
The followingoutline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to BDSM:
BDSM is a variety of oftenerotic practices orroleplaying involvingbondage,discipline,dominance and submission,sadomasochism, and other related interpersonal dynamics. Given the wide range of practices, some of which may be engaged in by people who do not consider themselves to be practising BDSM, inclusion in the BDSM community orsubculture often is said to depend onself-identification and shared experience.
The termBDSM is an initialism intended to encompass all of the following activities: