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Society Of Janus
The Society of Janus is the second BDSM organization founded in the United States (after The Eulenspiegel Society) and is a San Francisco, California based BDSM education and support group. The Society of Janus is nonprofit, volunteer run and is devoted to the art of safe, consensual and non-exploitative adult power exchange. They publish a bimonthly newsletter called ''Growing Pains.'' History The Society of Janus was founded in August 1974 by Cynthia Slater and Larry Olsen. According to the Leather Hall of Fame biography of Slater, she said of the Society of Janus: A group called Cardea, a women's discussion group within the Society of Janus, existed from 1977 to 1978 before discontinuing. A core of lesbian members of Cardea, including Pat Califia, who identified as a lesbian at the time, Gayle Rubin, and sixteen others, were inspired to start Samois on June 13, 1978, as an exclusively lesbian BDSM group. Samois was a lesbian-feminist BDSM organization based in San Franci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Folsom 2004 Janus Booth
Folsom may refer to: People * Folsom (surname) Places in the United States * Folsom, Perry County, Alabama * Folsom, Randolph County, Alabama * Folsom, California * Folsom, Georgia * Folsom, Louisiana * Folsom, Missouri * Folsom, New Jersey * Folsom, New Mexico * Folsom, Ohio * Folsom, Pennsylvania * Folsom, South Dakota * Folsom, Texas * Folsom, West Virginia * Folsom, Wisconsin * Folsom Lake, California Other uses * Folsom Europe, an annual BDSM and leather subculture street fair held in September in Berlin, Germany * Folsom Field, an outdoor football stadium in Boulder, Colorado * Folsom Library, research library on the campus of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, located in Troy, New York * Folsom point, prototype of a spearpoint or arrowhead that was invented by Native Americans and widely distributed in North America. First discovered near Folsom, New Mexico * Folsom Public Library, a library in Folsom, California * Folsom tradition, name given by archaeologists to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Coalition For Sexual Freedom
The National Coalition for Sexual Freedom (NCSF) is an American sex-positive advocacy and educational organization founded in 1998. NCSF has over one hundred coalition partners (consisting of businesses including law firms, mental health professionals, and clubs), and over sixty supporting members (composed of individuals and businesses). NCSF advocates on behalf of adults involved in alternative lifestyles with respect to sexuality and relationship composition, specifically for tolerance and non-discrimination of those so identified, as well as education for adults involved in such lifestyles. The organization's main office is in Baltimore, Maryland. Founding In 1997 the NCSF was founded by Susan Wright, under the auspices of the New York SM Activists. Black Rose, The Eulenspiegel Society, Gay Male S/M Activists, National Leather Association International, and the Society of Janus were its founding coalition partners. Mission The NCSF's mission as described on its web page is: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sexuality In San Francisco
Human sexuality is the way people experience and express themselves sexually. This involves biological, psychological, physical, erotic, emotional, social, or spiritual feelings and behaviors. Because it is a broad term, which has varied with historical contexts over time, it lacks a precise definition. The biological and physical aspects of sexuality largely concern the human reproductive functions, including the human sexual response cycle. Someone's sexual orientation is their pattern of sexual interest in the opposite or same sex. Physical and emotional aspects of sexuality include bonds between individuals that are expressed through profound feelings or physical manifestations of love, trust, and care. Social aspects deal with the effects of human society on one's sexuality, while spirituality concerns an individual's spiritual connection with others. Sexuality also affects and is affected by cultural, political, legal, philosophical, moral, ethical, and religious aspec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BDSM Organizations
This is a list of educational, campaigning and community organizations related to BDSM. Where an organization clearly indicates on its website that membership is restricted by gender or sexual orientation, this is noted. Many BDSM organizations of the social/community variety will require prospective members to attend an ''orientation'' meeting, where among other things, the organizers will attempt to screen out the obviously mentally ill and those whose interest in BDSM is professional (for example as journalists or law enforcement personnel) rather than personal. Europe Czech Republic * Other World Kingdom Germany * Böse Buben * Bundesvereinigung Sadomasochismus * SMJG United Kingdom * Spanner Trust North America United States * Black Rose, Washington D.C. * Center for Sex Positive Culture (aka ''The Wet Spot''), Seattle * Conversio Virium (CV), Columbia University, New York City * The Eulenspiegel Society, New York City * Folsom Street Events, San Francis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leather Pride Flag
The leather pride flag is a symbol used by the leather subculture since the 1990s. It was designed by Tony DeBlase, and was quickly embraced by the gay leather community. It has since become associated with leather in general and also with related groups such as the BDSM community. History The flag was designed by Tony DeBlase. He first presented the design at International Mister Leather on May 28, 1989. Initial reaction to the flag was mixed. According to DeBlase's article ''A Leather Pride Flag'', Some, particularly on the east coast, reacted positively to the concept, but were quite concerned, some even offended, that I had not involved the community in helping to create the design. In June 1989, the flag was used by the leather contingent in a Portland, Oregon pride parade, which was its first appearance at a pride parade. On September 18, 1990, Clive Platman (Mr. Australia ''Drummer'') presented Tony DeBlase with an Australian version of the flag, incorporating the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Francisco South Of Market Leather History Alley
