Lifestyle Educator, Community Leader & Activist:
Mistress Constance

Mistress Constance has been actively involved in the BDSM/Leather community since the mid-1990’s.  She is the Founder of the Louisville Munch as well as its hostess for ten years, from 1997 to 2007, and was christened as “Louisville’s First Lady” by her community. 

As a member of various BDSM/Leather organizations, she has been nominated for Pantheon Woman of the Year as well as regional awards, and has been nominated with her slave for Couple of the Year.  She serves as Special Events Director for the Great Lakes Leather Alliance and the Silent Auction Coordinator for International Leather Sir and Leather boy. 

She was Presenters Committee Chair for Leather Leadership Conference 2010 Great Lakes/Ontario, has produced and judged Leather events and contests, been instrumental in the organization and creation of various groups and clubs, advised and encouraged other communities and endeavors, and produced a performance by a BDSM comedian. 

Groups around the country use her writings in information and introductory packets, and she is an occasional columnist as well.   She and her slave, drew, hold the titles of Great Lakes Master and slave 2003.



Dancing On The Edge: Edge Play: (Course overview)

The element of danger or sense of something being taboo can define an activity as edge play, and what is edge play for one person may not be for the next. This presentation will discuss what makes edge play edgy, different kinds of commonly-accepted edge play, how to negotiate for edge play, including "consensually non-consensual" play, ways to minimize the dangers involved and how to introduce elements of edge play into long-standing relationships.

Earning Leathers: (Course overview)


Earning one’s leathers is an old tradition in the community, one that has for many either fallen by the wayside or which they’ve never been exposed to. This presentation will discuss the tradition, ways to earn one’s leathers and suggestions for projects and methods to use in order to feel as though the leathers you wear mean more than a trip to the local leather shop.