Sadie's  Columns: the Art of BDSM

 

 

 

 

 

About Our Community

 

The BDSM Community: Theory and Practicum

Bettie Page and the Early Years of Fetish Photography; Is that Bondage Real or Memorex?

Online Gossip Gone Wild, Bong Hits for Jesus, and other Anomalies: What Really Matters in the BDSM Community

The Dominant/Submissive Relationship as Metaphor for Community Leadership

Think Globally, Spank Locally

BDSM Relationships: Vanilla with a Dash of Kink, or a Whole Different Animal?
Are we a Community, or Just a Bunch of Kinksters Doing our Thing? –Commentary from BDSM Thinkers and Leaders
"Danger Dr. Smith, Danger!" Hidden Perils of the BDSM Scene

What is an Experienced Player?

Taking BDSM out of the Bedroom – My approach to the lifestyle as an orientation and not just a sexual practice (not that there’s anything wrong with that)
BDSM Daytrippers, Lifestylers, and all the Kinky Souls in Between
The BDSM/Vanilla Continuum – A Tool for Self Reflection
Rough Sex, BDSM and other Mushy Delineations

“Don’t Scare the Villagers” and other Questionable Laws, 
along with my thoughts on David Steinberg’s book 

Tolerance Begins at Home: Fighting BDSM Bigotry

My Dominant must be Strong, My Submissive must be Thin; Is it biology or just personal preference?

Coping with "Novice Fatigue"

Do You Belong in the BDSM Community? **Sadie's 2008 New Year's Column

 

Practicum – the BDSM Community
Sadie's Prime Directives for Snagging the Domme (or Dom) of your Dreams
Misnomers, Little White Lies and Big Honkin' Whoppers of the BDSM Scene
Thoughts on Seeing a Kink-Friendly Shrink
Why I Don't Give a Hoot About Protocol and Why It's Important to Know Anyway
Sobriquets and Screen Names: What We Call Ourselves
Making Sense of Internet Writing Styles
Protecting your Identity in the BDSM Scene
Going all the Way – The BDSM Way

Safewording Once is Once Too Many

Coping with "Novice Fatigue"

 

The Duck and Cover Series Website Obscenity Series

The Duck and Cover: Table of Contents 

Am I the Dog in the Dogfight? All about the FBI, Websites and the Whole Obscenity Problem. Part 1 of 5

Guidelines for Making your Website less Obscene. Part 2 of 5

Who's working on your behalf and what you can do to help. Part 3 of 5

Why Should You Care? (This won't be a flag-waving, patriotic rant – I promise) Part 4 of 5

Resources and Links in the Fight for Freedom of Speech Part 4 of 5