Domina

A Domina (plural: Dominas) is a woman who offers a wide variety of dominant and/or sadistic practices in exchange for payment. According to the definition of the Prostitution Act, the work of a dominatrix is considered sex work. In most cases, she does not have sexual intercourse with the predominantly male clients, but she offers a sexual service in a broader sense. The term dominatrix comes from Latin and literally means mistress of the house because in Latin, the house is called domus. Originally, a dominatrix was the head of a convent, or more precisely, simply the mistress of the house. Professional dominas often add certain titles to their names, such as Lady, Madame, Mistress or Goddess. Occasionally, dominas also use names that refer directly to their speciality, i.e., the services they offer. In that case, we read names like Online Mistress, Findom (short for financial dominatrix) and Governess. A dominatrix's clients are almost exclusively men; women very rarely use her services. Mostly dominas work on a self-employed basis, so they are commercial registered sex workers. Dominas are predominantly, but not exclusively, found in the BDSM scene. Similarly, not every dominatrix also has a personal inclination towards dominance or SM-for many it is a profession like any other.

Dominas work either in separate areas attached to brothels or in premises rented specifically for the job. The furnishings of such a dominatrix studio are usually designed to meet the common wishes of the clients. You will find a variety of accessories that are usually needed to realize the erotic fantasies of the clients. For example, dungeon-like rooms with cages, St. Andrew's crosses, stretching benches, shackles and chains, pulleys, etc. can be part of the equipment. Another type of play is clinic sex, i.e., role play based on the doctor-patient relationship. The set-up in this profession is, of course, entirely different. For example, enemas and cannulas are available for medical games. There are also often gynaecology chairs — with or without restraints. Besides the elaborately and carefully furnished rooms, a dominatrix usually has a huge assortment of mainly sadomasochistic sex toys and accessories. There are riding crops and whips, clamps, penis cages and dildos. Furthermore, masks, uniforms, lacquer and leather dresses are used for role-playing. However, the acts do not take place exclusively in dominatrix studios. There are also ladies in the escort service who offer customer visits in hotels or at home.

The ever-increasing influence of the internet has not stopped at dominas. Other forms of domination have developed, for example online education. Here, client and dominatrix arrange role-play via email or chat. Likewise, financial domination takes place a lot on the net. In this variant, the client is satisfied by giving the dominatrix the gifts or amounts of money she demands. A sub-form is the so-called blackmailing. In this case, the client first gives the dominatrix extremely unpleasant photos or information to be blackmailed afterwards. In the commercial BDSM world, the male counterpart to the dominatrix is the sado (derived from sadism), also called lord or master. The term "dominus" is predominantly used by the media, but is also known from English literature. In erotic novels, the term dominus is also often used for a dominant man. Sados are predominantly specialized in homosexual clients.