Adultery, polyamory, and Psychology Today By Cecil Adams Psychology Today advocates multiple partners and open marriages and offers “evidence” that monogamy isn’t possible. Comparing man to animals is weird to me—we’re supposed to be separated out by reason and morality, right? —The Good Wife, Austin, Texas Psychology Today, ever …
And RT Readers Get A Discount! RT Book Reviews Floggers, whips, canes and cuffs are certainly fun to read about, but how exactly does it all work in the real world? This year marks the third annual BDSM Writers Con in New York City, August 21-24 — an event that …
Dallas Observer by Lauren Smart He loops the mustard yellow rope into knots, strong fingers pulling it tight around her skin. One hand grips her shoulder, the other drapes the rope around her chest, pulling it into the first of several harnesses for a full-body “takate kote.” It’s taken him …
Social News Daily by Kim LaCapria Facebook and Twitter are social networking standard names, but maybe you’ve got a bit of an interest in kinky social media — and sites like FetLife are quietly, discreetly growing in prominence amid the more vanilla social networks. Of kinky social media options, you’ll find …
Is S&M dangerous? Let’s look at the evidence. Slate Earlier this year, I wrote two articles about BDSM—bondage, dominance/submission, and sadomasochism. I argued that BDSM, unlike homosexuality, was inherently problematic and wasn’t an orientation. Defenders of BDSM—Dan Savage, Jessica Wakeman, Clarisse Thorn, Jillian Keenan, and dozens of Slate commenters—wrote back, …
NY Post By Naomi Schaefer Riley “Poly-Cocktails,” I learned last week, doesn’t refer to tropical drinks or even complicated ones. Rather, it’s the name of a Lower East Side party for people who are done with monogamy. This revelation, care of a Rolling Stone article that’s been making the rounds, …
Wallace Prize Third Place Nonfiction Yale Daily News By Isabel Ortiz A few weeks ago, Lady Elizabeth had her pain slave over for coffee and a “medical scene.” He had brought his camera with him, and, lying supine on the operating table, he managed to snap a few pictures of her …
There’s nothing wrong with taking ownership of one’s body and pride in one’s sexual fantasies Salon by Anna Pulley Amanda is a tall, slender musician, whose sweet countenance and nerdy glasses belie the filthy things that come out of her mouth at times. “I’ve never felt as strong and …
Our lives and loves sound complicated, and the world doesn’t really understand — but the truth is quite simple Salon by Angi Becker Stevens My family is very ordinary to me. We eat dinner together. We gather in the living room and watch movies. Last weekend, we went on …
LA Times By Emmett Rensin Even after reading Rolling Stone’s recent article “Tales From the Millennials’ Sexual Revolution,” you might not have realized it was about polyamory. It was easy to miss. In several thousand words, the term appeared only one time. And no one could be blamed if the …
