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 …
Open marriage reportedly invigorates some relationships. But what’s in it for the women who are so-called secondary partners? Elle BY WHITNEY JOINER When Ivy*, a 35-year-old activist, lived in New York, her relationships never seemed to work out. She dated the way a lot of people date in the city, …
The Thrillist By GIGI ENGLE Open relationships have always been a fascination of mine How do you pull off a relationship like that? Don’t people get jealous? How do you have time for THAT much sex? Is labeling something “open” just a cop-out for not really caring that much about …
‘There is a choice, other than cheating or serial monogamy and multiple divorces or failed relationships’ CBC News By Alison Crawford Canadian family laws, which adapted for common-law and same-sex couples, as well as multiple parents of children conceived using reproductive technologies, may have to adapt once again, according to …
Your Tango by Rebecca Jane Stokes It was time to meet. We share a boyfriend, after all. The first time I met my boyfriend’s girlfriend was over dark and stormies at a nice restaurant near my house. My boyfriend was sitting facing me and I saw his girlfriend approach us …
Fusion By Lux Alptraum t long ago, I found myself chatting with a friend about the logistics of coming out to one’s coworkers. Given that I’m queer, and he’s a straight, cisgender man, it’d be reasonable to expect that it was my coming out that happened to be up for …
