Reposted by The History of BDSM
👑 Mansplaining is a feature where we speak to a male who has made major contributions to the BDSM world. In Issue 5, we are pleased to speak to the living legend Tim Woodward.
Read his exclusive interview here: www.magcloud.com/user/femdomr...
![Two black women with natural hair, one with mouth taped, other holding her face. Text: [We like to think of pleasure as good and pain as bad, but the Shadow side of us sees through that simplistic thinking. I have seen more hatred expressed in an act of vanilla sex than I could believe, and I have seen inexpressible tenderness while one partner bled and the other inhaled their pain like the bouquet of a rare wine.]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:iyfco36opjofallgh4axztsd/bafkreiae75j4fjyn3so7zykrtyeyr5v7zr7sgixxxsskckphpnhtt4mv44)
![Man with medium brown skin, unbuttoned flannel shirt, short dark hair and beard at table with documents. Text: [Sign on the dotted line. J. Unicorn Escobedo collects signatures supporting AB101 at Pleasuredome. More than 300 signatures were collected in one night on petitions being sent to the LIFE Lobby in Sacramento. The Harvey Milk Democratic Club has been collecting signautres on weekends at and dance clubs. Photo: Rick Gerharter.]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:iyfco36opjofallgh4axztsd/bafkreigwmicrzmhiudymsma7q2jbdo42kjmnp7j37kq2b4odpfvwh4zu4m)
![[Aug, 1989. Goodbye Fred. Thank you for all you've done. A special edition of an "oldtimer remembers". Many deaths have occurred in the community in recent years. Each has produced its own unique sense of personal loss to those friends and lover who have known them. For some Janus members, however, these deaths seem remote - something that affects other people, not them. Fred of the Catacombs was known by many, and his death saddened them. GP is including the personal comments about Fred by two members not only because Fred was a great guy, or that you may feel his loss, or even that our meeting hall used to be the Catacombs, but also because we want to convey the sense of the very personal connections and sense of community that was established years ago. Goodbye, Fred. L'chaim!
My Leather daddy - Fred of the Catacombs by Carla. It was before the "plague", I think 1981 or 1982. My friend and lover, the late Mark Joplin, was enthusiastically sharing his kinky S/M bisexuality with me - blowing to pieces all the fears and stereotypes I then had and leading me to a wild and wonderful...]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:iyfco36opjofallgh4axztsd/bafkreiamwotjlzjoztz643qk5s4kbba5z2jp62l6stjgueanuiro32e5me)
![Italian man with goatee and large glasses. Text: [The Leather Journal - Leather Pride Flag Creater Tony DeBlase Dies. Joseph Bean... one of the great...of the Leather community...the Leather Pride Flag, died... Portalnd, Oregon on July 21...illness, largely involving...is survived by his lover of...Dr. Andrew Charles in... as his mother, Ida, and ... DeBlase and Mary... of South Bend, Indiana...April 3, 1942, was just 58 at death...a mammalogist, special-...of bats- was engaged...and development...professional life... included at least ten years... Museum and...development of the Connor...in Indiana before he...the founding... Leather Archives... Served as vice president of 1992 until 2000...gourmet cook, DeBlase was...cooking and dining...it was a great honor...to cook for the...in Oregon...sign was immediatly embraced appearing in parades...bumper sticker...flag's familar black, blue, and...with red accent-orginally common, but the design itself... worldwide as introduced. DeBlase the teacher and the editor and editorialist...publisher...Dr. DeBlase the brilliant...entist and testbook writer... fondly remebered...loyal friend and constant..many Leathermen...will be most profoundly missed...A private memorial was...land just after Tony's death...but plans are underway...memorial celebration of Tony during International Mr. Leather...Cards and condolences...Tony's surviving partner...Leather Archives and Muesum...will be forwarded...Charles as quickly as possible. ]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:iyfco36opjofallgh4axztsd/bafkreigsokhmpeaobu5cxha2swgbwv52gv5mptjmz4vzl73ofsqpuh3iby)
![[Fawna, the recently elected coordinator of the Threshold Society in Los Angeles, CA, passed away suddenly on July 22, 2014.
She was a lovely face, passionate advocate, a delightful laugh and a helping hand. She left us too soon. Fawna also used the names aka FawnaLemon, Fawnasaurus, The Fawnanator.
She joined the Southern California community in 2009 and quickly became active by volunteering, including being elected to The Threshold Society, Inc. Board of Directors on more than one occasion, most recently to the position of coordinator. She was also the founder and leader of the Domme Scouts Troop 96 (a kinky scout troop with a "twist," which is in its fourth year).]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:iyfco36opjofallgh4axztsd/bafkreiduxejusefwgc3i3nczjkl3vx3zh3fc74il3bz4o6aeffd2c5sa3a)
