May
5
Fri
Trigger Warning BDSM Conference – Cleveland, OH @ Cleveland Playspace
May 5 – May 6 all-day

Formerly KDM, this rebranded convention presented by OhioSMART focuses on edgeplay.  Our workshop details are TBD (they are going to be GOOD– at least one brand new class!).  The Convention Website will be updated with more details as they become available.  From the website:

“Trigger Warning is the taboo event that you don’t want to miss! Each May, kinksters flock to Cleveland for a wonderful weekend of debauchery hosted by OhioSMART, including two nights of extreme play, and shopping at our hand-picked vendor marketplace for the latest fetish gear, toys, and so much more!!

• This year’s classes aim for the edge, including watersports, hypnosis, and so much more!
• Engaging group socials and meet & greets.
• An immersive experience at our Exploratorium of the Senses featuring skilled players/presenters
• More than 7,500 square feet of secured play space filled with versatile furniture to play on
• Exquisite auctions to benefit OhioSMART!
• Premium vendors to range from corsets, floggers, cuffs, and so much more!

Feb
12
Sat
Asking For What You’re Worth – For Kink & Sexuality Educators
Feb 12 @ 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Asking For What You’re Worth - For Kink & Sexuality Educators
In this panel, we’ll be joined by a few of your favorite experienced kink educators who will share their tips and tricks for negotiating pay.

About this event

Just how much does a kink educator get paid to teach adults about BDSM? Is it an hourly rate? Minimum wage? Or maybe less? Many people are often surprised to find out how pay works in the world of kink education, especially once they calculate just how much it can cost to travel to conventions where they teach. In this panel we’ll be joined by a few of your favorite experienced kink educators who will share their tips and tricks for kink education marketing, negotiation, and budgeting so they’re most likely to have some income (instead of deficit).

Attendance Agreements:

Due to the adult nature of the classes, all attendees must be at least 18 years of age. By obtaining a ticket you agree that you meet this minimum age requirement. Any under-age persons will be removed from the class/discussion.

No recording of any kind is permitted of the class, video, or audio whether it is the instructor, the audience, or shared screen images. Do not re-broadcast the content to other media outlets, screenshot any part of the class, or share information about people you saw within the class or their stories. By attending you agree to the above restrictions regarding information sharing.

About Kink Positive:

Kink+ (or “Kink Positive”) is a project designed to help spread information, experience, and knowledge in all things related to kink and sex positive thinking.

Presenter Bio:

Ignixia is an internationally renowned professional kink educator and leather-woman who was the owner and sole-operator of an award-winning leather business where she used her skills as a leatherworker to create the Kinkability toy line, first of its kind fetish gear designed for those with disabilities. As someone who lives with chronic pain, along with her partner, she uses her experiences to help others with chronic pain through classes designed to make daily life and kink easier to manage.

Over the past 5 years she’s shared that passion by teaching at over 50 major kink conferences. When not traveling to teach at kink conventions, she used to volunteer 2 days per week at her local dungeon as a DM and educator. Locally she has also been a founding member and Co-Chair of NLA-Orlando, Co-Founder of WiLO (Women in Leather Orlando), Co-Creator of CFL Littles, and a supporter of WinK (Women in Kink), Dominant’s Roundtable, and multiple under 35 groups.

In addition to donating products to multiple events’ charity funds, she is the creator of over 100 kink/fetish based designs including #KinkyCoexist and dozens of “Pride” Facebook profile frames used by thousands around the world. Her latest endeavor has been the creation and management of Kink Positive, a project designed to promote kink and sex positive thinking through education by joining efforts with other educators, vendors, and events to maximize reach.