Kink Is My Superpower is a multi-media project from Divine Deviance. His blog is www.bannon.com. Silke Niggemeier, aka.
“Divine Deviance” is an upcoming multi-part documentary project by and about the global Kink/BDSM/Fetish communities and will reveal the stories of people who create their own fellowships—both sexual and supportive. Far from sensationalistic, this film/web series will honor and explore the Kink/BDSM/Fetish community’s diversity and truth.
* Who Wants to Know: Our Audience *
Although this film an
d web series will be by, about, and for the Kink/BDSM/Fetish community, “Divine Deviance” is also for anyone interested in the diversity of human sexuality and the creation of brother- and sisterhood outside of blood family. To our knowledge, this will be the first comprehensive documentary project that takes an in depth look at Kink/BDSM/Fetish globally and not just on a local level.
* How Is It Organized: Project Structure *
Rather than a typical documentary, “Divine Deviance” will be a multi-part series: Each segment will include a lively round table introduction focusing on a specific theme and featuring a diverse group of Kink/BDSM/Fetish leaders from around the globe, followed by a deeper exploration of the same theme following a particular character. Each one of these “chapters” (introduction plus individual story) will run from 20–30 minutes. The chapters can be viewed separately, but multiple components can also be combined into a variety of longer pieces. The beauty of this approach is that the filmmakers can work incrementally and the audience can view selectively—picking an assortment of chapters that will both fit their budget and suit their interests. For example, one combination of segments could focus on women and communities of color; another could emphasize the international world of Kink/BDSM/Fetish. Single chapters could be shown in classroom settings and combinations of chapters can be screened at film festivals, conferences and more. We will initially film the round table and three segments, and will then branch out from there.
* Who Is at the Helm: Working with Our Advisory Committee *
As a starting point, we are currently assembling an advisory committee with representatives from all aspects of the Kink/BDSM/Fetish community—LGB and heterosexual, transgender and cisgender, women and men, people of all colors and various nationalities. This group will help ensure that the project represents the true diversity of Kink/BDSM/Fetish. The advisory committee will work hand in hand with the film team to help inform our stories and support our outreach efforts.
* What Will We Explore: Topic Areas for the Multi-Part Series *
As mentioned, “Divine Deviance” will cover a whole range of themes relevant to the Kink/BDSM/Fetish community. We will start with a few key topics and expand from there:
• What is Kink/BDSM/Fetish in 2016?
• History of the Kink/BDSM/Fetish scene
• Gender in Kink/BDSM/Fetish
• Black, brown, yellow, red, white: Race and Kink/BDSM/Fetish
• Kink/BDSM/Fetish internationally
• Kink/BDSM/Fetish and spirituality
*Show Me the Money: Funding and Project Kickoff *
We will fundraise in collaboration with Kink/BDSM/Fetish organizations and allies around the world and make extensive use of crowd- and social media-based funding globally. Our kickoff party, sponsored by kink.com, will take place in San Francisco on September 22nd 2016 at the famous/infamous Armory. During the party, we will start our online crowdsourcing with the premiere of a teaser/trailer, live kinky performances, gogo girls & boys, an auction, and more. The event will stream live online and include a large screen scroll showing text donations in real time from people at the party in SF and from around the world. Like “Divine Deviance” itself, the financing approach will be “modular.” Our initial goal for September 2016 is to raise enough cash to produce the first chapter. Once it is completed, we can use it to raise additional funds to create new segments on further topics. Our hope is that each new addition to the project will generate more interest and allow us to generate the funding to continue telling these invaluable human stories. All contributions towards our doc series are funneled through the non-profit organization the HIV Story Project. For people who pay their taxes within the US that means, their donation is tax deductible and they will receive a tax receipt upon making their contribution. (*Tax laws vary from state to state - please check with your accountant or look into your local tax laws to make sure that this applies where you pay your taxes!)
Any profits gained from "Divine Deviance" will be put directly into financing production of the next chapters of the series. Once the full series has been completed, left over funds and any profits made moving forward will be split between the kink non-profits that have been supporting the project.
