Tucson Weekly By Ally Booker This weekend Jellywink will be hosting an Intro to BDSM workshop by Master Patricia, so I thought it’d be a good idea to introduce you all. She began her public BDSM journey in Tucson, Arizona in 1999 where she is a founding member of the …
Vibe by Shanna Collins When it comes to the topic of BDSM, the topic is still relatively taboo. BDSM practices as a form of alternative sexuality is often stigmatized as deviant, unhealthy, and sensationalized (particularly with the campy novel and 2015 film release of E.L. James’s 50 Shades of Grey) …
Miami New Times by Christian Portilla “When I got to the house and they opened their door, I saw from the outside looking in and thought, Oh my God, what did I get myself into?” Moya says, recalling his first fetish party. For the past 15 years, Moya has been …
Daily Xtra by Niko Bell In a series of three rulings over three years, a BC Supreme Court justice and two provincial court judges have decided a polyamorous man in Nanaimo is fit to be a father, even if he has more than one romantic partner. This is the first …
Metro UK by Miranda Kane These days I’m a writer and stand up comedian but, for seven years, I was Melody – a £2,000 per night escort, weighing 25 stone and wearing size 30 clothes. So, what did those years of being a plus-size dominatrix teach me about sex? The …
The National Coalition for Sexual Freedom would like your help in this important election year. Specifically, we would like you to take a few moments to send a short questionnaire on sexual freedom issues to candidates running for office in your State or locality. NCSF has sent a questionnaire this …
Broadly by Amanda Arnold The sadomasochistic act has been a fascination of everyone from artists to philosophers to sex researchers for hundreds of years. So we had to know—what’s up with hitting butts? In 1960, archaeologist Carlo Maurilio Lerici descended into tombs in the old town of Tarquinia, a necropolis …
Open marriage reportedly invigorates some relationships. But what’s in it for the women who are so-called secondary partners? Elle BY WHITNEY JOINER When Ivy*, a 35-year-old activist, lived in New York, her relationships never seemed to work out. She dated the way a lot of people date in the city, …
The Thrillist By GIGI ENGLE Open relationships have always been a fascination of mine How do you pull off a relationship like that? Don’t people get jealous? How do you have time for THAT much sex? Is labeling something “open” just a cop-out for not really caring that much about …
‘There is a choice, other than cheating or serial monogamy and multiple divorces or failed relationships’ CBC News By Alison Crawford Canadian family laws, which adapted for common-law and same-sex couples, as well as multiple parents of children conceived using reproductive technologies, may have to adapt once again, according to …
