From the publisher:
The popularity of kink has exploded in the past 25 years. There are hundreds of community organizations and dozens of annual conferences across North America and Europe, and the Internet has allowed BDSM and kink aficionados to share information and resources. But with so much BDSM information out there, how do you know which techniques are accurate, road-tested and safe?
With The Ultimate Guide to Kink, people who are interested in pushing their erotic boundaries as well as experienced players can find exactly what they need described by experts.
Internationally recognized sex educator, author and filmmaker Tristan Taormino has gathered the key figures in the BDSM and kink communities—those experts who present at conferences—and invited them to write passionately on their favorite subjects. With this book, readers won’t have to attend dozens of events to learn from the experts.
The Ultimate Guide to Kink begins with “Skills and Techniques,” pieces featuring nuts-and-bolts, how-to tutorials, sprinkled with creative ideas and examples, explicitly illustrated with line drawings created expressly for this book by artist Katie Diamond. The second section, “Fantasies and Philosophies,” shares a variety of role-playing fantasies and personal manifestos. From masochism to age play, these articles cover some of the edgiest and most taboo elements of kink in-depth. These subjects have long been a part of kink but are rarely discussed outside of closed circles. Taormino shines a bright, inviting, authoritative light into that darkness.
In her introduction Tristan writes, “The kink community is built on the radical notion that people can express their erotic needs and desires and have them met. We believe that dreams do come true, and not at Disneyland, but in our bedrooms.” The Ultimate Guide to Kink is for anyone curious about BDSM and role play, those involved in the BDSM community, and those looking for a current, explicit, informative handbook. The Ultimate Guide to Kink educates, inspires and challenges both newcomers to the world of kink and experienced BDSM players.
Details
Publisher: Cleis Press (2012)
Author: Tristan Taormino
Pages: 266
Author
TRISTAN TAORMINO
Tristan Taormino is a feminist porn icon, writer, director, advocate and sex educator. Her books give candid information on everything from anatomy to sex toys, her pornography is refreshingly honest and authentic, and her commitment to sex positive, pleasure-based sex ed is palpable in everything she does. Tristan's goal with her amazing VividEd series of instruction DVDs is to "prioritize female pleasure and orgasm and strive to diversify how sexuality is portrayed." In this she has definitely succeeded.
Publisher
CLEIS PRESS
Cleis Press, a mission-driven feminist book publisher, was founded in 1980 in Minneapolis, Minnesota by Felice Newman and Frédérique Delacoste. Winners of multiple Lambda Literary Awards, International Book Awards, Rainbow Book Awards, and Independent Publishers Book Awards, Cleis has a history of producing the best quality sexual education guides, sexual self help books, and diverse erotica collections. At the end of 2014 Cleis Press was purchased by Start Publishing, a New York-based company that primarily publishes and markets eBooks.
