New York City Resources:
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  • NYC SAFER SPACES - A thoughtful and pragmatic manifesto on Consent and building & maintaining safer spaces. Excellent intructions for anyone who wants to explore kink and/or host kink gatherings.
  • Manhattan Alternative- a network of therapeutic service providers in New York City who are sex-positive, affirmative, and have expertise related to issues that kink, poly, consensually non-monogamous, trans, gender non-conforming, and/or LGBQ-identified individuals face.
  • PLEASE- A Brooklyn Sensuality Shop and Education Space.
  • Purple Passion - NYC based toy shopping and kink classes. 
  • FetLife - social networking for kinky people.
  • The Leather Man NYC- for the serious BDSM gear and leather fetishists.
  • Kink Aware Professionals A fantastic site for finding a kink friendly psychotherapist, social worker, pastor, doctor, chiropractor, acupuncturist, massage therapist, lawyer, accountant or computer professional. Features international listings.
  • The Euelenspiegel Society - The oldest based leather organization in the US, this NYC-based organization hosts an informative site with great links and community resources for those on the East Coast. 
  • The Sex Workers Project-- legal and mental healthcare support for Sex Workers. Advocating for Sex Worker's Rights. It's a human right.
  • Survivors Against SESTA-- a very thorough resource site to learn about the recent SESTA?FOSTA bill that increases danger to Sex Workers and everyone else.
  • Lesbian Sex Mafia- The Lesbian Sex Mafia, founded in 1981, is an information and support group in New York City for lesbian, bisexual, heterosexual, and transsexual women.
  • La Maison Du Rouge- A compendium put together by Dia Dynasty and Lucy Sweetkill of important articles, events, and education of kink and sex work issues.
  • G.L.I.T.S. -- need/crisis; healthcare; housing support for transgender sex workers, including community members from the NYC area, across the US and globally through supporting asylum seekers from our priority communities. 

MENTORS & EDUCATORS
  • The Academy of SM Arts- The Academy was founded in 1995 by internationally recognized kink educator, and ritualist, Cléo Dubois in order to dispel negative myths and false notions about fetish and BDSM. Her goal is to empower those drawn to fantasies of consensual power play to find connection, healing and a satisfying sex life through the exploration of their erotic desires.
  • Midori- An educator and columnist on adventurous sexuality
  • Morgana Maye- Dominatrix and Sex/Kink Educator and author.
  • Erin Houdini- rope mistress and anti-escape artist, based in Brooklyn where she runs her business, tears apart computers and sheetrock, and plays at gender, sexuality, and consent activism. She also SELLS CUSTOM DYED NYLON ROPE.
  • ​Sokhna Heathyre Mabin--Doula, Yogini, Herbalist, Mama--and Anita Teresa--Embodied Wisdom guide, feminine knowledge teacher.
  • Tina Horn--A writer and journalist whose work investigates sex work, queer identity, kink communities and cultural criticism. Host of this stellar sex positive PODCAST: Why are People into THAT!?
  • Safety Beyond Safewords: a comprehensive blog by LICSW, Samantha Manewitz, about kink, therapy, consent, trauma, and healing...and everything we need to discuss in our current culture.

PROFESSIONAL DOMINATRIXES
While I have retired from the profession, I highly recommend seeking out one (or many) of my colleagues for highly skilled and polished experience:
KINKY TOYS & GEAR
INSPIRATION: PHOTOGRAPHERS & FILM