TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2006//
TI  - Negotiating Limits. The Legal Status of S/M in the United States
JO  - Journal of homosexuality
A1  - Ridinger, Robert B.
SP  - 189
EP  - 216
VL  - 50
IS  - 2-3
N2  - This paper reviews the origin of the concept of sadomasochism and its treatment by the American legal system. Relevant court cases and corollary issues such as the rights to privacy and sexual freedom, child custody, domestic violence, and employment discrimination are profiled. Organizations created by the gay, lesbian and heterosexual leather communities to create accurate public awareness of the SM subculture, and their programs of education and activism, are discussed and prospects for effective legislative change evaluated.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0091-8369
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/J082v50n02_09
ID  - ref1
ER  -