International Fetish Day. It originated in 2008 as a response to laws in the UK around ‘extreme pornography’ which discriminated against fetishisms. Since then, it has been a day to celebrate sexuality, sexual freedom, kink, kinky lifestyle and kinksters. International Fetish Day is a day supporting the BDSM community. It originated in the United Kingdom as "National Fetish Day" and was first held on 21 January 2008. The first International Fetish Day was held on 16 January 2009 (the third Friday of the year).