Safe Dating, the Silent Alarm, and Signs of Predation (draft)
http://www.bilerico.com/2008/08/safe_dating_the_silent_alarm_and_signs_o.phpMercedes Allen
8/4/2008
This is a draft for comments, and I invite discussion of any additions
that are needed. It will eventually be posted to DentedBlueMercedes
<
http://dentedbluemercedes.wordpress.com/> and archived at
AlbertaTrans.org <
http://www.albertatrans.org/documents.shtml>
(brochures will also likely be printed for local distribution as well
as available online). I do not take credit for the safecall concept --
it has been around for decades, and I first encountered it through the
leather community (a version of it has also been present for a long
time among escorts). But I do consider this advice important to anyone
in a risky dating situation, i.e. for pre- or non-op transsexuals,
queer communities, online dating communities, some sex trade or adult
entertainment performance situations, or even just simple everyday
blind dates.
