Re: Lupin Lodge LIED: Hosted BDSM Event. Planning to Host Another!
Anna <[email protected]> Mon, 15 Jun 26 02:00:46 UTC
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On Feb 8, 8:45 am, Anna <[email protected]> wrote: > Article is from nudiarist's blog. Lupin Lodge's web site is below. > > They did host a BDSM event last September and is planning to host one > this year. > > They deliberately lied to AANR. That should cost them their > association with nudist organizations! > > http://www.lupin.com > > http://www.aanr.com > > http://www.naturistsociety.com > > Please go to the original web page as Nudiarist has posted relevant > screen shots there. > > http://nudiarist.blogspot.com/?zx=111a329d78303501 > > http://tinyurl.com/lupinlodgeLIED > > What's Really Going On at Lupin Lodge? > > According to their website, a California "Human Fox Hunt" erotic > lifestyles group has booked May 6 through 8 at Lupin Lodge Clothing- > Optional Resort for one of their fetish events (please note > registration is required on their website to get access for specifics > on the event). Another ponyplay fetish site, The Stampede, describes > the event as follows: > > The original human fox hunt team and The Stampede is gearing up for > our second event in our new venue! All animal role players are welcome > to explore their inner animal in a natural setting. Our clothing > optional venue provides a safe, sane, and consensual environment to > romp in as you please. ALL ANIMAL role players welcomed, Puppies, > ponies, foxes, furries, and mythical beasts! There will be outdoor > space for lunge, ad cart pulling, and indoor BDSM play space, and a > large forested area for the hunt. > > Lupin Lodge in Los Gatos, California, is affiliated with the American > Association for Nude Recreation (AANR) and The Naturist Society (TNS). > Both organizations support nude recreation in a non-sexual > environment. In the past few years, at least three AANR affiliated > resorts have withdrawn from the organization due to overtly sexual > activities and marketing to swinger lifestyle groups: Caliente, > Paradise Lakes and Seminole. > > Lupin also disassociates itself from sexual activity, declaring that > anyone visiting the resort agrees to "avoid behavior which is > aggressive, harassing, embarrassing, overtly sexual, or otherwise > inappropriate to Lupin's family environment" (rules). Minor children > are welcome and are admitted free as long as they are accompanied by > their parents. On a page entitled "Lupin, Nudity and Sexuality" it is > stated emphatically that "Public eroticism and sexual exploitation are > not acceptable at Lupin." > > The controversy over the erotic lifestyle groups is not new and was > previously reported here. AANR was notified at the time and Terry > Justice, Club/Member Liason, gave the following response: > > I immediately called the club and spoke with the owners, I also sent > them any information I was able to find. Of course they were shocked > and very annoyed that this was about to befall them, they are very > proud of their family-friendly, non-sexual resort. They thanked the > AANR office for catching this, and assured us that there would be > extra security at the gate and in the resort. These groups will be > turned away and or ejected, and will never be welcome at Lupin Lodge. > > Information on the Fox Hunt website contradicts AANR, and openly > describes an event held at Lupin last September: > > The new venue was perfect for this event, and the feedback from both > the venue, other guests, and guests of the fox hunt has been > exceptionally positive! We will be doing this again, and there is even > consideration to doing this twice a year, since our ideal weather, and > time of year is on the edges of the venue's busy season, and into > their down season. > > Upon registering and logging into the Fox Hunt site, one can read a > message from Fox Hunt member "Smash" describing the problems > encountered with Lupin and AANR: > > This controversy appears to date back to mid-May, 2010. This was the > day that Smash, the event organizer, met with Lupin Lodge > representative, Cindy Gregory, and the date for this event was > confirmed. Shortly thereafter, a preliminary announcement was posted > onto The Stampede Talk and copied to the Equus Eroticus events > listing. While only members of Stampede Talk can read Stampede posts > and these posts can not be found through Google, the EE posting was > publicly viewable. > > The conservative watchdogs have Lupin Lodge, and the Lodge's website, > in their searches. They have made an issue out of the Fox Hunt to the > AANR. AANR has politely asked the Fox Hunt Organizers to remove all > references to Lupin Lodge and any Lupin URLs. > > The Fox Hunt organizers have combed this site and removed all > references to "Lupin", or "Lupin Lodge" and now merely refer to it as > "The Venue". All references and links to Lupin Lodge in the articles > can now only be seen by registered users. > > AANR has denied any knowledge of these events at Lupin, yet "Smash", > the event organizer, claims that AANR requested that the Fox Hunt site > remove all references to Lupin. > > Lupin Lodge, AANR and TNS have all been asked to comment on this > situation, and as of this writing there has been some communication > but no official statement. > > Screen shots of the Fox Hunt websites are below in case pressure is > put on them to change or remove their information about Lupin. > > AANR bills itself as "the credible voice of reason for nude recreation > Since 1931" and fields a Government Affairs Team to liaison with > public officials over legal and public lands issues. Currently AANR is > in communications with the California Parks and Recreation Department > over setting aside some public lands for nude recreation. > > Lupin Lodge was founded in 1936. The Naturist Society has scheduled > its annual Western Gathering at Lupin for August 11-14, 2011. http://nudiarist.blogspot.com/2011/02/whats-really-going-on-at-lupin-lodge.html http://tinyurl.com/lupinlodgeliedpony