The Ravishing Desmond Ravenstone aka Mr. U*U BDSM Wants To Know How Far Over The Rainbow U*Us Are Prepared To Go. . .

Mr. U*U BDSM Desmond Ravenstone is a bit of a stickler for copyright it seems and has said that if I or anyone else wants to share his ideas about the continU*Um of BDSM and The U*U Movement with others, to please link directly to this page. I may however include a short quote from it, not more than 20% of the total text, without the ravishing Desmond Ravenstone's express permission. I believe that's called "fair use". I hope that Desmond doesn't mind my somewhat "ravishing" non-consensual "fair use" of his poor quality scanned photo of Mr. U*U BDSM for the purposes of U*U commentary, U*U criticism, U*U news reporting, U*U research, teaching U*Us a lesson or two. . . or other "less than gentlemanly" U*U scholarship. :-)

Herewith a "fair use" quote from Another Hue in the Rainbow: Learning About the BDSM Community; An Information Packet for UU Leaders and Congregations - By Desmond Ravenstone

BDSM and UU Principles

Do the principles and practices of BDSM fit in with those of Unitarian Universalism. Yes!

* The inherent worth and dignity of every person

We believe that each person should be treated with respect, regardless of their gender, sexual/affectional orientation, ethnicity, political views, relationship status or preferred means of sexual or erotic expression.

Here is *some* of Desmond Ravenstone's no doubt expert advice as to what U*Us can do for Mr. BDSM and other BDSM people. . .

Read more about BDSM and other sexual minorities, and be willing to pass on this information to others. Two highly recommended books are When Someone You Love is Kinky by Dossie Easton and Catherine A. Liszt, and Bound to be Free by Charles Moser and JJ Madeson (see the list of suggested books on the last page).

Find local BDSM organizations in or near your community, and contact their leaders; keep their resources on hand, and maintain communication with them. You can also join an online discussion group of UUs with BDSM interests at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OUUCH.

When you hear misconceptions and distortions about BDSM and the BDSM community being repeated in your UU congregation, gently correct them; emphasize how those involved with BDSM engage in safe, sane and consensual practices.