BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//GayOut//Event Export//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:375902@gayout.com DTSTAMP:20261029T081408Z DTSTART:20270304T183000Z DTEND:20270304T213000Z SUMMARY:Decolonizing Kink –\\; with Caritia DESCRIPTION:After years of exploring alternative lifestyle spaces\\, it f eels important to look beyond the play itself and ask some bigger questio ns. Where does our knowledge of kink and BDSM come from? Whose histories and perspectives shape what we know? And how do we decide which practices we embrace\\, how we engage with them\\, and why?\\nJoin Caritia for an engaging\\, discussion-based workshop exploring kink and BDSM through the lenses of colonialism\\, power\\, race\\, and the carceral systems that shape how we understand bodies\\, desire\\, and pleasure. Drawing on an A fro-diasporic perspective and the work of Stephanie Simbo\\, whose resear ch explores sex and sexuality\\, we’ll question familiar narratives\\, challenge assumptions\\, and make room for perspectives that are often ov erlooked.\\nThis isn’t about finding the right way to do kink or polici ng anyone’s pleasure. It’s about getting curious\\, thinking critical ly\\, and exploring what becomes possible when we question what we’ve b een taught.\\nWhat we’ll explore\\nUnpacking our kink knowledge — Whe re do our ideas\\, language\\, and practices come from?\\nPower\\, race & amp\\; colonial histories — How have these shaped the ways we understan d bodies\\, sexuality\\, and BDSM?\\nQuestioning the familiar — Whose p erspectives are centred\\, and whose are missing?\\nReflecting on our own practices — What do we embrace\\, resist\\, or take for granted\\, and why?\\nImagining other possibilities — How might these perspectives ex pand the ways we approach kink\\, desire\\, and pleasure?\\nCome ready to question\\, challenge\\, disagree\\, share\\, and get curious. You don†™t need to be an expert in kink history or decolonial theory—just bring an open mind and a willingness to look at familiar things differently.\\ nLet’s get beneath the surface of our practices and see what else we mi ght discover.\\n \\;\\n(Photo by Renée deSans\\nhttps://www.gayout.c om/usa-canada/canada/vancouver/events/decolonizing-kink-8211-with-caritia -2027-03-04 LOCATION:studio-allegory.com URL:https://www.gayout.com/usa-canada/canada/vancouver/events/decolonizing-kink-8211-with-caritia-2027-03-04 STATUS:CONFIRMED END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR