Online Kink Education Chicago Places

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Kink Internet Resources

The National Coalition for Sexual Freedom – www.ncsf.org The Alternative Sexualities Health Research Alliance - www.tashra.org

Fetlife.com like Facebook for kinky people. Must be a member of the site (free) to view profiles. Includes discussion groups and event listings as well as user profiles that allow for photos and writing.

www.kinkbnb.com Like AirBNB but for dungeons & kink-friendly accommodations to rent.

Online Kink Education

Remedial Ropes (www.remedialropes.com) Free well-researched educational site with info on everything from basic bondage safety to rope suspension written by BDSM educators and performers Stefanos & Shay (also a practicing nurse).

Kink Academy (kinkacademy.com) This membership site (approx. $20/month) with a selection of free videos that is a library of instructional kind videos grouped into beginner, intermediate and advanced levels of experience.

Kink University (kinkuniversity.com) This membership site (approx. $40/month or pay by the video) is run by Kink.com with explicit instructional videos on both theory and practice of different BDSM topics.

The Duchy - www.theduchy.com - rope bondage tutorials The Dominant Guide blog – www.dominantguide.com The Submissive Guide blog - www.submissiveguide.com BDSM Contracts www.bdsmcontracts.org

Chicago Places that Hold Workshops

Early to Bed (education-focused sex toy store): early2bed.com/calendar The Pleasure Chest (sex toy store): thepleasurechest.com/pc/workshop/ (also NYC & LA) Taboo Tabou (sex toy & lingerie store): tabootabou.com/tickets/ Galleria Domain (private BDSM club; workshops open to public): galleriadomain.org/visit/free-events/

Chicago BDSM Clubs (membership required)

Galleria Domain Two (galleriadomain.org) near N. Western Ave & W. North Ave, Chicago, IL Fetlife discussion group: https://fetlife.com/groups/613 Open Fridays & Saturdays 8pm-3am, Sundays 7pm-10pm 21-day trial membership $25, regular membership approx. $35/month

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SINS Center (sinscenter.com) Niles, IL Fetlife discussion group: https://fetlife.com/groups/5873 Open Fridays & Saturdays 9pm-2am Single visit trial membership $15, regular membership approx. $20/month

LRA (lra-chicago.org) Uptown neighborhood in Chicago, IL Fetlife discussion group: https://fetlife.com/groups/468 Open Fridays & Saturdays 8pm-2am, membership is approx. $35/month

Chicago Rose (www.chicagoroseclub.org) Open Wednesdays, Fridays & Saturdays 9pm – 2/3/4am As of 2018, no membership required. $5 entrance fee

BDSM Events Website (www.thebdsmeventspage.com) regularly updated listing of national and international BDSM conferences and large events

Lakeview Munch (fetlife.com/groups/27645) A munch is a public social gathering of kinksters, typically in a vanilla environment, where there is no play. This one is held in the Lakeview neighborhood of Chicago.

Chicago ClubFem: held every other month https://fetlife.com/groups/4992

Crimson Moon (www.chicagocrimsonmoon.org) Spanking parties in Chicago. Location varies. https://fetlife.com/groups/624

Kinky In Chicago Fetlife Group: posts misc kink events and parties https://fetlife.com/groups/426

Chicago TNG (the next generation) for kinky folks 18-35 yo https://fetlife.com/groups/3432

Trans Chicago Discussion Group: https://fetlife.com/groups/10642

Kinky Kollege (www.kinkykollege.com) Weekend long educational conference with play parties held twice annually in Chicago; run by SINS Center.

RopeCraft (www.ropecraft.net) Rope bondage-focused educational conference with play parties held twice annually. Location varies.

Leather Archives & Museum (www.leatherarchives.org) 6418 N Greenview Ave., Chicago IL, 60626 Mission statement: Making leather, kink, BDSM, and fetish accessible through research, preservation, education and community engagement. Free admission on Thursdays, admission with student ID is $5

Books: Sex, Sexuality and Masturbation

Anal Sex Basics: The Beginner's Guide to Maximizing Anal Pleasure for Every Body by Carlyle Jansen

Sex for One: The Joy of Selfloving by Betty Dodson

She Comes First: The Thinking Man's Guide to Pleasuring a Woman by Dr. Ian Kerner (heterosexist but otherwise quality information about anatomy and technique)

Passionista: The Empowered Woman's Guide to Pleasuring a Man by Ian Kerner (heterosexist but otherwise quality information about anatomy and technique)

I Love Female Orgasm: An Extraordinary Orgasm Guide by Dorian Solot and Marshall Miller

The Gay Man's Kama Sutra by Terry Sanderson

Lesbian Sex Positions: 100 Passionate Positions from Intimate and Sensual to Wild and Naughty by Shanna Katz

Curvy Girl Sex: 101 Body-Positive Positions to Empower Your Sex Life by Elle Chase

Girl Sex 101 by Allison Moon (inclusive on non-binary and trans* folk)

Books: General Kink and How-To Playing Well with Others: Your Field Guide to Discovering, Exploring and Navigating the Kink, Leather and BDSM Communities by Lee Harrington and Mollena Williams (great book and inclusive AF)

Enough to Make You Blush: Exploring Erotic Humiliation by Princess Kali - www.enoughtomakeyoublush.com (currently the only book on the topic of erotic humiliation and it’s excellent)

Screw the Roses, Send Me the Thorns: The Romance and Sexual Sorcery of Sadomasochism by Philip Miller and Molly Devon

The New Topping Book by Dossie Easton and Janet Hardy The New Bottoming Book by Janet W. Hardy and Dossie Easton

Bondage Basics: Naughty Knots and Risque Restraints You Need to Know by Lord Morpheous and Jessica O'Reilly

The Hesitant Mistress: A Guide to Claiming Your Feminine Power by Dvanna Hightower

The Ultimate Guide to Sexual Fantasy: How to Have Incredible Sex with Role Play, Sex Games, Erotic Massage, BDSM and More by Violet Blue and Carol Queen

The Better Built Bondage Book: A Complete Guide to Making Your Own Sex Toys, Furniture and BDSM Equipment by Douglas Kent

The Ultimate Guide to Kink: BDSM, Role Play and the Erotic Edge by Tristan Taormino and Barbara Carrellas

Books: Kink Psychology, Sociology and Research

The History & The Arts of the Dominatrix by Anne O Nomis – www.historyofthedominatrix.com

Consensual Sadomasocism: How to talk about hit and How to do it safely by William A. Henkin Ph.D and Sybil Holiday, CCHT

The Color of Kink: Black Women, BDSM, and Pornography by Ariane Cruz

Wild Side Sex: The Book of Kink essays by Midori and Laura Antoniou

BDSM Erotica • Any anthology edited by Violet Blue • Novels and anthologies published by Cleis Press • Novels by Laura Antoniou