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Bustle By EMMA MCGOWAN  Kink has made its way from back rooms and hidden dungeons and burst its way into the mainstream in recent years. And while many long-term kinksters are vocal about their dislike of the Fifty Shades series, there’s no denying that it has awakened some previously dormant …

Seattle Globalist by Sylvia Lin   Is sex work inherently exploitative?   A council of 160 current and retired sex workers from the Seattle Sex Workers Outreach Project don’t think so, and they’re joining other regional chapters of the organization in pushing for decriminalization of sex work.   Sola, the …

CNN By Ian Kerner “Fifty Shades Darker,” the sequel to “Fifty Shades of Grey,” hits theaters this month, the second installation in the wildly popular series. There’s no doubt that the films — and E.L. James’ bestselling books on which they’re based — have introduced millions to the concept of …

The Week By Carrie Jenkins There’s no longer anything unusual about wanting an open relationship. Many who consider themselves progressive about sex, gender, love, and relationships know this. It’s just that almost nobody in an open relationship wants to be open about it. What’s surprising is that so many people …

People BY LINDSAY KIMBLE For many, the world of restraints and floggers was a total mystery before E.L. James’ erotic sensation Fifty Shades of Grey was published in 2011. The mega-hit quickly introduced aspects of kink to a wider audience, and now the second film chronicling the story of Christian …

Polyamory is not a character flaw, Rose Dawson writes, it’s simply the path we have chosen The Globe and Mail by Rose Dawson I have a boyfriend and he is married to someone else. When people find out that I am in a long-term relationship with a man in an …

Portland is spearheading the alternative sexual lifestyle. Willamette Week By Sophia June In Portland, you can take your coffee with a splash of semen. Well, kind of. Food and drinks aren’t actually allowed in the dungeon, as a paper sign informs visitors. But you can sit with a latte and …

Man’s best friend just might be a man in a puppy mask. Metro by JOSEPH DARIUS JAAFARI On the fourth Friday of each month, the first floor of The Eagle — a gay leather-themed bar in Chelsea — is crawling with puppies. At any given moment, a handful of puppies will …

If Christian and Ana inspired you to get kinky in the bedroom, experts say you’ll want to loop your doctor in, stat. Cosmopolitan By Michelle Konstantinovsky ix years ago, whips and chains were anything but mainstream. But thanks to literary juggernaut-turned film phenomenon Fifty Shades of Grey, everyone and their …