Rope Podcast

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