Panel Discussion Presented by The Exiles
Doors open at 7:30pm – Programs begins at 8pm
We are proud to present our Herstory as told by three women who were there in the early days of the leather movement in San Francisco. We have heard the names, maybe even read summaries of what it was like. Cardea, Samois, Outcasts, Exiles: you can read the history page on our website – it is rather comprehensive. However, if you want to hear the inside stories and tales of what it was like, then join us on August 15 at The Center for Sex and Culture. Gayle Rubin, Sybil Holiday and Amber Rae will share their stories and recount for us a living herstory like no other. There will be a little bit of everything – there will be some formal presentation, recounting the adventures, answers and questions, as well as materials for you to peruse.
Presenter Bio(s)
Gayle Rubin has been involved in the local women’s SM scene since 1978. She was among the founders of Samois and the Outcasts, and is a member of the Exiles. She does research on the history of kinky communities. Deviations, a collection of her essays, is available from Duke University Press.
Sybil Holiday has been privately involved in San Francisco’s SM scene since 1980, and as a professional dominant, “M. Cybelle,” from 1983 to 2005. A member of The Society of Janus, The Outcasts, and The Exiles, she is also co-author, with William A. Henkin, PhD, of “Consensual SadoMasochism; How to Talk About It & How to Do it Safely.” In 1983 for a Society of Janus program that she and Mistress Cassandra presented she coined the term “Ageplay” because for her language is a fetish.
Amber has been involved in SF SM since 1975 and was the founder, along with Kaye Buckley and Jay Magus, of Cardea, at the behest of Janus Society. She’s been a member of Samois and the Outcasts and just doesn’t have the energy any more to take advantage of the Exiles (except once in a long while).
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