Join us for an exploration of the evolution of latex from the founding of the first European rubber garment factory in 1803, to swim caps and Mackintosh raincoats, to the haute couture runways of Thierry Mugler and Mac Jacobs. Have you ever wondered what latex is and how to care for it? We will demystify common misconceptions and make this often intimidating subject accessible to all. A selection of latex showpieces will be on display, in addition to garments in a full range of sizes for those adventurous enough to try latex for themselves! NOTE: This is an IN-PERSON class, including latex showpieces. Please do not attend if you have or suspect that you have a latex allergy. Reneé: While earning a BFA in Fashion, Reneé Masoomian taught herself how to make latex clothing without the benefit of the numerous manuals and how-to videos available today. After graduating she worked with Delicious Corsets and Passional Boutique in Philadelphia, as well as refining her latex skills by constructing designs for Gaelyn and Cianfarani in NYC. She founded her own business, BabyLove’s Latex by Reneé Masoomian, in 2006 and has recently rebranded her separate lines of latex and fabric, masculine silhouettes, and femme fashion under the Reneé Masoomian label. Persephone: Persephone has a BFA in Film and a minor in Philosophy. Her life took a radical left turn when she applied for an internship with The Baroness at her eponymous East Village boutique in NYC. That internship turned into a full-fledged career reaching back 14 years, ultimately leading to a position with Reneé Masoomian after The Baroness retired to France. While developing her craft she also explored her interest in all things kink, attending local parties and large conventions for the first time. An enthusiastic member of the BDSM community, Persephone is thrilled to have a job that combines her love of both fashion and fetish. To register in advance (strongly preferred): If you already have a TES account, CLICK HERE TO REGISTER MEMBERS -$10 / NON-MEMBERS - $25 Create a Member Portal account Members: use the same email address used when you purchased your membership. (Email membership@tes.org if you have forgotten the one you used when registering for TES.) Be sure to respond to confirmation email & choose a password. After that, log back into the Member Portal. Non-members: you will still need to make an account to register . Be sure to respond to confirmation email & choose a password. After that, log back into the Member Portal. To complete your purchase, click on THIS LINK and follow the instructions. Your membership discount will be automatically applied. To register on-site: There will be a QR code available to allow you to register on-site following the same process above, but TES will not be able to accept cash at the door. If cost is a barrier to attendance, please email customer-care@tes.org

This meeting is held twice yearly for the purpose of conducting official organization business and gives the membership an opportunity to be directly involved in that process. All members in good standing are encouraged to attend and participate in all of these functions. The link to participate will be emailed in your April TES newsletter (The Eulenspiegel Mirror). If you are a member, would like to attend, but did not receive this information, please email: secretary@tes.org We have board vacancies! Please click here to find out requirements and consider nominating yourself. Need to renew your membership or join for the first time? Click here. No additional downloads or software required! This platform is supported by multiple browsers, but if you are having any technical difficulties please try a different browser, as certain settings may interfere. Note that this link will only be active during scheduled meeting times. You are welcome to participate as actively as you are comfortable. By default, users' cameras and microphones will be switched off, and you may simply watch passively or participate solely by text in the chat box if you are uncomfortable being seen or heard. Please note that while we have selected this platform to be as private as possible while maintaining sufficient ease of use for participants, no online platform is ever fully secure. While all regular TES rules regarding privacy remain in effect, and anyone caught violating these rules will be subject to consequences (please see our Online Meeting Terms of Service), we advise participants to treat online events as though the event is being recorded by a third party. For more information on protecting your online privacy, please see our online privacy guide.

The TES BIPOC Committee invites you to celebrate Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander Heritage (AANHPI) Month with us as we hold space for our AANHPI kink community. Join our round table discussion with kink members and leaders from the Tri-State area. Listen, participate, and share stories and anecdotes about being AANHPI and the great impact we have in the community. Open to all members and allies, looking to help the community grow stronger. Show up and represent! Suggested $5 cash donation, with all proceeds going to Red Canary Song, an organization supporting Asian migrant massage and sex workers TES has returned to IN PERSON classes every other Thursday, now at The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center, AKA The Center!!! TES classes include instruction, Q&A and TES Circle. Please bring a legal ID to verify your age, and be prepared to show proof of a primary course of COVID vaccination and proof of having received a booster or wear a KN95 mask while in our class space. TES will supply masks at ops, and anyone requiring help providing the required proof can reach out to customer-care@tes.org for assistance.

