California (April 2013)
Colorado (March 2013)
Connecticut (December 2013)
Illinois (July 2014)
Massachusetts (June 2014)
New York (December 2014)
Oregon (January 2013)
Vermont (April 2013)
Washington (June 2014)
Washington D.C. (February 2014)
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States where it is the law for insurance to cover trans related healthcare:
Places to Live, Note they also coincide with the Safest Places for Trans as well
Insurances that cover hormones/gender reassignment surgery
Just a quick guide for all you guys and girls having trouble finding the right insurance. It’s incredibly difficult to find insurance that covers sex reassignment surgery, and even when then do, there’s a chance you’ll be denied.
Make sure you guys are informed so you can make the right healthcare decisions!
Aetna: [x] [x]
Amerigroup: [x]
AHCCCS: Covers T/Estrogen only
Blue Cross Anthem: [x]
Blue Cross of Massachusetts: [x]
Blue Cross Michigan: [x]
Blue Cross North Carolina: [x]
Blue Cross North Dakota: [x]
Blue Cross Rhode Island: [x]
Blue Cross Tennessee: [x]
Blue Cross Vermont: [x]
Blue Shield CA: [x]
Care First: [x]
Cigna: [x]
Emblem Health: [x]
Excellus Blue Cross (NY): [x]
Group Health Cooperative: [x]
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care: [x]
Health Net:[x]
Health Partners: [x]
HighMark: [x]
Independence Blue Cross: [x]
Medicare: [x]
Obamacare: [x]
United Healthcare: [x]
Wellmark BCBS: [x]
Wellpoint/Unicare: [x]
If you have any more, please add them to the list!
Note on Re-Blogging: make sure to re-blog as text if you want the full content of the list to appear!
Social:
Communities:
People:
- Lord Morpheous - author, sex-educator, photographer
- Two Knotty Boys - rope bondage educators, authors.
- Midori - educator and columnist on adventurous sexuality.
- Fred Kyrel aka ShibariK - French Fetish photographer.
- House of Tanos - BDSM blog, Master/slave.
Events:
- Shibaricon- large rope bondage convention in Chicago.
Electronic Resources:
Articles
- BDSM Identities - My own post on
- Darr_Syn’s Post Dump - Collection of posts by /r/BDSMcommunity’s Darr Syn.
- BDSM for Nice Guys - be a nice guy and a Dom.
- Restrained Elegance - slave position lexicon (nice pictures).
Tutorials
- BDSM-Chicago Tutorials - collection of tutorials.
- NLA Columbus SM101 - intro to SM by NLA Columbus.
- Bondage on a Buck - tutorials, homemade toys.
- DIY Tutorial Collection
- Leathercrafting Blog - leather, howto’s
- Make a Bullwhip
- Nylon Whip - Part 1
- Nylon Whip - Part 2
- Duct Tape Flogger
- DIY Velcro WristCuffs
Rope Related:
- Be Knotty - Wiki
- How to Tie a Karada
- Rope & Knots
- Animated Knots
- Shibari Nation Tutorial on Rope
- Wiki Article on Shibari
Videos:
- KinkAcademy - Free Video’s (paysite)
- Pleasure Shop Collection - free, short.
- Whip Making Tutorial 1
- Whip Making Tutorial 2
Rope Related:
Books:
- “How to Be Kinky: A Beginner’s Guide to BDSM”
- “How to Be Kinkier: More Adventures in Adult Playtime”
- “Screw the Roses, Send Me the Thorns: The Romance and Sexual Sorcery of Sadomasochism”
- “The New Topping Book”
- “The New Bottoming Book”
- “The Better Built Bondage Book: A Complete Guide to Making Your Own Sex Toys, Furniture and BDSM Equipment”
- “On the Safe Edge: A Manual for SM Play”
- “Sm 101: A Realistic Introduction”
- “When Someone You Love is Kinky”
Rope Related:
- “Rope Bondage 101” - Free PDF via kinkfriendly.com
- “A guide for rope bottoms and bondage models.” - Free PDF via rope-topia.com
- “Esinem Style Takate-Kote” - Free PDF via esinem.com
- “Complete Shibari Volume 1: Land”
- “Complete Shibari Volume 2: Sky”
- “Two Knotty Boys Showing You The Ropes: A Step-by-Step, Illustrated Guide for Tying Sensual and Decorative Rope Bondage”
- “Two Knotty Boys Back on the Ropes”
- “Shibari You Can Use: Japanese Rope Bondage and Erotic Macramé”
- “Bondage For Sex”
Stores/Retailers:
- DHGate - cheap, low quality
- Discount BDSM Gear - cheaper, okay quality
- HalfwayCreations - leather, high quality
- Mr S Leather - various, high quality
- Fetish Jewelry - jewelry
- Tandy Leather Factory - leather, leather working supplies
- StockRoom - expensive, high quality, various
- NorthBound Leather - expensive, high quality, leather
- Paddles Of Distinction - expensive, high quality paddles
- Bound to Please - bondage supplies
- Beautiful Bondage - bondage supplies
- Freak Clubwear - clothing, toys
- Jack’s Floggers - impact toys
Rope Related:
- EMT Shears
- Aja Rope - hemp, MFP, paracord
- Beautiful Bondage (UK) - hemp, synthetic hemp, cotton, accessories, bulk orders
- BindMe.nl (NL) - hemp, jute
- Boss Bondage - hemp, accessories
- Erin Houdini - nylon specialist, UV reactive colors
- Esinem (UK) - hemp, jute, linen
- HandmadeRope (CA) - variety of handmade rope
- HempTraders - raw hemp
- Jade Rope (UK)(US) - variety of natural and synthetic fibers, accessories
- Jakara Shibari (UK) - jute specialist
- Jaoman (CA) - hemp
- KinkyRopes - specialty ropes, jute, flax, hemp, rope toys
- KnottyBound - hemp, jute, bamboo, bulk orders
- Madame Butterfly - silk specialist
- Maui Kink - hemp, jute, variety of exotic natural fibers, accessories, bulk orders
- McHurt (DE) - hemp, general bdsm
- Naturally Twisted (AU) - jute, accessories
- Omega Jute - jute
- Ouchy (NL) - hemp, jute, synthetic hemp
- Rawganique - raw hemp, hemp products
- Renaissance Rope - hemp, jute, bamboo
- Rope Extremes - hemp, MFP, nylon, synthetic hemp, paracord
- Shibari Ropes - hemp, jute, suspension rings
- TwistedMonk - hemp, accessories
- Venus Ropes - hemp, MFP, nylon, accessories
- Vintage Rope - hemp, cotton, MFP, accessories
Fun/Fiction/Entertainment:
- KinkForKindle - Free Kink Ebooks
- “Nana to Kaoru” - Cute BDSM Manga
- Sysmtoys - games, toys, ideas
- Tentacle BDSM Chair - yup
Fiction Authors:
- Cherise Sinclair - Great BDSM Fiction Writer
Extra:
- Please Punish Me! - Punishment Generator
- The Carlilock - Chastity Belt Time-Delay Key Holding
- MojoUpgrade - Discover your kink Questioner
- HumanSexMap - Exactly what it sounds like.
bdsmgeek prepared this amazingly helpful guide to BDSM. I really, really appreciate it when bloggers take out the time to compile helpful guides and research tools for newcomers to the lifestyle. From personal experience and observing it at live events, I will say that BDSM done incorrectly can be very painful. But when it’s done right, it looks absolutely amazing. Please do the right research and practice before you try this out in the bedroom!
Thank you and you’re welcome foxytail11!
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