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− | + | Beginning in 1978 in the Bay Area, Samois, the first known women’s sado-masochistic group in the world, worked to educate themselves and the broader women’s movement about lesbian-feminist SM. | |
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+ | The group quickly became a lightning rod for critique from anti-SM feminists, yet they managed to form and maintain a community of liked minded women. | ||
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+ | In doing so, they laid the foundation for the creation of an entire subculture of Leatherdykes. | ||
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− | + | <ref name="Original Artwork 1">Samois, “Our Statement” in What Color Is Your Handkerchief, June 1979, 2.</ref> | |
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'''In This Article:''' | '''In This Article:''' | ||
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+ | [[Defining Terms: Samois in their own words]] | ||
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The Leather Menace: Samois Organizes Lesbian Sado-Masochists, Bay Area, CA, 1978-1982 (Current Page) | The Leather Menace: Samois Organizes Lesbian Sado-Masochists, Bay Area, CA, 1978-1982 (Current Page) | ||
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[[Beyond the Bay, Beyond Samois … ]] | [[Beyond the Bay, Beyond Samois … ]] | ||
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+ | [[About Us]] | ||
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''Summer 1978'' --- First Samois play party | ''Summer 1978'' --- First Samois play party | ||
− | ''November 1978'' --- Group proposes meeting with WAVPM | + | ''November 1978'' --- Group proposes meeting with Women Against Violence in Pornography and the Media (WAVPM), start of years long organizational conflict |
''January 1979'' --- Public presentation at Old Wives Tales | ''January 1979'' --- Public presentation at Old Wives Tales | ||
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''September 1981'' --- Ms. Leather Contest | ''September 1981'' --- Ms. Leather Contest | ||
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''Month Unknown, 1982'' --- Group disbands | ''Month Unknown, 1982'' --- Group disbands | ||
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− | Samois, “Samois Newsletter,” April 1979-March 1982, Samois Archive, GLBT Historical Society, San Francisco, CA. | + | |
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+ | #Original Artwork by Katie Diamond; Samois, “Our Statement” in ''What Color Is Your Handkerchief'', June 1979, 2. | ||
+ | #Samois, “Samois Newsletter,” April 1979-March 1982, Samois Archive, GLBT Historical Society, San Francisco, CA. <comments /> |
Latest revision as of 11:15, 1 May 2010
Beginning in 1978 in the Bay Area, Samois, the first known women’s sado-masochistic group in the world, worked to educate themselves and the broader women’s movement about lesbian-feminist SM.
The group quickly became a lightning rod for critique from anti-SM feminists, yet they managed to form and maintain a community of liked minded women.
In doing so, they laid the foundation for the creation of an entire subculture of Leatherdykes.
In This Article:
Defining Terms: Samois in their own words
The Leather Menace: Samois Organizes Lesbian Sado-Masochists, Bay Area, CA, 1978-1982 (Current Page)
Workshops, Hanky Codes and Coming to Power, oh my!: Samois’ Educational Practices
Celebrate! Samois and The Gay Day Parade
Socio-Sexual
The Leather Menace: Samois’ Conflicts
Beyond the Bay, Beyond Samois …
About Us
Timeline of Events[2]
June 1978 --- Samois founded
Summer 1978 --- First Samois play party
November 1978 --- Group proposes meeting with Women Against Violence in Pornography and the Media (WAVPM), start of years long organizational conflict
January 1979 --- Public presentation at Old Wives Tales
June 1979 --- Group marches in Gay Day Parade; sells What Color is Your Handkerchief (WCIYH)
July-Sept 1979 --- Ongoing conflict with bookstore regarding sale of WCIYH
November 1979 --- Second public presentation
March 1980 --- Action against bookstore that refuses to sell WCIYH
June 1980 --- 20 women & 1 child march in Samois contigent of Gay Day Parade
February 1981 --- Nominated for Cable Car Award
April 1981 --- Third public presentation scheduled
May 1981 --- Problems with renting space at Women’s Building due to concerns about SM
September 1981 --- Ms. Leather Contest
November 1981 --- Coming to Power, first printing
Month Unknown, 1982 --- Group disbands
Key-words: Samois, lesbian, Gay Day Parade, SM, sado-masochism, What Color is Your Handkerchief, Women’s Outreach Committee, BDSM, kink
- Original Artwork by Katie Diamond; Samois, “Our Statement” in What Color Is Your Handkerchief, June 1979, 2.
- Samois, “Samois Newsletter,” April 1979-March 1982, Samois Archive, GLBT Historical Society, San Francisco, CA. <comments />