by Bruce Deachman In anticipation of Canada’s sesquicentennial celebrations, the Citizen’s Bruce Deachman has been out in search of Ottawans — 150 of them — to learn their stories of life and death, hope and love, obsession and fear. From Feb. 2 until Canada Day, we’ll share one person’s story …
By Nicholas Thomas While the 50 Shades Trilogy has brought the mysterious world of BDSM (Bondage – Domination – Sadism – Masochism) into the mainstream, it has been highly criticized for not authentically representing the community. With a look into Denver’s BDSM scene, the true nature of the community began …
iTWire by Sam Varghese The head of Drupal, Dries Buytaert, has asked a longtime contributor Larry Garfield to leave the project soon after it became public knowledge that Garfield practises a BDSM lifestyle. In a statement, Buytaert said Garfield had been asked to leave, “because… he holds views that are …
NPR by BARBARA J. KING The word polyamory, according to this FAQ page maintained by writer and sex educator Franklin Veaux, “is based on the Greek and Latin for ‘many loves’ (literally, poly many + amor love). A polyamorous person is someone who has or is open to having more than …
Plan Philly by Jake Blumgart Thursday night’s community meeting in Tacony went better than anyone could have expected. A proposal to open a private sex-positive club in the midst of a residential neighborhood would likely stir contention anywhere. In the Northeast, with its reputation as the most conservative corner …
Two big fetish-oriented businesses have made major cutbacks—but it’s not because consumers are tired of bondage and butt plugs MEL by Lynsey G It’s been almost six years since Fifty Shades of Grey burst onto the pop culture scene, launching the “mommy porn” phenomenon that saw suburban parents suddenly devouring erotica …
Self By Carrie Borzillo My boyfriend, John*, and I have been engaged in a weird power struggle lately. I often find myself getting frustrated that he’s not taking charge, but the real issue is that I’m so consistently taking the lead with everything that he doesn’t even get a chance …
Broadly by Sirin Kale fter a decade as a professional dominatrix, Mistress Suz knew it was time to get out of the game. “I got old,” she says bluntly. Whilst her regular clients didn’t mind having a 40-year-old dominatrix, the physical exertion got to be too much. “My body …
Plan Philly BY JAKE BLUMGART The Victorian redbrick Tacony Music Hall is an icon of this working class riverfront community in the lower Northeast. The stately bulk of the building is breathtaking, standing out from its plainspoken neighbors on Longshore Avenue. It’s the kind of building that causes newcomers to …
The Cut By Lisa Ryan A New York judge has granted three people who had previously been in a polyamorous relationship “tri-custody” of their 10-year-old son. The New York Post reports that the Suffolk County Supreme Court Judge H. Patrick Leis III’s ruling is the first of its kind in …
