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The TES Weekly - January
20, 2002
Staff Volunteers: Flagg, Lolita,
NyghtOwl
Contributors: Lisa V, Jeff R
Calendar Report
by Jeff R.
The February 2002 - April 2002 TES Calendar is now final. Printed
copies will be available soon at TES. Please visit http://www.tes.org/events/calendar/calendar.html
to view this calendar from the TES website. For a printable web
based version of this calendar: http://www.tes.org/events/calendar/printcalendar.html
A PDF viewable & printable version of this calendar is also available:
http://www.tes.org/events/calendar/TESfeb02.pdf
(To get the FREE Adobe Acrobat PDF reader: http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html)
NCSF Update
UPDATE- CONSENSUAL SM IN NYC
by Lisa V.
In the wake of recent activity on the part of the NYC prosecutor's office to
challenge consensual SM, the National Coalition for Sexual Freedom will be
holding a meeting with the NYC community: Thursday, February 7th 6-8pm at
the Center 13th Street between 7th and 8th Ave The good news is that
prosecution of the heavy consensual SM case in NYC is still being "taken
under advisement." After 6 weeks of delay, the defense/defendant has
received no contact from the NYC prosecutor and NCSF is growing confident
that prosecution will not be resumed. Taking a case under advisement is a
common method of shelving a case without having to openly admit it was a
mistake. NCSF played an important part in rallying the NYC community and key
LGBT leaders, who contacted Linda Fairstein and others in the NYC district
attorney's office, urging them to not prosecute consensual SM. The fact that
Linda Fairstein, a tough-minded prosecutor, has postponed the prosecution of
consensual SM and ceased demanding a misdemeanor criminal plea is a victory
for our entire community. In addition, Linda Fairstein, NYC prosecutor for
the special victims unit, is retiring on February 1st, 2002. This gives
those of us in the NYC community an opportunity to educate her successor in
the district attorney's office, as well as the dozens of other prosecutors,
about the SM-Leather-Fetish communities and the difference between SM vs.
abuse. NCSF will be working with a group of leaders and activists in the NYC
area to create an educational program to present to the district attorney.
If you are interested in being involved in this working committee, please
make time to attend the community meeting at the Center on February 7th.
Thank you to everyone in the NYC community who rallied around this cause. We
have shown that if we stand up for our rights, we can make a difference.
The Bondage Group: Rope Basics
by Paul the NyghtOwl
On Wednesday, January 16, Sir C led the Bondage Group in a hands-on
workshop of Rope Basics. Though many attendees neglected to bring
their own rope, Sir C generously provided faux-Manila polypropelene
for them to practice with. (Nice stuff. I have some--but brought
my own poison-green polyprop.) After discussing different rope types
(cotton, polypropelene, nylon and hemp) the knot-tying began.
Sir C began the practical part of the class by explaining that
in Japanese-style bondage, the rope is doubled over to create a
loop (or "bend" called the "stable end") and two "working ends."
By creating bends in the rope, stress points are created making
it easy to immobilize someone with just a few knots.
Three basic knots are needed for rope bondage, she explained: the
square knot--which is simple to tie and untie and holds tension
well between two different lengths. There is also the lark's head,
in which a loop is made and then the working ends are pulled through.
Finally, the half hitch, in which two working ends are bent into
a '4' shape and then pulled through is another fundamental bondage
knot. It can also be doubled to create an even more stable, not
to mention ornamental tie.
The workshop then went on to apply these knots in three kinds of
wrist cuffs, all useful because they do not tighten. Attendees either
practiced on a partner or on their own legs.
Finally, instead of a circle, the workshop continued with a demonstration
of the taut-line hitch, which is a safe (not to mention completely
adjustable) tie for rope-bondage.
Social Report
by Paul the NyghtOwl
Paddles was dark when we arrived on Friday night, due to a communications
mix-up with Michael regarding TES' plans for a bondage social. But, thanks
to the Ladies of nearby Pandora's Box, Social attendees were able to enter a
room of the club and have the Social--even without Michael's presence.
Cheese was nibbled, veggies were consumed, and attendees were pretty tied
up. With Dov serving as judge, prizes were awarded for creative use of a
wall-net as the anchor of a tie, and a beautiful, elaborate tie
incorporating three colors of rope, a set of synthetic ivy strands, rubber
rings and a propeller beanie. Winners received passes to the next TES party.
When Michael finally did arrive to open the club, he was surprised to find
many happy attendees gathered in the darkness. We would have all waved hello
but some of us were a bit...restrained.
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