Amnesty International calls on Governments to protect prostitutes

Amnesty International’s new policy to protect prostitutes and sex workers rights Amnesty International has published its new Policy on protecting the Human Rights of Sex workers as well as four research reports on the issues and abuses sex workers face in Argentina, Norway, Hong Kong and Papua New Guinea. Tawanda Mutasah, who is the Senior …

Think Tank calls Draconian “Extreme Pornography” laws “ineffective” and “absurd”

Why we do not need the Extreme Pornography laws Back in 2008, we at Affordable Leather Products were part of the Backlash Campaign when the then UK Labour government passed the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act which, amongst its other provisions, included laws against so-called Extreme Pornography, making it illegal simply to possess picture which …

Linda Jones or “Mistress LJ” gives Professional Dommes a bad name

Do not trust Mistress LJ aka Linda Jones As you may have seen in the gutter press, a Linda Jones who calls herself Mistress LJ and who claims (or should that be “claimed”?) to be a “Professional Dominatrix” has sold photographs of one of her clients to the media. As such, his career as a …

What should I do when my mum finds my kinky BDSM Toys?

Dealing with that embarassing moment when mum finds the bondage gear… So, you’ve been having a great session playing with all the fabulous leather bondage toys (bought from Affordable Leather Products of course!) and, later on, your mother is coming to visit. No problem, she’s not going to find anything, is she? And then comes …

Discussion and Negotiation in BDSM Play

The Importance of Consent and Negotiation in BDSM Scenes At its heart, we at Affordable Leather Products consider that BDSM should be a mutually enjoyable activity between two (or more!) consenting adults. All the participants should have agreed to take part in a scene and nobody should be made to do anything they don’t want …