Click on these links ONLY if you are over 21 years of age, and the mere idea of folks who like getting tattoos, piercings, or wearing kinky clothing doesn't send you into apoplectic fits of puritannical fanatacism. If you don't like this sort of thing, DON'T LOOK!

Another night at home alone with your significant other...and another round of very consenting, very vanilla sex is about to commence, when a veritable goddess of leather, whips, chains, and very interesting looking electric probes pops into view in the middle of your sparsely furnished boudoir. "Hiya! I'm the great sex faerie! I'm here to show you the wonderful exciting world of kinky sex!" You're astonished, of course, and yet the first thought to race through your head is, "What a great "Ilsa the She Wolf" getup!" Hiding behind your beloved, who happens to be drooling on your shoulder gazing fondly at said faeries, ah, acoutrements, you start to realize that maybe this kink thing isn't that evil or heinous...I mean, after all, she looks GREAT, and she obviously enjoys her work. Pursuing this line of thought to its natural conclusion, you decide to give it a whirl...

So here you are...Maybe you feel as if you're alone in the world with your desires and fantasies, but it doesn't have to be that way...

As the saying goes: WE ARE EVERYWHERE

Here are a few links that might make the sojourn into the land of pervaciousness a little friendlier. It's always nice to be supported when you really want to do something, isn't it? Go for the plunge...I did 4 years ago and I never looked back.

Having trouble with all of the jargon associated with the scene? Check out the Deviants' Dictionary for all the latest terms!

Links for Beginners

Resources

These are pages that list various clubs and organizations available in certain areas

Clubs

  • Usher’s Keep
    leather club based in New Jersey.
  • Club Bondage A Go-Go
    Everybody there was really friendly. I was very pleasantly surprised, me being used to the DC industrial/goth/punk "I'm too sexy to talk to you" scene, and all. Beautiful club! This place is gorgeous! I'm really hoping to visit someday. I'll have to plan a fieldtrip...
  • The Jackie Factory
    Jackie 60 states that it's a club for dominant women, poets, gay men, and lesbians, free-thinking heterosexuals, transvestites and transexuals, fetish dressers, bisexuals, and those who love them. Sounds like my kinda place...

Organizations

  • National Leather Association International is the largest and most active organization in the world serving the Leather/SM/Fetish community. They are a pansexual group (male, female, transgender, straight, gay, lesbian, bisexual), fun-loving, caring, well-adjusted, educated, focused and politically active organization serving the Leather community's needs.
  • CTSM - The ChiTown/Suburban Munchgroup
    A BDSM munch serving Chicago and it's suburbs.
  • The National Coalition for Sexual Freedom
    engages in national advocacy on issues related to sexual identity, expression and orientation by participating in the development of public policy and by supporting positive media presentations of diverse sexual practices. NCSF is a voluntary not-for-profit association that offers a free membership to individuals and organizations who support the rights of adults to engage in safe, sane and consensual sexual expression.
  • The Black Rose
    I've been to a couple of their meetings and the demonstrations were very open and friendly. The atmosphere is not at all cloying, and everyone is genuinely happy to impart the wisdom they have.
  • The Janus Society
  • The Eulenspiegel Society
    "We seek others who enjoy the BDSM lifestyle and would like to share it with like-minded people. Must be committed to the safe, sane, consensual motto. Tolerance of gay, straight, bi, etc... is expected. Your limits are protected."
  • Leather Bound Online
    the news magazine for the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered and heterosexual leather community
  • Rose N Thorn
    is a group for heterosexual dominant males and submissive females.
  • PEP (People Exchanging Power)
  • Escape
    Eroticism thru Sensual Conduct & Attitudes Power Exchange BDSM Support/Education/Social Group - Richmond, VA. Alas, the Las Vegas Chapter of Escape has closed it's doors.

Vendors

  • Eclectic Electric NEW
  • An outstanding selection of Violet Wands. If you like playing with electricity, definitely check these guys out.
    Chainmail & More
    A wonderful site featuring gorgeous chainmail items. Very nicely constructed quality mail that doesn't pinch or heat up in direct sunlight.
  • GirdleBound
    This is an exquisite site if you're of the girdle wearing persuasion, which I am...The owner is a fabulous man who really knows his trade backwards and forwards. If you want a girdle. This is the site to go to.
  • Le Chateau Exotique
    This is a wonderfully done page. I had a chance to peruse their corsets at a Black Rose event and they were delicious! Very sturdy construction and beautifully made.
  • DeTails: Toys for the Erotically Sophisticated
    This company has a great selection of floggers. My favorite low intensity floggers were the soft rope and rabbit's fur.
  • Montague Custom Leathercraft
    Another great selection of floggers, with reasonable prices.
  • The FetishWerks
    FetishWerks is a National Manufacturer of Rubber, Leather and PVC gear. They pride themselves on making some of the most comfortable and durable items they have ever seen or used. On perusal of their online catalog, their stuff looks pretty solid and comfortable. They're VERY affordable too.
  • Dr. Mad Max
    Who is Dr. Mad Max? Bondage player, escape artist, rubberist and performer. He manufactures custom and stock restraints. On stage and group bondage instruction Dr. Mad Max entertains and offers insight into psychodrama in safe play erotic fantasies. Max designs dungeon spaces for tiny apartments to lavish dungeons and play rooms too. His interests are mainly in personal long term rubber bondage in: industrial rubber protective gear, diving gear and latex fashion.
  • Lashes by Sarah
    I bought one of her deerskin floggers and must say that it's one of the best purchases I've ever made. I've not had a complaint yet! Go buy her whips! They're wonderful!
  • Mr.S
    out in SanFran. They have the most amazing store I've ever seen! If you get a chance to go out there, this is a place you don't want to miss! The client focus is mostly gay males, but like the commercials are so fond of stating, it's made for gay men, but it's strong enough for a butch woman...
  • Good Vibrations
    I have yet to be disappointed with anything I get from this vendor. Great stuff!
  • The Baroness' Rubber Room & Latex Lounge
    Leather Creations
  • Dark Garden Corsetry
    Online Corset Ordering...can life get much better than this? Not only that, but their designs are fabulous!
  • Blowfish
  • Doc's Leathers
  • Diversified Services
    Books, bondage gear, jewelry, pain implements and more...
  • Alternative Leather
  • Stormy Leather
    another wonderful store out in SanFran. Right down the street from Mr. S. Client focus is either sex, really. Lots of latex goodies.
  • Fantasies in Lace
  • Black Market Chicago
  • House of Whacks

Online Magazines

Legal Battles

  • Justice for Oliver Jovanovic
    Some of you may have heard about the surreal travesty of justice involving Oliver Jovanovic, a doctoral candidate in molecular biology at Columbia University. He was accused of various counts of sexual abuse and kidnapping by a Barnard student ("Madame X").
  • Spanner
    This is the (sort of) official Spanner Web page for SM Rights.

Personal Pages

Services

  • The English Palace
    Online BDSM BBS service
  • KAP (Kink Aware Professionals)
    a resource for people who are seeking psychotherapeutic, medical, dental, complementary healing, and legal professionals who are informed about the diversity of consensual, adult sexuality.

Events

  • Check out the Nightlife of Divanet.
    Great compendium of information about events both fetish and genderbending