A little under a year ago, I introduced MaleSubmissionArt.com, a website featuring erotic imagery of men and other male-identified people as submissive subjects. Back then, you couldn’t even google the phrase “male submission art” without getting loads of naked, tied up, ostensibly submissive women littering your search results because there simply wasn’t a single resource of high quality visual erotica depicting men. Now, a mere 11 months later, MaleSubmissionArt.com has thousands of mentions, and is on the first page of Google search results for most variations of search terms that include the words “submissive,” “men,” and “pictures,” along with their synonyms.
One month after that, I introduced the concept of KinkForAll, an ad-hoc sexuality “unconference” with the potential to radically transform sexuality education and community building as we know it today. In 10 months, a driven core of participants and I have put on 3 separate unconferences in two major metropolitan areas, creating an ever-increasing amount of freely available videos, which have collectively gotten well over 1,000 total views, and audio recordings that feature sexuality-related information and education efforts. What’s more, we’re working to put together a fourth event, KinkForAll Washington DC, which will be held on November 21st at Bethesda Chevy-Chase High School that will continue to push for and support sexuality and civil rights advocacy. (Here’s the press release.)
Today, I’m pleased to announce that my latest effort, the reincarnation of Kink On Tap from what it was 2 years ago, is once again pushing the envelope for sexuality community building in a totally new way. This time, partnering with Emma from FollowsTheSun.com, I’m pushing sexuality podcasting away from static broadcasts and towards an interactive experience by recording them in front of a live Internet audience. With a chat room, a Twitter backchannel, collaboratively created show notes, and—as you hopefully expect by now—complete transparency with regards to our topics and future guest plans, I think Kink On Tap is a bold new step in reaching across community boundaries and connecting people in a way that empowers them to learn about and participate in making the world a better place for us all.
As the Kink On Tap about page reads:
Kink On Tap is more than just a netcast about sexuality; it’s also a community of people for whom intelligent conversations about sexuality and how sexuality relates to other aspects of their lives is a motivating force for Doing Good. If this sounds like you, then jump right into our community wiki, chat room, or live stream to join the conversation! And don’t forget to follow us on Twitter and become a fan on Facebook, of course!
So, as Tom said, What are you doing here? Why aren’t you listening to […] the latest Kink On Tap podcast?
Emma and I have had a blast each time so far, and we’d simply love to see you in the chat room on Sundays at 8 PM Eastern, 5 PM Pacific time. :)
by Clarisse Thorn
15 Oct 2009 at 14:04
You never cease to amaze me! Excellent work. I would totally join the conversation sometime, but it’s 3AM my time. Is there an RSS feed for the show notes, perchance? Audio files are tough for me to pick up.
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by maymay
15 Oct 2009 at 15:13
Thanks, Clarisse. If you ever can join the conversation in real time, please do! (And if you ever get reliable Internet bandwidth back, I would be psyched to have you on the show as a guest! Consider this an invitation!) If not, then you can always leave comments on the blog posts, create a new discussion on our Facebook page, or talk about the show and the topics it raises in your own cyber-spaces. :)
There is an RSS feed of changes to the wiki where show notes are created. However, it takes a lot of effort for Emma and I to make show notes comprehensive—we’re only two people—so whenever you get the chance to improve our show notes, please don’t hesitate to do so! We even have a wiki page describing how you can help with show notes!
In the future, I hope to also be able to get episode transcripts up on each episode’s transcript page.
by Helen E. H. Madden
17 Oct 2009 at 06:14
Do you have an audio promo available for the Kink On Tap podcast? I write and produce the Heat Flash Erotica podcast (http://www.heatflash.libsyn.com) and would be happy to include a promo for Kink On Tap in the show. Please let me know! You can contact me at [email protected].
by Mistress Kiara
17 Oct 2009 at 14:04
Wonderful work, as always! Keep the BDSM sites coming!
by maymay
17 Oct 2009 at 14:11
Thank you. But actually, neither KinkForAll nor Kink On Tap are “BDSM sites.” Try googling “defining kink” to get some idea of why ‘kink’ does not mean BDSM, which may be interesting to you. I find that too narrow a focus in my work results in crappy work.
by maymay
17 Oct 2009 at 20:43
I don’t, but Emma and I could totally make one. As we’ve never produced audio before, can you tell us a little more about what you are looking for? I’ll send you an email to follow up as well. Thank you for the offer to cross-promote Kink On Tap, and I hope we see you in our chat room one night.