The Sentinel by Kathleen Stubbs While sitting through City Council meetings might be described as torture, in the City of Takoma Park, that description has taken on a new meaning. Last November, in the same room Takoma Park City Council meetings take place, sociologist and Gallaudet University associate professor Julie …
How embracing kink gave me a totally new appreciation for my body Share Tweet Pin Share Tumble SheKnows When I started getting actively into kink play, I expected a lot of things: new bruises, surprising emotions, an inability to discuss my weekends truthfully at work. I wasn’t expecting to find …
Bustle by RACHEL KRANTZ Recently, I’ve become very acquainted with a feeling that I didn’t even know I had the capability to feel so strongly: jealousy. Before I decided to try non-monogamy with my current partner, I’d only experienced the feeling in fleeting moments — passing jealousy towards someone prettier …
VICE By Sophie Saint Thomas Anyone into kinky sex invariably ends up with “battle wounds,” so to speak. Marks on your wrist if you’re into restraint play, bruises if you’re into flogging, flesh wounds if you and your partner are into more extreme BDSM acts such as branding, scarification, or …
Bustle by HEATHER E. NEWMAN On a late summer night a number of years ago, I watched my then sort-of boyfriend kiss his other girlfriend. I stood there in the dark as he pulled her close and made out with her a moment, before stepping away and flashing me a …
Rumpus BY MITSU From 2002 to 2008, I worked as a professional dominatrix at three commercial dungeons in New York City. I was still a teenager when I started. A few of the things I learned—and also a few of the things I had to un-learn—as a dominatrix, have proved …
Essence By Abiola Abrams Bored with the same old sex routine? Abiola Abrams digs deep into the world of BDSM for beginners to teach you how to make your sex life more adventurous right now. Black women are ready to feel more sexually adventurous. We are learning that life is …
The Frisky by Rosebud Baker My boyfriend and I have been together for approximately three years. Since we started sleeping with one another, a large part of our fantasy life has included the idea of sleeping with other people, infidelity, swinging, and dissolving the rules of monogamy. A few weeks …
Marieclaire by SOPHIE SAINT THOMAS mplete honesty ahead: I’ve been with my live-in boyfriend for a year now, and while our sex life is certainly fulfilling, it’s not necessarily…kinky. We know what we like, what we don’t like, and, with our insane work schedules, sticking with the simple stuff comes …
By Ruby B Johnson LCSW Talia scheduled an appointment to determine “what is needed to help her decide if she can be in an open relationship?” I asked Talia several inquisitive questions about the “when, what, and how” of her journey prior to sitting in my office. She informed me …