February 17-19, 2012, Los Angeles, CA
BOLD 2012 will bring together members of the Heterosexual Male Dominant/Female submissive community for two days of discussion and education focused on how we create a healthy, empowering, and mutually gratifying dynamic for our relationships.
The core of the Male Dominant/Female submissive dynamic is the relationships we build, with a basic recognition that BDSM as practiced by our community can be a healthy and positive expression of our sexual identity, needs, and desires. We further believe that leather serves as a cornerstone of community building in the BDSM lifestyle and focuses on honor, authenticity, and integrity.
This conference is a step toward embodying those principles and will feature classes in three tracks:
The Art of Consensual Power Exchange: Defining Male Dom Het Leather (MDHL):
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These classes and discussions will focus on identifying and clarifying the nature of Male dominance and will explore issues of ethics, transparency, honor, and integrity as well as understanding the cultural and historical basis for Male Dominant Het Leather as consensual power and authority exchange. We believe that understanding who we are and engaging in self-reflection will enhance our relationships and help foster a sense of community among Dominant men.
Empowerment through Submission: Defining the Female Submissive Role in a MDHL-FS Dynamic
This track will explore themes of empowerment and liberation through the experience of female submission. Classes will be designed, taught, and programmed by female submissives for female submissives and will cover topics ranging from identifying needs, communicating desires, personal health and understanding and embracing multiple paths to submission and service.
Defining the Dynamic: Constructing Inspired Relationships
This joint track will focus on how the Male Dom/Female submissive dynamic can foster relationships that are mutually gratifying. Taught primarily by lifestyle couples, these classes will focus on issues of both long-term and everyday concern to those who practice consensual power exchange in an MDHL dynamic. Topics will include connecting through play, creating and managing protocols, polyamory, and communication.
Featuring nationally and internationally known BDSM presenters include Nina Hartley, Don Sir, Aranea, Ernest Greene, and Colin Sir, Sire Kane.