My mate went to a Slosh event a couple of weeks ago so there are very much still active
I clicked on the link and the homepage said something about 34 years and still going strong or something like that, and they mention they started in 1989, so if my maths is correct that takes us to 2023, so the site is being updated
I don't know too much else as I'm not a member myself
Thanks for the updates! Glad its still going. I saw the "34 years and still going" part, but was not sure since the newsletter on the website had a date of 2010 and most of the DVDs said "unavailable." I hope to make it to the UK soon and would love to be initiated.
Can confirm it is going strong, if you have any questions welcome to answer them. Slosh is run by volunteer committee who are SLOSH members themselves and am one of them as publicity officer atm.
If you know a SLOSH member they can invite you as a +1 to an event but limited slots for guests per events. SLOSH has a range of events including our flagship event weekend of messy fun at York happening next. Being a SLOSH member gives you access to our website, Mag which contains news, views and event updates aka pics plus access to book for our in-person events.
We have a range of people who join us and always welcoming to newbies to the mess in a safe and fun environment and only way you know how SLOSH is by attending an in-person event.
But not if your trans, tried joining myself and was made very clear that tgirls were not welcome
I went to one event last year, and I should be at the upcoming York one. Regarding inclusivity, I think to some extent it is what it is. Like a lot of fetish groups it was set up by men who are into men, just making the kind of events they wanted to see. Obviously I don't know what exactly they said to you, but I'd hope the issue is not so much about being trans, as being a woman applying to a gathering of gay and bi men. I prefer to see kink groups being all-genders, and if I was involved in starting something new today I'd want it to be that way. But I can see how some of the long running old-school gay spaces came about, and might be slower to change.