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Guest Blog: The Open Photo Project – An Artist Statement from Photographer Erika Kapin

Gloria was in the closet about being polyamorous for years. What it took for her to come out was being diagnosed with breast cancer. Upon diagnosis, she realized how short life is and that she wanted to be out and proud in all her identities. However, she still keeps her …

Grandparents’ Journey From Vanilla Sex to BDSM

Westword “Most couples think that honest communication is the key to a happy relationship, but they don’t understand that honest communication does not mean just talking honestly,” Doug says. “It means talking completely, being unafraid to be vulnerable enough to each other and admit that you have thoughts, desires, fantasies …

THE PAKISTANI-AMERICAN ‘MR. LEATHER’ BUSTING BDSM STEREOTYPES

Paper Mag In the world of BDSM, the lack of representation of people of color persists as it does in many other pockets of American mainstream and underground culture. One man breaking the mold of the stereotypical white leather daddy is Ali Mushtaq, a Pakistani-American from California whose presence at …

Polyamory In The PRC: A Brief History Of Sex And Swinging In Modern China

SupChina In 2010, the then-53-year-old bespectacled academic became the face of Chinese swinging when he was arrested for “group licentiousness.” Although one of 22 charged, it was Ma’s refusal to quietly roll over and plead guilty, coupled with his professorial status, that made him a cause célèbre; it was thusly …

NCSF is Coming to Atlanta for our 21st Anniversary Celebration!

Annual Coalition Partner Meeting Friday March 9th 10 am – 6pm Atlanta GA @ Crowne Plaza Atlanta Airport, 1325 Virginia Avenue, Atlanta, GA The NCSF Annual Coalition Partner Meeting is for representatives of the Coalition Partners and the NCSF Board and Staff members to come together to discuss the year-end …

Where can a Black polyamorous woman feel safe to look for love?

The Daily Dot For polyamorous communities to become more accepting, organizers need to look to the inclusivity and discussions created on these blogs. They need to create groups and meetups without the idea of what the polyamorous community “should” or “is expected” to look like. The idea that polyamory is …

Meet The Dominatrix Who Requires The Men Who Hire Her To Read Black Feminist Theory

Huffington Post Eventually, I realized, wow, I’m emotionally invested in my clients. They’re getting this safe space. The ways that patriarchy impacts men, they can’t really be submissive in a lot of contexts. They come to me looking for a safe space to explore the parts of them that may …