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EducationEven though the Gay community includes a wide diversity of people with very different ideas about politics or sexual behavior, Leatherfolk still have to overcome many stereotypes in the general community and, more particularly, among the Gays and Lesbians with whom they associate. The "biker" image, the Leather, chains, handcuffs, piercings, and tattoos can be a little intimidating.. "I think that's a typical stereotype," Janet said in an interview for the documentary, "that everybody who wears leather is this macho thing who's into whipping and dominating and that's all when it's definitely not that way."
TLC also focuses on educating itself about Safe Sex and safe SM play. Some of the practices associated with SM – whipping, flogging, or even simple forms of bondage – can be harmful if done improperly. For many years, Leatherfolk in clubs have been concerned about learning and teaching proper techniques and these ideas eventually coalesced into the creed of "Safe, Sane, Consensual" that has been used extensively as a slogan within the community. The more experienced members of the club not only teach the members concepts of safety in an SM scene, but the psychological and moral issues as well through discussions, reading groups, demonstrations, and seminars. Most of the members of TLC interviewed for the documentary discussed the lifestyle not only in terms of an "image", but also as a set of moral codes that concentrate on mutual respect. rand@coolcatdaddy.com/7.29.97
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