ABSTRACT
This chapter meets the criteria for play laid out in the introductory chapter of this book. It is contained, spatially, in a dungeon. It is governed by rules set by the community and negotiated by individual players. In particular, author focuses on participants lived experiences of engaging in commercial bondage (BD), Dominance Submission (D/S), and sadomasochism (SM) (BDSM), including how pro-Dommes and their male subs describe BDSM and what they identify as important to their play. In order to explore pro-Dommes and their long-term male clients lived experiences, he conducted a qualitative multi-case study based on the content analysis of archival material, specifically interview transcripts and blogs created by seventeen pro-Dommes and five long-term, submissive male clients. Rather, he believe research into health and wellness in the BDSM industry should be conducted as it has been in other professions, and this research should be made available to interested dungeons and freelance BDSM professionals.
