Desmond Ravenstone

Desmond Ravenstone

Moderator, Leather & Grace

Business/Group:

• Leather & Grace – UUs for BDSM Awareness (L&G)
• Arlington Street Church (http://www.ascboston.org/)

Location: Boston MA

Websites:

• http://leatherandgrace.wordpress.com/
• http://ravenstonesreflections.blogspot.com/

Biography:

Desmond Ravenstone is an openly kinky and polyamorous Unitarian Universalist lay leader, writer, educator and organizer living in Boston, Massachusetts.

Experience:

Moderator, Leather & Grace

• primary spokesperson for organization; engage denominational leadership on issues concerning kink-oriented Unitarian Universalists
• facilitate Steering Committee meetings and discussions
• coordinate Educational Outreach Committee, developing educational materials and strategies
• ordinate Crisis Response Committee, addressing concerns of discrimination within UU congregations and/or other institutions

lay leader, Arlington Street Church

• worship committee, assisting minister and guest preachers with Sunday services
• preached five sermons, four dealing with sexuality
• Membership Team, focus on outreach and education
• delegate to Massachusetts Bay District of UUA, four successive years
• past Education Coordinator, New England Dungeon Society
• founding member, Massachusetts Freedom to Marry Coalition
• founding member, Religious Coalition for the Freedom to Marry
• co-authored Massachusetts Declaration of Religious Support For Same-Sex Marriage
• taught workshops in Boston MA, Portland ME, Bangor ME, Rochester NY, Dallas TX, and New Hampshire
• author of “Ravishment: The Dark Side of Erotic Fantasy” (Lulu Press), “Taken: A Story of Ravishment” (Lulu Press)
• blogs on “Ravenstone’s Reflections”; several contributions cited in UU World (magazine of Unitarian Universalist Association)

Contact:

• desmondravenstone@yahoo.com
• Fetlife as DesmondRavenstone
• Facebook as Desmond Ravenstone