Welcome to the home of Lee Harrington - Author, Educator, and Authenticity Instigator

Lee Harrington is an internationally known sexuality, relationships, and personal authenticity educator. Having taught in all 50 states and in 6 countries, he brings a combination of playful engagement and thoughtful academic dialogue to a broad audience. An award-winning author and editor on gender, sexual, and sacred experience, his books include “Traversing Gender: Understanding Transgender Journeys,” and "Sacred Kink: The Eightfold Paths of BDSM and Beyond," among many other titles. He has been blogging online since 1998, and been teaching worldwide since 2001. Welcome to his world, and your chance to expand your mind and heart alike.

  • News & Appearances

    • DC Bondage, Gender Constructs, Negotiating, and D/s

      Hello beautiful beings, Just back from 4 days camping outside of Salida, Colorado, my skin still feels alive from the Arkansas River and quality time spent.  I am both nervous and excited about my upcoming travel for teaching “Speed Bondage!” in-person 8/20 at The Crucible in downtown DC (tickets available here), Crucible…

  • Essays & Sutras of Soul

    • Collective Erotic and Evolving Wisdom

      My words are not just my own. Progressive struggles—whether thry are focused on racism, repression, poverty, or other issues—are doomed to fail if they do not also attempt to develop a consciousness of the insidious promotion of capitalist individualism. Even Nelson Mandela always insisted that his accomplishments were collective, always…

  • Passion & Soul Podcast

    • Healing, Gender, and Spirit with Tommie StarChild

      Spirit worker, witch, artist, and educator Tommie StarChild joins Lee for a previously unpublished podcast. Recorded at the end of 2017, StarChild shares their life journey that led to their call to authenticity, a path that goes beyond the boxes that spiritual and sexual communities find themselves locked in. Exploring…

  • Journeys of a Passionate Heart

    • Reflecting and Setting Goals 2019-2020

      The end of the year is often a time for setting goals for the new year, but both this wonderful post and my friend Darrell have reminded me that not only do we need to look forward, but we get to look back and savor our successes. This year blew me away….

  • Artistry, Sensuality & Connection

    • On Starry Thighs Audio Book Out!

      Hello beautiful beings! It is with great enthusiasm that I get to announce my first audio book being out on Audible! On Starry Thighs: Sacred and Sensual Poetry is not just written by me, with over 20 years of poetry between the sheets, but is read by me as well.  The book…

  • Resources & Passionate Allies

    • Kink & Disabilities (Video & Transcript)

      In my Weekly Wednesday series, on November 4th 2020 we dove into the topic of BDSM and Disabilities. From personal experience and life lessons learned, we talked about the experiences and creative approaches to diverse sexualities for people with various physical, neurological, or mental illnesses and disabilities. Getting freaky, kinky,…