ONLINE: Kink and Trauma: A Two Part Series
Together, let us think about the ways that trauma survivors are drawn to kink, and in turn how trauma and kink interact with each other.
This is a two-part series. Your ticket includes both sessions. The first on Thursday, August 15th, followed by the second on Thursday, August 29th.
Kink itself is not inherently based on trauma, but there are many ways in which kink can be used as a conduit for healing. Varieties of kinky technologies and mindsets can be fun in and of themselves, but combined with awareness, we can make scenes more trauma-informed and help our healing processes along the way. Together, let us think about the ways that trauma survivors are drawn to kink and, in turn, how trauma and kink interact with each other.
- Think about the ways that trauma survivors are drawn to kink
- Explore how kink can be a conduit to heal from trauma
- How can we make our spaces more trauma-aware so that healing can happen
PRESENTER:
BearJew (they/them) is a white, Jewish, trans, and non-binary person who works in anti-oppression education. They are deeply grateful that their kink-community journey has been almost exclusively in queer and trans spaces, starting in New York and New England more than nine years ago. Kink helped teach them not only how to trust another person, but how to trust themself. As a trauma survivor, they believe in the possibility for kink to teach, transform, heal, and foster a damn good time. BearJew lives in Denver with their two scruffy dogs.
TICKETING:
$40-$80 sliding scale for the two-class series Please pay at the level you can comfortably afford.
https://forbiddentickets.com/events/wicked-grounds/f6ac957905
We offer a sliding scale, so that cost is not a barrier to attendance. Choose the level you can comfortably afford. $60 is the suggested price.
Patreon members at the VIP+ level may get discounted tickets for $10. Just see your Patreon membership emails for this month's discount code. Find out more at Patreon.com/WickedGrounds!
If cost is a barrier at any level, please use the "Volunteer List" to request a free scholarship ticket. We will award as many scholarship tickets as we an on a space-available basis.
ACCESS:
This will be a live, online class offered through Zoom. To participate, you will need to download the free, basic version of the Zoom app before the class! This class will not be recorded and is not available for later viewing.
Zoom now provides closed captioning, which will be available for this event.