The San Francisco South of Market Leather History Alley consists of four works of art along the Ringold Street alley, at 8th Street, in San Francisco's SOMA district honoring leather culture; it opened in 2017. Artworks Collectively titled ''Leather Memoir'', the artworks, mainly created by landscape architect Jeffrey Miller, are: * A black granite stone etched with a narrative by Gayle Rubin, an image of the "Leather David" statue by Mike Caffee, and a reproduction of Chuck Arnett’s 1962 mural that was in the Tool Box (a gay leather bar), * Engraved standing stones that honor community leather institutions including the Folsom Street Fair, * Leather pride flag pavement markings through which the stones emerge, and * Bronze bootprints along the curb honoring 28 individuals who were an important part of local leather communities: ** Jim Kane (community leader and biker) ** Ron Johnson ** Steve McEachern (owner of the Catacombs, a gay and lesbian S/M fisting club that was the mos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jay Wiseman
Jay Joseph Wiseman (born 1949) is an American BDSM author, educator, and expert legal witness.Mark Morri"Missouri sex slave case may hinge on expert view of subculture", '' Kansas City Star'', November 25, 2012 His most famous work is the book ''SM 101: A Realistic Introduction'', which has somewhere in the area of 100,000 copies in print.Amazon.com Kindle listing of SM 101, with excerpt from ''Midwest Book Review'/ref> It is also one of the Society of Janus' "Suggested Readings" regarding BDSM. Greenery Press was founded in 1991 by author Janet Hardy, and in 1995 it merged with Jay Wiseman Books under the Greenery name. Hardy continues to run the company, while Wiseman continues to serve on the Press's board of directors. After receiving royalties from the distribution of ''SM 101: A Realistic Introduction'', he took the resultant funds and put himself through the New College of California School of Law. Later on, he became an adjunct professor at the same college.Web Archive cop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mollena Williams-Haas
Mollena Williams-Haas (born 1969), formerly Mollena Williams, is an American writer, BDSM educator, actress, and former International Ms. Leather (2010). Early life and education She was born Mollena Lee Williams on June 20, 1969, at New York Hospital in Manhattan. Her parents, Marion and James Williams, met in 1968 while using Project TACT, one of the first dating services established in the United States. In 1973, her father took her to see the Broadway musical ''Hair'' over her mother's objections. At the close of the show, she told her parents that she wanted to be an actor. Within three years, she obtained a professional talent agent and began a performance career. Career One of Williams-Haas' first performances was singing backup to Lena Horne on the song " Believe In Yourself (reprise) " on the soundtrack of ''The Wiz'', a 1978 movie, in her childhood. In 1992, she moved to Los Angeles, where she appeared in several independent films, including '' Skin and Bone''. She ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Ward (body Piercer)
James Mark Ward (born June 28, 1941) is an American body piercer. In a 2004 documentary, entitled ''The Social History of Piercing'', MTV called him "the granddaddy of the modern body piercing movement."Chesler, Jessica (2003). ''The Social History of Piercing.'' MTV NEWS Early years Ward was born in 1941 in Western Oklahoma and moved to Colorado when he was eleven. In 1967, in New York he joined the New York Motorbike Club, a gay S&M group, and experimented with nipple piercing. During this time he also studied jewelry making. Ward then moved to Colorado, where he joined the gay Rocky Mountaineer Motorcycle Club and further experimented with piercing, genital in particular. In 1973, Ward moved to West Hollywood (a gay village of Los Angeles) where he met Doug Malloy. Together they developed the basic techniques and equipment that have become piercing industry standard. Innovations Ward pioneered many jewelry designs including the fixed bead ring and internally threaded barbell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Allen Moser
Charles Allen Moser (born 1952) is an American physician specializing in transgender health, a clinical sexologist, sex therapist, and sex educator practicing in San Francisco, California. He is the author of numerous academic publications and books in the fields of transgender health, paraphilias including BDSM, and sexual medicine. Early life and education Moser obtained his Bachelors of Science degree in physics at the State University of New York at Stony Brook, and a Master's in Social Work at the University of Washington in 1975. He obtained a Ph.D. at the Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality in 1979, and his M.D. at Hahnemann University (Drexel) in Philadelphia. He interned at Mt. Zion and St. Mary’s Hospital in San Francisco. Career Prior to obtaining his M.D. in 1991, Dr. Moser was a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in California with a private psychotherapy practice specializing in the treatment of sexual issues. Dr. Moser was a Professor and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fakir Musafar
Roland Loomis (August 10, 1930 – August 1, 2018), known professionally as Fakir Musafar, was an American performance artist considered to be one of the founders of the modern primitive movement. Life Born Roland Loomis, at age four he claimed to have experienced dreams of past lives which, along with his anthropological studies, influenced his interests in body modification. He served in the army during the Korean War, and was first married for a short time in the 1960s. In 1966 or 1967 he first performed a flesh hook suspension, inspired by his viewing of anthropological works.Vale, V. and Andrea Juno (1989) '' Modern Primitives''. RE/Search, San Francisco. In 1977 he gave himself the name Fakir Musafar. In the 1985 documentary ''Dances Sacred and Profane'' he was shown walking while wearing a device that pressed many small skewers into his upper body, and hanging from a tree by hooks in his chest, in his modified versions of other cultures' sacred ceremonies. He was an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Midori (author)
is a sexologist, educator, author, artist, speaker, and coach. Midori wrote the first English language book with instruction on Japanese rope bondage and continues to write on alternative sexual practices, including BDSM and sexual fetishism, bondage, erotic fiction, and more. She teaches classes, presents at conferences, coaches individuals and professionals, and facilitates in-depth weekend intensives. She is based in San Francisco, California. Biography Midori was born in Kyoto, Japan, of Japanese and German parents. She grew up in Tokyo and moved to the United States at age 14. Midori studied psychology at University of California, Berkeley. She served as a United States Army Reserve Intelligence officer while earning a degree. Career Early in her career she also worked as a condom manufacturer's sales representative. She spent a few years as a sex educator with ''San Francisco Sex Information''. After serving in the military, she began her art career performing in q ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
