The Washington Post by Soraya Nadia McDonald Thanks to a revealing Facebook post by former CBC radio host Jian Ghomeshi, kink, specifically BDSM (bondage, domination, sadism and masochism) is in the spotlight. The CBC fired Ghomeshi, 47, on Sunday after it received information the network said “precludes” it from retaining …
CNN by Emanuella Grinberg Canadian radio host Jian Ghomeshi has interviewed some of pop culture’s biggest names, from Barbra Streisand, Joni Mitchell and Dan Rather to Lena Dunham and Zach Galifianakis, and that’s just in the past few months. His CBC Radio show, “Q with Jian Ghomeshi,” is one of …
Slate by Jillian Keenan This weekend, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation sparked a national sex conversation when it dismissed popular radio host Jian Ghomeshi. In a Facebook post, Ghomeshi claimed he was fired because his participation in consensual BDSM had come to light and corporation executives “said that this type of …
CRFA News Talk Radio by Michael Tutton Rough sex that inflicts pain is a murky legal area that can still lead to assault convictions in Canada, say legal experts. The legal boundaries around practices involving bondage, dominance, sadism and masochism, or BDSM, have become part of the public discussion since …
Radio host abruptly went off air last week CBC CBC’s relationship with Jian Ghomeshi, host of the cultural affairs radio show Q, has ended, the network announced Sunday. “The CBC is saddened to announce its relationship with Jian Ghomeshi has come to an end. This decision was not made without serious …
As more people embrace their inner kinkster, doctors need to know the details to provide quality health care. This… can be complicated. Daily Beast by Heather Boerner Recently, Claire Conrad, 36, found herself trussed up in stirrups—and not in a fun way. Conrad was at the ob-gyn to check …
The BDSM site halts its most extreme offshoots in hopes of pushing into the mainstream Salon by Tracy Clark-Flory In a surprising move, BDSM porn company Kink.com has suddenly stopped production on two of its most “extreme” sub-sites. CEO Peter Acworth tells Salon the company is halting filming on the …
by Desmond Ravenstone Several years ago, I raised the question on this blog about whether kink could be considered a sexual orientation. Since that time, the issue has gained traction, due in large measure to the notorious “Fifty Shades Effect”. Slate writer Jillian Keenan wrote this blog post in …
A poly partner who now wants monogamy, an accidental triad, and more Chicago Reader by Dan Savage QI’m a married 28-year-old male. My partner and I are conflicted over the level of openness in our relationship. She describes herself as “postmononormative.” I consider myself GGG. While I know that she …
Huffington Post By Kira Brekke California’s new “affirmative consent” law is setting a different precedent for how college campuses handle sexual assault cases. This landmark law mandates that both partners issue “an affirmative, conscious and voluntary agreement to engage in sexual activity.” It acknowledges that fear or other factors may …