Nigel. Former Director @bluf.social; coder of kinky apps and sites; generally submissive gay man, based in London. Opinions here are strictly my own, and not those of any organisation. Editor of Manumission zinehttps://bsky.app/profile/subdirectory.ukhttps://bsky.app/profile/subdirectory.uk/post/3mwwc6bpsds23If you enjoyed FJ's piece on "Beginnings" in Manumission, check these out [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Oct 2026 21:15 +0000at://did:plc:xgr55omcrefqwhltqgeqtk4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwwc6bpsds23https://bsky.app/profile/subdirectory.uk/post/3mwvq7qdx7c2dIf you have a humiliation kink, just tell people, and they'll understand. You don't have to demonstrate it by registering a fucking trademark.02 Oct 2026 15:54 +0000at://did:plc:xgr55omcrefqwhltqgeqtk4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwvq7qdx7c2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/subdirectory.uk/post/3mwvpeft4kk2uWe once had a trademark dispute related to BLUF. I attempted to mediate in another between two other leather groups. I have heard of some others, before this latest cluster-fuck. Honestly, think carefully about even considering one. It's likely to cost you both goodwill and a ton of money.02 Oct 2026 15:38 +0000at://did:plc:xgr55omcrefqwhltqgeqtk4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwvpeft4kk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/subdirectory.uk/post/3mwv4sv2nqc2dThis is just to say I have trademarked the words that were in the community and which you were probably saving for everyone Forgive me they were available so profitable and now mine (after William Carlos Williams)02 Oct 2026 10:07 +0000at://did:plc:xgr55omcrefqwhltqgeqtk4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwv4sv2nqc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/subdirectory.uk/post/3mwti37nfs225It had been a long and fruitless afternoon foraging when, just as the sun was setting, I found a severed penis on the Heath. When I returned home and my husband asked how much I had gathered, I told him: Just a schlong at twilight.01 Oct 2026 18:23 +0000at://did:plc:xgr55omcrefqwhltqgeqtk4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwti37nfs225https://bsky.app/profile/subdirectory.uk/post/3mwsi6paiksysYou're listening to BDFM and this one's going out to all the guys doing Locktober. It's Kiki Dee and Elton John, with "Don't touching my parts" https://youtu.be/z0qW9P-uYfM?si=i-l7IZbImlKNHhzU01 Oct 2026 08:52 +0000at://did:plc:xgr55omcrefqwhltqgeqtk4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwsi6paiksyshttps://bsky.app/profile/subdirectory.uk/post/3mwqwchfwhs2bIf a titleholder went on a march for our rights wearing a sash, no one would bat an eyelid. If they punched a fascist while wearing it, people would probably cheer. So get over yourselves, and let them fuck or drink, too! [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Sep 2026 17:59 +0000at://did:plc:xgr55omcrefqwhltqgeqtk4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwqwchfwhs2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/subdirectory.uk/post/3mwqui4tx3s2bOctober is groundbreaking!30 Sep 2026 17:27 +0000at://did:plc:xgr55omcrefqwhltqgeqtk4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwqui4tx3s2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/subdirectory.uk/post/3mwqhejcbmk2nIsn't it amazing how a single song can conjure up so many images? Axel F just reminded me of hearing it the year it came out, blasting from an open top VW Beetle in Luxembourg. And now I can even picture the shitty hotel room near the station, and so many other details.30 Sep 2026 13:32 +0000at://did:plc:xgr55omcrefqwhltqgeqtk4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwqhejcbmk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/subdirectory.uk/post/3mwqfd7gq222nQuite some time ago, I spent well over a year in a Steelworxx cage. Not sure that gives me more insight than anyone else, but here goes: Do it when you're ready. You don't have to do it just because it's October. It should feel right for you and the keyholder. This isn't about showing off online.30 Sep 2026 12:56 +0000at://did:plc:xgr55omcrefqwhltqgeqtk4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwqfd7gq222nhttps://bsky.app/profile/subdirectory.uk/post/3mwqdpvo55c2nI feel like half my underwear is missing. It must have been stolen by horny ninja twinks. Who are going to be quite disappointed by how quotidian it is when they get home.30 Sep 2026 12:27 +0000at://did:plc:xgr55omcrefqwhltqgeqtk4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwqdpvo55c2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/subdirectory.uk/post/3mwq3bsevm22dI see from my FB feed that there's a cafe with only one type of food opening next month in London. The article keeps referring to it as "The crumpet café" and I can't help doing a Kenneth Williams look and muttering "Bold, very bold!" each time I read that.30 Sep 2026 09:56 +0000at://did:plc:xgr55omcrefqwhltqgeqtk4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwq3bsevm22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/subdirectory.uk/post/3mwocq356bk2eWaiting at the bus stop and Bananarama's Venus has just come on my headphones. So tempted to do the dance, but then everyone would know I'm a leather man29 Sep 