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LINKS - FRIENDS & RESOURCES
organizations, publications, community services, friends, toys

Organizations

The Society of Janus The Second Oldest SM educational organization in America. Started by Cynthia Slater in 1974, it is an active group with monthly programs.

The Exiles is the premier Bay Area Leatherwomen's Group! The Exiles is a hot, safe place to learn about BDSM between women.

The Eulenspeigel Society The first and oldest SM educational organization in America. Based in New York City. Publishers of Prometheus magazine.

The Arizona Power Exchange (APEX) is a support and educational organization for people whose lives or interests include S/M, Bondage & Discipline, or Dominance & Submission. This organization promotes safe, sane, and consensual erotic play between adults.

Publications

Greenery Press: Reading for the sexually adventurous!

Fakir's Body Play & Modern Primitives Quarterly is a glossy collectable photo magazine on body modification, rites & performance.

Behind the Whip: Dominatrix is a series of portraits and interviews taken on location in the city and dungeon of each participating global Dominatrix by photographer Maria Coletsis. It is a strong and unique visual social document of contemporary attitudes towards sexuality.

Quality SM is an online kinky bookstore.

Daedalus Publishing prints quality non-fiction about leather, SM, fetish, and sexuality.

Michael Rosen provides high quality books of his fine art Radical Sex photographs depicting individuals and couples of all genders and persuasions.

Eros Comix is a large independent hot adult comix site with BD/SM links.

Community Services

ShibariMagic7 is a beautiful, private and well-equipped bondage and kink playspace in San Francisco for private and independent players.

Chicago Leather Archives & Museum is the permanent home of our leather history. Library, Archives and Museum. Amazing art! Not to be missed when in Chicago.

The Citadel is a Leather Community Center in San Francisco. It provides education, information and recreation, events and play parties for both experienced players and curious newcomers.

Edges, located in San Jose, a play space maintained by community commitment through individuals. Private and open parties, rentals, classes, etc. Open to players of all levels.

Kink Aware Professionals: Free service that refers kinky folks to psychotherapists, and certain other professionals, that are sensitive to their sexuality.

Caryl's Page. BDSM and Fetish resources , local organizations and contacts worldwide.

Center for Sex and Culture provides non-judgmental, sex-positive sexuality education and support to diverse populations by means of classes, workshops, social gatherings, and hands-on, practical skills-building events.

Friends

Gloria Brame, PhD, Sensitive, non-judgmental, and confidential counseling on sexuality and relationships.

One Taste Urban Retreat Center, in San Francisco's SOMA district, teaches a practice called Orgasmic Meditation. It also hosts ConnectEd, a variety of sensuality and sexuality lectures, workshops, and events.

Rope Rigger Artist Extraordinaire is the personal site of Bondage Rigger artist, my friend, JD.

Two Knotty Boys are expert bondage riggers. JD and Dan can show you how to put fun, safety and artistry into the ages-old discipline of rope play in their San Francisco based hands-on workshops and performances.

Annie Sprinkle is a well-known Sex Guru , Writer, and Performance Artist.

Isis Exotica produces organic, aromatherapy personal care products utilizing genuine and authentic therapeutic grade essential oils and hydrosols. Valentina is a wonderful maker of all these marvelous scents and things and also sells a few sex toys and kinky toys.

Shopping for Toys

Pure Pleasure Shop is a mother and daughter-owned pleasure shop in Santa Cruz, CA, specializing in upscale sex toys and sex-ed classes.

The Inverted Eye is a sophisticated vintage store offering subtly kinky items and discreet fetish antiques.

Toolworks Chicago, Inc. Unique hand-made toys in polished metal, leather, rubber and plastic.

Good Vibrations is a woman owned cooperative with sex toys, erotica and adult videos, antique vibrator museum, and classes. Visit their site and read the latest sex information and news.

Sorodz: unique rubber and leather whips, great canes of all types and horsetails with real horsehair.

Caught In The Act, my Canadian friend's latex mail-order business specializing in straitjackets, body bags, sleep sacks, latex sheeting for the serious rubberist, sensory deprivation player and role player.

Leather Masters is a friendly, complete leather and fetish store in San Jose offering mail order. Send email to leathermaster@leathermasters.com.