Little Shop of Whores – Learning From the Pros
A kink + BDSM workshop series
Presented by the LQBTQ & Leather District Cultural Center & Curated by Maxine Holloway
Thursday, September 24th, 7-8:30 pm
FREE (Donations to our class facilitators during the class are welcome and encouraged)
Pre-register: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwucuurpjIuGdQXLktk9k82l6P4bE_A8Xfl
The District Announces it’s latest educational series: Little Shop of Whores – Learning From the Pros. September Class, Practicing Anti-Racism in kink and BDSM Play Negotiations.’
Ready to take your BDSM and kink to the next level?
The LQBTQ & Leather District Cultural Center brings you a unique monthly workshop series: Little Shop of Whores – Learning From the Pros. The District is partnering with talented Bay Area sex workers to bring you professional level skillsets and expertise in an exciting 90-min Zoom class. These workshops are all newbie-friendly but great for seasoned players who want to expand on what they already know.
Little Shop of Whores, workshop series ceremoniously debuts on Folsom week. On Thursday, September 26, at 7p, we will dig deeper into how we negotiate our play. Professional Dominatrix, erotic performing artist, and kink and BDSM educator, Mistress Vivienne Vai will be leading us in ‘Practicing Anti Racism in kink and BDSM Play Negotiations.’
By registering for this workshop, you will be supporting your local sex workers, meeting other kinky folks, and learning some new tricks and tips to take back to your own play.
Classes are free and open to the public, please pre-register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwucuurpjIuGdQXLktk9k82l6P4bE_A8Xfl
Donations to our facilitators during the class are welcome and encouraged.
Workshop Description: Practicing anti-racism in kink and BDSM play is necessary to make play safer for BIPOC to engage in and thrive in. But structural racism can show up in insidious ways in our kink institutions, and play negotiation is one area where it can often cause harm that is overlooked and invisible. Vivienne will facilitate a discussion and workshop about ways to practice anti-racism in play negotiations with partners, and will also offer some insight into ways that kinky BIPOC players can hone their awareness of their own boundaries and safety needs while navigating kink play spaces and negotiations.”
This will be a monthly series – stay tuned for our next Little Shop of Whores workshop in October! sfleatherdistrict.org/littleshop
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More about our presenter: Vivienne Vai (they/them) is a professional Dominatrix, erotic performing artist, and kink and BDSM educator. As a performer, they aim to spread their deviancy through live fetish experiences that explore the boundaries of sex, desire, pleasure, and politics. Their goal as an educator is to help empower people to accept, understand, and celebrate their erotic desires, and to learn how to use kink and BDSM to practice intimacy of all kinds with their partners and themselves. They strive to support their QTBIPOC community and to center their/our experiences and needs in kink and BDSM spaces.”
