Every indexed document

too. But this is one of the benefits of having an entire

etc. Every SM workshop I have ever attended has

which is a grassroots effort begun by writer/activist Race

they mention that they've sensitized a local abuse hotline; if

a rather unique anti-abuse organization for lesbians

and the usual thing in small communities where people's

I try to point out the problems right there and then. There is no such

I am lucky enough that I've never experienced an assault. Therefore

this is partly due to lots of time spent working in

folks -- and that even in 100% awesome communities

but I would not be surprised if I did. And the fact is

and that survivors are being aggressively silenced simply

it can ironically be harder for abuse survivors to talk about abuse within the

or because they don't have time to integrate into a

perhaps because they have nothing in common with

lots of people have trouble enjoying their local

and I encourage newcomers to seek out their

helped them escape or understand their past abusive

if she attempts to report being raped. And that's

it's not surprising that two things almost always happen when BDSM