The voices of US racial minorities in alternative sexual communities are important but often unheard. If you are a person of color (POC) who has been or is involved alternative sexuality (including but not limited to S&M, D/s, leather, kink, fetishism, polyamory, and/or swinging), the Perverts of Color needs to hear your story. Perverts of Color is inclusive of all genders and sexualities. Nor are we interesting in defining who is a Person of Color. If the shoe fits, welcome.
We (co-editors Jaki and Katie) are longtime kinksters, community members, and political types whose frustration with the racism experienced in organized alternative sexuality communities - and with the kink-aversion in our other racial communities - got us thinking and talking to each other (and anyone who would listen) about the connections between our racial and sexual identities.
We decided that we needed something tangible and real to bring our stories together and to start larger discussions in our communities - an anthology. We envision something that we would have killed to read when we were baby kinksters, swingers, and poly folk trying to understand ourselves and our world, a place filled with narratives that would have helped us to make sense of the bullshit we encountered and continue to encounter.
We don’t only want to vent, though. We wanted a space to talk about the lives we’ve created, envision new directions for community-building, and share stories about the good times. The Perverts of Color anthology is due for completion in Fall 2012. But the conversation shouldn’t have to wait until the book is published. We can’t wait to hear your stories, rants, and raves, and we hope that you will spread the word about our project.