* Who is the Creative Team *
Race Bannon has been an organizer, writer, educator, speaker and activist in the LGBT, leather/kink, polyamory and HIV/STI prevention realms since 1973. He has authored two books, been published extensively, and has spoken to hundreds of audiences. He created the world's largest kink-friendly psychotherapist and medical referral service and led The DSM Project that yielded beneficial changes in the way psychotherapy views BDSM. Race also founded a groundbreaking alternative sexuality publishing company, was an internet radio sex talk show host, received national and local awards, appeared in numerous documentaries, and currently writes for the Bay Area Reporter. Lola De Milo, is a German systemic sexual therapist and relationship coach with 20+ years of kink and BDSM activities, activism and social engagement under her belt. She has been engaged in various projects from the organization of a charity Pin-Up calendar series, to appearances on different TV & radio shows to 6+ years of PR as a board member of Europe’s oldest registered association of kinksters SMart-Rhein-Ruhr e.V. and 2 years on the board of the German Society of Social-Scientific Sexuality Research e.V. Her favorite work apart from coaching is to hold talks and workshops for professionals in the social/medical/therapy sector and for police women and men to promote kink awareness. Jörg Fockele is a critically acclaimed filmmaker, executive producer and TV director/producer of shows such as Bravo’s “Queer Eye,” ABC ’s “Wife Swap,” MTV’s “Savage U” and AMC’s “Small Town Security.” In addition, Jörg has written and directed 10+ short films, 4 feature documentaries and numerous music videos and PSAs – among them “Ritual,” an award-winning short documentary about the Sun Dance Hooking ritual and the PSA and interview series “Unsung Heroes – The Leather/Kink community’s fight against AIDS.” Jörg’s most important awards and distinctions include retrospectives at the Goethe Institutes New York City, San Francisco, Chicago and Mexico City, 2 Emmys and a special prize from the International Film Festival in Berlin. Marc Smolowitz is a multi-award winning director, producer and executive producer with 25+ years of experience across all aspects of the entertainment and media business. His career focus has been on powerful social issue filmmaking across all genres. His long list of credits includes films that have screened at top-tier festivals—Sundance, Berlinale, AFI Docs, IDFA, Tokyo, Melbourne, among others—and been released worldwide. Select titles include: “The Nine” (Producer 2016), “The Watermelon Woman” (Restoration Producer 2016), “Desert Migration” (Producer 2015), “Keep the Promise: The Global Fight Against AIDS,” narrated by Margaret Cho (Co-Director/Co-Producer) and the Academy-Award nominated “The Weather Underground” (Producer 2003).
* Production Company/Fiscal Sponsor: The HIV Story Project *
Founded in 2009 by filmmakers Jörg Fockele and Marc Smolowitz, The HIV Story Project is a San Francisco-based non-profit organization focused on bridging HIV/AIDS with film, media and storytelling to fight global stigma associated with the disease. Although “Divine Deviance” is produced by The HIV Story Project, it doesn’t focus primarily on HIV/AIDS. The project was born when The HIV Story Project collaborated with the local San Francisco leather/kink community on a video project in 2015, and realized there was a much larger story to be told. Although this story will include a chapter about AIDS, it will not be limited to it. The non-profit status of the HIV Story Project will ensure tax deductibility of all contributions towards the film.
* More Information *
“Divine Deviance” will soon have a website to serve as the central access point for information. It will include timelines, interview participants, project contact information details about upcoming shoots, and specifics about funding that needs to be secured to make those shoots happen. It will also serve as the eventual location from which the film chapters can be accessed and viewed. In the mean time - and until the website goes live – all important information and updates can be found on our page at www.facebook.com/DivineDeviance and you can follow us on Twitter at @Divine_Deviance
22/04/2026
We've been in the shadows long enough. Kink Is My Superpower just launched on YouTube — and we're bringing the stories with us.
Real interviews. Real people. No shame, no filters. From the floor of Folsom Street Fair to a roundtable at The Armory, from academics to activists to the grandmother you'd never guess — this is what kink actually looks like.
New videos every Tuesday and Thursday.
We're also in active fundraising to bring the first three documentary films into production. The cast is set. The crew is ready. We just need the fuel. (Link to donate in comments.)
Here's what we want to know: What's your superpower?
Drop it below — one word, one sentence, Facebook safe.
This community was built on people being brave enough to say it out loud.
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📖 Kink Is — now in Harvard, Princeton, UC Berkeley, and 26 other library collections worldwide.
2x Emmy winner Jörg Fockele to direct, with stories inspired by "Kink Is, An Anthology of Surprisingly Relatable True Stories About S*x, Power, and Joy" foreword by Margaret Cho
KINK IS Announces Call for Major Film Funding for New Documentary Series Based on the Global Best-Selling Book
San Francisco, CA, August 25, 2025 — The team behind the global best-selling book Kink Is, An Anthology of Surprisingly Relatable True Stories About S*x, Power, and Joy today announced a call for major film funding to complete production of a companion documentary series. The project is fiscally sponsored by the Center for Independent Documentary, allowing tax-deductible contributions from individuals, foundations, and donor-advised funds. The first three episodes are cast. Filming will commence with current funds unless a streaming partner is secured prior to principal photography.
