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− | One of Samois’ major objectives was education about the meaning and possibility of lesbian-feminist SM. Member education entailed workshops on SM technique and safety, through programs on topics such as anal sex, fisting, topping and whipping. | + | One of Samois’ major objectives was education about the meaning and possibility of lesbian-feminist SM. Member education entailed workshops on SM technique and safety, through programs on topics such as anal sex, fisting, topping and whipping.<ref name="Samois Newsletter Reference">Samois, “Samois Newsletter,” January-December, 1980, Samois Archive, GLBT Historical Society, San Francisco, CA.</ref> Yet, Samois’ educational practices extended beyond its membership in a number of ways. Samois hosted at least three public information sessions between January 1979 and April 1981, drawing large crowds from all over the Bay Area. <ref name="Samois Newsletter Reference 2">Samois, “Samois Newsletter,” April 1979-April 1981, Samois Archive, GLBT Historical Society, San Francisco, CA.</ref> |
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− | Additionally, they created and sold an informational booklet, What Color is Your Handkerchief, which included, among other things, lengthy discussions of the definitions of and politics behind lesbian-feminist SM and the first lesbian hanky-code. | + | Additionally, they created and sold an informational booklet, What Color is Your Handkerchief, which included, among other things, lengthy discussions of the definitions of and politics behind lesbian-feminist SM and the first lesbian hanky-code.<ref name="Samois Hanky Code">Samois, “Handkerchief Color Code for Lesbians” in What Color Is Your Handkerchief, June 1979, 36-44.</ref> Throughout the group’s existence, they also published a monthly newsletter that helped spread the word about the group and lesbian-feminist SM to interested parties around the country and, indeed, the globe.<ref name="Samois Newsletter Reference 3">Samois, “Samois Newsletter,” April 1979-March 1982, Samois Archive, GLBT Historical Society, San Francisco, CA.</ref> In 1981, the group expanded this educational reach with its controversial publication, Coming to Power, which was chock-full of narrative, poetry and fiction advocating for the understanding and acceptance of lesbian-feminist sado-masochism.<ref name="Coming to Power Reference">Samois, Coming to Power (Boston: Alyson Publications, 1987).</ref> |
Revision as of 15:35, 31 March 2010
One of Samois’ major objectives was education about the meaning and possibility of lesbian-feminist SM. Member education entailed workshops on SM technique and safety, through programs on topics such as anal sex, fisting, topping and whipping.[1] Yet, Samois’ educational practices extended beyond its membership in a number of ways. Samois hosted at least three public information sessions between January 1979 and April 1981, drawing large crowds from all over the Bay Area. [2]
Additionally, they created and sold an informational booklet, What Color is Your Handkerchief, which included, among other things, lengthy discussions of the definitions of and politics behind lesbian-feminist SM and the first lesbian hanky-code.[3] Throughout the group’s existence, they also published a monthly newsletter that helped spread the word about the group and lesbian-feminist SM to interested parties around the country and, indeed, the globe.[4] In 1981, the group expanded this educational reach with its controversial publication, Coming to Power, which was chock-full of narrative, poetry and fiction advocating for the understanding and acceptance of lesbian-feminist sado-masochism.[5]
In This Article:
The Leather Menace: Samois Organizes Lesbian Sado-Masochists, Bay Area, CA, 1978-1982
Workshops, Hanky Codes and Coming to Power, oh my!: Samois’ Educational Practices (Current Page)
Celebrate! Samois and The Gay Day Parade
Socio-Sexual
The Leather Menace: Samois’ Conflicts
Beyond the Bay, Beyond Samois …
Key-words:
Samois, education, lesbian-feminist, SM, sado-masochism, What Color is Your Handkerchief, hanky-code, Coming to Power
- ↑ Samois, “Samois Newsletter,” January-December, 1980, Samois Archive, GLBT Historical Society, San Francisco, CA.
- ↑ Samois, “Samois Newsletter,” April 1979-April 1981, Samois Archive, GLBT Historical Society, San Francisco, CA.
- ↑ Samois, “Handkerchief Color Code for Lesbians” in What Color Is Your Handkerchief, June 1979, 36-44.
- ↑ Samois, “Samois Newsletter,” April 1979-March 1982, Samois Archive, GLBT Historical Society, San Francisco, CA.
- ↑ Samois, Coming to Power (Boston: Alyson Publications, 1987).