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Guest Blog: “BDSM Contracts: When the Law Doesn’t Protect You, Protect Yourself”

By Tiffany D. Jones, M.A. In BDSM, a slave/master contract is an important element to ensure that parties know and understand their respective rights and responsibilities within the context of their consensual relationship. Further, as experienced practitioners of BDSM well know, the drafting, negotiation, execution, and enforcement of such contracts …

Guest Blog: Is Fifty Shades of Grey, the BDSM/Kinky Sex Stonewall?

by Bo Blaze On June 28, 1969, at the Stonewall Inn, in Greenwich Village, NYC, a group of gay customers took a stand against police harassment and the Stonewall Riots began. These riots, are now largely regarded as the catalyst for the LGBT, civil rights movement in the United States. …

“Lebanon sex slave case concerns Ozarkers who practice BDSM”

Prosecutors plan to use Ed Bagley’s consensual sex acts against his own wife as evidence that he abused women. KSPR ABC News A federal court case against a man from Lebanon gravely concerns those who practice an alternative sexual lifestyle nationwide and here in the Ozarks. Ed Bagley is charged …

“Is Missouri couple’s ’50 Shades of Grey’ lifestyle a crime?”

Washington Post Kinky has gone mainstream with the popularity of the “50 Shades of Grey” trilogy as sales of sex toys have skyrocketed. But there’s a fine line between kinky and criminal – and it’s called consent. That important distinction may get lost with a federal court case in Kansas …

“Mo. Abuse Case Poses Question of Consent Vs. Crime”

ABC News Advocates for people who engage in rough but consensual sex say they fear an abuse case unfolding in Missouri ultimately could criminalize their lifestyle. Ed Bagley faces a federal trial early next year on 11 counts of abuse against a woman authorities say he groomed to be his …

“‘Fifty Shades of Grey’: What do Authors and BDSM Experts Think?”

Hollywood.com To call Fifty Shades of Grey a literary and pop culture sensation would be nothing short of an understatement. E.L. James‘ erotic trilogy about a young woman’s romantic and sexual entanglement with a wealthy, but complicated, business tycoon and their BDSM relationship has become a phenomenon of unexpected, unparalleled …

Join FetLife’s John Baku at NCSF Consent Counts discussions at FetFest

NCSF will be loud and proud at FetFest this Labor Day weekend in Maryland, with lots of fundraisers and 6 Consent Counts discussions at FetFest villages and in open community spaces. FetLife’s John Baku will be attending the NCSF Consent Counts discussions. Registered attendees can participate: Friday 6-7pm @Queer Village …