Guy Baldwin

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Guy Baldwin (born 1946) is an American psychotherapist, author, activist, and educator specializing in issues of particular relevance to the BDSM and leather communities. Based in Los Angeles, he maintains that inclusion of non-injurious elements of sadomasochism (bondage, flagellation, domination, submission and others) in a consenting sexuality does not itself indicate or confirm mental illness or psycho-sexual dysfunction.

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In 1982 Baldwin created a database of professionals who knew about and were not prejudiced against kink and BDSM, called the Kink Aware Professionals list (KAP list). It has been expanded and is now managed by the National Coalition for Sexual Freedom as the Kink And Poly Aware Professionals Directory. [1] [2] [3]

Baldwin has written three books, as well as numerous articles for such magazines as Drummer , Frontiers , Checkmate, International Leatherman, and The Leather Journal. [4] [5] [6]

He is on the Board of Governors for the Leather Hall of Fame. [7]

He is openly gay. [8]

Leather titles

In 1989, Baldwin held two leather titles: Mr. National Leather Association [9] and International Mr. Leather. [9] [10] He is the only Mr. National Leather Association titleholder to ever win International Mr. Leather.

Awards

Conferences

Bibliography

Baldwin is a prolific author of both fiction and non-fiction related to BDSM. Baldwin authored a monthly column in Drummer magazine from 1986 to 1993. The column was later compiled in his book Ties that Bind (1993). [9]

Books

Essays

Short fiction

Introductions and Forewords

Interviews (in print)

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References

  1. David M. Ortmann; Richard A. Sprott (15 November 2012). Sexual Outsiders: Understanding BDSM Sexualities and Communities. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. pp. 137–. ISBN   978-1-4422-1737-9.
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  3. "Welcome to the New Kink And Poly Aware Professionals Directory (KAP)". Kink Aware Professionals (KAP).
  4. Leather History Timeline Archived 2010-04-22 at the Wayback Machine at the Leather Archives and Museum
  5. Baldwin, Guy; Bean, Joseph W. (1993). Ties That Bind: The SM/Leather/Fetish Erotic Style: Issues, Commentaries and Advice. Daedalus Publishing Company. ISBN   978-1-881943-09-9.
  6. 1 2 Baldwin, Guy (2002). SlaveCraft: Roadmaps for Erotic Servitude--Principles, Skills and Tools. Daedalus Publishing Company. ISBN   1-881943-14-3.
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