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Lesbian Sex Mafia presents Head Games: Playing with Emotions with Nina Love

by Viviane on 05/16/2013

Join us as we examine the psychological play of consensual, non-consent and the mind. This, often controversial class, will include a demo and an intimate look at the motivations and rewards from both the top and bottom perspective. We will explore verbal humiliation and assault, sexual manipulation and rape and other ways of being just plain mean. (With Gwendolyn).

Where: LGBT Center, 208 West 13th St. (7th/8th Ave)
When: Friday,May 17, 2013; 8:00-10:00 PM
Cost: $5/LSM members; $10/Non members

About Nina Love

Nina Love is a fierce femme, an educator, a freelance writer, an activist, and a Leather Woman. A native of Baltimore, Nina splits her time between Baltimore and New York, where she is active in the Leather/BDSM community. She is the current Mid-Atlantic Leather Woman and an active member of the Lesbian Sex Mafia (LSM) and The Eulenspiegel Society (TES) and is an Emeritus Board Member of the Baltimore Education and Social Society (BESS). She is proud to be the Education Director for FetFest Con! An advocate of education, play, and sex, Nina has a diverse background in Fashion and Organizational Development and has used this experience to explore identity, self expression, and communication in the Leather/BDSM lifestyles. She is blessed to be self employed and enjoys traveling throughout the United States presenting on topics such as: Self Discovery: Finding individuality in a community of labels; Communication Skills for your Alternative Relationship; and Head Games: Playing with Emotions. Nina enjoys giving back to the community whenever she can by volunteering and presenting for events and organizations such as FetFest, Southeast Leatherfest, International Ms. Leather, Black Rose, Dark Odyssey, Leather Leadership Conference, Leather & Levis Weekend, The National Coalition for Sexual Freedom and Playhouse Studios.

About Lesbian Sex Mafia

Lesbian Sex Mafia (http://www.lesbiansexmafia.org) (LSM) is a social and educational organization for women and transfolk who have a positive personal interest in BDSM with other women. Our tenets are safety, consensuality, confidentiality and the right of women to explore their sexuality as they choose. Membership in Lesbian Sex Mafia is open to all women 18 years of age or older including gay, straight, bi, and transsexual and intersexed women who live their daily lives as women, and all female-born transgendered persons who have a connection with and respect for the women’s community. For membership information and benefits please visit http://www.lesbiansexmafia.org.

LSM reserves the right to deny admission to non-members it has reason to believe will not abide by the LSM principles of safety, consensuality and confidentiality.

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Midori’s Rope Dojo, Washington DC, April 13 & 14

by Viviane on 03/12/2013

in bondage, Events

Full Weekend Intensive Rope Bondage Dojo® with rope experts, Midori & Delano and the Dojo Cadre team.

COURSE DETAILS:

A Rope Bondage Weekend: A dojo styled intensive from the basic to the introduction of advanced techniques with Midori and Senior Cadre Member Delano.
Want to learn about rope bondage?
Frustrated with short workshops & demos?
Do you want personalized attention to improve every aspect of your rope techniques?
Are you ready for the disciplined approached to take you to the next level?
Have you wanted to know what Midori teaches her personal apprentices?
Are you a total rope beginner with the motivation to move past your hesitation & blow your lover’s mind with hot scenes?
Or have you already lassoed the basics and ready for a real challenge?

In this concentrated weekend you will cover the heart & soul of the rope experience, covering top and bottom perspectives as well. From the very basics to the introduction of advanced techniques of basic safe rope suspension, they’ll put you through the paces and improve your skills.
Your Full Weekend Package Includes:

16+ hours of concentrated instruction from Midori & Delano + trained cadre with lots of hands-on practice.
Continental breakfast both days
Catered lunch both days*
Limited edition commemorative graduation gift
Free admission to the Saturday night play party
Take-home gifts

(* For vegetarians: For those specifying vegetarian meals, we provide ovo-lacto based veggie meals. If your dietary needs are more specific, we encourage you to bring your own meals. There will be a kitchen with fridge and microwave to store your items.)

