Daedalus Publishing
Encyclopedia
Daedalus Publishing is an American publisher of erotic literature based in Los Angeles
, California
. Subjects range from leathersex
to alternative sexual practices, such as BDSM
. Daedalus was founded in 1992 by Race Bannon, who also founded the free Kink Aware Professionals
referrals service in San Francisco.
The inaugural title, Learning the Ropes: A Guide to Safe and Fun S/M Lovemaking was written by Bannon himself in 1992, and was followed shortly thereafter by Ties That Bind and The Leather Contest Guide by Guy Baldwin
. Early books were by and about gay men and were also mostly educational in nature, but later started to include general BDSM
topics and fictional material. Another well known title for this publisher is Consensual Sadomasochism : How to Talk About It and How to Do It Safely by William A. Henkin
and Sybil Holiday, which was first published in 1996, and has recently been released as a second edition.
In 2001, the company was acquired by Stockroom.com and relocated to Los Angeles.
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, California
California
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. Subjects range from leathersex
Leather subculture
The leather subculture denotes practices and styles of dress organized around sexual activities. Wearing leather garments is one way that participants in this culture self-consciously distinguish themselves from mainstream sexual cultures...
to alternative sexual practices, such as BDSM
BDSM
BDSM is an erotic preference and a form of sexual expression involving the consensual use of restraint, intense sensory stimulation, and fantasy power role-play. The compound acronym BDSM is derived from the terms bondage and discipline , dominance and submission , and sadism and masochism...
. Daedalus was founded in 1992 by Race Bannon, who also founded the free Kink Aware Professionals
Kink Aware Professionals
Kink Aware Professionals is a privately funded, non-profit service dedicated to providing the community with referrals to psychotherapeutic, medical, and legal professionals who are knowledgeable about and sensitive to diverse expressions of sexuality: BDSM, fetish, and the leather community.KAP...
referrals service in San Francisco.
The inaugural title, Learning the Ropes: A Guide to Safe and Fun S/M Lovemaking was written by Bannon himself in 1992, and was followed shortly thereafter by Ties That Bind and The Leather Contest Guide by Guy Baldwin
Guy Baldwin
Guy Baldwin, M.S., born 1946, is a Los Angeles-based psychotherapist, author, activist and educator specializing in issues of particular relevance to the BDSM and leather communities, and more generally in issues relating to non-heteronormative practices...
. Early books were by and about gay men and were also mostly educational in nature, but later started to include general BDSM
BDSM
BDSM is an erotic preference and a form of sexual expression involving the consensual use of restraint, intense sensory stimulation, and fantasy power role-play. The compound acronym BDSM is derived from the terms bondage and discipline , dominance and submission , and sadism and masochism...
topics and fictional material. Another well known title for this publisher is Consensual Sadomasochism : How to Talk About It and How to Do It Safely by William A. Henkin
William A. Henkin
Dr. William A. Henkin Phd, is a San Francisco, California based licensed marriage and family therapist , and a Board Certified Sex Therapist and Clinical Supervisor...
and Sybil Holiday, which was first published in 1996, and has recently been released as a second edition.
In 2001, the company was acquired by Stockroom.com and relocated to Los Angeles.