{{Short description|American sexuality and spirituality educator, author, and artist}}

{{BLP sources|date=November 2014}}

{{Infobox writer <!-- for more information see :Template:Infobox writer/doc --> | image = Lee Harrington.jpg | caption = | birth_name = B. Harrington | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|11|28|df=yes}} | birth_place = Lowell, Massachusetts, US | occupation = Sexuality educator, spirituality educator, author, artist | website = {{URL|passionandsoul.com}} }}

'''Lee Harrington''' (born 28 November 1979) is a sexuality and spirituality educator, author, and artist, currently based in Denver, Colorado. He was born in Lowell, Massachusetts.

==Author and educator==

Lee Harrington has had his writing and poetry appear in numerous magazines, anthologies, and books on the subjects of rope bondage, ageplay, spirituality, transgender rights, paganism and erotica. His book ''Shibari You Can Use: Japanese Rope Bondage and Erotic Macrame'' received the National Leather Association International’s Geoff Mains Book Award for 2008, and his books ''Playing Well With Others: Your Field Guide to Discovering, Exploring and Navigating the Kink, Leather and BDSM Communities'' (written with Mollena Williams) and ''More Shibari You Can Use: Passionate Rope Bondage & Intimate Connection'' received the National Leather Association International’s Geoff Mains Non-fiction book award for 2013 and 2016 respectively.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.livinginleather.net/list-of-winners-8.html|title=List of winners - Living In Leather|website=www.livinginleather.net}}</ref>

==Model and photographer==

From 1999 to 2006, Harrington was an adult film actor, pornographer, and sex blogger. He placed in the 2005 SIGNY Award for Best Bondage Model, and appeared on more than 70 adult websites (including Kink.com), various television appearances (such as Playboy's Sexcetera), and in a variety feature-length adult films.<ref>{{citation | url = http://www.avn.com/porn-stars/Bridgett-Harrington-269466.html | title = Bridgett Harrington | publisher = AVN Media Network | accessdate = 2013-08-04 }}</ref>

== Personal life== Harrington is a trans man<ref name="e195">{{cite web | title=Biographies – Traversing Gender | website=Traversing Gender – Understanding, Supporting, and Embracing Transgender Realities | url=http://www.traversinggender.com/about/bio/ | access-date=December 8, 2024}}</ref> and uses he/they pronouns.<ref name="c619">{{cite web | title=About Lee | website=Passion &amp; Soul | date=January 27, 2024 | url=https://www.passionandsoul.com/about | access-date=December 8, 2024}}</ref>

==Bibliography==

===Books authored===

List of books authored by Harrington:<ref name="Bibliography">{{cite web |url=http://passionandsoul.com/books |title=Books |publisher=PassionAndSoul |accessdate=2024-02-04 }}</ref>

* ''Become Your Own Beloved: A Guide to Delighting in Self-Connection'' (2023) {{ISBN|978-1637589038}} * ''Traversing Gender: Understanding Transgender Realities'' (2016) {{ISBN|978-1-942733-81-2}} * ''On Starry Thighs: Sacred and Sensual Poetry'' (2015) {{ISBN|978-0-9778727-6-3}} * ''More Shibari You Can Use: Passionate Rope Bondage & Intimate Connection'' (2015) {{ISBN|978-0-9778-7275-6}} * ''Playing Well With Others: Your Field Guide to Discovering, Exploring and Navigating the Kink, Leather and BDSM Communities'' (2012) {{ISBN|9780937609583}} (written with Mollena Williams) * ''Sacred Kink: The Eightfold Path of BDSM and Beyond'' (2010) {{ISBN|978-0-557-21176-0}} * ''Shed Skins: Journeying in Self-Portraits'' (2010) * ''The Toybag Guide to Age Play'' (2007) {{ISBN|1-890159-73-5}} * ''Shibari You Can Use: Japanese Rope Bondage and Erotic Macramé'' (2006) {{ISBN|978-0-6151-4490-0}}

===Books edited===

List of books edited by Harrington:<ref name="Bibliography" />

* ''Queer Magic: Power Beyond Boundaries'' (2018) {{ISBN|978-1942733799}} * ''Spirit of Desire: Personal Explorations of Sacred Kink'' (2011) {{ISBN|978-0-557-99241-6}} * ''Rope, Bondage, and Power'' (2009) {{ISBN|9781935509028}}

==References==

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==External links== * [http://www.PassionAndSoul.com Personal Blog]

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