The series will be directed by Jörg Fockele, a 2x Emmy winning filmmaker and executive producer with a 30 year career spanning four feature documentaries, ten plus short films, and acclaimed television work that includes Bravo’s “Queer Eye,” ABC’s “Wife Swap,” MTV’s “Savage U,” the Sundance Channel’s “Big Ideas for a Small Planet,” and AMC’s “Small Town Security.” Fockele’s awards and distinctions include retrospectives at the Goethe Institutes in New York City, San Francisco, Chicago, and Mexico City, two Emmys, and a special prize from the International Film Festival in Berlin. Recent work includes the 12+ film festival award winning “Sally!,” a feature on feminist and le***an rights activist Sally Gearhart, and “Eyes of Mel Odom,” an experimental documentary short about the NYC artist.
“Kink Is brings forward human stories about consent, identity, intimacy, and power,” said Jörg Fockele, director and executive producer. “The goal is real representation and compassion. We center lived experience so audiences can see themselves, learn, and feel seen.”
What do you do when the summer (in The Netherlands) is much colder and wetter than expected?
You grab your favourite book, brew a cup of tea and indulge in wonderfully kinky voices and colourful pictures!
At least S Niggemeier Aka Lola De Milo does..
Where do you read Kink Is My Superpower ?
Show and Tell!
03/07/2025
💥Author Spotlight: Stephen Ferris
Attorney. Advocate. Truth-teller.
I’m thrilled to highlight one of our boldest contributors to "Kink Is: Surprisingly Relatable True Stories About S*x, Power, and Joy" — Stephan Ferris.
A seasoned criminal defense attorney with over 30 years of trial experience, Stephan has never shied away from complexity. In the courtroom and on the page, he brings the same clarity, compassion, and edge. His chapter in "Kink Is" explores the intersections of justice, consent, and radical honesty; and it hits like a gavel and a gut punch all at once.
This book isn’t just a collection of stories. It’s a declaration: that s*x and power are deeply human, and joy is a form of resistance.
We’re currently raising funds for the companion documentary film series through our fiscal sponsor, Center for Independent Documentary — to bring these powerful stories to life.
Support the project. Read the stories. Shift the narrative.
The entire team is standing by waiting to applaud you: Jörg Fockele, Race Bannon, S Niggemeier Aka Lola De Milo, Adam Ouderkirk, Beatrice Stonebanks, Cory Firestine, Patrick Davis, Unbound Edition Press and the incomparable Margaret Cho❣️
🌈 As Pride Month closes, let’s remember: visibility doesn’t end on June 30th.
Pride isn’t a marketing campaign or a moment, it’s a movement. It’s lived in boardrooms, classrooms, clinics, studios, shop floors, and servers. It’s in every fight for equity, every act of joy, every policy we challenge, and every door we open for someone else.
To my LGBTQ+ community: stay vigilant, stay strong. No administration can erase us.
To our allies: don’t go quiet. Keep showing up.
Because Pride isn’t over. It's an ongoing movement and act of resistance that continues year-round❣️
We see you and applaud you: LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District StartOut San Francisco Leathermen's Discussion Group Society of Janus TASHRA - The Alternative S*xualities Health Research Alliance
Meet Peter Tupper— historian, journalist, and one of the most thoughtful chroniclers of kink culture working today.
We are beyond proud to have Peter Tupper as one of our contributing authors in the award-winning nonfiction book, 'Kink Is: Surprisingly Relatable True Stories About S*x, Power, and Joy' and even more honored to have his voice uplifted as part of our film series fundraising campaign this week.
Peter Tupper is the author of 'A Lover’s Pinch: A Cultural History of Sadomasochism', an unflinching, intelligent, and deeply researched work that explores kink not as titillation, but as cultural truth. He’s spent decades tracing how kink shows up in literature, psychology, law, and everyday life — and he brings that same incisive clarity to the pages of 'Kink Is'.
Peter doesn’t just write about kink — he documents the lineage of our liberation. He shows how marginalized desires survive, adapt, and push culture forward.
And now, as we raise funds for the Kink Is My Superpower documentary film series, Peter’s legacy helps anchor this work in rigor, reverence, and truth. This project doesn’t just need hype. It needs history. And Peter brings it.
