Local Area Groups

Cincy Rope Group – Got rope?? Join the CincyRopeGroup and meet plenty of like-minded individuals. The group meets every second Friday at 7pm and covers many ways to use rope: from basic ties to beautiful shibari, predicament bondage, simple and complex knots, partial, full, and self suspension, and much much more.

Cincy Munch – Cincy Munch is a casual dinner for new and experienced people age 21 and over who are interested in BDSM. Cincy Munchers meet monthly on the 4th Tuesday at 7:00PM to enjoy a meal and some good conversation in a safe social setting.

Covington Munch – Come on down south of the border to the Greater Cincinnati area’s other regular monthly munch, held across the river in a private setting at Chez Nora (530 Main Street) every third Wednesday of each month at 7:00PM.

PEER Group of Cincinnati – PEER is a pansexual social, educational, and support group, open to all sexual preferences, persuasions, orientations, and identifications. All levels of experience are welcome, from the just curious newbie, to seasoned lifestyler. PEER offers many opportunities each month for participation at munches, parties, meetings, and extended presentations.

Masters and slaves Together (MAsT) – A Cincinnati-based education, support and resource group for individuals involved in, or interested in, the Master/slave lifestyle.

Rainbow Cincinnati – Electronic Community for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender People.

Regional Groups

The Dayton BDSM Support Group – A support group to further the lifestyle in the Dayton OH area with open munches every Friday night.

Sterling Shadow Club – A 21+ pansexual BDSM club in Dayton, Ohio.

CYPRUS: Cleveland Young People Realizing and Understanding Sexuality – Group dedicated to 18-35 year-olds interested in Risk Aware Consensual Kink (S&M), pansexuality, polyamory, and other forms of alternative sexuality.

Ohio S.M.A.R.T. – Sadomasochistic Alliance Real Time – the Cleveland area’s largest and oldest BDSM, D/s, and Fetish lifestyle organization.

CORDs: Central Ohio Real Domnination and submission – CORDs is real time D/s support group whose primary focus is about D/s relationships.

SORE: Southern Ohio Resource and Educational Group – An educational group formed to increase the knowledge of those interested in the lifestyle and provide quality education for our communities.

CO_RG: Central Ohio Rope Group – a Columbus-based group meeting monthly to cover the many erotic, sensual and down-right dirty ways to use rope from basic ties to beautiful shibari, predicament, simple to complex knots, partial, full and self suspension and much much more. All experience levels welcome.

NLA Columbus – Columbus branch of the National Leather Association, a pansexual organization dedicated to education and understanding of alternative sexual lifestyles.

AIS: Adventures in Sexuality – Columbus-based pansexual poly-BDSM social group

Toledo Power and Trust – Toledo-based pansexual group with a focus on the education of consenting adults who are interested in gaining knowledge of techniques and promoting safe, sane and consensual interaction with other consenting adults.

KUFS: Kentucky Underground Fetish Society – A pansexual group for those in Lexington and the Central Kentucky area who have an interest in BDSM. KUFS Munches are held in a private room at a public setting in Lexington, Kentucky. For munch location information, contact mods@kufs.org.

Louisville Munch Bunch – The Louisville Munch Bunch was created to provide a forum for information about the munches in Louisville, Kentucky, as well as for those interested in the munches and the BD/DS/SM lifestyle. Information about upcoming munches will be posted on the LMB Yahoo Group.

IMAS: Indiana Masters and slaves/submissives/switches – A pansexual organization based in Indianapolis and open to anyone who is or wishes to be/or learn about the BDSM Lifestyle.

PLAN: Pittsburgh Leather Archive for Newcomers – A Pittsburgh-based pansexual, social, and common interest organization that serves as a gateway to the D/s, Leather, and Alternative lifestyle communities

Satyricon – Madison, Wisconsin-based group intended to provide a safe space for discussion, education, consciousness raising, and support relating to BDSM activities

National Groups

Dark Oddyssey – Dark Odyssey is a 4-6 day, all-inclusive, clothing optional Alternative Sexuality retreat for open-minded adults from all walks of life to explore, learn and play on two hundred very private and secluded acres in Northern Maryland. In 2008, Leather Retreat which had been produced for the last ten years by Community Ties, became part of Dark Odyssey. The other DO yearly events are Winter Fire and Summer Camp.

The Crucible – Washington DC’s Only Alternate Lifestyles Nightclub – A sex positive private club in southwest Washington, D.C., serving several communities in the Mid-Atlantic area, including the BDSM and swingers scene. The Crucible also produces their Camp Crucible extravaganza in May each year. A six day event held on 360 acres in the hills of SE Pennsylvania, this event includes multiple dungeon play spaces, the SPA, the Oasis, Kidz Camp (strictly role playing), a Victorian Tea, Sissies galore, and their infamous Legendary Pony Camp, the largest pony play experience in the world.

The Eulenspiegel Society – The oldest and largest BDSM education and support group in the United States, located in New York, NY.

Black Rose – The leading youth group for avid BDSM enthusiasts in the Washington DC area.

Boston TNG – 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. Originally started by some members of the Boston Dungeon Society, now the New England Dungeon Society, who wanted to create a space for young adults: those entering the leather/BDSM scene for the first time, and those already involved in the scene who wish to foster community.

The Society of Janus – San Francisco-based support and education group for people in the Bay Area interested in learning about BDSM, and the second-oldest BDSM group in the country.

PDX-TNG – Northern Oregon/Vancouver group for individuals between the ages of 18 and 35, plus their play/romantic partners, interested in or active in the alternative sexuality community.

BDSM-Texas – Comprehensive website of the BDSM groups and resources in the Lone Star State.