Saturday, Day 1: Fundamentals of Technique & Scene Dynamics

Safety, rope selection, basic knots, rope care
Basic Two-Column Tie, Body Harness, Sex Bondage, Partial Suspension, Basics of Shibari. Freestyle Bondage
Psychology & Emotional Dynamics of Rope, Dominance & Scene Control
History of Japanese Rope Bondage
Speed Drills

Sunday, Day 2: Mastering Rope

Speed Drills
Problem Solving Skills
Creativity Exercise
Taking Flight: Introduction to safe suspension bondage
It’s in the Details: Hand & feet bondage, dildo/cock harness
Visions & Perversions: Learn to think and create with mastery, art & power & more.

TIME:
Sat. 10am to 6:30pm (doors open 9:30am)
Sun. 10am to 6:30pm (doors open 9:30am)

LOCATION:
The Crucible, 16 M Street, N.E. Washington, DC

Facebook RSVP: https://www.facebook.com/events/423847614354363/
Fetlife RSVP: https://fetlife.com/events/142948

COST:
US$400 for Singles.
US$700 for Pairs. (Buddies and pals welcome. You don’t have to be a couple for the Pair ticket.
Because of the intensive nature of the material & instruction, this course is limited to only 30 participants.

REGISTRATION
Registration closes midnight, Pacific Time, Friday, March 29.

CANCELLATION POLICY:

Full refund (minus processing fee) if canceled by March 28.
50% (minus processing fee) refund if canceled between March 29th and April 5th
No refund if canceled after April 6th.

Hotel: Hotel recommendations will be emailed to registered students.

HOW TO PREPARE FOR DOJO:

Read the FAQ on http://www.ropedojo.com
Be well rested.
Wear comfortable clothing.
Bring large towels, blanket or yoga mats for floor work.
Encouraged to bring floor cushion or comfy folding chair to sit in.
Bring lots of rope & a pair of safety shears. Suggestions on rope you might want to bring:

Please read the FAQ at http://www.ropedojo.com
Special Dojo Rope Kits are available for student discount from http://twistedmonk.com/midorikit.htm. Make sure to give your registration confirmation number. TwistedMonk.com is Midori’s favorite rope vendor.)

Lesbian Sex Mafia presents How to Play with Needles with Lolita Wolf

by Viviane on 03/08/2013

in Events

When thinking of needles, most people remember of going to the doctor and getting shots. Ick! The last thing that they want to do is play with needles. But once one gets over that fear, playing with needles can be a lot of fun. Play piercing can give you a big endorphin rush. Endorphins are those sensations that your body makes to give you a natural high. Long distance runners experience a runner’s high that is very similar. Needles can leave you a different sort of breathless.

Where: LGBT Center, 208 West 13th St. (7th/8th Ave)
When: Friday, March 15, 2013; 8:00-10:00PM
Cost: $5/LSM members, $10/Non members

Fetlife RSVP: https://fetlife.com/events/156534

About Lolita Wolf

Lolita Wolf discovered the BDSM scene back in the late 80′s when “online” meant being on the phone sex lines. She is an activist who defends the sexual freedom for all consenting adults, spreads the word about BDSM, sex and poly, and helps the community grow and flourish. Yet, her goal remains “to have fun.”

Lolita has taught hundreds of classes for organizations and events across the country, including South Plains Leatherfest, Thunder in the Mountains, Dark Odyssey, Kinkfest, Shibaricon and many others. She is well-known for a fun and entertaining style that packs a lot of information into a short class. Lolita is an Emeritus Board Member of of both TES and Leather Leadership Conference. She is a former Chair of Lesbian Sex Mafia and was an honorary member of GMSMA. She is active with National Coalition for Sexual Freedom, Leather Pride Night and Open Love NY.

