WMBF (Myrtle Beach, SC) University of Alabama and University of Central Florida researchers surveyed over 800 kinky people recruited by the National Coalition for Sexual Freedom (NCSF) and found they were mentally and emotionally healthy. “I was curious about the stereotypes from a mental health standpoint and we …
by Erin Kennedy In this interview, we discuss the type of discrimination Kinksters face, who Kinksters are, and whether or not Kink should be seen as a sexual orientation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MckC6eSA4Ro&feature=share
When exes and relatives call social workers on BDSM-loving moms and dads, the National Coalition for Sexual Freedom is there to help. The Daily Beast by Katie Zavadski Like many women, Samantha likes kink. Unlike many women, she lost custody of her children over it. In July 2013, Samantha’s …
WAMU By: Kristen Sorensen I’m not quite sure how to say this, so I’ll just come right out with it: Washingtonians are kinky. Based on a 2014 report, more than 11,000 residents in D.C., Maryland and Virginia participate in BDSM. Based on population size, this makes Washington, D.C., the …
Ball State Daily by Kara Berg Some people expressed concern about the definition of sexual consent within Bondage and Discipline, Dominance and Submission, Sadism and Masochism following the recent release of the film adaptation of the “50 Shades of Grey” series. BDSM is a type of sexual relationship where …
Des Moines Register by Courtney Crowder ” ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ came out and we just exploded,” said Jay, a founder of local BDSM group Central Iowa Power Exchange (CIPEX) who requested to be referred to by his first name. “We are growing left and right.” A pop phenomenon, “Fifty …
Huffington Post by Cassie Fuller As a lifestyle kinkster, educator and founder of Touch of Flavor, I understandably have mixed feelings about Fifty Shades of Grey. But with all the kinksters bashing the books, including here on the Huffington Post, (and here), it would probably surprise you that I think …
OZY BY NATHAN SIEGEL You go to a therapist. You dump all your neuroses out. The therapist prescribes antidepressants against your will, tries to get your children taken away from you and reaches for the phone to call the cops. Probably not what you bargained for. But it’s just …
Collectivity by Lindsay Schrupp I watched 50 Shades of Grey last night, and all I could think about through that long, sloppy, and ultimately failed orgasm was Gigli. Oh, you remember Gigli. How could anyone forget Ben Affleck as a disgruntled hornball in a leather jacket who holds hostage and verbally …
In some states you can watch the movie, but don’t try to act it out. The Marshall Project by By SIMONE WEICHSELBAUM Sex toys Dildos or any object used for “the stimulation of human genital organs” cannot be made or sold in Alabama. The Anti-Obscenity Enforcement Act says that anyone caught …
