Examiner.com  Bob Bashara, a man described as an S&M “master,” was sentenced Thursday to spend his life in jail, with no parole eligibility, for the killing of his spouse, Jane Bashara, found strangled to death in January of 2012. Last month, Bashara was declared guilty on all five counts …
The Tennesean by Tony Gonzales A Nashville swingers club has plans to relocate from near downtown to Madison, prompting some alarm and a petition in opposition. At the moment, it’s the club’s own maneuvers that have slowed its relocation. City officials await more information before approving a permit for a …
Huffington Post UK by Louis Ridley Fans are devastated after Bizarre magazine, the British publication celebrating alternative culture, announced it would be closing next month. For nearly two decades, Bizarre’s covers starred tattooed girls in latex, stories of monsters and vampires, punk porn, weird photos and avant-garde art – but …
Erotica stores and sex-freedom groups see a surge of interest when film version of best-selling book opens next month NY Daily News BY JUSTIN ROCKET SILVERMAN Bondage is the new black.  Good news for those who made a New Year’s resolution to heat up the bedroom — 2015 is …
The Atlantic by MERISSA NATHAN GERSON Asking your partner to tie you to the bedpost, telling them to slap you hard in the throes of lovemaking, dressing like a woman if you are a man, admitting a fetish for feet: Just a few years ago, any of these acts could be …
A BDSM-inspired video game from NYU-Poly professor Robert Yang explores deep questions about consent, sex and technology. Technically Brooklyn By Brady Dale Sex is a hot topic in video games these days. If you haven’t played a video game since R.C. Pro-AM on the NES, that might sound weird to …
The list of disorders ranges from “transsexualism” to “sadomasochism.” BuzzFeed by J. Lester Feder and Susie Armitage A decree Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev signed on Dec. 29 could ban transgender people from driving cars, along with others diagnosed with a long list of “disorders of sexual preference.”  The …
GQ Magazine On his character in Fifty Shades of Grey “In the course of researching this character, I have seen the reality very closely. I can tell you from an alarmingly first-hand perspective it’s not altogether sexy. But I’ve been in a dungeon with a lukewarm beer while a dominant has …
The Good Men Project site censors any discussion of Kink, BDSM or Fetish Sexuality from my popular column. by Galen Fous The Good Men’s Project’s views on what defines sex-positive expression by good men and women, and what does not, was made clear to me recently. They censored my featured …
