Fifty shades of kink

By Sarah Berry
Updated October 4 2012 - 12:09pm, first published October 2 2012 - 8:42am
Kinky ... there are 50 shades when it comes to fetish.
Kinky ... there are 50 shades when it comes to fetish.

The Gathering, Australia's biggest kink 'conference' was held in Sydney over the long weekend. Offering 'workshops' on everything from spanking to electroplay (the most popular seminar of the weekend according to organisers), the event is designed to teach people how to 'play' safely and provides an opportunity for newcomers to dip their toes into the water of the kink community. With almost double the number of tickets sold as for the previous event, organisers believe its popularity stems from Fifty Shades of Grey. "People have started coming out of the woodwork," said Miss Dee, The Gathering hostess and resident dominatrix. "Around 60 per cent [of participants] have been in the community for less than a year."

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