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New England BDSM/Alternative
Lifestyle Groups
Social, Support, and Education Groups
and Organizations Throughout the Region
(All descriptive
information taken from the group's websites)
Note: If you do not see a particular group listed
her, it is for one of three reasons:
1) We are unaware of the existence of the group - in which case,
please write us, and we will gladly add your group to our listing. :)
2) A group has been deemed 'unsafe' by not following the rules
of SSC or RACK, and therefore we do not, in good conscience, recommend it.
3) A group does not agree with our politics, support work, or
outreach work, etc., and wishes not to be associated with us.
If you have any questions regarding the above, please feel free
to contact us at: CUFSmaine@aol.com
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Maine
Alternative Lifestyles United Retreats:
(ALUR) Lewiston
ALU is taking a lighter side here in Maine, focusing on the social aspect of
alternative lifestyle choices. This is YOUR social group. Those who attend the
socials will help decide how you want it to run.
ALU promises to provide a safe and fun environment to build friendships with
other kinksters. Most importantly it is the hope of this group to promote
tolerance of others involved in alternative lifestyles.
We support RACK (Risk Aware Consensual Kink) as we feel it provides a level
of personal responsibility. ALU is here to have an open mind and to support you
so that you may enjoy meeting others in a social atmosphere.
HarborMasters:
Portland
The Harbor Masters were organized in 1982 to promote a fellowship of gay men and women with an active interest
in the leather/Levi lifestyle. While the majority of our members are from southern and central Maine, we also have members from
throughout the Eastern United States. Our members participate in numerous functions each year including fundraising events to
benefit local charities and to support club activities.
Gay Maine:
GayME is currently being rebuilt so we only have the chat rooms available at
the moment , but check on us soon as many changes are happening on GayME.com the
Maine gay home on the internet.
Kindred of Maine: Augusta
Kindred of Maine is a leather/levi social club. Its mission generates from
the origin of its name, Kindred, meaning family.
Kindred is a family of gay men and women who seek to celebrate their
alternate lifestyles in an open-minded, nonjudgmental atmosphere of
brotherhood, learning, and mutual support.
Confidently, passionately, and proudly, Kindred nurtures the freedom to
explore and expand the humanity of its brothers and sisters, individually
and as a group, and seeks to share its knowledge and experiences with others
who value Kindred's goals.
Club meetings are the first Friday of every month, 8:00 pm, at PJs Lounge,
80 Water St. Augusta, Maine. For further information, please email:
KindredLeather@aol.com
Polynne: Maine and Northern New England
Polyamerous list group in Maine, open to anyone interested in polyamory.
New Hampshire
BDSM_UNH: University of New Hampshire.
BDSM UNH invites all University of New Hampshire students who have an
interest or are involved in BDSM to join our new online support and social group! BDSM UNH exists for the
discussion and promotion of BDSM lifestyle and practice. We are not supported by the
University, but we are comprised of UNH students.
The group Discusses BDSM issues, techniques, and lifestyle. We provide
an opportunity for UNH students who enjoy BDSM to share feelings, thoughts, ideas, and schemes with an open- and
like-minded group of their peers.
The group is currently meeting only online in our own Yahoo Club forum.
CUFSnorth (Formerly
CUFSmaine): Consensually United Fetish
Society, North
Support, education, and social group serving the northern New England region.
CUFSnorth's mission is to educate the BDSM community regarding SSC and RACK
activities, and provide education and outreach to the vanilla sector.
CUFSnorth is currently in the process of relocating within New Hampshire, its
new base of operations....details about classes and Munch to come soon.
Darkstone D/s: Brattleboro VT and
Lebanon NH
( Dominance And Related Kink in Small Towns Of New England) is a BDSM
social group on the New Hampshire / Vermont border. We are a small,
private group, but hold public socials on the 4th Friday of the month. Social
locations are in Brattleboro VT or Lebanon NH, but vary from month to month. For
more details, see our web page at
www.DarkstoneDs.org. We can also be contacted by email at DarkStoneDS@yahoo.com.
Ds - New Hampshire: Londonderry
Welcome to D/s-Newhampshire, a 21+ local BDSM munch group that meets once a
month to socialize with like-minded adults. We were formed to let other
kinksters know we are out here, that we're not alone. Our goal is to
educate ourselves first, then the vanilla community at large, to hopefully
generate tolerance, and perhaps even acceptance of our lifestyle choices.
