First Congress Took Sex Workers’ Websites. Now It’s Coming For Their Bank Accounts.
Huffington Post “What a lot of organizers are worried about is how these broad anti-trafficking initiatives are often applied in a targeted manner that hurts more vulnerable people rather than helps them,” Liara Roux, a sex worker and producer of independent adult media, told HuffPost. “If this bill is passed …
Why More and More Married Couples Are Opening Up Their Relationships
Men’s Health “Open relationships require so much communication just to survive,” says Kevin. His previous monogamous relationships, by comparison, were on nonverbal autopilot. “We didn’t feel we needed to talk about things, because all of our lessons came from TV shows and pop culture. Everything was just on a default …
This BDSM Dominatrix Says Vanilla People Could Learn A Few Things From Kink
Refinery29 “We live in a world where men can publicly prey upon and demean women and still become president, but if a man wants to kiss a woman’s foot and clean her apartment it’s considered deviant,” Mistress Yin says to Ken in one scene. This is the kind of subversive …
The Boundary Between Abuse and B.D.S.M.
NY Times “People who are not interested in kinky sex find it hard to understand, but some of us are just wired to really enjoy extreme sensations, whether it’s emotional or physical or mental challenge,” said Susan Wright, the founder of the National Coalition for Sexual Freedom, an advocacy organization.
Let’s Clear Up Some Misconceptions About Nonmonogamy
The Root Are there people who have a “Don’t ask, don’t tell” policy in their relationship? Sure, and it is likely because they had a discussion and agreed that it would work for them within their relationship dynamic. But remember that every relationship is different. You have to make these …
8 Hardest Parts About Being Polyamorous That No Tells You (But I Will)
Elite Daily “Someone who’s polyamorous may have an anchor family they live with, a steady sweetie in another state, casual hookup buddies in their town, and friends they ‘swing’ with,” Aida Manduley, sexuality educator and social worker, explained to Elite Daily earlier this month. The benefits of being polyamorous typically …
Jersey City Briefs
Hudson Reporter “As it was previously written, the definitions of obscenity within the municipal code proved to be outdated, and ended up putting unfair restrictions on the expression of our artists and performers whose work is far from what would typically be labeled ‘obscene’,” said Mayor Fulop. “During the past …
Sex Ed Vloggers Say YouTube Is Censoring Their Videos
Broadly “If you’re going to consume any content online, what is more enticing? A pixelated icon in search that has very unflattering faces, or an icon that looks thoughtful, put-together and makes it clear what the video is about?” asks Amp Somers, the co-founder of YouTube channel Watts the Safe …