Taylor

Taylor (he/him/they/them) is a part of the Science of BDSM Research Team and a graduate student in the Social/Industrial-Organizational program at Northern Illinois University. His primary research interests are stigma, intersectionality, and discrimination within the BDSM and swinger communities. He received a Bachelor of Science degree majoring in Psychology with a Human Services concentration and Sociology and Gender, Women, and Sexualities studies minors from Appalachian State University in 2021. During his time at App State, he served as President and Certified Peer Educator for the Red Flag Campaign, which is a campaign focused on promoting equitable environments through education on rape culture and consent. While in this role, he created an event called “Meet the Kink” which provided a basic understanding of what BDSM is, some popular kinky activities, negotiations, and different consent models (SSC, RACK, PRICK).