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Date: Saturday, October 18, 2003 04:16:22 PM
Subject: Re: [Sndbox] S&M-event organizers whipped in Maryland
Did anyone tell huggy? lol
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Sent: Friday, October 17, 2003 3:29 PM
Subject: Re: [Sndbox] S&M-event organizers whipped in Maryland
> There goes your vacation plans Charles!!!
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> Laurie
> > S&M-event organizers whipped in Maryland
> > Outcry from public causes cancellation of 'world's
> > largest' bondage
> > conference
> >
> > _____
> >
> > Posted: October 17, 2003
> > 1:00 a.m. Eastern
> >
> >
> >
> > By Allyson Smith
> > C 2003 WorldNetDaily.com
> >
> >
> > Two sadomasochism conferences scheduled to take
> > place next month - one on
> > the Atlantic Coast and another in the Deep South -
> > have been canceled as a
> > result of citizen outcries, risk of losing a liquor
> > license and police
> > warnings.
> >
> >
> > Black Rose, a Washington, D.C.-based S&M
> > organization, was forced to scrap
> > plans for its 7th annual conference slated to occur
> > Nov. 14-16 at the
> > Princess Royale Hotel in Ocean City, Md., after news
> > of the event roused
> > protests from business owners, religious leaders and
> > city officials. The
> > latter group worried the event would tarnish the
> > city's family-friendly
> > tourist image, while fears were sparked the hotel
> > might lose its liquor
> > license.
> >
> >
> > Billed as "the world's largest pansexual BDSM event
> > of the year," the Black
> > Rose conference was to include a 24-hour dungeon, a
> > "slave auction," a
> > "kinky clown" carnival, a "Free to be Bound" banquet
> > and show, burlesque
> > acts and more than 100 workshops on a variety of
> > bondage, domination and
> > sadomasochism, or BDSM, topics, according to local
> > news reports.
> >
> >
> > On its website, the Princess Royale
> > describes itself as "ideal for family vacations,
> > romantic getaways and
> > business travelers." The hotel sold out all of its
> > 300-plus rooms for the
> > three-day event, with overflow guests lodging at
> > surrounding Ocean City
> > inns. An estimated 1,200 people were expected to
> > attend.
> >
> >
> > This is the first year the Black Rose event was to
> > be held in Ocean City. In
> > previous years, the conference took place at a
> > Ramada Inn in New Carrollton,
> > Md.
> >
> >
> > Fears for 'family-friendly' image
> >
> >
> > Although Black Rose organizers wished to keep the
> > event private, word began
> > to spread among Ocean City residents in late
> > September. Many were concerned
> > the event would tarnish the town's family-friendly
> > image as a 2001
> > "All-America City" award winner.
> >
> >
> > Black Rose media director Nardo Gorgonzola told The
> > Daily Times last month,
> > "BR2003 is a private function and is closed to the
> > public and the media. The
> > nature of our activity requires us to maintain
> > discretion. ... Therefore, we
> > routinely decline to make any public comment on
> > matters relating to any
> > Black Rose activities or events."
> >
> >
> > Spokeswoman Susan Wright of the National Coalition
> > for Sexual Freedom told
> > the newspaper Black Rose is an educational group.
> >
> >
> > "It's going to be a lot of sitting in chairs and
> > people lecturing on how to
> > better your relationship," she explained. "... We're
> > teaching people how to
> > engage in alternative sexual _expression_ safely. We
> > teach how to communicate
> > what you want and spice up your sex life." She
> > estimated the event would
> > have generated at least $250,000 for hotels and
> > other beach businesses.
> >
> >
> > Some citizens planned to protest the event. The Rev.
> > John Klevence of St.
> > Mary Catholic Church in Ocean City told The Daily
> > Times, "I don't think this
> > is the best thing for Ocean City. I thought we were
> > a family resort. Ocean
> > City doesn't seem to be the spot for this. Sexuality
> > is a beautiful thing, a
> > gift from God. But it is a gift that comes with
> > responsibility, including
> > respecting the man or woman you are with, not this
> > tie-me-up rough stuff."
> >
> >
> > Booze with touching not allowed
> >
> >
> > Hotel management and police claimed they could not
> > prevent Black Rose from
> > coming to Ocean City.
> >
> >
> > In a press release, Princess Royale general manager
> > Jon Tremellen said, "The
> > Princess Royale does not condone, support or
> > encourage activities such as
> > those practiced by some members of Black Rose. We
> > do, however, support the
> > rights and freedoms of all Americans."
> >
> >
> > Ocean City Police Chief Bernadette DiPino told The
> > Daily Times, "Whether I
> > agree with the practices of this organization is
> > irrelevant. Our
> > responsibility is public safety and protecting
> > everyone's constitutional
> > rights. Our job is to make sure all laws are
> > followed."
> >
> >
> > Elected officials were less guarded in their
> > comments.
> >
> >
> > "I was quite concerned when I heard the news about
> > the conference, because
> > we've tried very hard over the years to maintain a
> > wholesome family image,"
> > Ocean City Councilman Vince Gisriel told
> > WorldNetDaily. "I learned about it
> > because citizens were calling me about it.
> > Apparently it had been scheduled
> > for months, but I did not learn about it until about
> > a week or 10 days
> > before Hurricane Isabel, and most of the elected
> > officials I spoke to did
> > not know about it, including the city solicitor.
> >
> >
> > "I respect the rights of individuals and
> > organizations," Gisriel continued,
> > "but I could not ignore the strong outpouring of
> > public sentiment. Public
> > sentiment was really running against this. You
> > cannot believe the gamut of
> > concerns people had - from health violations to
> > offending people to fire
> > safety to liquor-license issues."
> >
> >
> > Conference organizers and hotel management agreed to
> > scuttle Black Rose
> > early this month in response to the negative
> > publicity and concerns that the
> > Princess Royale would lose its liquor license.
> > Maryland law prohibits
> > establishments with liquor licenses from allowing
> > fondling or sexually
> > touching others. The law also bans flagellation
> > (whipping), a common
> > sadomasochist activity.
> >
> >
> > In response to the cancellation, the National
> > Coalition for Sexual Freedom
> > asked members to write editorial letters to local
> > news publications and
> > suggested, "If you are not from the local area,
> > include the fact that Ocean
> >
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