Guest: Shedao (leatherperson, kink educator)

Shedao, bootblack and kink educator, joins Auntie Vice to talk about their journey into kink, polyamory, and becoming a kink educator. We chat about finding a kink identity and builing Black kink community. We chat about moving from hierarchichal relationships to solo polyamory.

Sites & Socials

Instagram @Shedao_tkyo

Fetlife

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https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=251195734658250&set=pb.100093034767665.-2207520000&type=3

Guest: Mx. Pucks A'Plenty (burlesque performer, creator of FatCon and FatLesque conferences)

Ms. Pucks A'Plenty, founder of FatCon and ranked the 17th most influential burleque performer in the world, joins Auntie Vice to talk about their gender journey, fat joy, and community. We talk about being a queer, high-femme, nonbinary, diabled, and Black burlesque performer. How they came to understand their intersecting identities and find community.

We discuss the creation of FatCon and how fat community brings strength, joy, and power. We discuss the fat tax, fashion, and how body size shapes the experience in the kink world.

Sites and Socials:

LinkTree

Instagram

Fatlesque

FatCon

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Pontoon Take-Over June 1, Rollins Lake, Colfax, CA

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Guest: Dr. Nick McGlynn

Dr. Nick McGlynn, Senior Researcher and Lecturer at Brighton University, is a geographer with a focus on LGBTQ spaces. His new book Boundaries and Bodies in UK Bear Spaces looks at how the bear community creates spaces, how their corporeal geography aligns with ideas of desirability and community, and how fatness in GBQ men shapes narratives and representation.

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Brighton University Site

Bodies and Boundaries of UK Bear Spaces

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Lost Spaces Podcast re: Wicked Grounds

Let's Get Wet! event link and info

DomCon

London Alternative Market Retreat

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