wednesday, June 16
TES Dominant Women/submissive men’s Group: ‘‘You Have One, Now What? How Do You Train Your New Submissive?’’ w/ Dame Amanda

Van Darkholme, Vince Ferelli, Derek Pain
and Christian Wilde on BoundGods.com