Desert Dominion Membership Information

Orientation is required prior to to attending any Desert Dominion Event that is a membership only event (parties, council meetings, membership meetings). There are no exceptions to this policy and you MUST attend an orientation to become a member of Desert Dominion. 

All Desert Dominion Events will denote in the description whether it’s a member’s only event, or a public event and the pricing for each event. 

Orientations are offered multiple times per month: please see our calendar for updated dates/times.

Desert Dominion offers six types of memberships:

All membership categories, except Temporary Memberships, provide the member voting rights as a shareholder in the organization during our announced Membership Meetings. 

3 month – All Access: The fee is $75 for 3 months and allows free access into all Desert Dominion events, with exception of Weekend Intensives, Themed Play Parties, and special events. 

12 month – All Access: The fee is $250 for 12 months and allows free access into all Desert Dominion events, with exception of Weekend Intensives, Themed Play Parties, and special events. 

3 month – Regular: The fee is $20 for three months and allows free access into discussion groups, Hands on Training (HOTs), Special Interest Groups, and other events that are Free To Members in the event description. You will be offered a special  Membership pricing to all DD events, as described in the event description (Play Parties, Themed Events, Seminars, Weekend Intensives and special events). 

6 month – Regular: The fee is $30 for six months allows free access into discussion groups, Hands on Training (HOTs), Special Interest Groups, and events that are Free To Members in the event description. You will be offered a special  Membership pricing to all DD events, as described in the event description (Play Parties, Themed Events, Seminars, Weekend Intensives and special events). 

12 month – Regular: The fee is $50 for 12 months allows free access into discussion groups, Hands on Training (HOTs), Special Interest Groups, and events that are Free To Members. You will be offered a special  Membership pricing to all DD events, as described in the event description (Play Parties, Themed Events, Seminars, Weekend Intensives and special events). 

Temporary (single event): The fee is $3 and entitles you to a single event attendance at Discussion Groups, Hands On Training (HOTs), and Special Interest Groups only. This category CAN NOT be used for membership only events (parties, council meetings, membership meetings) and expires the same day. All other event fees still apply. Orientation is not mandatory for a temporary membership but we require that you read and be familiar with Desert Dominion’s rules.

A Desert Dominion membership entitles you to attend all Desert Dominion events. Orientation is required for new members, and former members whos membership has lapsed for greater than 2 years.

Events we host – This list is non-exhaustive:

  • Seminars (the entrance fee varies per event)

  • Hands-On-Technical skill sessions (HOTs)

  • New Members Group

  • Special Interest Groups (SIGs) 

    • LGBTQIA+ SIG

    • Rope SIG

    • Littles, Pets and Brats SIG

    • DDNG – Desert Dominion Next Generation

    • TOG – 40+ SIG

  • Discussions

    • Non-Monogamy Discussion

    • D/Type and Switch discussion

    • s/type and switch discussion

    • Triple S Discussion

  • Play Parties

    • Weekend Play Party – $15.00 – Included in All Access membership

    • Weekday Play Party – $5.00 – Included in All Access membership

    • Little’s Play Party – $5.00 – Included in All Access membership

      • To attend any of our Play Parties you must have an active (non-expired) DD Membership card and a photo ID. Qualifying reciprocal members will need their clubs membership card as well as a photo ID.

    • Note: Special themed parties are a higher cost and are not covered under All Access memberships 

      • Themed Weekend Play Party – $15 

      • Themed Little’s Play Party – $10

Desert Dominion accepts in-person cash and card payments. Card payments will have an additional $1 transaction fee. 

Orientation is required for new memberships and is offered prior to, or during many Desert Dominion events, such as: First-Friday Desert Dominion Social, most Discussion groups, and non-weekend Seminars.

Orientations will not be offered the days of play parties, as orientation must be done at least 24 hours in advance to parties. If an orientation has been taken prior, enrollment and renewal of expired memberships are available at the door. In order to renew, the expired Desert Dominion membership card must be shown.

In order to attend play parties, you must be able to prove your membership to DD or a qualifying reciprocal club with a valid membership and you must have a driver’s license or state ID to show that you are above the age of 18. No one will be admitted to a play party without both a picture ID and a qualifying membership card.

Our Guest Pass Policy

Members who purchase a 1 year regular membership will receive 4 guest passes for that period, members who purchase a 6 month membership will receive 2 guest passes for that period, and members who purchase a 3 month membership will receive 1 guest pass for that period. Guest passes allow non-members to become temporary members of Desert Dominion for the night. Guest passes are good for Desert Dominion play parties only.

Only 1 guest, per member, per play party is permitted.

Use of membership cards for Desert Dominion access

The length of membership will be written on the membership cards beneath the expiration date so the desk person can easily tell how many guest passes the member is entitled to.

The member must be present the entire time their guest is.
Guest must read Desert Dominion rules, present legal ID, and sign the party consent form.

Member must initial beside the guests name on the party consent form.
Guest passes do not “roll over” beyond current membership term and are non-transferable.

DD members membership card will be punched when a guest pass is used in order to keep track of usage. If a member loses their membership card they will also lose their remaining guest passes.

Guests may not be a person who is not in good standing with Desert Dominion.

Members are responsible for their guests’ behavior; in the unlikely event that a guest is asked to leave, the member would also be required to leave for the duration of that event.

Guests will pay a surcharge over the amount paid by the member for that party. The surcharge per event will be $3.

Reciprocating Organizations:
Arizona Power Exchange (APEX) – Phoenix, Arizona
SFCitadel – San Francisco, California
Threshold – Los Angeles, California
Portland Leather Alliance – Portland, Oregon
Strategic Alliances
TNG Arizona – Phoenix, Arizona