BDSM is a variety of erotic practices involving dominance and submission, roleplaying, restraint, and other interpersonal dynamics. Given the wide range of practices, some of which may be engaged in by people who do not consider themselves as practicing BDSM, inclusion in the BDSM community or subculture is usually dependent on self-identification and shared experience. Interest in BDSM can range from one-time experimentation to a lifestyle.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to BDSM:
Etymology
The term BDSM is a portmanteau of initialisms intended to encompass all of the following activities:
Bondage and discipline (B & D or B/D)
Dominance and submission (D & S or D/s) (including "master and slave" role-playing scenarios and ongoing relationship structures)
Sadism and masochism (S & M or S/M)
Bondage
By material
Japanese bondage
Metal bondage
Handcuffs
Rope bondage
By body part
Self-bondage
Head bondage
Neck
Collar (BDSM)
Stocks
Arms
Wrists – Bondage cuffs
Arms – Armbinder
Stocks
Elbow bondage
Breast bondage
Crotch rope
Discipline
Dominance and Submission
Ageplay
Fear play
Ass worship
Body worship
Boot worship
Erotic humiliation
Verbal humiliation
Erotic hypnosis
Erotic sexual denial
Facesitting
Female dominance
Female submission
Male dominance
Male submission
Bladder desperation
Feminization
Master/slave
Medical scene
Rape scene
Servitude
Sexual slavery
Submissive BDSM sex positions
Sadomasochism
Enema play
Erotic spanking
Speculum play
Breast torture
Nipple clamp
Nipple piercing
Cock and ball torture
Pussy torture
Tickle torture
Types of play
Edgeplay
Knife play
Fear play
Body Modification
Play piercing
Suspension
Sexual roleplay
Age play
Animal roleplay
Gender Play
Incest play
Rape play
Sensation play
Temperature play
Breath play
Impact play
Pain play
Sensory deprivation
BDSM equipment
Gag (BDSM)
Ball gag
Bit gag
Funnel gag
Jennings gag
Muzzle gag
OTM gag
Pecker gag
Penis gag
Stuff gag
Tape gag
Whitehead gag
Bondage harness
Cock harness
Dildo harness
Head harness
Sexual fetishism and Paraphilia
Paraphilia
Sexual sadism disorder
Sexual fetishism
Breast fetishism
Diaper fetishism
Foot fetishism
Fur fetishism
Leather fetishism
Latex and PVC fetishism
Spandex fetishism
Stocking fetishism
BDSM terminology
Bondage
Discipline (BDSM)
Glossary of BDSM
Roles
Bottom
Top
Dominant
Submissive
Master/slave
Dominatrix
Sexual slavery (BDSM)
Sexual fetishism
Hard limit (BDSM)
Limits (BDSM)
Negotiation (BDSM)
Contract (BDSM)
Play (BDSM)
Scene (BDSM)
Session (BDSM)
Significant BDSM people
Peter Acworth
Jeff Gord
Laura Antoniou
Maria Beatty
Barbara Behr
Theresa Berkley
Gloria Brame
Böse Buben
Richard Francis Burton
Patrick Califia
Vanessa Duriès
Dossie Easton
Bob Flanagan
Maîtresse Françoise
Matthias T. J. Grimme
Janet Hardy
Alfred Kinsey
Irving Klaw
Richard Freiherr von Krafft-Ebing
John Norman
Bettie Page
Pauline Réage
Catherine Robbe-Grillet
Gayle Rubin
Leopold von Sacher-Masoch
Marquis de Sade
Dita von Teese
Jay Wiseman
Media
A Defence of Masochism
Belle de jour (novel)
Belle de jour (film)
Billions (TV series)
The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant
Bonding (TV series)
The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty
De Usu Flagrorum
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders