BDSM Basics: Get Started Right

Who or what is actually the BDSM community?

When you start exploring BDSM, you often hear the term “scene” or “community” – also here on Deviance. But who are all these people, and when do you become part of it?

What is a drop and why does it happen?

by Marina | A to Z, Basics

A drop occurs when someone cannot emotionally handle a BDSM session and negative feelings take hold. Why this happens and how to avoid it.

Switch – Two souls in one chest?

by Ginger San | A to Z, Roles

As a switch in BDSM, it’s important that you don’t let people tell you that you have to choose the dominant or submissive side.

So… how to get to a BDSM munch?

by Ginger San | A to Z, Basics

The culture of BDSM munches is unique to the scene. But what should one wear there? And how does a beginner start a conversation with people?

RACK – Risk Aware Consensual Kink

by Ginger San | A to Z, Basics

The RACK concept cannot be discussed without the SSC philosophy, as it questions the principles of the latter and emphasizes individual responsibility more strongly.

SSC – Safe, Sane, Consensual

by Ginger San | A to Z, Basics

With the rise of the RACK philosophy, the usefulness of SSC has been increasingly questioned, as the principle of safety is considered open to interpretation.