Social News Daily by Kim LaCapria Facebook and Twitter are social networking standard names, but maybe you’ve got a bit of an interest in kinky social media — and sites like FetLife are quietly, discreetly growing in prominence amid the more vanilla social networks. Of kinky social media options, you’ll find …
Is S&M dangerous? Let’s look at the evidence. Slate Earlier this year, I wrote two articles about BDSM—bondage, dominance/submission, and sadomasochism. I argued that BDSM, unlike homosexuality, was inherently problematic and wasn’t an orientation. Defenders of BDSM—Dan Savage, Jessica Wakeman, Clarisse Thorn, Jillian Keenan, and dozens of Slate commenters—wrote back, …
NY Post By Naomi Schaefer Riley “Poly-Cocktails,” I learned last week, doesn’t refer to tropical drinks or even complicated ones. Rather, it’s the name of a Lower East Side party for people who are done with monogamy. This revelation, care of a Rolling Stone article that’s been making the rounds, …
Wallace Prize Third Place Nonfiction Yale Daily News By Isabel Ortiz A few weeks ago, Lady Elizabeth had her pain slave over for coffee and a “medical scene.” He had brought his camera with him, and, lying supine on the operating table, he managed to snap a few pictures of her …
There’s nothing wrong with taking ownership of one’s body and pride in one’s sexual fantasies Salon by Anna Pulley  Amanda is a tall, slender musician, whose sweet countenance and nerdy glasses belie the filthy things that come out of her mouth at times. “I’ve never felt as strong and …
Our lives and loves sound complicated, and the world doesn’t really understand — but the truth is quite simple Salon by Angi Becker Stevens  My family is very ordinary to me. We eat dinner together. We gather in the living room and watch movies. Last weekend, we went on …
LA Times By Emmett Rensin Even after reading Rolling Stone’s recent article “Tales From the Millennials’ Sexual Revolution,” you might not have realized it was about polyamory. It was easy to miss. In several thousand words, the term appeared only one time. And no one could be blamed if the …
This generation is radically rethinking straight sex and marriage, but at what cost? In Part One of a two-part series, Rolling Stone goes under the covers in search of new approaches to intimacy, commitment and hooking up. Read more: http://www.rollingst Rolling Stone By Alex Morris By the end of their …
SF Weekly Local BDSM porn company Kink.com has faced growing pressure from the state legislature and regulatory agencies to use condoms on its shoots, and now, the company may confront a lawsuit from a performer who faced an HIV scare in the porn industry last year. A demand letter obtained …
The MAC Weekly By Ariel Estrella  Last summer, I started a long-term project on consent within the Fifty Shades of Grey series as seen through BDSM and marriage contracts. Only halfway through the summer did I pay attention to reactions to the topic. It was only after people unexpectedly …
