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SUMMARY:Neurodivergence in BDSM Dynamics
DESCRIPTION:A two-day workshop with Susie Showers \n\n\n\nFriday September 5th 6PM-9PM \n\n\n\nSaturday September 6th 4PM-6PM \n\n\n\nPlease note\, you must have attended Friday’s class to be eligible to attend Saturday’s class. \n\n\n\nHave more fun with accessibility in kink for neurodivergent and neurotypical individuals\, couples\, and polycules.  \n\n\n\nPerhaps the play you’re engaging in – or avoiding – is creating discomfort or overwhelm for you or your partners. Or maybe you know exactly what you need to feel comfortable\, but play feels rigid or uninspired. Join this two-part play lab with a certified mental health & relationship counsellor to explore the benefits of kink\, power play and fetish in your relationships. \n\n\n\nYou’ll be supported to explore… \n\n\n\n\nWhy kink feels so good\, based on how your brain learns and communicates\n\n\n\nFeel the difference between feeling unsafe and feelings of discomfort from avoidance\, overstimulation\, and dissociation \n\n\n\nConnect your unique access needs to roles and activities in BDSM \n\n\n\nCreate scenes and aftercare plans for collaborative connection \n\n\n\n\nIn the first part you will explore challenges and support needs. Bring your questions\, your struggles\, your wins! In the second day you’ll be loosely guided to create a scene honouring the play style for your neurotype to satisfy you and your partners\, and find creative ways to meet your accessibility needs. You don’t need to be in an ongoing relational dynamic to attend\, all that’s required is curiosity to understand yourself and other people.  \n\n\n\nDay 1: \n\n\n\n\nAfter settling in we name common challenges in kinky play and intimacy for neurodivergent folks.\n\n\n\nThis channels into support needs these challenges may be pointing towards.\n\n\n\nWe play with the difference between feeling unsafe and feeling uncomfortable in relationship\, and bring curiosity to discomfort. \n\n\n\nThere will be a bit of homework to take with you so you’re prepared well for the practical part. \n\n\n\n\nDay 2: \n\n\n\n\nConnect support needs to tools including kinky behaviours and activities \n\n\n\nPlan out a scene including negotiation and aftercare for everyone involved \n\n\n\n\nNote: This is not a 101 intro to BDSM\, so prior knowledge of basic kink negotiation\, safety and consent are expected before joining. \n\n\n\nTickets are sold per person and are provide access to the event for both Friday and Saturday as this is a two day workshop. \n\n\n\nTickets are available on a sliding scale to promote inclusivity and accessibility. Please choose the ticket price that makes this event accessible to you. All ticket types provide the same access to the event. \n\n\n\nThis workshop does not require a membership. Doors will open 15 minutes before the start of the class. \n\n\n\nSusie Showers is a queer nonbinary AuDHD creative arts therapist and relationship counsellor in Montreal. They support queer and trans individuals and relational dynamics explore challenges and curiosities around gender\, sexuality\, kink\, and polyamoury. They integrate somatic techniques\, drama therapy\, sex therapy\, and DBT using a feminist trauma-informed body-based approach. They have been learning and teaching in kink communities since 2013 in London UK\, Melbourne Australia\, Toronto\, and Montreal. They are a clown\, a film maker\, and a puppeteer\, and a dutiful servant to a small black cat called Freyja.  \n\n\n\nsusieshowers.com
URL:https://maxottawa.ca/list/neurodivergence-in-bdsm-dynamics/2025-09-05/
LOCATION:Probe Ottawa\, 41 York St 3rd & 4th floor\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, K1N 5S7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Educational,Ottawa,Sex positive
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SUMMARY:Neurodivergence in BDSM Dynamics
DESCRIPTION:A two-day workshop with Susie Showers \n\n\n\nFriday September 5th 6PM-9PM \n\n\n\nSaturday September 6th 4PM-6PM \n\n\n\nPlease note\, you must have attended Friday’s class to be eligible to attend Saturday’s class. \n\n\n\nHave more fun with accessibility in kink for neurodivergent and neurotypical individuals\, couples\, and polycules.  \n\n\n\nPerhaps the play you’re engaging in – or avoiding – is creating discomfort or overwhelm for you or your partners. Or maybe you know exactly what you need to feel comfortable\, but play feels rigid or uninspired. Join this two-part play lab with a certified mental health & relationship counsellor to explore the benefits of kink\, power play and fetish in your relationships. \n\n\n\nYou’ll be supported to explore… \n\n\n\n\nWhy kink feels so good\, based on how your brain learns and communicates\n\n\n\nFeel the difference between feeling unsafe and feelings of discomfort from avoidance\, overstimulation\, and dissociation \n\n\n\nConnect your unique access needs to roles and activities in BDSM \n\n\n\nCreate scenes and aftercare plans for collaborative connection \n\n\n\n\nIn the first part you will explore challenges and support needs. Bring your questions\, your struggles\, your wins! In the second day you’ll be loosely guided to create a scene honouring the play style for your neurotype to satisfy you and your partners\, and find creative ways to meet your accessibility needs. You don’t need to be in an ongoing relational dynamic to attend\, all that’s required is curiosity to understand yourself and other people.  \n\n\n\nDay 1: \n\n\n\n\nAfter settling in we name common challenges in kinky play and intimacy for neurodivergent folks.\n\n\n\nThis channels into support needs these challenges may be pointing towards.\n\n\n\nWe play with the difference between feeling unsafe and feeling uncomfortable in relationship\, and bring curiosity to discomfort. \n\n\n\nThere will be a bit of homework to take with you so you’re prepared well for the practical part. \n\n\n\n\nDay 2: \n\n\n\n\nConnect support needs to tools including kinky behaviours and activities \n\n\n\nPlan out a scene including negotiation and aftercare for everyone involved \n\n\n\n\nNote: This is not a 101 intro to BDSM\, so prior knowledge of basic kink negotiation\, safety and consent are expected before joining. \n\n\n\nTickets are sold per person and are provide access to the event for both Friday and Saturday as this is a two day workshop. \n\n\n\nTickets are available on a sliding scale to promote inclusivity and accessibility. Please choose the ticket price that makes this event accessible to you. All ticket types provide the same access to the event. \n\n\n\nThis workshop does not require a membership. Doors will open 15 minutes before the start of the class. \n\n\n\nSusie Showers is a queer nonbinary AuDHD creative arts therapist and relationship counsellor in Montreal. They support queer and trans individuals and relational dynamics explore challenges and curiosities around gender\, sexuality\, kink\, and polyamoury. They integrate somatic techniques\, drama therapy\, sex therapy\, and DBT using a feminist trauma-informed body-based approach. They have been learning and teaching in kink communities since 2013 in London UK\, Melbourne Australia\, Toronto\, and Montreal. They are a clown\, a film maker\, and a puppeteer\, and a dutiful servant to a small black cat called Freyja.  \n\n\n\nsusieshowers.com
URL:https://maxottawa.ca/list/neurodivergence-in-bdsm-dynamics/2025-09-06/
LOCATION:Probe Ottawa\, 41 York St 3rd & 4th floor\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, K1N 5S7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Educational,Ottawa,Sex positive
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SUMMARY:Stud Country {Achey Breaky Heart Line Dancing}
DESCRIPTION:Doors: 7:00 PM | Lessons: 8:30 PM \n\n\n\nGet ready for a fun-filled night of queer line dancing!  Queering613 is excited to bring you a new monthly event inspired by Stud Country out of LA\, featuring a half dance lesson\, half (country) dance party vibes. Let’s get hundreds of boots stomping  and Wrangler-clad hips shaking on the dance floor!  \n\n\n\n Jason Bett has been teaching dance for over 17 years and knows how to get everyone moving — from jive and swing to two-step and west coast swing!  \n\n\n\nHe’s deeply involved in the queer community in Ottawa  and brings energy\, fun\, and a whole lot of  to the dance floor! \n\n\n\nWhether you’re a beginner\, intermediate\, or someone with two left feet \, Jason’s got something exciting planned just for you  \n\n\n\n Join us on September 10th — you won’t want to miss it!  \n\n\n\nWhether you’re there to dance\, hang out with friends \, or just watch the action from the sidelines \, everyone is welcome to join in on the fun! Dressing to theme is highly encouraged – think chaps\, straps\, and spurs!  \n\n\n\nWhat to Expect: \n\n\n\nOverflowing Craft Brew  – Enjoy a wide selection of craft beers throughout the night. \n\n\n\nInclusive Space  – All genders and sexualities are welcome. \n\n\n\nAccessible Venue  – Overflow Brewing is a physically accessible venue\, with an accessible entrance and washrooms. There is an outdoor patio\, weather permitting.  \n\n\n\nImportant Notes: \n\n\n\nParticipation in the dance lesson is optional – feel free to join in or enjoy the atmosphere with your friends.  \n\n\n\nWe aim to create a fun\, safer space for everyone to enjoy\, and we’re committed to making sure this event is welcoming and accessible.  \n\n\n\nYour feedback is always welcome! Feel free to reach out to us anytime at queering613@gmail.com.  \n\n\n\nSpecial Thanks: \n\n\n\nOverflow Brewing for hosting us in their fantastic space: overflowbeer.com \n\n\n\nJason Bett for sharing his dance expertise!  \n\n\n\nWe also acknowledge that this event takes place on unceded Algonquin Territory\, land that was never surrendered.
