Ep194: Being a Gender Queer Rope Educator: An interview with Lee Harrington (part2)

As well as writing the extremely influential “Shibari You Can Use:
Japanese Rope Bondage and Erotic Macramé”, Lee Harrington has
taught over 1100 classes. Fox and Mya asked him about his
experiences as a rope educator, focusing particularly on on classes
that explore tying non-cisgender men and women. In this interview,
hear them discuss: • How he got into education - reluctantly! •
Education and tips on being a better rope educator • His best and
worst education moments • How he avoids rope educator burn out •
Modelling vulnerability as a teacher • How he keeps his
(extensive!) class list fresh for him and his students • Using rope
to emphasise (and deemphasise) different parts of the body • How
the rope community can do better for transgender people • What
makes a good genderqueer tie • Ideas on how to use rope to
masculinise and feminise • And more!