Watchdog.org By Taylor Millard Some lawmakers in the Palmetto State apparently wants it to become the Palmetto Parent. South Carolina state Reps. Bill Chumley and Mike Burns have filed a bill that would require computer manufacturers or retailers to install and operate software that “renders obscenity inaccessible” on any device …
We know that the needs and concerns of non-monogamous people are important, especially when it comes to your family. Now more than ever, we have to protect ourselves. That’s why NCSF has partnered with a number of groups and individuals to create a needs assessment survey on legal matters for …
The current Ms. Philadelphia Leather, Mr. Eagle NYC 2017, and other members of the leather community share their thoughts on fashion’s new-found enthusiasm for whips, caps, and chaps. i-D by Mikelle Street Last week, Comme des Garçons teamed up with Vetements on a limited-edition capsule collection of sweaters. Teased on Instagram, …
The Rainbow Times by Lorelei Erisis For the past few months my column has been pretty overtly political, for what I imagine are understandable reasons. However, this month, I thought I’d start the New Year with something a lot more personal—something positive, though it journeys through some negative territory. Also, …
LA Weekly by Catherine Wagley Clinic for the wannabe freak The St. Bob Memorial Sick Clinic, which will pop up for one night only at Eagle Rock’s Situation Room, serves those who want to be less normal or want to embrace taboos but don’t really know how. “Are you ostracized …
Bustle By MARIELLA MOSTHOF Bit by bit, the field of sex and relationships is being pushed past its old, stale boundaries as people begin coming forward to talk about their unconventional, taboo, marginalized, and/or all of the above sex and dating paradigms. These seven things we learned about polyamory in …
2016 is when it finally became clear: Kink isn’t just for weirdo side characters anymore. GQ BY ERIC THURM At the end of Transparent’s second season, Sarah Pfefferman (Amy Landecker) is adrift. She’s left her fiancée at the altar, and is caught between her constant support roles for her children, …
Kinkly by Anabelle Bernard Fournier Have you ever thought that you or someone you know may be addicted to sex? Maybe it’s because you or they watch too much pornography (“too much” according to whom, though?) or you or they seem to have problems saying no to an offer of …
Flipboard by Bruce Benderson As I get older, I come closer to an unpleasant but undeniable realization: there’s no such thing as progress when it comes to sex. This wasn’t how I saw things as I entered adulthood in the 1970s, a decade marked by the erosion of American religious superstitions …
Some days, she’s a dominatrix in a catsuit; other days, she’s a 50-year-old woman in an open relationship Esquire By Holly Elizabeth Stephens I recently met a woman named Tanya* who makes $1,200 a month working part-time as a fetish chat room operator. No phone calls, cameras, or meet-ups necessary …
