Science The majority of scientific publications on the subject originate from the psychological/psychiatric field. None of these publications deals with the power exchange between healthy, well-adjusted people, capable to make safe, sane, consensual, well-informed and conscious decisions. Instead, all these publications deal with people seeking help (usually from the author) and have been written primarily […]

 Media coverage is extremely important when it comes to the image the world has about any group in society. It may even be decisive. And as for any other group, this is true for the erotic power exchange world as well. Since erotic power exchange is attracting more interest in society, it is only logical […]

What to tell them? Well, as we explained, children don’t want to know about the sexual activity of their parents. So you’ll have to concentrate on a more general approach: i.e. there are homosexuals, bisexuals, lesbians, people into erotic power exchange, etcetera and it is absolutely normal to have non-mainstream preferences, inclinations or fantasies. Do […]

Think ahead! By all means do try to think ahead and prevent crisis situations. Children are curious and their curiosity will lead to your children finding your whips, cuffs, toys, books or pictures if you do not store them properly (i.e. behind lock and key). What you should do is try and prevent children finding […]

Many parents have questions about how and when to inform their children about their erotic power exchange emotions. That sometimes may not be an easy thing to do. Here are a few handy guidelines, that may help you – parent – to deal with this problem. We have no intention to provide you with a […]

Perception as a motive for prosecution Starting at the beginning of the process (disregarding civil law for the moment): you, as an individual police officer have little other but your own perception, norms, values and experience to rely on when it comes to interfering with anything, that may look like erotic power exchange. As a […]

Lack of definitions Most sexually related acts that might be considered an offense are very hard to proof. That is a direct result of the lack of definitions. For example: if pornography is illegal it may be very hard to actually proof that something is pornography, since hardly any law provides a clear definition. Convictions […]

This section deals with the tension between law agencies and consensual BDSM. It covers four equally important parts. ALL this information can be very important to YOU, agent of the law, and can help you to act/be even more professional in your job. All is also helpful to people from within the BDSM-community. First of […]