Two big fetish-oriented businesses have made major cutbacks—but it’s not because consumers are tired of bondage and butt plugs MEL by Lynsey G It’s been almost six years since Fifty Shades of Grey burst onto the pop culture scene, launching the “mommy porn” phenomenon that saw suburban parents suddenly devouring erotica …
Self By Carrie Borzillo My boyfriend, John*, and I have been engaged in a weird power struggle lately. I often find myself getting frustrated that he’s not taking charge, but the real issue is that I’m so consistently taking the lead with everything that he doesn’t even get a chance …
Broadly by Sirin Kale fter a decade as a professional dominatrix, Mistress Suz knew it was time to get out of the game. “I got old,” she says bluntly. Whilst her regular clients didn’t mind having a 40-year-old dominatrix, the physical exertion got to be too much. “My body …
Plan Philly BY JAKE BLUMGART The Victorian redbrick Tacony Music Hall is an icon of this working class riverfront community in the lower Northeast. The stately bulk of the building is breathtaking, standing out from its plainspoken neighbors on Longshore Avenue. It’s the kind of building that causes newcomers to …
The Cut By Lisa Ryan A New York judge has granted three people who had previously been in a polyamorous relationship “tri-custody” of their 10-year-old son. The New York Post reports that the Suffolk County Supreme Court Judge H. Patrick Leis III’s ruling is the first of its kind in …
Russell Stambaugh, NCSF Kink Aware Professionals Advocate, and Susan Wright, NCSF Spokesperson, will be presenting on the 30+ year history of kink safety and consent campaigns at the Annual Conference of the Society for Sex Therapy and Research (SSTAR) in Montreal, Quebec April 20, 2017. This is a 3 …
Romper by Margaret E Jacobsen Over the last four years, my family dynamic has changed because of divorce and polyamory. I’d always wanted a large family, but I believed was only attainable by having lots of kids, and polyamory was never something I thought of because I grew up in …
HPR by Faye Seidler I’m polyamorous and I live with my two girlfriends, who both mean the world to me. They contribute to making me a better person by challenging me when I’m wrong, supporting me when I try something new, and comforting me if I fail. It has been …
Thump By Sophie Weiner Over the past few years, alternative sexual culture has gone from niche to nearly mainstream. The first two films in the BDSM-themed Fifty Shades of Grey series each made over $100 million at the US box office. Polyamorous relationships are also becoming increasingly commonplace—in a 2015 …
If critics of President Trump have noticed an uptick in female devaluation, it’s not reflected in the S&M scene Salon by CARRIE WEISMAN Soon after Donald Trump joined the presidential race, a professional dominatrix named Tara Indiana announced her plans to follow suit. “If a carnival barker like Donald Trump can …
