One part gender theory, one part roleplay theater, one part physiological practice: This participatory lecture & demonstration invites the class to brainstorm feminine archetypes, and uses those as lenses to map and practice rough body play.

Presenter Bio:

Jewelweed, aka “Jewel” is a bisexual femme switch from NY & NJ, active in kink since 2012. She founded Hudson Valley TNG, and ran munches & parties for under-age-35 kinksters for 2 years. She joined the board of Conduit Enterprises in 2014, and co-produces the largest monthly pansexual play event in NJ. She has served as IMsL/IMsBB’s Under-35 Liaison since 2015, & Social Media & Marketing Coordinator since 2016. Jewel also is a Consent Liaison with Consent Incident Response, an org that facilitates mediation at BDSM events nationally. In addition, she has volunteered or taught at the following events: Dark Odyssey events, TESFest, GKE & GKE:NE, IMsL/IMsBB, & GLLA. A proud member of LSM, Jewel identifies strongly with sensual sadism, unorthodox power dynamics, & queer femme identity.

LSM is a support and information group for all women 18 years of age or older, including trans and intersex people who live their daily lives as women and all female-born transgender people who feel they have a connection to and respect for the women’s community, and who are interested in fantasy and role playing, bondage, discipline, S/M, fetishes, costumes, alternate gender identities and uninhibited sexual expression in a safe, sane, consensual and confidential way.