“You want to make sure that you narrate what is going to be happening,” a blond woman in a skintight nurse’s costume said. She had just demonstrated how to safely, and consensually, stick a willing partner with hypodermic needles. The event was hosted by the Eulenspiegel Society in Manhattan, which describes itself as the “oldest and largest B.D.S.M. The “nurse,” Margot, was not acting as a health care professional, though she did offer hygiene tips. “You create a container for the things that are your worst fears, your darkest fantasies, and you create very strong boundaries around that,” Margot said.

Source: New York Times May 23, 2018 16:52 UTC