Open to all current members. Information on how to join is distributed to the membership around April 1. If you are a member, would like to join, and did not receive this information, please email secretary@tes.org We have board vacancies! Please click here to find out requirements and consider nominating yourself. Need to renew your membership or join for the first time? Click here. The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center 208 W 13th St, New York, NY 10011

Our faces are what set us apart from each other and how we get a lot of our input from the world, so what happens when we change with that? Come explore the many options to mess with someone's head...literally! This class, hosted by the TES Bondage SIG, will include discussions of the whats, whys, and hows of bondage headgear along with a practical demonstration of the different kind of gear available. To register in advance (strongly preferred): If you already have a TES account, CLICK HERE TO REGISTER MEMBERS -$10 / NON-MEMBERS - $25 Create a Member Portal account Members: use the same email address used when you purchased your membership. (Email membership@tes.org if you have forgotten the one you used when registering for TES.) Be sure to respond to confirmation email & choose a password. After that, log back into the Member Portal. Non-members: you will still need to make an account to register . Be sure to respond to confirmation email & choose a password. After that, log back into the Member Portal. To complete your purchase, click on THIS LINK and follow the instructions. Your membership discount will be automatically applied. To register on-site: There will be a QR code available to allow you to register on-site following the same process above, but TES will not be able to accept cash at the door. If cost is a barrier to attendance, please email customer-care@tes.org

No better way to welcome warm Spring weather than hanging out with kinky folks! Whether you’re new to the scene, an old friend, or just passing through, we’re excited to see you! We meet every month on the final Wednesday. Come join us! Wednesday, May 29th 7:30pm Skylight Diner 402 W 34th St. (@ 9th Ave) New York, NY 10001 Our hosts will be there to welcome you and answer any questions. There is no cost to attend this event beyond paying for the food you order (and please tip your server well!) The TES Munch is our monthly gathering on the last Wednesday of each month. It’s a great opportunity to meet and hangout with your fellow kinksters in a low-key, low pressure environment. It is open to all members of the community in good standing, and those who are new to the scene are especially encouraged to attend. There is no requirement to RSVP ahead of time, and you do not need to be a TES member to attend. Please note that we highly encourage all attendees to be vaccinated and up-to-date against Covid. However, this event is hosted at a diner that is open to other patrons, and we cannot control for anything beyond what the restaurant requires. Please assess your own risk profiles and act accordingly. We will be providing a discrete option for contact tracing, which is highly encouraged.

The Kink in Your Kitchen is an 80 minute romp through every room in your home discovering all the dungeon equipment you already own! Mistress Schari has opened 3 dungeons of her own for professional use, she knows how to budget, repurpose, and re-imagine items you already own. Mistress Schari's long-time sub catnip will also be on hand to highlight all the submissive opportunities each room provides. Kink is expensive, this is not a secret, but many think in order to be taken seriously you need to own "real" dungeon equipment. This is not the case! Many things you already have in your possession can be converted to a "pervertable". A pervertable is any regular object that can then be used as a kinky implement, fetish furniture, outfit, restraint, punishment, funishment, the list goes on and on. So take lots of notes as we turn your living space into the Ultimate Den of Debauchery. Bio: Mistress Schari is in the lifestyle (both BDSM & Swing Communities) as an educator, lifestyle consultant, and participant for the last 20+ years. Mistress Schari hosts a monthly lifestyle radio show with her submissive catnip, "Mischief Matters Radio". She also opened the exclusive and seductive Mischief Manor. The manifestation of a lifelong dream to provide the kink community with monthly educational and social events. Mistress Schari has been trained to lead her workshops from several field experts. Her experience as a Professional Domme, sub, and sex-toy specialist combined with her training as an educator, life coach, and public speaker gives Mistress Schari unique lifestyle insights. These insights have enabled her to provide all genders and sexual orientations with a safe and comfortable environment to explore their fantasies. Mistress Schari uses she/her pronouns. Catnip uses they/them and he/him. To register in advance (strongly preferred): If you already have a TES account, CLICK HERE TO REGISTER MEMBERS -$10 / NON-MEMBERS - $25 Create a Member Portal account Members: use the same email address used when you purchased your membership. (Email membership@tes.org if you have forgotten the one you used when registering for TES.) Be sure to respond to confirmation email & choose a password. After that, log back into the Member Portal. Non-members: you will still need to make an account to register . Be sure to respond to confirmation email & choose a password. After that, log back into the Member Portal. To complete your purchase, click on THIS LINK and follow the instructions. Your membership discount will be automatically applied. To register on-site: There will be a QR code available to allow you to register on-site following the same process above, but TES will not be able to accept cash at the door. If cost is a barrier to attendance, please email customer-care@tes.org

