One woman, actor Lucy DeCoutere, alleges she was slapped and choked without her consent. Toronto Star Eight women from across Canada now accuse former CBC host Jian Ghomeshi of abusive behaviour ranging from allegations of beating and choking without consent, to workplace sexual harassment. The allegations the Star is probing …
The Washington Post by Soraya Nadia McDonald Thanks to a revealing Facebook post by former CBC radio host Jian Ghomeshi, kink, specifically BDSM (bondage, domination, sadism and masochism) is in the spotlight. The CBC fired Ghomeshi, 47, on Sunday after it received information the network said “precludes” it from retaining …
CRFA News Talk Radio by Michael Tutton Rough sex that inflicts pain is a murky legal area that can still lead to assault convictions in Canada, say legal experts. The legal boundaries around practices involving bondage, dominance, sadism and masochism, or BDSM, have become part of the public discussion since …
Radio host abruptly went off air last week CBC CBC’s relationship with Jian Ghomeshi, host of the cultural affairs radio show Q, has ended, the network announced Sunday. “The CBC is saddened to announce its relationship with Jian Ghomeshi has come to an end. This decision was not made without serious …
As more people embrace their inner kinkster, doctors need to know the details to provide quality health care. This… can be complicated. Daily Beast by Heather Boerner Recently, Claire Conrad, 36, found herself trussed up in stirrups—and not in a fun way. Conrad was at the ob-gyn to check …
The BDSM site halts its most extreme offshoots in hopes of pushing into the mainstream Salon by Tracy Clark-Flory In a surprising move, BDSM porn company Kink.com has suddenly stopped production on two of its most “extreme” sub-sites. CEO Peter Acworth tells Salon the company is halting filming on the …
A poly partner who now wants monogamy, an accidental triad, and more Chicago Reader by Dan Savage QI’m a married 28-year-old male. My partner and I are conflicted over the level of openness in our relationship. She describes herself as “postmononormative.” I consider myself GGG. While I know that she …
Huffington Post By Kira Brekke California’s new “affirmative consent” law is setting a different precedent for how college campuses handle sexual assault cases. This landmark law mandates that both partners issue “an affirmative, conscious and voluntary agreement to engage in sexual activity.” It acknowledges that fear or other factors may …
Detroit Free Press by Elisha Anderson Bob Bashara lied to his wife about his whereabouts when he attended BDSM — bondage, discipline, sadomasochism — parties with his mistress. His wife, Jane Bashara, wasn’t into the lifestyle and wouldn’t understand or condone it, so he kept it from her. The …
Gawker by Monica Heisey Kinky sex is back. Again. As Laura Antoniu, author of popular erotica series The Marketplace puts it, “the mainstream media ‘discovers’ kinky sex every 10 years or so.” This time around, the discovery has been linked to more than a few sources: Rihanna, “the Internet,” …
