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Skirting the Slash: Working through the Switch stigma

Dynamics / Relationships
📅 Friday, September 18 🕑 10:45 AM - 12:15 PM 📍 Tent 1

About this Class

Ever have hesitation with wanting to explore a role you don't typically inhabit? Ever find pushback from a community that only sees you in one role? Here we are going to discuss the pitfalls of being a switch in the community and how we, as a community and individuals, can help support each other in showing up in our most fully authentic selves.

Duration: 90 Minutes

Class Presenters

Shedao

Shedao

Lead Presenter

Shedao (they/them) is a Pan, Polyam, Switch and 11-year veteran of the kink and Leather scene. They founded Sacramento Black Kinksters to carve out space by and for Black folx in kink. As a member of the Gemini Leather Collective, they believed that all S/switches are valid, should be seen, and supported. With experience in everything from DMing (both kink and DnD), to bootblacking, to building inclusive spaces, they bring warmth, experience, and clarity to every class they teach. When they’re not helping folks feel seen and safe, you’ll find them reading, gaming, or deep into a Marvel binge. Shedao is an advocate for consent within kink and has voluntarily committed to the Kink Educators Code of Conduct.

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