People into BDSM are psychologically normal and healthy. Psychology Today by Michael Castleman M.A. Both the book and movie versions of Fifty Shades of Grey got a good deal right about erotic bondage-discipline-sado-masochism (BDSM). But Fifty Shades also got one thing horribly wrong. It depicts the dominant (dom, top), …
Mic By Kate Hakala What kind of relationship do you have? It may seem like perplexing question — there are different kinds? But in fact, in an era of the growing acceptance of casual sex, a better understanding of polyamory and a curiosity about open relationships, there has never …
Elaine O’Hara was killed by a man with whom she was involved in a BDSM relationship. As a BDSM participant myself, I wonder if we can continue to deny any links between kinky sex and wider societal abuse of women The Guardian by Emer O’Toole In Dublin, Graham Dwyer, a …
NCSF’s Incident Reporting & Response received 54 requests for assistance from individuals, groups and businesses in January, February and March. NCSF maintains the confidentiality of those who come to us for help. However we balance that need with the need to report the services we are providing and to provide …
CafeMom by Adriana Velez “I am zero percent interested in my new relationship becoming strictly monogamous,” my friend revealed to me recently. A decade after her divorce, a decade of healing, dating, disappointments, and soul-searching has brought her to a place where she feels open and excited about exploring polyamory. …
by Dulcinea Pitagora Prior to starting my practice as a therapist, I was confronted with contradicting perspectives on the therapist’s disclosure of personal information to their clients. The prevailing thought behind this in the mental health field is that the therapeutic environment is not a place for therapists to disclose too …
Independent by Kirsty Blake Knox From the beginning, it was apparent this was a court case like no other. The jury was informed on the first day that “acts of stabbing” were an “essential part” of Graham Dwyer and Elaine O’Hara’s sexual relationship. For many, “knife play” …
Mic.com By Kate Hakala How would you feel about an open relationship? Only 15% of Americans age 18 to 29 would ever consider being in an open relationship, according to a new survey conducted by the Huffington Post and YouGov. That proportion is nearly identical to — not …
The Tennessean by Tony Gonzales Private clubs for sexual swinging won’t be allowed to locate within 1,000 feet of schools, churches, daycares or parks in Tennessee. The state Senate and House each voted resoundingly for the new law Monday night, without a single vote in opposition. The bills still …
VICE by Jesse Ward Wayne Boone’s nude months run from June to December. You can wear clothes if you want when you visit him, but these are his nude months, and so he’ll be naked—it says so right there on his Couchsurfing profile. Strangers often find themselves in Boone’s …
