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This bio is completely incomplete. (grin)
Elaine was a columnist for Xtra West newspaper for a few years… here are some links to her articles on Xtra.ca:
http://www.google.ca/search?q=site%3Axtra.ca+%22by+Elaine+Miller%22

At some point this should have a different format. I’m just sticking it here so we don’t lose them.
- Elaine
Chaps at a tea party
SAFE SM / Trevor Jacques wants your eyes to light up when you see a spatula
story by Nancy Irwin / Xtra Aug 22 2002
http://archives.xtra.ca/Story.aspx?s=14651180
A queer, fat, kinky Jew
QUEER HOMO / Silva [...]

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Studio Q
Mr BC Leather
Mr and Ms Vancouver Leather
Club Inferno
The Other Side
Dark Circus
Betty Page/Body Perv
Sin City
columns and article in local media
Barry Piersdorff the [...]

The Vancouver Dungeon Monitor Team is a group of volunteers who are dedicated to ensuring the safety of ALL those who attend the events we are asked to monitor. We accomplish this by having properly trained Dungeon [...]

Women’s parties run by Miss Andrea.
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Purgatory is the name of a large playspace at (address), a few blocks North of Hastings street near Victoria Drive.
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Elaine reminisces:
In 1994 or so (if I get less lazy, I’ll look into my archives and pinpoint the date) there was Allies in Diversity, a leatherwoman’s conference held in Vancouver. It was put on by KA (must check to see if she’d like to be named here), with an enormous amount of [...]

Women’s playparties run by Janna and Otter from Womyn’s Ware
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Bride of Pride is both the name of a specific event (queer women’s playparty during Vancouver Pride weekend), and the name for the group of women who organize 3 -4 events per year.
http://vancouverleather.com/brideofpride/
The inaugural BoP event was on August 5th, 2006, during the Pride Weekend. It was held at the Anza Club.
Here’s the poster for [...]

The Sample Venue was the home to many great parties held by Sample Organization in the early 1900s.
Situated in the middle of Stanley Park, it consisted of 19 floors of theme rooms, one-way glass, and leather-themed amusement-park rides. In 1910, it was torn down to make way for old-growth forest.
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Sample Leatherperson 1 helped to run Sample Organization in the early 1900s.
There’s a bit of biographical info here: (bio)
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Sample Organization was a hypothetical leather org for gay men, running from 1900 until its demise in 1910.
It ran sample events on a yearly basis, and was controlled by a collective consisting of Sample Leatherperson 1 and Sample Leatherperson 2.
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SSC -  Safe, Sane and Consensual
by Elaine Miller
SSC (Safe, Sane and Consensual) is a frequently heard phrase in BDSM communities, and its roots are deeply entwined with a concern for ethics and, more to the point, fair play.
Safe means that even when we [...]

SM is done for positive reasons: personal growth and erotic pleasure. It requires the knowledgeable consent of each player, and is often carefully negotiated beforehand. In SM, the situation is controlled. SM play stops immediately when someone uses a safeword, in any scene, at any time, for any reason–physical or emotional. SM players do not [...]

MVK presents a casual, low stress dinner gathering for people interested in BDSM, on the third Wednesday of each month. Come out and meet the community. Newcomers welcome.
Location: The End Cafe, 2360 Commercial Drive, Vancouver BC
Time: 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm, March 19th, and the third Wednesday of every month.

MVK presents a casual, low stress dinner gathering for people interested in BDSM, on the first Wednesday of each month. Come out and meet the community. Newcomers welcome.
Location: Boston Pizza, 190-1333 Broadway West, Vancouver BC
Time: 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm, the first Wednesday of every month.

Metro Vancouver Kink is a new BDSM organization for the Greater Vancouver area, a non-profit, community-based, pansexual, incorporated society with an elected board of directors that will organize play, social and educational events for kinky people, as well as other services.
(www.metrovancouverkink.com)
Please email us at contact@metrovancouverkink.com

Bride of Pride is both the name of a specific event (queer women’s playparty during Vancouver Pride weekend), and the name for the group of women who organize 3 -4 events per year.
http://vancouverleather.com/brideofpride/

http://vancouverleather.com/renegade/

VASM, (est. 1982) is a non-profit society primarily for gay/bi men and provides info, education and support for those interested in S/M.
phone 604-687-1693 or 604-684-XTRA, extension 2123
vasm@shaw.ca
http://www.vasm.bc.ca/

Sagacity of Victoria celebrates all aspects of kink, fetish, and alternative lifestyles. We provide consistently interesting evenings of meeting, greeting, sharing, and support. At Sagacity, we welcome each and every individual and we rejoice in sharing our experiences and friendships. We offer discussions, presentations, play parties, or kink adventures every month! Sagacity meets at 7:30 [...]

http://www.rascals-club.com/

Libido Events is a small production company setting out to promote sex education and other events celebrating alternative sexuality in our culture.
Contact: Jennifer      jennifer@libidoevents.com
http://www.LibidoEvents.com/

Vancouver Men in Leather
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