BDSM, Consent and the Law Webinar

How do BDSM activities, consent and the law interact? Join Sex and Pleasure Educator Luna Matatas, and Assistant Professor, Anti-violence Activist and Author Mandi Gray to explore topics like:

• Consent basics for Kink
• Why safe words aren’t enough
• Dealing with regrets, mistakes, rejection
• Tips for Vetting Partners
• Self-consent and Ongoing consent
• Identifying your needs and boundaries
• Skills for consent in kinky edge play
• Accountability, law and justice, and patriarchy
• Gendering of defamation law

BDSM offers us a chance to explore erotic activities beyond what society considers ‘normal sex'. Ranging from mild to wild expressions, BDSM attracts people from all walks of life. Consent skills are important for any relationship dynamic. Real world power dynamics influence our experiences with consent. This webinar is presentation style and live participants are invited to comment and leave questions in the chat. Your video and audio will not be on.

Join this webinar to get skills in navigating giving and receiving consent in kinky dynamics. There will be a live Q & A session at the end, included in the replay. Participants will receive an exclusive discount code to purchase Suing for Silence.

More about Mandi Gray

Mandi Gray is a researcher and writer. She lives in Toronto with her sassy little dog CeCe. Mandi was awarded a PhD (2021) in Sociology. She is currently an Assistant Professor in an undergraduate criminology program. Her research and teaching focuses on gender and violence. Mandi also consults a wide array of government for profit and not-for profit organizations on complex problems related to gender justice/injustice as well as healthcare equity.

Mandi Gray's debut book Suing for Silence: Sexual Violence and Defamation Law is now available. Suing for Silence is a groundbreaking examination of how abusive men use defamation lawsuits as a weapon against anyone who attempts to hold them accountable.

As Mandi Gray demonstrates, Canadian defamation law is being employed to silence survivors and advocates who speak out about sexual violence, perpetuating the myth that false allegations are common. Gray draws on media reports, courtroom observations, and interviews with silence breakers, activists, and lawyers from across Canada to examine the impact of so-called liar lawsuits on those who report or are thinking of reporting sexual violence, and on public discourse. Her meticulous work reveals the gendered underpinnings of defamation law, which has long protected men’s reputations at the expense of women’s sexual autonomy.

Mandi’s research focuses on Canadian law.