The Eulenspiegel Society
The Eulenspiegel Society (TES) is a BDSM organization founded in 1971 in New York City , USA , which, in addition to its political objectives, the support of increasing sexual freedom and the acceptance of sexual minorities, also offers self-help offers, does educational work and does not provide BDSM to others -performs related activities. Her name is based on the medieval German folk figure Till Eulenspiegel .
TES was the first association founded in America under whose roof both heterosexual and homosexual sadomasochists organized. A few years later, the Society of Janus, founded in San Francisco in 1974, followed suit . In its founding city, New York City, where TES is headquartered, TES is the oldest and largest grouping of sex-political activists, and there are other branches in various cities across the country.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ TES Frequently Asked Questions . ( Memento of the original from August 22, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. The TES Association, 2004 (English), accessed December 17, 2007.
- ^ Peggy J. Kleinplatz , Charles A. Moser : Sadomasochism: Powerful Pleasures . Haworth Press, 2006, ISBN 978-1-56023-640-5 , pp. 211/212
- ^ Tanya Corrin, Anna Moore: New York, new hedonists . theguardian.com - In: The Observer, July 21, 2002: "The Eulenspiegel Society, New York's oldest BDSM club" (English). Retrieved March 28, 2007.