Vermont
Darkstone D/s
( Dominance And Related Kink in Small Towns Of New England) is a BDSM
social group on the New Hampshire / Vermont border. We are a small,
private group, but hold public socials on the 4th Friday of the month. Social
locations are in Brattleboro VT or Lebanon NH, but vary from month to month. For
more details, see our web page at
www.DarkstoneDs.org. We can also be contacted by email at DarkStoneDS@yahoo.com.
Massachusetts
Boston Area Sexuality and Spirituality Network : Boston, MA
We are a group of people in the Boston area interested in exploring
connections between sexuality and spirituality. We welcome people of all
spiritual paths, sexual orientations, and genders to be present in our group.
We share a dream of creating community where integration of sex and spirit is
possible. This means that we must reconnect with both our bodies and our
spirits. Reconnection and sharing can only happen in safe space.
We meet once a month to learn, dialogue, and exchange resources. We work to
create a safe space where we can learn from each other, share stories, and build
community. Currently each of our monthly meetings explores a particular topic.
Topics we've discussed so far include gender, touch, relationships, and sexual
energy.
Some members of our group are also working on creating a forum for leaders in
the S&S community
Bostonleather:
Boston
Information about classes and some local information about various clubs and
organizations within the New England area. There are also links to some of our
friends sites.
Boston-TNG:
Boston
TNG (The Next Generation) is a New England-area pansexual BDSM group for
motivated kinky individuals age 18-35 that is dedicated to education, outreach,
and an enriching social environment within the leather community.
Bound for Pleasure (BFP): Boston
"Bound for Pleasure" is a New England BDSM social group that firmly
believes in Safe, Sane and Consensual activities that will reflect on the B/D,
D/S, S/M, Fetish and Alternative Lifestyle Communities in a healthy and positive
light.
FLAG (Fits Like A Glove):
Fits Like A Glove is a social organization made up of individuals regardless of
race, religion, national origin, sex, or sexual orientation, who enjoy wearing,
admiring, using and celebrating Gloves, leather and uniforms in many aspect of
their lives. The organization exists to promote interaction between its members,
and will remain a social and fund raising group in its constitution. Race,
religion, national origin, sex, or sexual orientation.
FLAG is a unique organization, in that it deals with glove fetish. No other
organization is like us. Our members range in age from their twenties to their
seventies. FLAG's membership is predominantly gay male, but it is not limited to
men or gay people. We not only have straight members in FLAG but have had women
join and currently have several in membership now. FLAG is open to anyone who
shares the love for gloves.
We have a newsletter called The Flagship which is printed quarterly (4 times a
year). We cover glove/leather/uniform events, club happenings, meeting notes,
glove fiction by our members, and coverage of our own club events. Our Glove Box
gives you the chance to write and speak your mind on issues. We have had, in the
past, had a personals section called Glovingly Yours.
A membership list and catalog list is sent with each newsletter which only goes
out to current members. Only members receive these listings. The club membership
listings are updated every issue or so as necessary. A membership application is
available in the section Membership Info.
FLAG already spans across thirty-four states and eleven countries. Have we
intrigued you? Do you want to be part of a growing organization? Send email to
FLAGGloveClub@aol.com
Leather Knights:
Boston
The Knights are a fetish club for gay men who share interests in leather and or
SM, with the purpose of getting together to explore our common interests in a
safe and enjoyable leather and/or SM environment. We also intend to dispel the
myths surrounding leather and SM and promise to promote a positive image of
leathermen.
MAsT:Boston - Masters And slaves
Together: Boston
MAsT:Boston is a discussion and support group for gay males interested in or
living in a Master/slave or Dominant/submissive relationship.
