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Part two
of INIQUITY NEWS #5
Tues, 18 Aug 1998
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OK
all you Fundless Freaks of the Fetish Firmament. You need cash, I
need cash, everyone needs cash. So it's nice to know that we can still
make a few honest bucks while indulging in our mutual aesthetic at
the same time, aye? When I hear about this kind of stuff, it just
seems natural to get the word out to our community. Who better to
fill these artistic voids than we who live it and breathe it, rather
than some Vanilla hack who checks out a pop-up version of the Story
of O in an attempt to grasp our essence in one sitting? Lets face
it: the world needs our artistic input even if only for the sake of
accuracy. With this in mind, here are several opportunities for some
of you to take a stab at "doin' yer thing" and getting PAID
for it! ;-)
(special thanks to Rain & Petra for this info)
(Ed. -- know of other such
opportunities? Send me info and I'll pass it on!)
BDSM / Fetish Writers
Needed:
1) "Call for submissions -- GUILTY PLEASURES:
True Stories of Erotic Indulgences.
A book of True Gay, Lesbian, Bi, and Straight first-person accounts
of explicitly sensual/erotic indulgences to be published by Rhinoceros
Books (a division of Masquerade Books). GUILTY PLEASURES is a chance
to share your own special secret sexual turn-on -- the one you feel
just a little bit nasty about, but dearly love to indulge in.
This isn't a book about big guilts -- this is
a book of mischievous tidbits of real life sexual indulgences, the
little things and fantasies we all do that really turn us on: Dykes
who really get off on gay porn, gay men who love American Gladiators,
people who get turned on by peepshows and strippers, folks who love
to get head while driving, who like Russ Meyer movies, who live to
go to S/M parties, who get jazzed about covering a lover in chocolate...from
the simple to the silly, from the extreme to the wild!
Articles/essays will be chosen on the basis of
eloquence, irony, enthusiasm, sincerity, humor, but, most of all,
must be TRUE and explicitly EROTIC. Preference will be given to gay,
lesbian, transgendered, multigendered, and radical sexualities (such
as S/M). Pseudonyms are acceptable, but all stories need to be followed
by a brief biography or statement of self (such as age, orientation,
gender, etc.).
PLEASE NOTE: no bestiality, incest, excessive violence, or underage
sexual interactions.
No reprints will be considered. Length: 1,000-4,000
words max. Payment: 2 cents per word ($40 for 2,000 words/$80 for
4,000 words approx.)
First Anthology Rights. Accepted stories need to be on disc, or submitted
via email.
Deadline: October 1, 1998
Contact: M. Christian, 41 Sutter St., #1012, San
Francisco, CA 94104 Zobop@aol.com
2) "Call
for submissions -- ROUGH STUFF: Tales of Gay Men, Sex and Power.
Seeking hot short fiction. A trade paperback to
be published by Alyson Publications in late 1999, "ROUGH STUFF"
will feature sexually explicit stories in which the exchange, use,
or misuse of power is a major factor. We're looking for traditional
leathersex stories about traditional leathermen, but also stories
of skatepunks in bondage, middle-aged suburban slaves, college jocks
who like working each other over, dominant Daddies, you name it.
The editors have a pronounced preference for stories
that are well-crafted, wickedly original, nastily plotted, and sexually
hot. Please don't just recycle the cliche's of S/M porn. Take us somewhere
new. Astonish us. (Okay, well at least amuse us.)
We'll be looking for stories that are insightful,
that deal with power relationships from a variety of angles. Stories
that are set in a contemporary leather milieu should ring true. Genre
elements are acceptable, but we're not looking for outright SF, horror,
or fantasy. We'd like to see strong plots, and characters of any race,
age, or appearance. Submission is open to all, but we'll have a preference
for queer-identified male authors who speak (or sound like they speak)
with the voice of experience.
The usual taboos apply: no one under 18 in a sexual
situation, no animals. Please, no gratuitous gore or mindless shock-for-shock's-sake,
but issues of violence, rape, and homicide will be considered on a
case-by-case basis.
Stories should be 1000-6000 words, submitted in
clean hard copy. Include a cover letter with phone number, snail mail
and email addresses, word count, and a short bio (if we don't know
you). Let us know if the story has been previously published and where.
Include a business-size SASE for correspondence. If you'd like your
manuscript returned, you must enclose a suitable envelope with sufficient
postage.
DEADLINE: October 1, 1998
PAYMENT: We're buying one-time anthology rights.
Pay upon publication is 2 cents a word, 1.5 cents for reprints. Accepted
stories will need to be sent on disc.
Manuscripts and queries to: M. Christian, 41 Sutter St. #1012, San
Francisco, CA 94104 Zobop@aol.com
(Ed. -- one note:
Masquerade Books, no relation to the club, has something of a rep.
for shlock porn, and 'uncaring' publication or lack thereof. In other
words, I have heard from more than one author who has had dealings
with Masquerade Books that one shouldn't look at a Masquerade publishing
as much of a stepping stone. A way to make a few bucks certainly,
but little more than that. Occasionally Masquerade publishes a gem
like Pat Calafia's "Sensuous Magic" which they then promote
through the roof. Such occurrences are rare however from what I understand.
Suffice it to say, be certain you are satisfied with their terms and
make sure it's all in writing.)
BDSM Comic Artist Needed:
"A local, recognized Domina is writing a
sex book for HarperCollins to be published the summer of 99'. This
book is directed towards women who wish to learn about the psycho-sexual
practicalities of doing female dominance/male submission. She is looking
for a San Francisco Bay Area BDSM community member who is talented
as a comic artist. Needed are approximately 15 large (8"x10")
and 30 small (1.5"x1.5") pencil sketches. The sketch themes
will be given to the artist. The pictures will all play off female
dominance in a sexy and humorous way.
