South Florida Gay News by Christiana Lilly Is BDSM a sexual orientation? Jillian Keenan thinks so. Two years ago, the New York City freelance journalist wrote a piece for Slate arguing just that. The fetish and paraphilia community cheered, while others were confused or even angered that she would suggest …
Kobini by Colette McIntyre Art has a long history of drawing inspiration from the otherwise underground world of BDSM. The custom goes as far back as 1928, when the surrealist artist Man Ray captured an image of a woman sensually reclining while bound in ropes and a harness. Robert Mapplethorpe …
Time by Mandy Oaklander Sex, one of the more pleasurable forms of exercise, can do some wonderful things for your health, from strengthening your muscles to improving immunity. An erotic romp might also have the power to elevate your consciousness, suggests a small new study. The research, published in the …
SF Gate By Michael Bodley John Wynne and Angela Bonin looked distinctly out of place on the side of San Francisco’s Folsom Street early Sunday afternoon. Why? Well, they were both fully clothed, for one. In the city to celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary, the couple from Massachusetts, sporting T-shirts …
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 …
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 …
