sadomasochists
Enjoy inflicting, receiving
Sadomasochists are people who derive pleasure—usually sexual—from both inflicting and receiving pain or humiliation.
The term combines sadism (pleasure from causing pain) and masochism (pleasure from experiencing it).
In BDSM contexts, sadomasochists may switch between dominant and submissive roles: She identified as a sadomasochist who enjoyed both sides of power exchange.
Erotic power dynamics
- dominatrixFemale BDSM leader
- submissiveReadily yielding to control
- fetishIrrational devotion to something
- bondageInvoluntary subjugation to another
leather · dungeon · safe word · consent · kink · whips · chains · power exchange
Relational patterns of influence
- controlAuthority to direct
- vulnerabilityOpenness to harm
- trustConfidence in another
- catharsisPurification through emotional expression
endorphins · subspace · emotional release · intensity · surrender · boundaries · negotiation · aftercare
Collective of connected people
- munchTo gnaw steadily
- leather barGay kink-scene tavern
- prideSatisfaction from one's achievements
- lifestylePersonal living pattern
scene · play party · club · identity · acceptance · education · workshop · protocol
BDSM
Erotic power dynamics
- dominatrixFemale BDSM leader
- submissiveReadily yielding to control
- fetishIrrational devotion to something
bondage · leather · dungeon · safe word · consent · kink · whips · chains · power exchange · dominant
power dynamics
Relational patterns of influence
- controlAuthority to direct
- vulnerabilityOpenness to harm
- trustConfidence in another
catharsis · endorphins · subspace · emotional release · intensity · surrender · boundaries · negotiation · aftercare · intimacy
community
Collective of connected people
- munchTo gnaw steadily
- leather barGay kink-scene tavern
- prideSatisfaction from one's achievements
lifestyle · scene · play party · club · identity · acceptance · education · workshop · protocol · activism