The Stranger by Dan Savage A woman lost her job after her employer—a social services org run by the Catholic Church—found out that she was polyamorous. She sued, claiming that poly is a sexual orientation and that her firing amounted to illegal discrimination, but the court found against her. Sydney …
GMA Network The release of the film adaptation of “50 Shades of Grey” has triggered not just controversy – but also a spike in BDSM-related searches at a pornography-oriented site. Pornhub, which claims to be the world’s biggest porn site, said it noted a “significant increase” in BDSM-related searches …
OC Register BY ERWIN CHEMERINSKY The phenomenal success of “Fifty Shades of Grey” – as a book and now as a movie – should provide the impetus to finally repeal federal and state laws that prohibit obscene material. It is long overdue for the Supreme Court to reverse its decisions …
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 …
