SF Gate by JK Dineen Porn film director J.P. Pike was packing up a roomful of bondage equipment in the basement of the Mission District Armory on Monday morning — all manner of heavy piping and leg irons and clamps and cuffs and other mysterious metal objects. “This is the …
The Globe and Mail by RUSSELL SMITH The second Fifty Shades movie – Fifty Shades Darker – is set to be released for Valentine’s Day and it won’t be the only S&M-themed entertainment heavily marketed to you this year. The acceptability, indeed corporatization of all things bondagey and female-submissivey show no …
Watchdog.org By Taylor Millard Some lawmakers in the Palmetto State apparently wants it to become the Palmetto Parent. South Carolina state Reps. Bill Chumley and Mike Burns have filed a bill that would require computer manufacturers or retailers to install and operate software that “renders obscenity inaccessible” on any device …
We know that the needs and concerns of non-monogamous people are important, especially when it comes to your family. Now more than ever, we have to protect ourselves. That’s why NCSF has partnered with a number of groups and individuals to create a needs assessment survey on legal matters for …
The current Ms. Philadelphia Leather, Mr. Eagle NYC 2017, and other members of the leather community share their thoughts on fashion’s new-found enthusiasm for whips, caps, and chaps. i-D by Mikelle Street Last week, Comme des Garçons teamed up with Vetements on a limited-edition capsule collection of sweaters. Teased on Instagram, …
The Rainbow Times by Lorelei Erisis For the past few months my column has been pretty overtly political, for what I imagine are understandable reasons. However, this month, I thought I’d start the New Year with something a lot more personal—something positive, though it journeys through some negative territory. Also, …
LA Weekly by Catherine Wagley Clinic for the wannabe freak The St. Bob Memorial Sick Clinic, which will pop up for one night only at Eagle Rock’s Situation Room, serves those who want to be less normal or want to embrace taboos but don’t really know how. “Are you ostracized …
Bustle By MARIELLA MOSTHOF Bit by bit, the field of sex and relationships is being pushed past its old, stale boundaries as people begin coming forward to talk about their unconventional, taboo, marginalized, and/or all of the above sex and dating paradigms. These seven things we learned about polyamory in …
2016 is when it finally became clear: Kink isn’t just for weirdo side characters anymore. GQ BY ERIC THURM At the end of Transparent’s second season, Sarah Pfefferman (Amy Landecker) is adrift. She’s left her fiancée at the altar, and is caught between her constant support roles for her children, …
By Inara de Luna, Guest Blogger We hope you’ve been enjoying our Featured Member series. Today, I’d like to introduce you to another member of the Kink Aware Professional Directory. When many people think of our directory, they think of lawyers and therapists, but our directory is for professionals of …