🎥 Support the film that’s building on the foundation voices like Peter’s have laid through our fiscal sponsor: Center for Independent Documentary, donate here: https://lnkd.in/g3sEztgC
No amount is too small to earn a film credit; or too big ❣️
Please drop a comment or share this post so someone else can support this fundraising effort. The entire team is standing by, ready to applaud you, Jörg Fockele, Race Bannon S Niggemeier Aka Lola De Milo, Adam Ouderkirk, Beatrice Stonebanks, Cory Firestine, Patrick Davis, Unbound Edition Press, and Margaret Cho ‼️
17/06/2025
🎶 Fresh track alert!🎶
We just dropped a brand-new Suno song to celebrate the award winning book, “Kink Is: An Anthology of Surprisingly Relatable True Stories about S*x, Power, and Joy.” This anthem captures the honesty, freedom, and strength of kinksters who’ve stepped out of the shadows; and it’s the perfect soundtrack for everyone discovering their own superpowers.
💪 Why this matters:
At Kink Is My Superpower, we turn lived experience into art: films, books, surveys, and social content, so more voices can rise, be heard, and thrive. Every click, stream, and share fuels our documentary film series and expands the conversation around consent, power exchange, and radical self-acceptance.
Please drop a comment or share this post so someone else can support this fundraising effort, too. The entire team is standing by, ready to applaud you: Jörg Fockele, S Niggemeier Aka Lola De Milo, Adam Ouderkirk, Cory Firestine, Patrick Davis, Unbound Edition Press, Beatrice Stonebanks, and the incomparable Margaret Cho!
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Kink Is My Superpower, a multi-media project that highlights the honesty, freedom, and strength of kinksters around the world.
12/06/2025
We are deeply honored to share that Carol Queen, PhD, a trailblazer in the world of s*x-positive education, is featured in our book "Kink Is: Surprisingly Relatable True Stories About S*x, Power, and Joy"
Carol is a legend in the field of s*x-positive culture: a writer, activist, sociologist, and staff s*xologist at San Francisco’s iconic Good Vibrations since 1990. Her work has shaped decades of dialogue around s*xuality, gender, consent, and pleasure — with intelligence, compassion, and courage.
🔥 We're taking Carol and all our stories to screen. 🔥
Our film series, Kink Is My Superpower, brings together q***r leaders, s*xual renegades, and power disruptors to explore what happens when you turn shame into sovereignty.
Want to support storytelling that reclaims the narrative around kink, q***rness, and power? We’re proudly, fiscally sponsored by Center for Independent Documentary. Your donation is tax-deductible and fuels this movement.
Donate here: https://lnkd.in/g3sEztgC
No amount is too small to earn a film credit‼️ Or, too large!
And if you haven’t yet, read 'Kink Is: Surprisingly Relatable True Stories About S*x, Power, and Joy' You can purchase it here: https://lnkd.in/gcgDTFzm
The entire team is standing by: Jörg Fockele, S Niggemeier Aka Lola De Milo, Race Bannon, Adam Ouderkirk, Margaret Cho, Beatrice Stonebanks, Cory Firestine, Unbound Edition Press, Patrick Davis!
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29/05/2025
🌍 Kink Is a Global Language. It’s Time to Start Listening. 🎥
Across multiple data streams, over 1.9 billion adults worldwide are curious about B**M, and at least 650 million have already tried it.
Let that sink in: more people have explored kink than use Instagram daily.
Roughly 270 million practice regularly, yet our cultural storytelling lags decades behind.
That’s why we’re launching Kink Is My Superpower, a groundbreaking film series that reclaims the narrative and unapologetically explores the intersection of power, pleasure, and consent.
This isn’t just entertainment. It’s cultural literacy. It’s visibility.
It’s what happens when we stop hiding what most of the world is already thinking about, and start investing in stories that liberate rather than shame.
We’re actively seeking visionary funders, media support, and cultural changemakers to join us.
👉 If you're committed to changing the conversation, not just about kink, but about freedom, identity, and consent, our fiscal sponsor is The Center for Independent Documentary - no amount is too small to earn a film credit, or too big!
Our entire team is standing by waiting to applaud your donation: Jörg Fockele, S Niggemeier Aka Lola De Milo, Race Bannon, Adam Ouderkirk, Unbound Edition Press, Patrick Davis, Cory Firestine and the incomparable Margaret Cho!
Donation link in the comments. Feel free to -privately- tag someone you know who can finish funding this project; filming has already begun‼️
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