{"id":144,"date":"2022-12-15T13:30:25","date_gmt":"2022-12-15T18:30:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesocietybdsm.com\/bdsm\/?page_id=144"},"modified":"2025-06-27T07:57:25","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T12:57:25","slug":"what-is-a-red-band","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thesocietybdsm.com\/bdsm\/what-is-a-red-band\/","title":{"rendered":"What is a Red Band?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Red Bands<\/strong> are our version of <strong>Dungeon Monitors (DMs)<\/strong>\u2014they\u2019re the folks watching over the play space to help keep things safe, respectful, and enjoyable for everyone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While Dungeon Monitors in larger dungeons or conventions are often trained in <strong>first aid and CPR<\/strong> and have completed formal DM classes, our Red Bands <strong>do not have that level of medical training<\/strong>. Because of that, we intentionally chose not to call them Dungeon Monitors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Instead, we created the term <strong>\u201cRed Band\u201d<\/strong> to reflect their role and make them easily identifiable. At our events, Red Bands wear <strong>red armbands and red lanyards<\/strong> with name tags so you can spot them quickly if you need assistance or have a concern.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What Red Bands <em>do<\/em><\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Monitor scenes to ensure safety and consent<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Step in only when necessary (e.g., consent violations or safety concerns)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Offer support and guidance when asked<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Keep a calm, respectful presence in the dungeon<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What Red Bands <em>don\u2019t<\/em> do<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Interfere with scenes unless absolutely necessary<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Act as medics or provide medical care<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Police play styles that are consensual and negotiated<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>They\u2019re essentially the <strong>lifeguards of our BDSM pool<\/strong>\u2014there to help things run smoothly and safely so everyone can have a good time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Red Bands are our version of Dungeon Monitors (DMs)\u2014they\u2019re the folks watching over the play space to help keep things safe, respectful, and enjoyable for everyone. While Dungeon Monitors in&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietybdsm.com\/bdsm\/what-is-a-red-band\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &ldquo;What is a Red Band?&rdquo;<\/span> &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-144","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thesocietybdsm.com\/bdsm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/144","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thesocietybdsm.com\/bdsm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thesocietybdsm.com\/bdsm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thesocietybdsm.com\/bdsm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thesocietybdsm.com\/bdsm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=144"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/thesocietybdsm.com\/bdsm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/144\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":338,"href":"https:\/\/thesocietybdsm.com\/bdsm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/144\/revisions\/338"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thesocietybdsm.com\/bdsm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=144"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}