GENERAL
Everyone who enters GD2 must agree to abide by GD2’s basic rules, a strict confidentiality agreement, and a release/waiver.
Everyone who walks through GD2’s doors is required to execute a document that covers these provisions, either a membership application or an entrance agreement. We strongly recommend that you take the time to read and fully understand these documents before visiting GD2.
No photography or recording.
Photographs and recording of any kind are prohibited without express permission of and direct supervision by GD2 staff.
Many of our members and their guests like to memorialize a scene or an outfit with a photograph. To do so, you must follow these procedures:
- Inform a staff member that you would like to take a picture.
- Staff will ask everyone who will be in the photograph if they are OK with a picture being taken by the person/camera taking the photograph.
- Before any pictures are taken, staff will ensure that no one else is in the picture (e.g., in the background, visible through a mirror, etc.).
- You may take the picture(s) yourself, but *your camera/smart phone must be put away (off or silenced) and out of sight at all times until staff is present to supervise the photograph*.
- Staff will observe the taking of pictures. After pictures are taken, staff may review pictures afterward to confirm that no one else is in the photograph.
- To avoid disrupting other scenes, taking photographs using these procedures is meant to capture a moment and take no more than a minute or two. During club hours we do not permit photo shoots, elaborate staging, or anything that involves extended periods of time.
To protect the privacy of our member, anyone who violates our photography policy – including having your phone/camera out before staff is present to supervise the taking of a photograph – may be asked to leave their camera in the coat room, instructed to delete all photographs and video or other recordings on the camera, have their camera confiscated, or face removal or banning from the premises, suspension or termination of membership, and/or legal action.
Confidentiality – what happens and who is at GD2 stays at GD2.
Do not disclose to anyone, at any time, the name, identity, or any personal or identifying information of anyone in connection with GD2 without that person’s express permission.
Everyone who enters GD2 executes a confidentiality agreement in either our application for membership or, for non-members, our entrance agreement. If you have any uncertainty about what confidentiality means and how to maintain it, please review our confidentiality page, which includes definitions, guidelines, and examples of situations involving confidentiality.
Use of cell phones, smart watches, and similar devices is prohibited.
Having your cell phone out and cell phone use of any kind — even briefly reviewing a text message or checking the time – is prohibited except in the designated cell phone area.
Outside of the designated cell phone area, you may keep your phone with you in a pocket, in a purse or hand bag, or in any other bag provided it is fully covered and silenced at all times.
In addition, the following, and any similar devices, are prohibited:
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- Cameras
- Bluetooth or wireless cell phone accessories
- Smart watches
- Recording devices of any kind
- Computers, laptops and tablets
- Kindles, Nooks, and all other electronic reading devices with cameras or recording equipment
- Google Glass.
No soliciting for sex, BDSM or any other goods or services.
Soliciting for the exchange of sex or BDSM for compensation is strictly prohibited.
Soliciting for any other type of services or goods is prohibited without express written permission from GD2.
No drugs or alcohol.
Possessing or being under the influence of drugs or alcohol while at GD2 is prohibited.
No guns.
GD2 prohibits concealed carry on its premises pursuant to 430 ILCS 66/65.
SCENES AND RISK
You are responsible for being informed about risk.
Some activities you may wish to engage in at GD2 entail more risk than others. Each attendee of GD2 is expected to understand the risks of the activities in which they engage and is expected to make an informed decision whether to participate in such activities.
Aside from a small number of activities for which GD2 requires specific safety precautions, attendees are expected to make their own decisions about what safety precautions to take.
Inform GD2 staff about unsafe scenes.
If you see a scene that you believe is or may be unsafe, inform GD2 staff immediately. Do not interrupt or stop the scene yourself. Staff will assess the situation and make a decision whether to stop the scene. The staff member’s decision is final and should be complied with immediately.
If you disagree with GD2 staff’s decision to stop or not to stop a scene, please respect the staff’s decision and contact GD2 management to discuss the matter at a later time.
SCENE GUIDELINES
WHAT IS ALLOWED? WHAT ISN’T?
All types of scenes are allowed and encouraged as long as they do not violate GD2 policies.
GD2 welcomes people with interests of all kinds and permits a wide range of types and styles of play. If you are unsure whether a scene is permitted at GD2, please ask a member of our staff.
Watching others is permitted, but do so unobtrusively and without staring.
Voyeurs are welcome but must not intrude upon others. Good rules of thumb: maintain a respectful distance, generally at least 15 feet, and do not make eye contact with participants to avoid staring.
Do not join in any scene, including preparing for a scene or aftercare, unless expressly invited to do so.
Joining in a scene without express prior permission is a violation of others’ boundaries. Uninvited physical, verbal or other participation in a scene is always unacceptable.
