The Atlantic Online-dating behemoth OkCupid is adding a feature tailor-made for polyamorous people. The new setting, which became available for some beta users in December, allows users who are listed as “seeing someone,” “married,” or “in an open relationship” on the platform to link their profiles and search for other …
The Advocate BY BRENDEN SHUCART From the pages of Time magazine to the rules of the new “Fallout” game, polyamory seems suddenly to be everywhere — and very present in the public consciousness.  When the Supreme Court extended marriage equality to same-sex couples in all 50 states, Fox News …
Offbeat Home & Life by Caroline diezyn The depiction of BDSM in popular films suffered a blow from which it will not easily recover with the release of Fifty Shades of Gray. While it was unfortunately many people’s introduction to the topic, bloggers from all corners of the internet have derided …
The Daily Beast by Nico Lang The year 2015 was a landmark one for same-sex couples in America—the Supreme Court made marriage equality the law of the land, and even before the decision, some 390,000 gay couples had already gotten hitched in states like Massachusetts and New York. The Washington Post …
io9 by Lauren Davis Lightsabers aren’t just for defending the galaxy; when used correctly (with a safe word), they can provide hours of sexy fun. Etsy seller Geek Kink turns to lightsabers and other trappings of the Star Wars universe to create enough whips, restraints, and paddles to keep BDSM …
Leslie Anderson Gallery Opening Bootblack and artist Leslie Anderson opens NAKED LEATHER exhibit during the National Coalition for Sexual Freedom and Leather Archives & Museum Sexual Freedom Reception.  1/22/16 8p at LA&M. Free shuttle to and from Creating Change host hotel. http://www.leatherarchives.org/events.html  Â
Huffington Post by Sandra LaMorgese Ph.D. Remember stories from the 60s and 70s, when couples went to parties and put their house keys in a punch bowl? The person’s keys you drew at the end of the night was the person you went home with.  Few people know this, but …
The New York Times By ELAINE SCIOLINO  ***, the symbol was called.  When *** was handwritten on books and periodicals in the New York Public Library’s permanent collection, it meant one thing: supervision required.  The triple-star code, created some time in the first part of the 20th …
Maxim by Ali Drucker Bob Dylan had it right when he said “The times they are a changing.” While a few decades ago the idea of a polyamorous relationship may have been largely unheard of, more Americans than ever are accepting of the practice (although a majority still oppose it) …
BuzzFeed by Nitasha Tiku Plush Talent, a New York City-based agency representing adult film stars, recently started giving new clients a welcome guide to the porn industry. Along with tips on social media (“Twitter is a must have for every porn star, period.”) and taking photos for producers (“Don’t use …
