The Society of Janus - Definition

Society of Janus Booth at the 2004 Folsom Street Fair

Leather Pride flag

The Society of Janus is a San Francisco, California based BDSM education and support group, and is the second oldest BDSM organization in the USA. It was founded in August 1974 by the late Cynthia Slater and Larry Olsen.

The Society of Janus is nonprofit, volunteer run, and is devoted to the art of safe, consensual, and non-exploitative adult power exchange.

See also

• BDSM
• Leather Pride flag
• Folsom Street Fair
• National Coalition for Sexual Freedom

External links

• The Society of Janus - official site (http://www.soj.org)
  • History of the Society of Janus (PDF file) (http://www.soj.org/Janhis.pdf)