By Tess Zachary So, knowing all we know about Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging, and the organizational benefits…where do we start? Begin with a DEIB Statement First, decide who you want to be. Start working on a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion statement that sends a strong message about what your …
By Tess Zachary I hear event producers and organization managers say all the time that “everyone is welcome” and they will accommodate if someone asks them. That is admirable, however having run a club for 11 years, I have learned that you shouldn’t wait until you have a member or …
By Dr. Lee Kinsey Trends in young adult sexuality are poorly tracked. Because many in the United States are squeamish about studying sexuality there is not much we know about what emerging adults do and do not do with their sexuality. However, some researchers who study sexuality have noted a …
At the end of the 1980’s, the nascent world of open, above ground BDSM was facing very hard times. Pansexual BDSM groups had come aboveground shortly after the 1969 Stonewall Riots, and local groups had burgeoned in major cities during the early 1970s. The Leathersex communities’ titleholder events had become …
By Erez Benari For people who practice polyamory, one of the many challenges stems from the fact that the majority of the world does not have a legal framework for a multi-partner relationship. This causes both legal challenges and philosophical/ethical ones. On a philosophical/ethical level, marrying one of your partners …
By Erez Stoller My name is Erez, and this is my story about ethical non-monogamy (ENM), also known as Polyamory. Like most people, I was raised with the notion that monogamy is the only way to love. One man, one woman. However, as a kid, I read a lot of …
Dr. K – The Submissive Next Door Sex is part of who we are as humans…let’s start with that. Every human is here as a result of a sexual act happening in some way. Our society is the result of successful procreation for centuries and yet American culture is simultaneously …
By Eve Rickert and Carrie Jenkins Early this month, Canada’s Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship announced that unmarried romantic partners of Canadians would be allowed to cross the border and, after quarantining, finally see their loved ones. For many, this is desperately welcome news. The headlines proclaimed “tears of …
By Anna D. Hirsch, MFA, MS with LiveLikeLove Sex and sexuality geeks are the people who make a habit and even a career out of studying sex and sex culture, and sex savvy communities have become increasingly well versed on the subject of pleasure as an epicenter of healing and …
