You might be a Pervert if...

If you've ever walked through a kitchen supply store testing the spatulas and spoons by slapping them against your thigh or forearm...
You might be a pervert.

If you start typing in the word “Fact” into Google and “face slapping safety” comes up as a recommendation…
You might be a pervert.

If the first thing you do when you walk into a hotel room is look for “points of attachment”…
You might be a pervert.

If you have ever grown your hair long specifically so it’s easier to pull…
You might be a pervert.

If you’ve ever realized about 30 minutes into a subway ride that Tristan Taormino’s “Ultimate Guide to Anal Sex for Women” might not be the best book to be reading openly on the train….
You might be a pervert.

If you have ever pulled up to a gas station and realized that you cannot get out to pump your gas because of what you were wearing (or not wearing)...
You might be a pervert.

If knives make you wet or hard…
You might be a pervert.

If your primary assessment of the ginger you are buying in the supermarket is for maximum size and best shape for anal insertion…
You might be a pervert.

If you have ever bought eight or more hitch rings and a bunch of chain at Home Depot to enhance your bedroom furniture.
You might be a pervert.

If you have to be cautious when you hand out your business card because you never know what other business cards are in your coat pocket that you picked up over the weekend.
You might be a pervert.

If you have more than two drawers and half a closet devoted to toys and implements…
You might be a pervert.

If you are over 40 and still go to "summer camp"...
You might be a pervert.

If you have ever used "Louisiana Red Hot" in bed.
You just might be a pervert.

If you have ever safeworded during an excruciatingly boring conference call...
You might be a pervert.

If looking at a Qtip makes you think "Fire in the Hole!" and grin...
You might be a pervert.

If hanging someone by the neck without killing them is your idea of an amusing engineering project...
You might be a pervert.

If your reaction to finding some pretty ribbon at Michael's is to go looking for your medical stapler...
You might be a pervert.

If you have ever stood in the Pathmark checkout line at 2 am with condoms, ginger, a bag of clothespins, a package of wooden shish kabob skewers, a threepack of fleets enema's, Ultra strength Bengay, clothesline, some Santeria candles, dental floss and a cucumber smiling suggestively at the clerk...
You might be a pervert.

Switch!!

Saturday 4/4/09 I went to my first Switch party. I have been meaning to hit one of these for quite a while and I am so glad I finally did. This party was their one year anniversary party and was held in different venue than usual; a beautiful space that unfortunately will cease to exist at the end of this month.

Switch is a party that caters to "genderqueer, women, trans, gender fluid, multi-gender, gender non-conforming, gender variant, etc." There was a very friendly and hot bunch of people in attendance. Lots and lots of play going on; including a very happy me getting suspended. In one of the rooms there was a very intense needle scene going on. One of the things that really impressed me is how absolute, respectful, almost reverent silence was maintained as people observed. Nobody had to tell anyone... People just seemed to know how to behave. There was a palpable feeling of everyone being deeply aware of the privilege of bearing witness to the scene and the beautiful interaction between the participants. Not your usual play space feeling. Kudos to the "Switch" team for creating a safe and welcoming environment for this kind of BDSM experience.

Next Switch is back at Paddles:

APRIL 17TH

$10
1O:30pm-3am
(now we're gettin' started earlier!)

New York city's monthly genderqueer/women/trans bdsm party
in a room of our own behind closed doors at PADDLES

BiRequest Meeting: " Kinky and Bi"

I'm facilitating BiRequest's next discussion group meeting ...

Date: Thursday, April 2nd
Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Location: BLGT Community Center
West 13 St. between 7th & 8th Avenues
Check at the front desk on arrival to confirm room location
Facilitator: Monika & Tom
Topic: Kinky and Bi, or Let's Talk About Kink, Baby!

Summary:

Are Bi people kinkier than the rest of the world, or is that just one of "those" stereotypes? If you only have same-sex partners when you're in a threesome (mmmmmm!) are you really Bi? What is it like navigating kink circles as a bisexual, open or otherwise?

If you're a practicing bi kinkster, did you realize you were kinky first or Bi first? What does kink mean to you? What would you like kink to mean to you? :-)

Come explore these ideas (and anything else that tickles your fancy), or just "take it all in" at BiRequest's safe, non-judgmental forum. It's always fun to talk about kink!

If you can't make it to the meeting, feel free to join us afterward "eight-fifteenish" for dinner at:

Empire Szechuan
173 7th Avenue South (at Perry Street, one block south of 11th Street.)

LSM Play Party

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This Blog Sucks

Ok, so I haven't posted in a while and that sucks. When I set up this blog I envisioned writing up reviews and postmortems to various events around town. I have a couple stacked up which I will write up. The sad truth is I don't go to enough different kinds of parties. For this reason, The Kinkster Review is looking for field corespondents to write up events from the many different parts of the kink/ alternative world. If you like to write, and either do not have a blog or are willing to post material on a blog other than your own, I am interested in having you submit reviews to this blog. I would like to attract people willing to write about the Gay men's community, Lesbian, Leather, Trans, and anywhere else I have not thought of. I will edit but only for grammar, not for style and content. If interested please hit me up. I would really like to see this blog become a useful community resource that appeals to multiple points of view.

Dark Odyssey Winter Fire

Last weekend The Dark Odyssey Winter Fire event was held in Washington DC. Boy. I am having trouble articulating just how wonderful this event was. Dark Odyssey is such a great event because it brings people from many different segments of our community together into one deep, dark, delicious stew. Queer, Pan, Gay, Bi, Straight, Genderfuck, Mindfuck, Swinger, Kinkster, Sadists, Masochists, Switches, Tops, Bottoms, Slaves, Masters, Mistresses and just about any other kind of subgroup was represented. There were orgies and gangbangs, latex and leather, beatings, whippings, floggings, canings, people getting set on fire and poked with sharp things, kinky costumes, all kinds of nudity, hugs and kisses, lots of fucking, cries and moans, and laughter and tears. Oh, and don't forget bondage. Lots of bondage.

A huge dungeon with tons of equipment was available. Could have stayed open a little later for my taste, but I'm greedy. Lots of wonderful classes were taught. I particularly enjoyed the class on "How to be a Better Top" by Marc B. Marc shared lots of little evil top tricks. I also really enjoyed Dossie Easton and Barbara Carellas' "The Tao of Pain." Go figure. I'm a switch, after all.

A good time was had by all...

Fuck Ken Starr

"Fidelity": Don't Divorce... from Courage Campaign on Vimeo.

Ken Starr — and the Prop 8 Legal Defense Fund — have filed legal briefs defending the constitutionality of Prop 8 and attempting to forcibly divorce 18,000 same-sex couples that were married in California last year. The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in this case on March 5, 2009, with a decision expected within the next 90 days.

He sucked then. He sucks even more now.

The hell with that shit. Sign the letter to the state Supreme Court.