2026 17:04 +0000at://did:plc:xgr55omcrefqwhltqgeqtk4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwocq356bk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/subdirectory.uk/post/3mwnrkkemjc2lThink I've fixed my russian bot problem, so the feedback form for Manumission is back online. And going to post another batch this pm, so order seen if you want to get in the post today Manumission.online29 Sep 2026 11:56 +0000at://did:plc:xgr55omcrefqwhltqgeqtk4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwnrkkemjc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/subdirectory.uk/post/3mwlhqq2o3k2dDue to a terrible mix-up with postage labels, I've sent one of you a urine sample, and my GP is getting a BLUF tie clip.28 Sep 2026 13:56 +0000at://did:plc:xgr55omcrefqwhltqgeqtk4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwlhqq2o3k2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/subdirectory.uk/post/3mwkzl7emwc2dWell, those Russian bots really loved the Manumission feedback form. Over 1 million page views in the last few days, even after I temporarily disabled it!28 Sep 2026 09:42 +0000at://did:plc:xgr55omcrefqwhltqgeqtk4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwkzl7emwc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/subdirectory.uk/post/3mwjdgomdz223Behold! Today's baking. Focaccia, a small coffee cake with sultanas and cardomum, a chocolate and chilli cake. Both iced with coffee and chocolate icing. Not shown - today's pasta salad, yesterday's caponata and loaf of bread.27 Sep 2026 17:33 +0000at://did:plc:xgr55omcrefqwhltqgeqtk4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwjdgomdz223https://bsky.app/profile/subdirectory.uk/post/3mwj5vsjfgs2dAlmost 300 copies of my little zine out there, and thank you all for the amazing responses. You can still get the preview issue on the website, for £3.50 postage. Drop me a note if you want multiple copies for an event or venue. manumission.online27 Sep 2026 15:54 +0000at://did:plc:xgr55omcrefqwhltqgeqtk4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwj5vsjfgs2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/subdirectory.uk/post/3mwil6i5vs22dHave you got competition-compliant nuts?27 Sep 2026 10:19 +0000at://did:plc:xgr55omcrefqwhltqgeqtk4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwil6i5vs22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/subdirectory.uk/post/3mwee44xwss2aI'm a very nervous flyer. I would be delighted if most of the crew were furries. A giant cartoon animal would help keep me from having a panic attack.25 Sep 2026 18:02 +0000at://did:plc:xgr55omcrefqwhltqgeqtk4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwee44xwss2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/subdirectory.uk/post/3mwdv43kkzc26A giant bus cluster-fuck. How thrilling.25 Sep 2026 13:33 +0000at://did:plc:xgr55omcrefqwhltqgeqtk4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwdv43kkzc26https://bsky.app/profile/subdirectory.uk/post/3mwaytary5c2iWhy "anti-migrant activist," BBC? Why not say what he is: a fascist agitator. We're not talking about someone diligently working for a better world here. We're talking about a hate-filled rabble rouser.24 Sep 2026 10:02 +0000at://did:plc:xgr55omcrefqwhltqgeqtk4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwaytary5c2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/subdirectory.uk/post/3mwavl5nvwc2iSometimes, a book title just looks so amazing you think "Not my normal genre, but I have to give it a go." A promo for a title called "The Henchperson's Guide to Unionizing" has dropped into my email. How can I resist?24 Sep 2026 09:04 +0000at://did:plc:xgr55omcrefqwhltqgeqtk4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwavl5nvwc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/subdirectory.uk/post/3mw72gug4gs2nHey you! Bet you knew you were gay before you had sex, didn't you? And people believed you. So believe bisexual people too; they don't have to prove it. #BisexualVisibilityDay23 Sep 2026 15:25 +0000at://did:plc:xgr55omcrefqwhltqgeqtk4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw72gug4gs2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/subdirectory.uk/post/3mw6f2vb56c2wHad an email from a Manumission reader who says they loved it, and can they buy in bulk to distribute on their local scene23 Sep 2026 09:03 +0000at://did:plc:xgr55omcrefqwhltqgeqtk4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw6f2vb56c2whttps://bsky.app/profile/subdirectory.uk/post/3mw5ae2tuj22eYesterday Stockholm, today Los Angeles. Manumission is setting kink free all over the place!22 Sep 2026 22:06 +0000at://did:plc:xgr55omcrefqwhltqgeqtk4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw5ae2tuj22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/subdirectory.uk/post/3mw55n33txk2xI saw a headline that said El Niño could pound California and the first thing I thought of was @chucktingle.bsky.social22 Sep 2026 21:17 +0000at://did:plc:xgr55omcrefqwhltqgeqtk4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw55n33txk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/subdirectory.uk/post/3mw25z2ksxk2aTo celebrate the arrival of Manumission in Sweden, I have made Kardemmabullar21 Sep 2026 16:46 +0000at://did:plc:xgr55omcrefqwhltqgeqtk4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw25z2ksxk2a