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Introductory Articles

• BDSM Tip Sheet for Beginners by Lady Green and Jay Wiseman
• Why Would Anyone Participate in Sadomasochism? by Keith L. Kendrick
• "The Pleasure of Pain" by Marianne Apostolides from Psychology Today (Sep/Oct 99): "Find out why one in 10 of us is into S&M." http://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/pto-19990901-000039.html
• BDSM Background Information, a series of articles from the POWERotics Foundation
• Information for Professionals
• Information for Media
• EPE and law enforcement 1
• EPE and law enforcement 2
• Abuse
• Help! My spouse is into EPE
• Hormonal influences
• How to tell your children
• Books and Magazines
• Jay Wiseman's book review of The Gift of Fear
• Commandments: "Top's 10 Commandments" and "Bottom's 10 Commandments" from the Society of Janus (Author Unknown)
• What To Expect At a Munch by Mistress Constance
• What To Expect At a Play Party by Mistress Constance
• What To Expect At a Bash by Mistress Constance
• A beginners' guide to munches by Stu. This article was written specifically for the British BDSM community. But while some of the particular information doesn't apply outside the UK, a lot of it is relevant to the scene in other countries -- the U.S. being one.
• my experience with play parties by Heidi, the impudent guttersnipe
• History of Our Leather-S/M-Fetish Subculture and Communities: Towards a Bibliography compiled by slave david stein

Terms and Concepts

• Definitions by Mistress Constance
• Perverted Vocabulary: a Glossary of Terms Used in BDSM by Ambrosio
• Leather vs. BDSM by Philip the Foole
• Origin of RACK: RACK vs. SSC by Gary Switch
• Edgeplay by Sir Bamm!
• Mentorship by Mistress Constance
• A Rant on Mentorship by Ambrosio

D/s Roles

D/s stands for Dominance and submission. It's separate from play and bondage. While the latter two can complement a D/s relationship, they can just as easily be absent.

• Nine Degrees of Submission by Diane Vera
• Submissive's Creed Author Unknown
• What a slave needs by david stein
• You've Realized You're a Dominant Woman. What Now? by Rowan Ste. Julian
• An Open Letter to a Novice Domme by Ambrosio
• Switches: Are they misunderstood or do they miss the point of BDSM? by Ms. Siren

S&M Tips and Techniques

• Introduction to Spanking (From an anonymous USENET posting)
• The Basics of Flogging by Keith L. Kendrick
• Grim's Flogging FAQ, Parts 1 & 2
• "Whips Presentation and Demonstration" by Sir Bamm!
• Whips Presentation and Demonstration (in HTML)
• Whips Presentation and Demonstration (in PDF)
• Anatomy for Flogging: The Back by Ambrosio
• Scene Music
• The Ten Commandments of Steel Bondage by Harold Cox adapted by David Stein
• Caning Notes

Finding and Making S&M Toys

• Online Shopping for BDSM Toys: A unique selection of inexpensive sources for quality toys including some less expensive toy sources most people don't think about.
• Creative Toy Sources!
• Clothespins!
• On Making Canes
• Relevant DVDs: Recommendations for DVDs with BDSM themes
• Scene Music
• Ambrosio's Affliate Store

Find Groups and Events

• To Find Groups in the Lone Star State visit my Texas section.
• Texas: Republic Wide Resources
• Austin, TX
• Dallas, TX
• Houston, TX
• San Antonio, TX
• Other Texas Cities
• To find groups, munches, mailing lists, and a few of the businesses in Southern Indiana, Southern Ohio, Northern Kentucky, and West Virginia, visit the Ohio River Valley Resources page.
• For English language munches and groups outside of Texas and the Ohio River Valley area, start with my BDSM Groups and Munches page.

External Links

• The SSBB (Soc.Subculture.Bondage-Bdsm) Frequently Asked Questions list.
• www.TheBDSMEventsPage.com
• Bondage Geisha
• Lord Colm and jade's Castle Realm: Over 200 pages of D/s information
• Crave
• LifeKink: The newest social networking site exclussively for kink with an emphasis on Real Time players and lifestylers.
  URL: http://www.lifekink.com/
• Kink Culture
• Powerotics Blog
• Society for Human Sexuality
• Vanilla-not.com
• See also this site's Miscellaneous section for "Interesting Individuals with Web Sites," "Humor," "Goth Links," "Literature" (including "Poetry By the Masters"), and "Miscellaneous External Links."