Meetings are held on the third Tuesday of each month from 7:30 PM to 9:00PM
with social time after. Meetings are held at THE ALLEY, 14 PI Alley, Court
Square, Boston, MA
For General Meeting Information:
http://www.geocities.com/mast_boston/general
For National Information please visit the National MAsT Home page:
http://mast.net/
MAsT:Boston can also be reached via E-Mail:
MAsT_Boston@yahoo.com
To view our "Yahoo Groups" page:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mastboston
( You will need Yahoo Membership to access )
M.O.B.: Boston
The MOB is a social and play group for women interested in woman to woman
BDSM and/or kink sexuality. We sponsor play parties and educational
demonstrations, and get together to chat, hang out, have meals, shop, and
otherwise socialize, have fun, and build a sense of community. We come
together to affirm the things that turn us on mentally, physically, and
spiritually. We claim as positive forces in our lives our many and varied
interests in kink, bondage, domination and submission, sadomasochism, leather,
and perversion, and seek to be a resource for other women to do the same.
Most of all, we resolve to have fun and laugh together, and to stubbornly
maintain open minds.
MP's
Northeast: Lowell
An organization to bring men and women together for
the purpose of support, brotherhood and pride. Featuring themed monthly
club nights, and other activities. Club nights proceeds go directly to helping
children infected/affected by HIV.
Club nights are open to all adults over 21 years of age.
New England Dungeon Society :
Boston
The New England Dungeon society (formerly the Boston Dungeon Society) is a educational, support and social
group. NEDS has been providing a comfortable environment for people to
explore bondage, dominance & submission, and their kinkier side since
1992.
If you are interested in B&D, S&M, D&S, fetishes, bondage, erotic
power play or fantasy exploration, and would like to connect with others who
have similar interests, the Boston Dungeon Society is the place for you.
NEDS also holds monthly socials for NEDS members & guests, regular BDSM
seminars, workshops and demonstrations, as well as many and varied special
events.
New England Leather Alliance: Boston
We are a group of leatherfolk and fetish enthusiasts from all over New
England - Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Vermont and
Maine dedicated to identifying the needs of the leather community (or, more
accurately, communities) and responding to them, providing educational programs,
social opportunities, sponsoring pansexual events, and generally trying to
provide networking, structure, visibility and resources, so that if and when
threats to our sexual freedom or our community arise, we can respond. We
sponsor monthly events, publish a quarterly newsletter called "The Scarlet
Leather," run the semi-annual Fetish Fair Fleamarket, and contribute to
charitable causes... and we welcome you!
Northeast Erotic Spanking
Society: Waltham
We're known as N.E.S.S. (Northeast Erotic Spanking Society), and we'd like to
invite all couples who are into erotic spanking and/or domestic discipline to
join us. We're in our NINTH successful year and our membership stands at 60+
member-couples, with new couples being added monthly, and encompasses New
England, Middle Atlantic, Southeastern, and Midwest states, plus Canada.
The Northeast Fetish Group:
Northeastern, USA
The Northeast Fetish Group was established in the fall of 2003 for one very
fundamental purpose ... quite simply put, to provide a safe and comfortable
vehicle by which fetish-inclined persons can enjoy convenient and
non-threatening access to a wide variety of educational events and social
opportunities across the entire northeast region.
The NEFG defines the northeast as all six of the New England states, plus New
Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania.
The major distinction between The Northeast Fetish Group and so many other
alternative lifestyle organizations is simple ... we consistently go "above and
beyond" to ensure we are always compliant with both the legal and social
expectations of the communities in which we gather.
If your interests happen to lean more toward participating in events and
activities which are a bit on the overt, flamboyant, or exhibitionistic side (as
offered by many other organizations), then let us be absolutely clear; the NEFG
is most likely not the best support organization for you.
However, if your genuine purpose is to participate and socialize within an
organization made up of "common-sense" members, and guided by a sound and
prudent leadership team, then please ... do read on.
By browsing through these pages, you'll learn more how the NEFG can support your
educational desires, as well as your social expectations!
The Society: Connecticut
and Western Massachusetts
We are a warm and friendly group of people who share an interest in BDSM and who are dedicated to pride in ourselves and the others like us throughout the world.
The Society provides a safe place for all members of the BDSM community to gather, to enjoy socializing, parties and good times, to learn from one another and to find the opportunity to get training in and practice the arts of our community.
We honor everyone's sexual orientation or preference and no one will ever be turned away because of orientation,
preference, fetish or
kink.
We are proud that we have become known for the warmth, friendliness and caring that our members show to one another and to our many guests and visitors.
