ONLINE – TES presents: BDSM & the Law, part II with AttorneyLadySteele

People participate in Bondage, Discipline, and Sadism/Masochism, and do so while not knowing the potential legal pitfalls. It is time to get down to brass tacks. What legal dangers are inherent to what it is we do? The simple truth is, legal issues abound when it comes to participating in BDSM and always have. It can affect several areas in our lives, including family, criminal, civil, estate planning, healthcare, and even businesses law. How can you prepare yourself for the worst case scenario? Come find out more with Lady Steele.

Lady Steele identifies as a femme Alpha leather slave. She has served in the Leather community since 1999 wherein she has presented and volunteered across the country. She resides in Atlanta where she operates her law practice that serves alternative lifestyles. She is the only out, open, and practicing attorney in the southeast that specializes in the issues that are unique to the BDSM and ethical non-momogamy communities.

Lady Steele is the co-founder and co-lead of the Center of Learning and School of Success (C.L.A.S.S.), Atlanta’s Worthless Bastards (Cigar) Club, and The Leather Coterie’s (T.L.C.) Atlanta Chapter. She acts as Board Support, Convention Attorney, and Vendor Coordinator for the Leather Leadership Conference, serves at Treasurer of Anafiel House and is a proud member of Onyx Pearls Southern Leather. In addition, she has presented at national events including TES Fest, DomCon, Frolicon, Southeast Leather Fest, DragonCon, Sex Down South, Atlanta Poly Weekend. Lady Steele also shares her knowledge through her BlogTalk radio program, “The Legal Show,” co-hosted by renowned Sci-Fi author Bennet Pomerantz. Lady Steele has been on the KinkyCast, discussing topics like Consent Apps; No Collar, No Problem; BDSM and the Law; Cigar Service and Play; and Poly and the Law, and on the Poly Podcast, speaking about Poly and the Law.

To register:

MEMBERS -$10

1. Create a Member Portal account using the same email address used when you purchased your membership. (Email membership@tes.org if you have forgotten the one you used when registering for TES.) Be sure to respond to respond to confirmation email & choose a password. After that, log back into the Member Portal.
2. To complete your purchase, click here and follow the instructions. Your membership discount will be automatically applied.

NON-MEMBERS – $20
Click here to register for this class.

Registration closes 24 hours before the start of class.

If you’re unable to afford this, contact tes@tes.org & we’ll do our best to find a way to help you attend this class.

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