We've been nominated for an Erotic Award! As part of the judging process, we're supposed to supply 'reviews and/or press cuttings' about the site... of which there are basically none I suggested that instead I post an article asking the readers to explain why they like the site, and then send in the answers. This idea met with approval, so... why do you like this site?

Torture Garden returned to Club Colosseum this weekend, for another fantastic event. The music was great again, with much less 'experimental' stuff and plenty of what people want - hard house to jump around to! The venue is great, really well suited to TG. There's plenty of room for people to dance or just watch in the dance area, and a fair amount of room in the dungeon area too, although this did become crowded when people were having sex in there and drawing large crowds of watchers.

Just bought a fabulous corset dress for my sub together with a couple of latex items from www.fairygothmother.com . I had a few questions before I ordered and they were answered promptly and informatively. Delivery time was as I'd been told and was no-worse than other companies I've bought from.

I am researching for a film about sex drives and what makes people tick sexually. I am looking to speak to open and honest people about their sex lives. If you are addicted to your fetish I would like to hear from you.

Safewords are so often casually tossed at newcomers to BDSM as the be all and end all of safety, yet so rarely actually discussed in great detail. What exactly makes a scene safer for having a safeword? Can slaves who have given up all rights to make their own decisions still have a safeword? What is a safeword? What do you do when it is used? How do you use it? How do you safeword in cyber? So many questions, so many possibilities and all revolving on some of the most important foundations of BDSM... trust and safety.

Allen TG writes: Torture Garden, the worlds largest fetish body art club, launches its weekly Sunday Fetish Bazaar at the Purple Turtle in Camden on the 11th of August.

My partner and I are thinking of going to a club. It will be our first time and so we were wondering if any body could give us some tips. What are we expected to wear? Whats the age range? We are not exactely pensioners but we are not twenty one either. Can we sit back and take in the sights or will we be expected to join in? HELP!!!

London Based BDSM flogging workshop - 17th August, at the Hogs Head, 1pm till 3.30. For more info please look at www.londonbasedbdsm.com/flogging_workshop.htm. All monies raised go to the London Communities.

Absolution last Friday was my first visit to a fetish night. We would have been previously (last year), but the events ended just when we found out about them.

Friday was possibly the last ever Torture Garden event at Mass, with the venue's future as a nightclub looking uncertain after it was sold last week. TG have already confirmed a return to the Colosseum next month, so there's no need to panic... but for those of us with tickets to Friday's party, the news gave us one more reason to party just a little bit harder.