This year she is honored to be giving the keynote at International Ms. Leather (IMsL) and judging International Mr Leather (IML). Her writing has appeared in On Our Backs, Prometheus and Rachel Kramer Bussel’s Lust Chronicles. She has authored two books : Spanking and CBT in a Nutshell and is featured in the Details of Flogging DVD. She also has a chapter in Tristan Taormino’s The Ultimate Guide To Kink. She has also appeared in the New York Times One in 8 Million series: http://is.gd/RIbuhN. Her website can be found at http://leatheryenta.com/

About Lesbian Sex Mafia

Lesbian Sex Mafia (http://www.lesbiansexmafia.org) (LSM) is a social and educational organization for women and transfolk who have a positive personal interest in BDSM with other women. Our tenets are safety, consensuality, confidentiality and the right of women to explore their sexuality as they choose.

Membership in Lesbian Sex Mafia is open to all women 18 years of age or older including gay, straight, bi, and transsexual and intersexed women who live their daily lives as women, and all female-born transgendered persons who have a connection with and respect for the women’s community. For membership information and benefits please visit http://www.lesbiansexmafia.org.

LSM reserves the right to deny admission to non-members it has reason to believe will not abide by the LSM principles of safety, consensuality and confidentiality.

No member is turned away from an LSM event based upon ability to pay. Please contact us in advance to request a scholarship.

Email: lsmnyc@hotmail.com

Voice: 646-450-0576

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Cinekink NYC, the kinky film festival, Feb. 26- March 3

by Viviane on 02/25/2013

in culture, Events, movies, nyc

CineKink NYC, the kinky film festival, returns for its tenth anniversary appearance February 26th through March 3rd, bringing with it a specially-curated program of films and videos that celebrate and explore a wide diversity of sexuality.

Note: I’ve helped judge the shorts competition for several years, and am judging again this year.

TUESDAY

The kink-filled festivities begin Tuesday, February 26th, at 8 PM, with a KICK-OFF GALA & FUNDRAISER to be held at Taj (48 W. 21st Street, NYC), a pansexual celebration that, in addition to music and sexy performances, offers several cinematic gems up on the screen.

The festival then moves to Anthology Film Archives (32 Second Avenue, NYC), Wednesday, February 27 through Saturday, March 2, with several different film and video programs scheduled for each day.

An awards celebration and an AfterGlow play party complete the festivities on Sunday, March 3.

WEDNESDAY

Among the headliners, first up on Wednesday, February 27 at 7:00 PM, the festival’s CineKink Season Opener screening of REMEDY, based on writer/director Cheyenne Picardo’s personal experiences, follows a young woman into the dungeons of New York City and the world of professional domination and submission.

Then, at 9:30 PM, MOMMY IS COMING is a raunchy, romantic sex comedy set in the edgy and gender-bending underground of Berlin.

THURSDAY

On Thursday, February 28 at 6:30 PM, a special sneak preview of BETTIE PAGE REVEALS ALL provides an intimate look at the rise, fall, and rise again of one of the world’s most recognized and controversial sex symbols.

Then, at 9:30 PM, a collection of short works, STRANGE LIVE ACTS, explores the relationship between pain and pleasure, performance and transcendence.

FRIDAY

On Friday, March 1 at 6:30 PM, SEXING THE TRANSMAN explores the sexuality of transmen and the changes they experience as a result of their gender transitions from female to male.

At 8:30 PM, in HOOKING UP, a hot mix of hot shorts looks at the magic of getting together and (maybe) getting it on.

And at 10:30 PM, DAREDOLLS AND RUBBERSLUTS is a shiny collection of shiny works, all sharing a certain textile fixation.

SATURDAY

Kicking off Saturday, March 2 at 1:00 PM, feminist pornographer Tristan Taormino takes the stage in THE FEMINIST PORN SHOW, introducing the concept of feminist porn and playing a selection of short clips she has curated from filmmakers around the world.

