In an exclusive conversation with Salon, Stanford’s kinksters talk about seeking university approval Salon by Tracy Clark-Flory The bad news came in late February. An application to have Stanford University officially recognize a 60-member student kink club was rejected — for now. In an email, a representative for the …
Wisconsin Gazette by Michael Muckian Why is it OK, and even complimentary, to refer to a man with many sexual conquests as a “stud,” while promiscuous women are labeled “slut”? The question has long interested Madison-born actor and filmmaker Ben Fritz. It drives the philosophy and narratives behind The …
Philly.com by Ellen Babay Upper Dublin school officials are apologizing for not having fully vetted the background of a self-billed “life coach” whose past came to light when students started searching his name online during an assembly at which he spoke. Turns out, the speaker, Jason C. Jean once ran …
Globe and Mail by Leah McLaren I n many ways, Catherine Skinner is a typical stay-at-home mom. The 37-year-old former actress lives with her family on a 30-acre farm in rural Ontario where she spends her days cooking, knitting and caring for three children. She even has a mommy blog …
Huffington Post By Arin Greenwood Elisabeth Sheff’s interest in polyamory isn’t strictly academic. Or it wasn’t, anyway. “When I was 22 I met a man who wanted to be non-monogamous and it scared me,” Sheff told The Huffington Post. As an academic and “an intellectual, l intellectualize things that frighten …
San Francisco Chronicle by Kristen V. Brown Since moving from Louisiana a few years back, William Winters has ascended to a sort of unofficial throne, the de facto king of the East Bay polyamory scene. The poly potlucks he hosts have surged in popularity and tripled in regularity. It would …
The Examiner by Dean Chambers Planned Parenthood has produced a video to teach teen children how to engage in bondage, dominance, and sadomasochism (BDSM), CNS News reported yesterday. The video was produced by Planned Parenthood of Northern New England, which received $2.75 million in taxpayer funding in 2012. CNS describes …
Huffington Post Live It’s Hump Day, everyone, and we here at HuffPost Live would like to talk about it. Today, we discuss polyamorous relationships. Are they healthy or hurtful?
Ka Leo O Hawai’i by Roman Kalinowski While traditional monogamous relationships and marriage seem to be losing popularity each year, more people are learning about the plurality of possibilities offered by polyamory, or “the love of many.” It’s time to stop treating love as if it were a scarce commodity …
Charisma News by Jennifer LeClair Gays in committed relationships have a “partner.” Polyamorous people like Diana Adams, who runs a Brooklyn-based legal firm that fights to offer traditional marriage rights to untraditional lovers, have a “primary partner.” Primary partners because, well, polyamorists subscribe to the philosophy of being head over …
