The Moscow Times Residents of the Urals city of Yekaterinburg have flocked to local sex stores to stock up on whips, handcuffs and other S&M toys following the release of the erotic film “50 Shades of Grey,” a news report said Thursday. The U.S. film, which follows the foray …
The Federalist By Stella Morabito Sexual violence against women has never been so mainstreamed as it is now with the hype surrounding the film release of “Fifty Shades of Grey,” based on the bestseller by E. L. James. The publicity campaign is saturating the public square, exposing youth to its …
Rachel Maddow notes the irony that the film is the hottest ticket in Tupelo, Miss., home base of the virulently antigay American Family Association. The Advocate by DAWN ENNIS Rachel Maddow, MSNBC’s self-described “liberal TV lady,” could barely contain her glee in sharing the news with her cable TV viewers that …
NCSF has supported our Coalition Partner, Leather & Grace, as they have worked to gain greater tolerance for kinky members and staff of the Unitarian Universalist Association. Unitarian Universalists have a long history of courage in tackling issues around human sexuality, yet the UUA’s current leadership has not responded well …
The Business Insider by JESSICA ORWIG We all have at least one, and most of us have many: Sexual fantasies. In fact, it’s normal, and even healthy, to have sexual fantasies. What might not be normal is the type of sexual fantasy you’re daydreaming over. A new study is helping …
The Conversation by Thalia Anthony Christian Grey knows exactly his hard limits in sadomasochism and he may also know a thing or two about his legal limits. The Dominant character Grey in the fantasy fiction Fifty Shades of Grey is bent on alluring his coprotagonist, Anastasia (Ana) Steele, to become his …
Forget Fifty Shades of Grey. Here’s your real primer on all things kink. Buzzfeed by Casey Gueren 1. First things first: Here’s what BDSM actually stands for: BDSM includes bondage and discipline (B&D), dominance and submission (D&S), and sadism & masochism (S&M). The terms are lumped together that way because …
The Isthmus by Allison Geyer A group of swingers, kinksters, polyamorists and nudists is taking over a Madison hotel this weekend, celebrating Valentine’s Day weekend with two days of what’s billed as “complete sexual freedom.” The event will draw as many as 275 “alternative sex” aficionados from all over Wisconsin, …
Above the Law By TAMARA TABO Just in time for Valentine’s Day, the much-hyped movie Fifty Shades of Grey releases in theatres nationwide today. The movie reportedly grossed $3.7 million in early release on Wednesday. It’s based on the novel of the same name, the novel that introduced frank sexual …
Though popular tropes all hold that people interested in BDSM were all abused or are disturbed, the biological basis of kink deserves more study The Guardian by Nichi Hodgson hen it comes to explaining the how and why of sexual desire, there are few answers more reassuring than “because it’s …
