Playspace - A private space or venue specifically designed or adapted for BDSM or specific fetish activities. A playspace may be a...

In several other journal entries, we talk about "being respectful" or "behave yourself" but without any real context for that. Yes, you...

As with any community, the best parties tend to be exclusive. With BDSM events, this is no different. However, where a lot of private...

Venues and event spaces tend to always be surprised when they host their first kink events for two reasons. The first is the general...

We've had this question asked of us a lot over the years, and it's more complicated than it seems. While we would love to give people a...

"​In BDSM, a brat is an individual who exhibits playful, mischievous, and intentionally disobedient behavior within a consensual power...

Dynamic - the official term for any established BDSM relationship were there is some form of power exchange. This can be dominant &...

Drop - an emotional and physical response to the endorphin and dopamine levels returning to normal after a scene. Known as "Sub Drop" or...

"In the kink community, a strawberry is someone who has few kinks or fetishes and my not consider themselves to be very kinky but also...

"The Kink and Polyamory Aware Professionals Directory (KAP) is a service offered by NCSF dedicated to providing the community with a...

"Bootblacking is the practice of caring for boots, shoes, and other leather apparel." - The Bootblack Wiki We couldn't say it much better...

"A person who participates in unconventional sexual practices, especially BDSM" - Dictionary.com This is the term used by a lot of our...

"A source of individual psychological discomfort; something that repels one." - Wiktionary This is a common slang word used within the...

"A sexual fixation on an activity or object" - The Dictionary of Scene-Friendly Terms Not a very good explanation of what it means but a...

We know how difficult is it to host a kinky party ( you can read about our recommendations here ) but there's also a big reason why we're...

Fetish After Dark is, at our core, an event planning and performance group, and we love BDSM events. They can be difficult to find,...

We're becoming a regularly respected reference site, who knew? BDSM stands for "Bondage Domination Sadomasochism" OR "Bondage Discipline...

So, you want to host a kinky party, but you don't know where to start? Our first suggestion would be to contact Fetish After Dark and...

Private dedicated rooms or spaces are a privilege that most can't afford or simply can't manage with space and household obligations. ...

Arguably the most focused and subtle of all of the kinks, sensation play is kind of poorly named as one could argue that ALL kinks...