At 2:30 PM the discussion continues, as THE FEMINIST PORN PANEL explores what feminist porn is, how it relates to the mainstream adult industry, and some personal experiences creating, performing, or studying it.

At 4:30 PM, a special industry showcase, BRING IT!, features a dazzling array of talent from today’s adult cinema, each representing a wide range of genres and visual styles, all stepping up with a hot sampling of their recent creative endeavors.

At 7:15 PM, RELEASE is a taut and sexy collection of shorts that play with the dynamics found between build-up…and relief.

And at 9:30 PM, the festival’s Closing Night Tribute showcases a meticulously restored version of Radley Metzger’s THE OPENING OF MISTY BEETHOVEN, widely considered to be the greatest adult film of all time and the apex of porno chic.

SUNDAY

CineKink NYC concludes the evening of Sunday, March 3 at 6:00 PM, with an AWARDS CELEBRATION, including presentation of the annual festival awards.,

And at 9:00 PM, the CineKink AFTERGLOW PARTY, is one last chance to mingle with like-minded festival-goers and enjoy a few additional screenings, this time in a relaxed play party setting.

The locations for both events will be announced at a later date.

For more information, visit http://cinekink.com.

DIRECT LINK TO EVENT:

http://cinekink.com/programs-and-events/nyc/cinekin…

TICKETS AND PASSES

Tickets and passes may be purchased via http://cinekinknyc2013.eventbrite.com

ADMISSION

Ticket prices for all screenings/panels are $10/$9 advance; $7 for seniors and students (use code “senior” or “student” for advance purchase discount). All prices are inclusive of online ticketing fees.

Admission to the Kick-Off Gala & Fundraiser is a suggested donation of $15/$10 advance.

Admission to the Afterglow Party is $30/individual, $40/couple, $50/triad, advance purchase only.

The Awards Celebration on Sunday evening is free of charge.

A limited number of CineKink All-Access Passes, covering admission to all screening programs/panels, plus all parties, are available in advance for $85; $75 for members of any sexuality-focused organization; $60 for students/seniors; $45 for CineKinksters & Friends w/Benefits (CineKink supporters).

VOLUNTEER

Want to help out during Cinekink? Go here: http://cinekink.com/supporters/volunteers/

ABOUT CINEKINK NYC

Billing itself as “the really alternative film festival,” CineKink NYC returns for its tenth anniversary appearance February 26-March 3, 2013, to be followed by a national showcase tour. Presented by CineKink, an organization dedicated to the recognition and encouragement of sex-positive and kink-friendly depictions in film and television, works featured at CineKink range from documentary to drama, comedy to experimental, mildly spicy to quite explicit –and everything in between.

More info: http://www.cinekink.com

SPONSORS

Sponsors for CineKink NYC/2013 include Crystal Delights, KinkyMedical.net, and TakeDown Piracy, along with ainsley-t, DistribPix, Feminist Porn Awards, FetishMovies, Leather Archives & Museum, Les Jeux du Marquis, National Coalition for Sexual Freedom, Pleasure Salon, Reload, and The Eulenspiegel Society.

CINEKINK ON THE WEB

FACEBOOK – http://www.facebook.com/cinekink
+ round-up of all screenings, be sure to add/invite your friends/fans:
https://www.facebook.com/CineKink/events

TWITTER – http://twitter.com/cinekink

FETLIFE – http://fetlife.com/ (registration required)
You can find links to each screening on the left hand side of Lisa’s profile, under “Events Organizing” https://fetlife.com/users/16238

Leather Ever After: Kinky Fairy Tales – NYC Book Release Party

by Viviane on 02/08/2013

in Events

Once upon a time, in a dungeon far, far away the kinkiest writers in the land were summoned to pervert beloved fairy tales with tales of dominance, submission, bondage and surrender. In these stories twisted princesses take control of submissive princes, witches play with power and fairy tales come to life in our homes and dungeons

Join NYC contributors and editor Sassafras Lowrey to celebrate the release of Leather Ever After published by Ravenous Romance.

