Leather Resistance: Kink communities & political activism
Bay Area Reporter by Race Bannon My own forms of resistance come in many forms and I feel resistance must be daily and ongoing. However, I’m focused like a laser on the November elections and I hope you are too. Please register and vote. If you’re already registered, make sure …
Is An Open Relationship Right For You? Here Are 5 Reasons You Might Consider One
Elite Daily “Individuals [realize] they are ready to try a different way of being in a relationship,” Ellington says. “Perhaps they found themselves in a box when they were monogamous. Or, perhaps they experienced a sense of losing themselves in a monogamous relationship. These people [are] hungry for a new …
All in the family
Meet 3 parents who won a historic legal victory for polyamorous families CBC News “We live in a culture where everyone’s born to think if someone loves one person and has sex with one person, then that means that’s it,” said J.M. “But when you open your mind to that …
BREAKING NEWS from the Revise F65 Project: WHO takes BDSM and fetishism off the sick list
The World Health Organization (WHO) follows the Nordic countries in repealing sexual minorities with consenting practices from the International Classification of Diseases in the new revision ICD-11. “This is a milestone in the work for human rights and sexual liberation,” says Ingvild Endestad, leader of FRI, the Norwegian LGBT organization …
Let’s Dissect Queer Men’s Longstanding Connection to Leather and BDSM
Hornet Saynt also notes that leather helps to tap into a unique childhood experience specific to gay men. “For many men, growing up gay or bi brought a lot of ridicule,” he says. “We were constantly bullied. But when you put on some leather, that all disappears. You take control.”
All three adult members of polyamorous family deemed child’s parents by Newfoundland judge
The decision is the first of its kind in Canada Financial Post In the first decision of its kind in Canada, all three adult members of a polyamorous family have been recognized as parents of a child. Two months ago, Justice Robert Fowler of the Newfoundland and Labrador Supreme Court …
There’s a difference between kinky and abusive and we need to be clear about that
Metro UK If you’re planning to have kinky sex with someone from the world of BDSM, they’ll ask you about limits. Preferences. Hard limits and soft ones, likes and dislikes. They won’t (or at least they absolutely shouldn’t) just start tying you up.