Cuffs is a student group at
Iowa State University
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that was formed in 2000 to discuss issues related to
bondage, discipline, domination and sadomasochism.
The group made national headlines when in 2003, then-Cuffs president Harlan (Duane) Long requested $94 in funding from the student government in order to print fliers. Many people complained that student funds shouldn't be used for such a "deviant" group. However, the funding request was eventually approved by a vote of 21–9.
Cuffs again was the subject of national attention when the group was disciplined by ISU for allegedly committing assault during a
BDSM
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-related demonstration at one of their meetings (on November 10, 2003).
College Cracks Down On Student Bondage Club
. Associated Press, 19 February 2004.[Barton, Tom.]
Regents decline Cuffs appeal
" Iowa State Daily, 16 December 2004. The end result of the disciplinary action was that Cuffs was prohibited from performing any type of demonstrations at future meetings.
As of September 2020, Cuffs is no longer an active student organization at Iowa State University.
See also
* Conversio Virium - the oldest university student-run BDSM education group in the United States.
*List of universities with BDSM clubs
University, Universities and colleges with BDSM clubs exist in a number of countries, especially in the United States. Some of these Student society, student clubs dedicated to BDSM (along with sexual fetishism and Kink (sexuality), kink) are o ...
References
External links
Cuffs Website
{{Iowa State University
BDSM organizations
Iowa State University
2000 establishments in Iowa