When: Wednesday, February 13th 7pm
Where: Bluestockings Bookstore, 172 Allen St. NYC (Google Maps: http://goo.gl/maps/1QKeC)
Cost: Free
Facebook RSVP

Fetlife RSVP

Sponsored by: Lesbian Sex Mafia

Readings by:

Laura Antoniou
Lee Harrington
Hosha
D.L. King
Sassafras Lowrey
Karen Taylor
Mollena Williams

Leather Ever After book site:
http://leathereverafter.wordpress.com/

Sassafras Lowrey is an internationally award-winning storyteller, author and educator who has been active in leather community for over a decade. Sassafras is the editor of the two time American Library Association honored, and Lambda Literary Finalist Kicked Out anthology. Hir debut leather focused novel Roving Pack (www.RovingPack.com), was released in autumn 2012. Sassafras lives in Brooklyn with hir Daddy two dogs of vastly different size and two kitties that keep everyone in line. To learn more about Sassafras and hir work visit www.SassafrasLowrey.com.

Lee Harrington is an internationally known spiritual and erotic educator, gender explorer, eclectic artist and award-winning author and editor on human sexuality and sacred experience. He is a nice guy with a disarmingly down to earth approach to the fact that we are each beautifully complex ecosystems, and we deserve to examine the human experience from that lens. He’s been traveling the globe (from Seattle to Sydney, Berlin to Boston), teaching and talking about sexuality, psychology, faith, desire and more, and has no intention to stop any time soon. He has been an academic and an adult film performer, a world class sexual adventurer, an outspoken philosopher, is a kink/bondage expert, and has been blogging about sex and spirituality since 1998. Read more about Lee at PassionAndSoul.com.

Hosha lives in Westchester County, NY with her wonderful wife, their amazing son, and their ornery rescue dog. As a family they enjoy stories of magic and all things fairy tale.

D.L King’s (http://dlkingerotica.blogspot.com/) short stories have appeared in titles such as Best Women’s Erotica, Best Lesbian Erotica, Hurts So Good, One Night Only, Please, Ma’am and many others. She is the editor of Seductress, The Harder She Comes, Spankalicious, Carnal Machines, Spank!, The Sweetest Kiss, and Where the Girls Are

Karen Taylor is the author of several of the short stories embedded in BDSM novelist Laura Antoniou’s fourth Marketplace book, “The Academy.” Other recent work includes stories in “Bondage By The Bay,” “Pirate Booty” and “The Love That Never Dies: Affairs with the Undead,” all from Sizzler Editions.

Mollena Williams: This “Delicate, Trembling Flower of Submission” © is a NYC born and raised writer, actress, BDSM Educator, Storyteller and an Award-Winning Executive Pervert. She is proud to have served as International Ms Leather 2010 and Ms. San Francisco Leather 2009. She is honored and humbled to have been selected to receive the 2012 Jack McGeorge Award for Excellence in Education by Black Rose, and is thrilled to have won the the National Leather Association’s 2012 Cynthia Slater Non-Fiction Article Award. Along with Lee Harrington, she co-authored “Playing Well With Others: Your Guide to Discovering, Exploring and Navigating the Kink, Leather and BDSM Communities” She is the author of the “Toybag Guide: Taboo Play, and her essays appear in 2 anthologies curated by Rachel Kramer Bussel, as well as Lee Harrington. Not one but two essays commissioned by Tristan Taormino appear in the groundbreaking anthology “The Ultimate Guide to Kinky Sex.” Mollena is delighted to be a featured educator with The Kink Academy and columnist for SexIs Magazine. She is a regular featured storyteller with Bawdy Storytelling, has taken the stage for Porchlight Storytelling and has been featured on the “RISK!” podcast, as well as NPRs “Snap Judgement”. Her short, experimental BDSM film “IMPACT.” debuted at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in September 2012 and was also screened for Nuit Blanche 2012 in Vancouver, BC.