by Nicole Guappone I first started seeing my therapist nearly three years ago. I wanted someone LGBTQIA+ friendly, sex-positive, and poly-aware. Kink was not a big part of my life yet. Still, the intake coordinator matched me with someone based on my requests and I’ve been with her ever since. …
NCSF has heard a lot of stories over the past 20 years. Now we want to let others hear what you have to say. Have you been discriminated against because you are kinky or non-monogamous? We want to hear from you. We also want to hear your story if …
More Info: Divine Deviance will be by, about, and for the Kink/BDSM/Fetish community; this film and web series is also for anyone interested in the diversity of human sexuality and the creation of brother- and sisterhood outside of blood family. To our knowledge, this will be the first …
She describes herself as ordinary, but her marriage is anything but. Let one woman explain why a polyamorous relationship works for her, the rules she and her husband play by, and how having multiple sex partners has enhanced their bond. Health Magazine By Jade Weber, as told to Marisa Torrieri …
Chicago Tribune by Michael Tarm A website that hosted an “Abduction 101” forum linked to a 28-year-old suspect in the kidnapping of a Chinese scholar at the University of Illinois bills itself as the most popular sexual fetish networking site on the internet — and it has faced pressure in recent …
Because there are no fifty shades of grey, just black and white. Teen Vogue by Gigi Engle We can say “Consent is sexy” all we want and wear it on every crop top we own, but with a rising interest in kink and BDSM, and the ever-prevalent rape culture, understanding …
Phys.org by Debora Van Brenk Individuals in polyamorous relationships report more commitment and investment with their primary partners and report more time spent on sex with their secondary partners, a new study authored by Western researchers has found. While previous research suggests that consensually non-monogamous relationships do not significantly differ …
In Japan and the world, BDSM is going mainstream, and from show-bars to episodes of ‘Girls,’ kinbaku (also called shibari) is a thing. But so are the injuries. The Daily Beast by JAKE ADELSTEIN There’s a saying in Japan, Nama byoho wa kega no moto. That is, Half-baked knowledge of …
Brides Magazine By Gigi Engle Thinking about trying some BDSM and/or kink? Been watching some seriously steamy dom scenes on RedTube lately? Trying to figure out how to have that conversation with your husband or wife? Kink is not just for those who dwell in dungeons or sex clubs. Kinky …
Slate By Mike Miksche These days, even the young’uns are showing up to gay, kink-themed events, styling themselves in decorative neoprene harnesses as if performing some kind of butch drag. It’s worlds away from the hardcore BDSM scene of the 1970s and ’80s captured by the likes of Robert Mapplethorpe, …