Similarly, do not approach people who are preparing for a scene, who are involved in a scene, or who are engaging in aftercare following a scene unless expressly invited.
Without direct permission, it is also inappropriate to interact with someone outside of a scene in way that directly references or relates to a scene. For example, if someone enjoys being called a humiliating name in a scene, it is presumptuous and disrespectful to call that person the name outside of a scene.
Do not interrupt or stop someone else’s scene.
If you believe a scene needs to be stopped for any reason, inform GD2 staff immediately.
Do not attempt to scene with anyone without permission.
Scenes should only take place between people who have negotiated and agreed upon the type of scene they would like to do together.
Scene in scene rooms only, socialize in social rooms only.
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- Prepare space for scenes immediately before beginning. There are no dibs.
- Socialize only in GD2’s social areas, the lounge and the adjacent smaller social room. Socializing and having conversations in scene space is distracting and disruptive to people engaging in scenes.
- Scenes are allowed only in scene rooms: Turmoil and Serenity. There are no scenes permitted in social areas, restrooms, or anywhere else in the club.
If you are not comfortable being around a particular scene that is in progress, leave the area in which it is taking place.
GD2’s members have diverse interests, some common, some not, so someone else’s favorite way to play may be off putting to you.
Rather than judging or expressing negative feelings about someone else’s desires, we ask that you “change the channel” and walk away. Because scenes are not permitted in GD2’s social areas, you can always avoid witnessing a scene you find disturbing by heading to one of our social areas.
Rules for Specific Types of Scenes
The above rules apply to all scenes at GD2, but we have additional rules for certain types of activities that carry greater risk to participants or are more likely to damage the club. These rules are posted at the club.
If you have any questions about these or other types of scenes at GD2, please do not hesitate to contact us.
SAFEWORDS
“Safeword” is GD2’s house safeword. Safeword loudly and GD2 staff will intervene if the scene does not stop promptly.
Safewording is not causing trouble, is not a sign of weakness, and does not represent failure. If you want a scene you are in to stop and you are not able to stop it yourself, say “safeword” loud enough for others to hear and GD2 staff will intervene and stop the scene if it isn’t ended promptly.
If you or your partner will be unable to speak during your scene, inform GD2 staff prior to beginning your scene.
GD2 staff will ask if you want to substitute a non-verbal safe signal for the house safeword or whether you would prefer to scene without a safeword or safe signal.
You can scene without the house safeword, but you must always inform GD2 staff first.
Playing without a safeword does not make you better or special. However, some people prefer not to use a safeword. GD2 provides the option to scene without a safeword, but you must inform GD2 staff before beginning your scene — every time — so we are able to monitor the scene and bystanders accordingly.
Please carefully consider the risks of playing without a safeword. If you choose to scene without a safeword, GD2 staff will not intervene in your scene.
SETTING UP, CLEANING UP AND RESPECTING THE SPACE
Be conscientious of others
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- Do not use BDSM equipment as furniture to simply sit or lay on, as it prevents others from using it for a scene.
- Prepare space for scenes immediately before beginning and not before.
- You are required to clean scene stations after use.
- We encourage everyone to clean scene stations before use as well.
- Do not use scene equipment for assembling or for laying out implements or toys. Scene equipment is only to be used for scenes. If you would like to lay out your toys, please use a table or one of the racks or hooks provided by GD2.
- Clean up and vacate the scene station promptly after your scene. Whenever possible, do extended aftercare in a different area so someone else may use the equipment.
- Do not move, handle or touch someone else’s personal property without express permission. This
includes toys and toy bags, bondage gear, clothes, and any other kind of personal
property.
Be prepared
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- Bring a tarp to use if your scene may make a mess, whether from food, wax, bodily fluids, or anything else.
- When you sit on furniture not meant for scenes, make sure there is something – either clothes, a towel or a blanket – between you and the furniture.
- Bring your own towels, blankets, and tarps.
- Bring your own implements, toys, and supplies for scenes and aftercare.
- GD2 provides equipment like St. Andrews crosses, spanking benches and bondage tables, but we do not supply restraints, rope, floggers, paddles, etc.
- Be careful about borrowing implements from or lending toys to others, as you do not know how others have or will use them or whether they are clean, disinfected, etc.
Respect the club and help us take care of the space
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- Protect equipment and floors and keep the equipment and space cleaning by using a tarp for messy scenes (for example, wax play).
- Do not adjust lighting, the thermostat, or fans. If you need more or less light or are too warm or cold, please inform GD2 staff.
- Do not move GD2’s equipment without permission from staff. After you are finished playing, move the equipment back to its original place.