San Francisco Chronicle by Kristen V. Brown Since moving from Louisiana a few years back, William Winters has ascended to a sort of unofficial throne, the de facto king of the East Bay polyamory scene. The poly potlucks he hosts have surged in popularity and tripled in regularity. It would …
The Examiner by Dean Chambers Planned Parenthood has produced a video to teach teen children how to engage in bondage, dominance, and sadomasochism (BDSM), CNS News reported yesterday. The video was produced by Planned Parenthood of Northern New England, which received $2.75 million in taxpayer funding in 2012. CNS describes …
Huffington Post Live It’s Hump Day, everyone, and we here at HuffPost Live would like to talk about it. Today, we discuss polyamorous relationships. Are they healthy or hurtful?
Ka Leo O Hawai’i by Roman Kalinowski While traditional monogamous relationships and marriage seem to be losing popularity each year, more people are learning about the plurality of possibilities offered by polyamory, or “the love of many.” It’s time to stop treating love as if it were a scarce commodity …
Charisma News by Jennifer LeClair Gays in committed relationships have a “partner.” Polyamorous people like Diana Adams, who runs a Brooklyn-based legal firm that fights to offer traditional marriage rights to untraditional lovers, have a “primary partner.” Primary partners because, well, polyamorists subscribe to the philosophy of being head over …
Medical Daily By Lizette Borreli Skin tight leather-clad outfits, whips, and chains are all part of what is considered to be the subtle yet pervasive bondage, discipline, sadism, and masochism (BDSM) culture. The act of sexually enjoying giving and receiving pain — sadomasochism (S&M) — once thought to be a pathological practice …
Globe and Mail by ZOSIA BIELSKI “Polyamory is a challenging lifestyle to live. We are not socialized to live this way and there are very few media models that demonstrate people actively living these lifestyles,” says Dr. Danielle Duplassie, a Burnaby registered clinical counsellor and sex therapist who works with …
Science World Report by Thomas Carannante Sadomasochism is defined as sexual behavior that involves getting pleasure from causing or feeling pain. Previously thought to be a pathological practice, current research has found no evidence of harmful effects as a result of sadomasochism. Scientists have found sadomasochism may actually lead to …
Many couples are finding meaning in loving, open relationships. Mail & Guardian By Rosemund Handler The Ravenhearts, a polyamorist couple, defined polyamory for the Oxford English Dictionary as “the practice, state or ability of having more than one sexual loving relationship at the same time, with the full knowledge and …
Live Science By Stephanie Pappas Sadomasochism, or sexual enjoyment from giving or receiving pain, may be a meditative experience and in some cases may lead to an altered state of consciousness, new research suggests. Consensual sadomasochism was long considered pathological, but psychologists studying people interested in BDSM (bondage, discipline, sadism …