This is for pay up to $2000. It is also a chance
for the named artist to be seen first on a national level as it will
be in major bookstores, then internationally. Anyone with talent and
motivation is welcome to e-mail the authoress at glamdom@earthlink.net.
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17 Oct. (Saturday) --
<>>> Magazine Party; Los Angeles
Held in the Vampire Technology shop/warehouse,
this will be <>>> magazine's first-ever U.S. event. The
date is not firm yet. For more details, e-mail Vampire Technology
at info@vampiretechnology.com.
There will be a fashion show, 2 live bands, incredible metal sculptors,
Fetish photography showings, BDSM performances, and other good stuff.
Marquis magazine will have photographers there to shoot for their
mag. Possibly strict fetish. Contact Vampire Tech at the above e-mail
for more info.
Arcane says: <>>> mag has certainly
been up there with the best Fetish magazines in the world. Some consider
<>>> and Marquis to be amongst the top 3 or 4 such magazines,
so you know their Fetishes, particularly rubber, will be sincere.
Might well be worth the trip..... ;-)
Friday Nights (Ongoing)
-- Exclusive Showing of the Film: "Preaching To The Perverted";
Los Angeles (and 10 other U.S. cities soon)
Friday nights only at The Nuart theater
11272 Santa Monica Blvd, West Los Angeles
For more info: 310 478 6479
** P.T.T.P. will tour ten US cities this summer & fall. **
(From the Press Release)
"This is the first cinema feature film set in the Fetish Club
Scene. A controversial, off beat British film about sex rebels versus
moral crusaders, Preaching to the Perverted is a humorous love story,
a fast-paced, no holds-barred excursion into London's sexual underground.
The story was inspired by the recent crack-down on the sexual activities
of consenting adults in the UK and European courts. (Ed. -- q.v.
Operation Spanner and the Spanner nightmare).
Lesbian icon Guinevere Turner (of "Go
Fish") plays New York dominatrix Tanya Cheex, prosecuted when
she comes to tour Britain with her show. Banned in Ireland and other
territories, Preaching to the Perverted garnered much controversy
on its UK release with resounding approval from magazines of cinema,
music and club culture, contrasted by baffled hostility from some
establishment critics. With stunning costumes and visuals, and a
style both uncompromising and unapologetic, this film journeys headlong
into a world of alternative sexuality for the end of the millennium."
For further information, clips, press comment, and stills, log on
to: http://www.preachingtotheperv.com
Arcane says: Everyone,
and I do mean EVERYONE, who I know who has seen this film likes it.
It was made by Pervs for Pervs, and to educate the rest of the world.
My recommendation: definitely check it out. :-)
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(special thanks to England's
inimitable Sebastian for this review) EUROPERV 8.
Europerv is the longest-running annual Fetish
party in Holland, tied in with DeMask, Amsterdam's Fetish shop and
perv clothing factory. For years it happened at Amsterdam Zoo - yes,
honestly; the 1930's public hall and cafeteria had been the bizarrely
appropriate setting for these parties. Caged animals inside and outside!
I still cherish the '95 memory of the surreal sight of a line of crosses
silhouetted against rows of flamingos the other side of the glass.
Europerv, however had long out-grown this space and enjoyment of these
events had been marred by the crush and public. Playing ran the risk
of taking out eyes with your backswing. So Party Centre 2000, a warehouse
space on the outskirts of the city was this year's venue. And it worked
very well.
About 1,000 perverati attended from all over
Europe and the US. Mistress Midori and Anna-Christine from Dark Garden
represented San Francisco (with true star quality!) as well as Glenn
& Donna from Miami's Fetish Factory and L.A. photographers Gary
and Pierre Da Silva, ensuring that this was a truly international
event. Staged action came courtesy of Lucifire's kitchly messy spawn
of satan show, a melodramatic 'gothy' DeMask fashion show and a fine
choreographed piece of stilt performance art from Corposant Productions
- 'Highly Strung -- the Mistress and the Ballerina show.' All of which
made for a pleasing, well-received variety on stage. (As director
of the latter act, modesty inhibits me from further extolling its
genius.)
Music policy was the usual house/techno mix which
has been the accompaniment to rubber raving in the UK and in Europe
since fetish clubbing was born. (Reading Iniquity reports - or should
that be iniquitous reports - it seems to me that over on the West
Coast you value a greater variety of music with Goth/Dark Wave and
Industrial being your staples. In the UK, the clientele of Goth clubs
in which such musics are popular might look superficially similar
to those of Perv/Fetish clubs but the latter are marked by an absence
of active pervery and a lack of equipment). Dress code at Europerv
(clearly still a contentious issue with you over there in the US)
was, as ever over here, closely adhered to and of a generally high
standard although Holland tends to favour monochrome (any colour as
long as it is black) and rubber remains the most popular fetish material.
So there you go, a view from over here. We had
a good time and Amsterdam is a joyous little perv-friendly city in
which to run riot."
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Heh.
It's Dark now. And Late. No I have not been writing this straight
through. What kind of a fanatic do you think I am?? Oh, that kind....well,
yes, ok. Sometimes.
Regardless, I hope you enjoyed this issue of INIQUITY
NEWS. Feel free to forward this to anyone who you think might enjoy
what we cover. You know I'm always interested in receiving news from
anywhere on the planet r.e. anything Pervy, Fetishy or BDSM related
(was that a redundancy? The terms do sometimes blur for me.....then
again maybe that blurring is my mental shut down telling me it's time
to close this issue and send it off).
Any and all comments, stories, reviews, or just
dropping digitally by to say hello, please my Contact
Form.
And feel free to send in ideas for this site.
:-)
Towards the realization
of our collective dreams.....
-- Arcane
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