CUFF Presentation Topics

This is a history of topics covered in presentations, demonstrations, and other educational or social activities conducted at CUFF monthly meetings over the years.

1997

• Feb Scene Etiquette
• Feb Fireplay
• ??? Rope Harnesses
• Jun Flogging
• Jul Safewords
• Sep Negotiation

1998

• Mar Kinky Crafts
• Apr First Aid
• May Corseting
• Jun Pony Play
• Oct Bondage Techniques

2000

• Apr Boot-Blacking
• May BDSM Legal issues for Parties
• Jun Needleplay
• Jul Caning
• Aug Getting Started in Scene
• Sep Japanese Rope Bondage Demo
• Oct Toy Making: Spreader Bars and Rubber Floggers
• Nov Japanese Rope Bondage Workshop
• Dec "How I Got Into the Scene": Stories

2001

• Feb Bylaws orientation
• Mar Flogging
• Apr Electrical Play
• May Hot Wax Demo
• Jun Body Bag Vacuum Bondage
• Jul Spirituality and BDSM, one perspective
• Aug Spirituality and BDSM, a different perspective
• Sep Knotting and Ropework in BDSM
• Oct Fire Play
• Nov Attracting and Retaining Members
• Dec Edge Play

2002

• Jan Spanking
• Feb Scene etiquette
• Mar Scene safety
• Apr Sado-erotic art slideshow
• May Show and Tell / Potluck
• Jun Single tail whips
• Jul Scientific Sadism
• Aug What's Your Fetish? Game / Potluck
• Sep Mummification
• Oct Caning
• Nov Polyamorous Relationships: Emotional Edge Play
• Dec "Sick: The Life and Death of Bob Flanagan: Supermasochist" documentary screening

2003

• Jan Rituals
• Feb An Introduction to BDSM and CUFF
• Mar Fireplay
• Apr Blade Play
• May Speed Dating
• Jun Flogging 101
• Jul Mentorship
• Aug Bottoming
• Sep Domestic Violence / SM vs. Abuse
• Oct Interrogations
• Nov When Police Show Up At Party

2004

• Jan Potluck and gift exchange with human Christmas tree
• Feb Beginning rope bondage without fancy knots
• Mar Quills DVD screening
• Apr Male Chastity
• May Truth or Dare Cryptogram Game
• Jun Preaching to the Perverted (1997) video screening
• Jul Temporary Piercings
• Aug Drag Queen Makeover
• Sep "A Memorable Scene I Experienced" stories
• Oct Pony Play
• Nov Going the Distance: Making Your M/s or D/s Relationship Last
• Dec Humiliation Play

2005

• Jan Florentine Flogging
• Feb Becoming a Prized Possession
• Mar Sensual Terrorism
• Apr BDSM Safety
• May Social game night
• Jun Signal Whipping
• Jul Impact Play
• Sep Electrical Play with Violet Wands
• Oct Gor
• Nov The Top as Shaman: Setting the Pathway for Transformation
• Dec Age Play

2006

• Jan Fetish Show and Tell
• Feb Role Play, Revisited
• Mar Sensuous Caning
• Apr Wax Play
• May Kinky Clue game and pizza
• Jun Spirituality in the Scene
• Jul Spanking, Sensual to Sadistic
• Aug Fire Play
• Sep M/S Relationship Myths
• Oct Movie screening: The Notorious Bettie Page
• Nov BDSM Safety 101
• Dec Swap meet and potluck

2007

• Jan Play Piercing
• Feb Rope Bondage Basics
• Mar Adult CPR
• Apr Movie Screening: Sick
• May Potluck and social games
• Jun Leather Family Photographs
• Jul Decorative Rope Bondage
• Aug Blade Play
• Sep Play Piercing
• Oct Domestic Discipline
• Nov Flexibility and Sustainability in M/S relationships
• Dec Catered buffet, gift exchange and Kinky Feud social game

2008

• Jan Adult CPR
• Feb Introductory Flogging
• Mar Scene Etiquette and Negotations
• Apr Impact Play
• May Game night: Kinky pictionary/charades
• Jun Rope Bondage 101
• Jul Foot Worship 101
• Aug Playin' Cane ~ The Art Of Percussive Massage
• Sep Spanking 101
• Oct Create a Rope Flogger Workshop
• Nov Mummification
• Dec Holiday potluck, gift exchange, and social games

2009

• Jan Dancing With Flame (Fire Play)
• Feb Age Play
• Mar Mindfucks
• Apr Sub panel
• May TAKEDOWNS: NOT JUST STOMP THEM AND WHOMP THEM!
• Jun Humiliation
• Jul The Derriere Diaries: Adventures in Anal Play
• Aug Florentine Flogging
• Sep Liquid Latex
• Oct Scene safety discussion
• Nov Sensuous massage
• Dec Potluck, gift exchange, and social game "Chastity"