We are also proud of the quality of the educational opportunities we provide as well as the fact that we give GREAT parties.
The Society keeps alive the etiquette and traditions we have inherited from the people who historically established our community, while continuing to learn and grow from all who become part of our family.
We practice in a Safe, Sane and Consensual manner, but never forget to have a sense of joy in whatever we do as individuals and as a group.
Western Mass Power Exchange (WMPE):
Springfield
The Western Mass. Power Exchange (WMPE) is an active group of like-minded
individuals and couples, 18 and up, who regularly gather together in order to
promote and expand the overall awareness and understanding of the BDSM
lifestyle, within the greater New England area ... and beyond!
The leadership of the WMPE is happy to welcome you to the pages of our new and
improved community website.
We demand only one thing of our members, guests and ourselves ...
absolute tolerance of choice, underscored with absolute compliance to law.
Our primary objective is to continue making the Western Mass. Power Exchange one
of the most comfortable of any BDSM organizations in the Northeast, offering
both social and educational environments for one and all, regardless of each
person's unique preferences and/or interests.
Rhode Island
Connecticut
The Group: Hartford
Bad Bob & Waxy Girl have established "THE GROUP" for our friends who seek the
fellowship of like Minded people in the BDSM community. WE are a NON POLITICAL
group and We will remain free of Controversy created by Rules & Regulations. We
have only one purpose as "THE GROUP" and that is to have fun. Nothing more
nothing less.
We hold a Monthly Gathering the 1st Saturday of the month. Pot Luck dishes,
Snacks and/or deserts are expected at the Gatherings. You can only attend a
Gathering after attending a minimum of one of "The Groups" Munches or a meeting
with Master Miles or Master Tom. All RSVP's to the Monthly Gatherings are to be
done via private email to Master Miles or Master Tom.
We are a predominately Male Dom/Female Sub group, with an interesting mix of
other combinations. Lodging can usually be arranged if needed. We also host a
"MUNCH" on the 3rd Sunday of each month. The purpose of Our Munches is to
socialize in a non play atmosphere, to discuss upcoming events, meet and welcome
those interested in learning more about "The Group", discuss issues related to
this Lifestyle, share in each others lives within this Lifestyle and outside
this Lifestyle, while enjoying a relaxing meal.
The Society: Connecticut
and Western Massachusetts
We are a warm and friendly group of people who share an interest in BDSM and who are dedicated to pride in ourselves and the others like us throughout the world.
The Society provides a safe place for all members of the BDSM community to gather, to enjoy socializing, parties and good times, to learn from one another and to find the opportunity to get training in and practice the arts of our community.
We honor everyone's sexual orientation or preference and no one will ever be turned away because of orientation,
preference, fetish or
kink.
We are proud that we have become known for the warmth, friendliness and caring that our members show to one another and to our many guests and visitors.
We are also proud of the quality of the educational opportunities we provide as well as the fact that we give GREAT parties.
The Society keeps alive the etiquette and traditions we have inherited from the people who historically established our community, while continuing to learn and grow from all who become part of our family.
We practice in a Safe, Sane and Consensual manner, but never forget to have a sense of joy in whatever we do as individuals and as a group.
United LeatherFolk of
Connecticut:
Welcome to the ULC site. Our club is a friendly, informal social/support group
for men and women who practice erotic dominance in its many forms.
ULC is an honored and respected Connecticut friendship club for BDSM men and
women of all orientations. We offer mentoring, counseling, hands-on workshops,
socials, play parties, and a genuinely warm and welcoming environment. Open to
adults over 18, couples and singles are all welcome. Practitioners at all levels
of development and involvement will find here, among us, a nurturing,
no-politics haven of mutual respect, peace, and lively fun.
We meet on the first Saturday of every month, at 7:30 PM, in a private location.
All participants are pre-screened and our meetings are not open to the public.
Our philosophy is simple: we believe that bondage and discipline, fantasy
role-play, sensual sadomasochism, erotic "torture" etc. can be a satisfying part
of a well-balanced life. We believe that B&D, D&S, S/M activities can be a
positive part of a loving relationship. We assert that dominance practitioners
are as deserving as anyone of life's joys, and we unite to help each other to
claim those joys.
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11/18/05
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