URL:https://maxottawa.ca/list/stud-country-achey-breaky-heart-line-dancing/
LOCATION:Overflow Brewery\, 2477 Kaladar ave.\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, K1V 8B9\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Educational,Nightlife,Ottawa,Social
ORGANIZER;CN="Queering 613":MAILTO:queering613@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250918T183000
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UID:10003435-1758220200-1758231000@maxottawa.ca
SUMMARY:Consent: Beyond the Basics
DESCRIPTION:This workshop explores some of the complexities of consent and works to expand your understanding of consent beyond the basics of “no means no\,” and enthusiastic YESes. \n\n\n\nIt is designed for those who are looking to build a more nuanced and in depth practice of consent\, negotiation\, as well as provide tools for navigating common challenges like power dynamics\, histories of trauma\, reading body language\, and coping with miscommunications and consent violations. The workshop will primarily be lecture based\, with space for audience participation and questions throughout. \n\n\n\nContent: \n\n\n\n\nNuances of negotiation\n\n\n\nSpectrum of enthusiasm\n\n\n\nBody language cues\n\n\n\nWheel of Consent\n\n\n\nNavigating power dynamics\n\n\n\nInfluence of past trauma\n\n\n\nCoping with miscommunication\, consent violations\, and regret\n\n\n\n\nThis workshop does not require a membership. \n\n\n\nTickets are sold per person. Tickets are available on a sliding scale to promote inclusivity and accessibility. Please choose the ticket price that makes this event accessible to you. All ticket types provide the same access to the event. \n\n\n\nDoors will open 15 minutes before the start of the class. \n\n\n\nMiss Red is a queer Dominatrix\, and kink educator based in Montréal. She has been working as a kink provider since 2021 and began offering kink and consent workshops in 2024.  She enjoys indulging in the art of negotiation and co-creating ritualistic scenes and kinky dynamics that facilitate growth and change through somatic experiences. Miss Red delights in nerding out about communication and having long conversations that deepen mutual understandings of the self\, desire\, and relationships. 
URL:https://maxottawa.ca/list/consent-beyond-the-basics/
LOCATION:Probe Ottawa\, 41 York St 3rd & 4th floor\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, K1N 5S7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Educational,Ottawa,Sex positive
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250919T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250919T200000
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SUMMARY:Queerspora
DESCRIPTION:Dating can be so complicated. We’re here to help make it a bit easier. \n\n\n\nIn this month’s programming for queer newcomers\, we’re talking about some of the challenges around dating. Bring your questions or stories\, share what’s worked for you\, and learn more about some of the resources available to you in the city.  \n\n\n\nSpots are limited so make sure to register through the form below.
URL:https://maxottawa.ca/list/queerspora-6/
LOCATION:McNabb Community Centre\, 180 Percy St.\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, K1R 5P4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Advocacy & empowerment,Educational,MAX Programs,Ottawa,Regular programming,Social
ORGANIZER;CN="MAX Ottawa":MAILTO:info@maxottawa.ca
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