Denver Westword Beyond the Bedroom is described by co-organizer Dan Powers, aka Daka-Dan, as an October 16 educational event about sex. But police in Lakewood, where Beyond the Bedroom was originally scheduled to take place, weren’t so sure, due in part to a possible live demonstration of orgasmic meditation, not …
SWOP-NYC In a culture in which celebrities regularly don latex or leather and talk about kinky sex, our media outlets still have a way of trying to keep the average individual’s sexuality in check when it comes to private sexual behaviors. Tabloids such as the New York Post has a long history of taking pieces …
Journal Star The Peoria County Board wants to end the potential for swingers clubs sprouting up under its jurisdiction. When the city of Peoria banned sex clubs within city limits earlier this year, the county wanted to make sure businesses wouldn’t move to unincorporated regions. The proposed amendment clarifies some …
The Badger Herald Hey there curious kinksters. This week, let’s explore the joys of bondage, discipline, dominance, submission and sadomasochism. Keep in mind there’s no hard-and-fast definition of “kinky.” To some, using a pair of fuzzy handcuffs is the kinkiest, hottest, most out-there thing they want to try. Others think, …
Huffington Post Fall season premieres have been airing for the past week, more to be aired in the next few weeks, and a popular theme this fall is sex positivity. Compared to their ancestors, Sex and the City and Will and Grace, this season, shows cover a wide spectrum of …
Bay Area Reporter More than 400,000 people from around the world attend the Folsom Street Fair each year, making it the largest leather/fetish event in the world and the third largest outdoor one-day event in California. Only San Francisco’s Pride celebration and the Rose Parade in Pasadena top it in …
Daily Beast An Italian man is on trial for the death of his girlfriend during a Japanese bondage scene. Barbie Latza Nadeau on what happens during ‘Shibari’—and why extreme sex is on the rise. Apparently monogamous sex gets tedious even when you’re tied up with rope. Italian engineer Soter Mule, …
ABC News A New York assistant attorney general who has brought lawsuits against Bank of America and Royal Bank of Canada has come under fire for her salacious personal life–one that involves whips, dominating, and S&M. Alisha Smith, 36, who won a $5 billion combined settlement from the banks through …
New York Post A well-respected lawyer in the state Attorney General’s Office spends her days toiling in securities fraud — and her nights moonlighting as a dominatrix, The Post has learned. Alisha Smith, 36, who dresses demurely as a buttoned-down prosecutor, turns up the heat when she becomes perky persecutor …
News OK A bizarre case reached its conclusion when a bondage master accused of kidnapping and choking his slave pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge and walked away with no jail time. Richard B. Wise, 43, whose first trial ended in a mistrial after a juror turned up drunk, pleaded …