Temple Boundaries and Limitations.

What Temple New York is able to offer:

  • Space for people interested or active in BDSM and Rope Bondage to assemble.

  • Educational opportunities to engage with technical and theoretical skill development from a diverse group of people working with a variety of perspectives and experiences.

  • Education and info sharing on building and developing better practices within consent models and negotiation styles

  • Space to practice and build on existing knowledge and skill sets.

  • Space to host gatherings for special interest groups and exclusive community identities.

  • Space to hold private interactions between partners.

  • A supportive environment to take risks and learn to repair when harm occurs.  

What Temple New York is NOT able to offer:

  • Absolute Safety.  We believe in safer spaces, not safe spaces.

  • Vetting responsibility for all active participants in the Rope Scene at large. 

  • Accountability processes for harms caused outside of our space.

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