Who doesn't get a bit stiff and hard when it comes to strict bondage? But what if the bondage got stiff and hard for you instead? Come learn how to safely incorporate orthopedic casting into your kink life and bondage repertoire! You'll learn how to apply (and remove) casts for kink purposes in this incredibly unique class. We'd tell you to "break a leg," but that's definitely not required for this class! Dom Von Gogh: Uses pronouns He/Him, Straight Dom/Top/Sadist with over 20 years of lifestyle experiences, but really started when he was put in Bunny Day Care at age 7. Avid Nudist, Swinger, Kinkster and Tantra Practitioner. In a past life was a Criminal Investigator concurrent with 37 years in the Army, 10 of which were in Special Operations Kelly_Girl: Uses pronouns She/Her, Bi FEM sub/bottom/masochist also with over 20 years of lifestyle experiences, also an avid Nudist, Swinger, Kinkster and Tantra Practitioner. Her past life was as a High School Math Teacher.  Together we live a 24/7 Daddy Dom/Baby Girl lifestyle. To register: MEMBERS -$5 Create a Member Portal account using the same email address used when you purchased your membership. (Email membership@tes.org if you have forgotten the one you used when registering for TES.) Be sure to respond to confirmation email & choose a password. After that, log back into the Member Portal. To complete your purchase, click on this link and follow the instructions. Your membership discount will be automatically applied. NON-MEMBERS - $10 /$15 day of event Click here to for this class. If cost is a barrier to attendance, please email customer-care@tes.org REGISTRATION CLOSES 30 MINUTES BEFORE START OF CLASS! ALL QUESTIONS GO TO CUSTOMER-CARE@TES.ORG! YOU WILL RECEIVE THE LOG IN LINK WITH THE CONFIRMATION EMAIL. **Note – if you are seeing an “event ended” screen – try one or more of the following: Refresh Clear cache Try a different browser** The DatingKinky platform is supported by multiple browsers, but if you are having any technical difficulties please try a different browser, as certain settings may interfere. Note that this link will only be active during scheduled meeting times. You are welcome to participate as actively as you are comfortable. By default, users' cameras and microphones will be switched off, and you may simply watch passively or participate solely by text in the chat box if you are uncomfortable being seen or heard. Please note that while we have selected this platform to be as private as possible while maintaining sufficient ease of use for participants, no online platform is ever fully secure. While all regular TES rules regarding privacy remain in effect, and anyone caught violating these rules will be subject to consequences (please see our Online Meeting Terms of Service), we advise participants to treat online events as though the event is being recorded by a third party. For more information on protecting your online privacy, please see our online privacy guide.

This meeting will be a hybrid meeting.  Open to all current members.  Information on how to join will be distributed to the membership on June 1.  If you are a member, would like to join, and did not receive this information, please contact secretary@tes.org

Come out, come out, wherever you are!  Celebrate Pride and share TES Fest hopes and dreams with some of the friendliest members of TES! Come join us! Wednesday, June 26th 7:30pm Skylight Diner 402 W 34th St. (@ 9th Ave) New York, NY 10001 Our hosts will be there to welcome you and answer any questions. There is no cost to attend this event beyond paying for the food you order (and please tip your server well!) The TES Munch is our monthly gathering. It’s a great opportunity to meet and hangout with your fellow kinksters in a low-key, low pressure environment. It is open to all members of the community in good standing, and those who are new to the scene are especially encouraged to attend. There is no requirement to RSVP ahead of time, and you do not need to be a TES member to attend. Please note that we highly encourage all attendees to be vaccinated and up-to-date against Covid. However, this event is hosted at a diner that is open to other patrons, and we cannot control for anything beyond what the restaurant requires. Please assess your own risk profiles and act accordingly. We will be providing a discrete option for contact tracing, which is highly encouraged.