Another really interesting research project came through my RSS feed today. Here’s the text from the survey landing page. Check it out and pass it on! As a student at Goddard College I am gathering stories from individuals who have experienced sexual trauma and have, either successfully or unsuccessfully, intentionally used BDSM to cope with, […]

I love teaching people about new ways to enjoy sex and pleasure, especially when it’s on a topic that most people are unfamiliar with. I’ve heard from a lot of men and their partners that they’ve heard about how much fun prostate play can be, but they’re not sure how to make it work. Or […]

The Leather Archives & Museum is an amazing organization. They collect, preserve, and exhibit the histories of the BDSM and leather communities. A lot of the ephemera, artwork, films and literature produced by communities of erotic affiliation gets lost or destroyed and the LAM is doing a huge service to these communities and to sexology […]

Clipped from: www.afreesociety.org (share this clip) One of the difficulties I’ve seen when it comes to discussions and debates around sexual practices and communities of erotic affiliation centers on the notion of consent. On one side, there are the folks who bring everything back to the question of the individual. The general argument is that […]

Clipped from: kinseyconfidential.org (share this clip) One of the most important and most tricky issues when it comes to sex is what we mean by consent. The notion of consent is often used to explain the difference between kinky sex and abuse, for example. And it’s often part of the conversation when we talk about […]

Clipped from: www.ottawacitizen.com (share this clip) Via Salon.com There’s an interesting court case going on in Ottawa. The case revolves around the question of consent when someone is passed out. According to the Ottawa Citizen (article taken down as of 3/9/11), a male-female couple negotiated an erotic asphyxiation scene in which he would choke her […]

Imagine, for a moment, what the world would be like if we took the same approach to money as we do to sex. Imagine trying to hide all evidence of money from children, telling them that it’s not something they should know about. Imagine shaming them for asking questions about it, for expressing an interest […]