Psychiatry Advisor by Bianca Palmisano One in five single Americans are or have been in a consensually non-monogamous (CNM) relationship. The growing number of non-monogamous people in the United States suggests that therapists and social workers need to be ready to address alternative relationship styles like polyamory, open marriages, swinging, …
The Red Dirt Report Rachel and her boyfriend went in June 2015 to see the of the movie 50 Shades of Grey, and after discussing the ideas of role-playing, the couple decided to explore the fetish fantasized on the big screen. This would prove to be the worst …
GQ BY HOLLY VON BOCK irst things first, let’s clear up exactly what BDSM means: bondage and discipline (B&D); dominance and submission (D&S); sadism and masochism (S&M). It’s split up this way because BDSM means a lot of different things to the people who identify with it. And don’t …
Romper By Irina Gonzalez Whether you’re ready for intimacy six weeks after giving birth or it takes you six months to get back to your normal sexual self, you probably have a lot of questions about postpartum sex. One of those questions might surround what is known as “kinky sex.” …
NY Times By LUX ALPTRAUM For six years, I immersed myself in the workings of the adult industry. As editor of the porn blog Fleshbot, I spent hours combing the XXX side of the internet, acquainting myself with all manner of perversions and obscure sex acts. At this point in …
Set to take place at 6pm, on July 5, 2017 in New Orleans, the Sexual Freedom Parade brings awareness to the current fight for sexual freedom issues: from discrimination to custody issues, as well as archaic laws outlawing sex toys, non-monogamy, and sex work. The Sexual Freedom Parade is sponsored …
Let your kink flag fly, ladies. Huffington Post By Alanna Vagianos Kinky sex can be a bit intimidating: it includes everything from bondage to BDSM and role play. Fortunately, you don’t have to jump into a life of sadomasochism to try out kink (you totally can if you’d like, though). …
Youth Ki Awaaz by Shambhavi Saxena “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but chains and whips excite me,” croons Rihanna on her 2011 single, “S&M”. The song alludes to a variety of practices like bondage, discipline, dominance, submission, sadism, and masochism. Or “BDSM” for short. These practices have existed …
Your Tango by Miko Technogeisha Whether you’re poly or just want to give them a view of a bigger world. There are many of you who, like me, are trying to raise children in a society that often is not particularly accepting. Society, books, and movies haven’t exactly …
The Mary Sue by Teresa Jusino Being a professional dominatrix is completely and totally 100% legal (though laws regulating it vary from state to state). This is an important fact to remember as we look at the case of New Jersey sheriff’s officer, Kristen Hyman. **CW: Brief description of consensual …
