I was hoping to use that whole internet thing to find some like-minded people near me... But it seems I live in the wrong part of Louisiana. If I were in Baton Rouge or New Orleans, it seems I couldn't trip without falling on a collared sub.

However, I'm in Alexandria. Prowling the net has revealed two people from alt.com (no way in hell I'm paying, but if I get lonely enough I'll spoof alt and slip a mail through... quite a racket they have going on), and a Yahoo group which MAY be in the area, but is invite-only (insert bad joke about catch-22 bondage here).

So.... I've got two more options...

I can go to the local porn shop and ask around like a dumbass.

Or, I can do the same at a local "Leather, Iron, and Lace" shop which seems fairly large. I'm leaning towards stopping by the bondage shop later this week.

My question is, just how does one begin on such a road? I'm 19, male, and I'm walking around on a crutch, so I can already forsee problems with respect... Should I kick someone's ass the first day, prison style? (joking).
I prefer to expect the worst, so if anyone has any advice in case a heavyset militant butch lesbian gets angry at me for being male and dom at the same time, it'd be appreciated (again, I joke) That may not be required. There may be plenty of intelligent, open-minded people involved.


Long story short, how the hell do I get involved with the local kink community (if there is one) ?