Cynthia Slater | |
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| Born | August 7, 1945 |
| Died | October 26, 1989 (aged 44) |
| Occupation | Activist, sex educator, dominatrix |
| Subject | Activism, BDSM |
| Notable works | Co-founding Society of Janus |
Cynthia Slater (August 7, 1945 – October 26, 1989) was an American sex educator, HIV/AIDS activist, and dominatrix. She was the co-founder of the second BDSM organization founded in the United States (after The Eulenspiegel Society),[1] a San Francisco, California based BDSM education and support group known as the Society of Janus, which she founded with Larry Olsen in August 1974.[2][3]
- ^ Margot Weiss (20 December 2011). Techniques of Pleasure: BDSM and the Circuits of Sexuality. Duke University Press. pp. 8–. ISBN 978-0-8223-5159-7.
- ^ "2014 Leather Hall of Fame Inductee Cynthia Slater (1945-1989)". Leather Hall of Fame Inductees List.
- ^ Ortmann, David M., and Richard A. Sprott. 2013. Sexual outsiders: understanding BDSM sexualities and communities. p.156