Dominant and Submissive: BDSM Roles and Power Exchange
Dominant and submissive describes complementary BDSM roles in which one person takes agreed authority and the other voluntarily yields it.
Submissive: BDSM Role, Submission, Identity, and Power Exchange
A submissive is a person who voluntarily takes a following, receptive, service-oriented, or authority-yielding role in BDSM or power exchange.
Power Exchange: BDSM Authority, Dominance, and Submission
Power exchange is a BDSM dynamic in which one person voluntarily gives another a defined degree of authority or control.
Dom and Sub: BDSM Roles, Power Exchange, and Relationships
Dom and Sub describes a BDSM dynamic in which one partner takes an agreed authority role and the other voluntarily takes a submissive role.
Switch: BDSM Role Flexibility, Dominance, and Submission
A switch is a person who enjoys taking more than one BDSM or sexual role, especially alternating between dominance and submission.