Country United States Publication date 1981 Pages 287 Originally published 1981 Publisher Samois | Language English Media type Print (paperback) ISBN 0-932870-28-7 Page count 287 Subject Sadomasochism | |
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Similar The Second Coming, Against Sadomasochism, Macho Sluts, Sapphistry, The leatherman's handbook | ||
Coming to Power: Writings and Graphics on Lesbian S/M is a 1981 book edited by members of the lesbian feminist S/M organisation SAMOIS. It is an anthology of lesbian S/M writings.
It was quickly out-of-print and reached a worldwide audience the following year when it was reprinted by Alyson Publications. The book alternates short stories with advice on techniques, a model that has been used by various other BDSM books since then.
A sequel The Second Coming: A Leatherdyke Reader was published in 1996, edited by Pat Califia and Robin Sweeney.
Many of the authors in Coming to Power characterise sadomasochism as the epitome of eroticism.
It is described in Coming on Strong: Gay Politics and Culture as containing lesbian erotica.
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