Fox 45 Baltimore An erotic conference planned for this weekend has been cancelled. Organizers of the “Touch of Flavor” event says its vendors are losing thousands of dollars for an event they describe as adult-only and educational. “When you do kink, it’s bondage, role play and power exchange – those …
Details.com This May, the American Psychiatric Association (APA) will publish its first update since 2000; it is the DSM-5—the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. It may not seem like a big deal to the layperson, but the new edit will forever change the definition …
‘None of my clients know who I am completely. There’s always an air of fantasy and mystery.’ The Atlantic Miss Georgia is mad, so she grabs David by his face and starts pushing him. He looks genuinely scared, and can only stammer a bit as Georgia presses him for an …
by Andrea Zanin Polyamory is getting a lot of airtime in the media these days. It’s quite remarkable, really, and it represents a major shift over the last five to ten years. The problem—and it’s hardly surprising—is that the form of poly that’s getting by far the most airtime is …
NY Magazine You can probably predict most of what’s written in today’s New York Times story on the mainstreaming of kink. Fifty Shades of Grey made it so that everyone and their mom (especially their mom) could feel safe owning up to their desire to tie one another up, which …
NY Times On a recent Friday night, a small group of people lined up in a cinder-block hallway inside an unmarked entrance to Paddles, a club on West 26th Street. Two men in their 60s were discussing real estate and a few women in their 20s were sending last-minute texts …
NCSF’s Coalition Partners Join Together for Consent Summit The National Coalition for Sexual Freedom held its annual Coalition Partner meeting in Phoenix, Arizona from February 8-10, 2013. The Consent Summit took place Friday evening, and Coalition Partners were able to participate via streaming video to give their input on the …
The NCSF office in Baltimore, MD, was destroyed in a fire a few weeks ago. We’ve lost everything: computer, office supplies and furnishings, tee shirts, and all of our stored printed literature are gone. Please donate to the NCSF Fire Recovery Fund drive: https://www.wepay.com/donations/ncsf-fire-recovery-fund
Our Office Burned! We need YOUR help February 13, 2013 – The NCSF office in Baltimore, MD, was destroyed in a fire a few weeks ago. We’ve lost everything: computer, office supplies and furnishings, tee shirts, and all of our stored printed literature are gone. Please donate to the …
By Tiffany D. Jones, M.A. Part of the intrigue of kink is attributed to its marginalized position in society. Although some players are active members in the scene and not just participants in a particular scene, others prefer a private, intimate domain for play. Regardless of your preference, just as …
