Creating a Plan for success that works best for you and your partner(s) can make all the difference between longevity or loss. Contracts are one way of communicating and defining not only your approach but your needs, responsibilities, and expectations within a power exchange dynamic. PlaineJane will discuss types, parts, and useful components of a contract that can help define your plan for success within power exchange. She will also cover the pitfalls, options for effectiveness, and provide ways for selecting the contract that fits best with your purpose and power exchange dynamic. This will be a guided discussion with time for questions and idea exchange. PlaineJane has been active in the Atlanta BDSM community for over ten years. As an enthusiastic Event Coordinator & Educator, Jane is a strong advocate for promoting and producing educational events for and within the BDSM and Leather communities. Jane is the Director and Organizer of MAsT: Marietta Women and the Founder and Leader of F.L.A.I.R. (Female Led Authority Inspired Relationships) which offers educational Intensives for different faucets of the BDSM Lifestyle and Leather communities. Her area of interest and experience includes service, domination and discipline, impact play, dragon's tails, high protocol, event producing and promoting, power exchange from both sides of the slash, humiliation & degradation, chemical play, genitorture and of course Male on Male Action... to name a few. To participate, simply visit https://datingkinky.com/TES-Tuesdays every Tuesday, at 7pm. 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.

Temporary body modification using pumping equipment can be a gender affirming/bending and sexually gratifying kink with ties into medical play, objectification, and dollification. We will discuss various types of pumping devices, the risks involved with this kink, tips we've found useful, and other important information, and we will demo some of the pumping devices in our kit. This class will show close-ups of uncovered breast, penile, and vulvar anatomy in a non-erotic context. Mister and CTW are a queer couple that have been exploring alternative bondage techniques for the past few years and have presented on artistic rope and chain bondage, including suspension. To participate, simply visit https://datingkinky.com/TES-Tuesdays every Tuesday, at 7pm. 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.

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In this class we cover the basics of bootblacking, and go beyond, I will show what's in my kit, explain a general timeline for leather care, and delve into high shine tips and tricks. Finally, we round off the class by discussing how to care for leather toys, and how to interact with bootblacks. This is an interactive class that has space for everyone from novice to veterans. Bean (she/they) is a Richmond, VA native that has been teaching, service topping, and demoing since 2017. She identifies as a queer, switchy, poly masochist, with too much rope and at least a smidge or two of Lincoln on at all times. She founded and runs the local RVA Bootblack group to foster the Richmond Leather scene and mentor bootblacks. To participate, simply visit https://datingkinky.com/TES-Tuesdays every Tuesday, at 7pm. 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.

So you’ve found that special someone that makes you feel the feels and makes you want the wants but what now? How do you expand and take your relationship to the next level of power exchange? How do you know when you and your partner are ready for a power exchange relationship? PlaineJane will discuss the steps to negotiating a meaningful power exchange dynamic. She will explore ways to deal with varying communication styles, how to set clear and concise expectations, structuring service models, managing dispute resolutions, and how to support the journey of submission and responsibility from both sides of the slash. Jane will also cover types of contracts and protocols, and how to create meaningful connections that facilitate growth within your power exchange dynamic. PlaineJane has been active in the Atlanta BDSM community for over ten years. As an enthusiastic Event Coordinator & Educator, Jane is a strong advocate for promoting and producing educational events for and within the BDSM and Leather communities. Jane is the Director and Organizer of MAsT: Marietta Women and the Founder and Leader of F.L.A.I.R. (Female Led Authority Inspired Relationships) which offers educational Intensives for different faucets of the BDSM Lifestyle and Leather communities. Her area of interest and experience includes service, domination and discipline, impact play, dragon's tails, high protocol, event producing and promoting, power exchange from both sides of the slash, humiliation & degradation, chemical play, genitorture and of course Male on Male Action... to name a few. To participate, simply visit https://datingkinky.com/TES-Tuesdays every Tuesday, at 7pm. 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.

Join @DanAndDawn, a polyamorous couple since 2001 and authors of The Polyamory Toolkit, for an advanced class that gives participants tools to break free of the patterns and attitudes that keep us trapped in the fear and jealousy. This presentation focuses on actual steps to wipe the slate clean of patterns of the past and how to give yourself the freedom to create your own set of ethics and beliefs, unrelated to those that have been handed down to you. Dan and dawn have been a lifestyle couple since 2001 and have presented at over 100 events around North America. Not only do they enjoy teaching workshops and classes, they also share via books, specialized events, and fun consent negotiation playing cards! Their books on power exchange (Living M/s; A Book for Masters, slaves, and Their Relationships) and polyamory (The Polyamory Toolkit) are based on experience and have been very well received by those communities. They are also the co-hosts of the Erotic Awakening internet radio show, an educational podcast that explores “all things erotic”; co-founders of the Columbus Space, an alternative community center; 2016 MAsT International Member’s Choice Presenter of the Year Award winner; Great Lakes region Master & slave title holders (2010); creators of the Scarlet Sanctuary and Path of the Qadishti (sacred sexuality spaces); featured educators on both Kink Academy and Creative Sexuality; and mentioned in a number of books, articles, and other media. To participate, simply visit https://datingkinky.com/TES-Tuesdays every Tuesday, at 7pm. 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.