2010

• Jan Predicament Bondage
• Feb Polyamory: A View from the Trenches
• Mar Basic rope work
• Apr Toy bag essentials
• May Impact play
• Jun Advanced Needle Play and Play Piercing
• Jul Scene etiquette -- Skits
• Aug Violet Wand
• Sep Singletail Whips: the Kiss of Fire
• Oct Slave Positions
• Nov Sensual Wax Play And Massage
• Dec Stapling and cutting

2011

• Jan Sexually Transmitted Diseases
• Feb Negotiations
• Mar Advanced Fire Play
• Apr Advanced Rope Work
• May Corsets
• Jun Boot Blacking
• Jul Over-the-Knee Spanking
• Aug Scene Etiquette
• Sep Dominant Panel
• Oct Plastic Wrap Bondage
• Nov Dragontails
• Dec Holiday potluck and games (Truth or Dare)

2012

• Feb CUFF Retrospective
• Mar Beginning rope bondage
• Jun Submissive panel discussion
• Jul Cell Popping
• Aug Pressure Points
• Sep Speed Dating
• Oct Wax Play
• Dec Negotiating a Scene

2013

• Jan What's Your Fetish? Game
• Feb Toy Bags
• Mar Knife Play
• Apr Violet Wand
• May Clothespin Zippers
• Jun Wax Play
• Jul Scene Etiquette
• Aug Sexually Transmitted Diseases
• Sep Erotic Dance
• Oct Sensation Play/Sensory Deprivation
• Nov Rope 101
• Dec Potluck, raffles, and games

2014

• Jan Flogging
• Feb Fetish Fashion Show
• Mar Over-the-Knee Spanking
• Apr Dungeon Monitor Training 101
• May Speed Dating
• Jun Fetish Raffle and Auction
• Jul Advanced Flogging
• Aug Fire Play
• Sep Aftercare
• Oct Bootblacking
• Nov Wine Tasting
• Dec Holiday gift exchange and potluck

2015

• Jan Intimate Rope
• Feb Porcupine Quills
• Mar Rough Body Play
• Apr Wax Play
• May Erotic Humiliation
• Jun Single-Tail Whips
• Jul Nettles and Botanical Play
• Aug Furries
• Sep Rubber Bands
• Oct Consent
• Nov Violet Wands

2016

• Feb Pervertibles
• Mar Subspace
• Apr Power and Responsibility: Communication and Techniques for Tops
• May Plastic Wrap Mummification
• Jun Safer Sex and HIV / Hep C rapid tests
• Jul Quick-release rope ties
• Aug Free STI tests and free safer sex supplies
• Sep Consent discussion
• Oct OTK Spanking and Domestic Discipline
• Dec Potluck and kinky Pictionary

2017

• Jan Cigar Play 101
• Mar Needle Play 101
• May Free STI tests and free safer sex supplies
• Jul How to Make Fire Play Wands
• Sep Consent policy discussion

2018

• Feb Whips
• Mar Full member orientation; "Dolphin" vibrator poetry reading
• Apr Kink, Consent, and the Law
• May Fire Play
• Jul Power Exchange discussion
• Aug Violet Wands
• Sep FemDom
• Nov Littles!

2019

• Jan Sub/Dom panel
• Feb Negotiating a BDSM scene
• Mar Try It Out Scouts
• May Pervertibles
• Jun Mummification
• Jul Spanking
• Aug Fire Play
• Sep Sounding 101
• Oct Whips—Let's Get Cracking
• Nov Open Mic—Share your 'oops' scene moments

2020

• Jan Sensation Play
• Feb Erotic Humiliation
• Nov Kink Relationship Dynamics (virtual)
• Dec Better Negotiation for Better Kink (virtual)

2021

• Jan Homemade Toy Show-And-Tell (virtual)
• Feb Share Book Titles and URLs (virtual)
• Mar Polyamory—Ethical Non-Monogamy (virtual)
• Apr Safety in the Scene: Avoiding Predators and Abusers (virtual)
• May Polyamory—Ethical Non-Monogamy Part II (virtual)
• Jun Rope Bondage Demo (virtual)
• Jul Untangling the Spaghetti of Informed Consent (virtual)
• Aug You Want Me to What? Getting to Yes Without Being Creepy (virtual)
• Sep Managing Aftercare and Drop (virtual)
• Oct HallowKinkoween—Fun With Fear Play (virtual)
• Nov Origin Stories---How Did You Discover Kink? (virtual)
• Dec Past Pervy Piques and Fulfilling Future Fantasies (virtual)

2022

• Jan How Out Are You? Blending Kink and Polyamory with Our Vanilla Lives (virtual)
• Feb Alternative Lifestyle Dating Strategies in the Age of COVID and Beyond (virtual)
• Mar Vetting Play Partners (virtual)
• Apr Regional Venues, Events, and BDSM Groups (virtual)
• May Play Party Safety and Etiquette (virtual)
• Jun Consent and Negotiations (virtual)
• Jul Red Flags in Dominants and Submissives (virtual)
• Aug First Aid Safety in Kink (virtual)
• Sep Rope 101 (virtual)
• Oct Needles 101 Demo (virtual)