Let’s look at the famous, or notorious, slave contract. Yes, that one, the one that says the slave is yours forever and can never leave. The one that says the slave consents in advance and consents permanently and irrevocably, to whatever you do. It says you can break your slave’s hand on purpose or can
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The BDSM community has somewhat of a reputation, deservedly or otherwise, for wanting to rely on free advice rather than pay for professional advice. If we are discussing what’s the best homemade glop to remove bugs from your windshield, that’s ok and there is not much downside risk to running it through Google or the
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It’s not possible to cover this even at a 101 level in one column, so we are going to touch on some highlights with the following legal tips. Is BDSM Illegal ? Technically, that depends on several factors including what state you are Here’s the main thing to remember is that arrests for BDSM are
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This month we will be taking a look at your BDSM and the law as it relates to social networking and your job. When you realized your current employer is going broke you started job hunting again. You were told at the networking seminar to get on Facebook and LinkedIn and other sites and to
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Your little munch group has been growing. You have added a few other types of activities and there is talk of collecting dues to enable the group to do more things, or to perhaps even host a BDSM conference. Should this trigger thoughts of incorporating?  And if so, why should the group consider that? The
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Last month, we said that for a detailed answer to this, you probably need to hire ( yes, that means pay) a good local lawyer. If you want a general idea or a headstart, doing some research on your own may be your preference. Last month we looked at the rare instance of cases in
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If you have been looking for a pro dom for a while, you have probably seen that there are many different styles of dominant out there.  From serious to silly, from full leather to satin and lace, all of those who are professional in the kink scene fulfill a niche.  When you find the one
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How do I find out what all the laws are in my location that could relate to my bdsm? That’s a very good, very common, and very natural question. Let’s see if we can get you pointed in the right direction bearing in mind that the detailed answer to this is to hire a local
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Webster’s defines unicorn as “a mythical animal generally depicted with the body and head of a horse, the hind legs of a stag, the tail of a lion, and a single horn in the middle of the forehead” and there may be too many of them in BDSM. I define a unicorn in this context
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This continues last months collection of Ideas that Don’t Work. Those are past mistakes people have made, or questions that I and other kinky lawyers have been asked that really have no good answer. Last month we covered Pro Dommes in Dumb Places ( a day care center in her suburban home by day, and
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