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Stalled by UUA, Leather & Grace Seeks Mediation

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 …

“Scientists Have Discovered How Common Different Sexual Fantasies Are”

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 …

International Media Update: “Fifty Shades of Grey and the legal limits of BDSM”

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 …

“25 Facts About BDSM That You Won’t Learn In “Fifty Shades Of Grey””

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 …

“Swingers shed clothing, inhibitions at Valentine’s weekend hotel takeover”

The Isthmus by Allison Geyer A group of swingers, kinksters, polyamorists and nudists is taking over a Madison hotel this weekend, celebrating Valentine’s Day weekend with two days of what’s billed as “complete sexual freedom.” The event will draw as many as 275 “alternative sex” aficionados from all over Wisconsin, …

“Fifty Shades Of Legal Liability – Legal Risks Of Kinky Sex”

Above the Law By TAMARA TABO Just in time for Valentine’s Day, the much-hyped movie Fifty Shades of Grey releases in theatres nationwide today.  The movie reportedly grossed $3.7 million in early release on Wednesday.  It’s based on the novel of the same name, the novel that introduced frank sexual …

“The science of what excites kinky people doesn’t end with armchair psychology”

Though popular tropes all hold that people interested in BDSM were all abused or are disturbed, the biological basis of kink deserves more study The Guardian by Nichi Hodgson hen it comes to explaining the how and why of sexual desire, there are few answers more reassuring than “because it’s …

“Why doctors need to pay more attention to their kinky patients”

50 SHADES OF CARE Quartz by Christy Duan On Valentine’s Day weekend last year I found myself at Paddles, the local dungeon in New York City’s Chelsea neighborhood, for the first time. I was perched at the alcohol-free bar when a man politely introduced himself as a human carpet. He …

“Film’s ‘Fifty Shades’ of kinky sex stoke domestic abuse debate”

Reuters BY PIYA SINHA-ROY A U.S. grassroots movement is urging people to send $50 to women’s shelters rather than see “Fifty Shades of Grey,” while a Midwest child protection league argues the film blurs the lines of what is healthy or harmful in sex.   With its whips and chains …