Ep202: Fostering community for men who tie men: An interview with Bondage Otter (part2)

BondageOtter(he/they) is the founder of Rope Burn SF, the USA’s
first ongoing masc-of-center, rope-specific play party + skill
share, with his remaining energy spent volunteering for numerous
gay organizations. A queer leatherman and rope switch, he maintains
a private S/M practice while organizing public education and play
programs for the community of people who want to tie masc-of-center
bodies. He commits a huge amount of his free time to successfully
creating gay rope events and community, and in this episode shares
some of his learnings on his journey in this area. In the episode,
hear about: • The structure of Rope Burn • Logistics of large rope
parties with 50-70 people • Using rope events to invest back in the
community • Founding the men tying men conference in 2024 • What
the conference experience looks like for participants • Choosing
the right educators for the conference • Learnings from year one •
Managing safety at this type of big, complex event • What public
versus private play looks like for him • And more! Listen now on
all podcast platforms. You can alsogo back to Episode 201 to hear
part 1 of the interview. BondageOtter (he/they) is a queer
leatherman and rope switch who maintains a private S/M practice
while organizing public education and play programs for the
community of people who want to tie masc-of-center bodies. He is
particularly devoted to adapting Eastern aesthetic principles to
the tying of larger bodies, honoring the history and feel of
Japanese tying while opening it up to the erotic scenarios of the
leather bar. While he has studied with many official and unofficial
teachers in Japan, Europe, and the Americas, he has primarily
focused on the styles of Naka Akira, Akechi Kanna, and Yoroï
Nicolas. He He enjoys sharing his style of play with others, aiming
for scenes to be both hot and hurty, where the
progressive restriction of freedom encourages creative forms of
expression for both top and bottom.