Edmonton O Society

The Edmonton O Society (EOS) is an unincorporated, non-profit society serving Edmonton, Alberta’s erotic BDSM community. Members and guests gather twice monthly in a casual, non-judgmental setting to share company, conversation, and mutual learning about consensual erotic expression. Membership is open to adults of all genders, orientations, and relationship structures — singles and couples alike — who approach the community in good faith and with a genuine interest in BDSM. The organization anchors itself to the National Leather Association’s foundational credo: Safe, Sane, and Consensual. Beyond the regular social evenings, the EOS runs a programme of workshops covering safety and health practices, skill development, and hands-on sessions such as toy-building. Paying members also gain access to an in-house lending library stocked with books, DVDs, tapes, and other instructional materials spanning the full range of BDSM and alternative lifestyle topics, as well as discounted admission to workshop events. The EOS is explicit that it is not a swinger club, dating service, escort agency, or voyeuristic venue — its purpose is education and community-building within a consensual adult context. Events are held in private or semi-private settings rather than a fixed commercial space; venue details are shared with verified members, consistent with the privacy norms of community-run BDSM societies.