BDSM Resources
Suggested Reading List:
- Playing Well With Others - Lee Harrington
- S/M 101 – Jay Wiseman
- The Ethical Slut – Dossie Easton & Catherine Liszt
- The New Topping Book - Dossie Easton & Janet W. Hardy
- The New Bottoming Book – Janet W. Hardy & Dossie Easton
- Exhibitionism for the Shy – Carol Queen
- Screw the Roses, Send Me the Thorns – Philip Miller & Molly Devon
- When Someone You Love is Kinky - Dossie Easton & Catherine Liszt
- The Loving Dominant – John and Libby Warren
- Juice: Electricity for Pleasure and Pain – Uncle Abdul
- Bondage Basics: Naughty Knots and Risque Restraints You Need to Know – Lord Morpheous
- The Seductive Art of Japanese Bondage – Midori
- Shibari You Can Use – Lee Harrington
- Complete Shibari – Douglas Kent
- Sub-frenzy (lots more info for new submissives/bottoms on this site too!)
(Please note that “50 Shades of Grey” is NOT on the list! It bears no resemblance to real life BDSM play.)
Bay Area BDSM Gear Manufacturers and Retailers:
- Mr S – mr-s-leather.com - San Francisco
- Leather Etc. - leatheretc.com - San Francisco
- Good Vibrations – goodvibes.com - San Francisco, Berkely, Palo Alto
Web Sites:
- www.fetlife.com – Facebook for kinky people
- www.erobay.com – Calendar of Bay Area BDSM events
- forbiddentickets.com/events/wicked-grounds - Online (and in person) classes for beginners and beyond.
- www.smodyssey.com - Now defunct South Bay BDSM organization that originated these pages and more!