The bondage-discipline, dominance-submission, and sadism-masochism (BDSM) community has achieved diversity with respect to gender identity and sexual orientation yet does so to a lesser extent with respect to race and ethnicity. A total of 398 BDSM practitioners recruited in 2018 and 2019 from BDSM conferences located within the Southern, Midwestern, and Western regions of the U.S., as well as online, completed surveys asking about racial and ethnic discrimination, fetishization, and inclusivity. People of color were 16 times more likely than non-people of color to feel discriminated against at BDSM events and 17 times more likely to feel fetishized. Qualitative results included troubling stories of overt racism and offensive racial slurs, and examples of microaggressions, feelings of isolation, and feelings of being dismissed. The results suggest that organizations can increase inclusivity by understanding the unique costs faced by people of color with an awareness that these costs might be invisible to non-people of color, diversifying positions of authority and leadership, and teaching well-meaning members what types of behaviors could create a hostile environment.

奴役-纪律、支配-服从和施虐-受虐（BDSM）社区在性别认同和性取向方面实现了多样性，但在种族和民族方面却在较小程度上实现了这一目标。2018 年和 2019 年，来自美国南部、中西部和西部地区的 BDSM 会议以及在线招募的 398 名 BDSM 从业者完成了关于种族和民族歧视、恋物癖和包容性的调查。有色人种在 BDSM 活动中受到歧视的可能性是非有色人种的 16 倍，而被迷恋的可能性是非有色人种的 17 倍。定性结果包括公开种族主义和冒犯性种族诽谤的令人不安的故事，以及微攻击、孤立感和被解雇感的例子。