Dallas / Fort Worth Metroplex Resources

Please Note

• Inclusion here does not equate to endorsement.
• Some of this information might be outdated. Visit the links or call before making any plans.
• Please contact Ambrosio with corrections or suggestions.

Reading for New People

• What To Expect At a Munch by Mistress Constance
• Eleven Short Tips for BDSM Novice by Ambrosio
• BDSM Tip Sheet for Beginners by Lady Green and Jay Wiseman
• Ten Tips for the Novice, Single, Heterosexual, Submissive Woman by Jay Wiseman

DFW Area Web Guides

• DallasBDSM.com
• Dallas BDSM Events Calendar

Annual DFW Events

• Beyond Vanilla: A weekend leather conference sponsored by NLA: Dallas
• South Plains Leatherfest

DFW Area Groups

• Cowtown Leathermen in Fort Worth: a Leather organization formed as a charitable organization devoted to providing service and assistance to the gay and lesbian community of Tarrant County.
• Dallas Bears: a community based 501(c)3 non-profit organization that is committed to benevolent and charitable services, fundraisers and support for other non-profit organizations in the Greater Dallas Community.
• Dallas Firedancers: a non-political pansexual, leather-levi social club with a southwestern influence, formed to bring all members of the local and state community together and promote unity and aid charitable organizations.
• Discipline Corps: a is a Men's BDSM Social Group in Dallas, Texas, whose membership is limited to male-identified individuals who wish to experience SAFE, SANE, and CONSENSUAL BDSM play with other men. With a strong emphasis on safe, sane and consensual play, we host activities geared for all levels of players, from novice to highly experienced, and we encourage sharing, mentoring and learning between men of various experience levels.
• Fourth Fridays: a casual gathering that offers people with an interest in BDSM an opportunity to eat and socialize. Commonly called a munch, it is on the fourth Friday of every month in the Dallas/Fort Worth area with a typical attendance of between 75-125 people.
• Lone Star boys of Leather a group of Leather boys, bois, slaves, subs, and pups founded in Dallas in 2016. We gather together to support each other with respect, authenticity, and integrity in a safe and confidential environment as both individuals and members of the Leather Community.
• Masters and slaves Together (MAsT): DFW
• National Leather Alliance - Dallas (NLA Dallas)
• Next Generation Dallas: TNG Is "The Next Generation" we are a group dedicated to creating an open and positive environment for young adults interested in alternative or kinky lifestyles. We have monthly Play Parties and social events to help facilitate a community for our members. Our age range is inclusive of those who are 18 and those through the end of their 35th year.
• Suspension.org/: I'm not sure what this site is for now. But once it was the home of TSD, "an American collective, organized for the artistic demonstration of body suspensions and to disseminate any information pertaining to such."

DFW Area Shopping

• Condom Sense Dallas -- an "Adult Toys and Novelties Store" -- has a selection for "Leather & Bondage" in adition to the more typical selection of adult items.
• Elliott's True Value Hardware: a vanilla hardware store widely credited with having an readily pervertable inventory.
• Leather Masters Dallas: S&M equipment and speciality leathers. Formerly "Leather by Boots - Dallas." Now a "Leather Masters" branch store in Dallas.

DFW Dungeons, Play Spaces, and Lifestyle Alternative Centers

• DFW Dungeon

Law Firms

• Varghese Summersett: Fort Worth Criminal Defense Lawyers defending cases in Tarrant, Dallas, Collin, Johnson, Parker, and Denton counties. (NOTE: Their web site includes the bog post Is BDSM Legal in Texas? Consenting to BDSM in Texas.)

In Case of Rape or Violence in DFW

• Call 911 for police emergency

In Dallas

• Crimes Against Persons Division of the Dallas Police Department ~ Main Number : 214-671-3584
• Victim Services at the Dallas Police Department
• Sexual Assault Division - District Attorney - Dallas County
• Dallas Area Rape Crisis Center

In Fort Worth

• Fort Worth Police Department Sexual Assault Unit: 817-392-4462
• Victim Assistance at the Fort Worth Police Department
• Rape Crisis & Victim Services at the Women's Center Tarrant County