WorldPride Amsterdam · 25 July – 8 August 2026
Faith & Fetish at WorldPride
During WorldPride Amsterdam I am stepping out from behind the page for one live gathering: an open, masked hour about the thing I have spent years trying to put into words — how faith and fetish can share a room.
I am Puppy Dash. Alongside a day job, I write about the place where Christian faith, queer life and kink meet, and I am working on a memoir, Faith and Fetish. This hour is not a lecture and it is not a sermon. It is story, a reading, a quiet rope demonstration, and room to talk — closing with a blessing for the body. Come as you are: curious or experienced, it does not matter.
The event
Faith & Fetish — an open hour on shame, desire and grace
Sunday 2 August 2026 · 15.00–16.30
Keizersgrachtkerk (Kerkstraat side), Amsterdam
Right after the Pride Kerkdienst · free entry · in English
This event is part of the Religious Pride programme at WorldPride Amsterdam. See it on the WorldPride agenda.
Can’t be there? Take something with you.
Whether you are on the other side of the world or simply cannot make the day, you do not have to miss the heart of it. I have written a short essay, Faith, Rope, Love — the same thing I will try to say on the 2nd, about surrender and devotion, consent and covenant, care and grace. It is free. Sign up below and I will send it to you, and let you know when there is more.
Find me at WorldPride
I will be in the city throughout, wearing the cognac leather hood. If you see me, please come and say hello. Follow @puppy.surfer on Instagram and @puppydash.me on Bluesky for coverage across the two weeks.
Faith and Fetish is currently seeking a publisher. WorldPride Amsterdam runs 25 July – 8 August 2026.