By Shanna Katz
When I lived in Denver, I was lucky enough to be a fairly active member of the thriving kink community – multiple dungeons, in a kink family, throwing my own queer and women/trans play parties. At times, I was an anomaly in certain spaces;
By Viola
He created the ‘It Gets Better’ video campaign. She stars in ‘Glee,’ the gayest show in the history of network TV. So we thought: who better to ask about the gay lay of the land?
–Newsweek
By Leah Shapiro
People tell me all the time that I am interesting.
Mind you, these are typically people who live “normal”, mainstream lives. They have regular jobs, watch a lot of TV and are busy trying to keep up with everyone else.
By Erin Fae
John Currin is one of contemporary art’s hip Americans. One of the most famous painters working today, his explicitly erotic pieces garner international attention. Currin uses everything from old Playboys and 1970s Danish porn to B-movies…
By AliceSin Aerie
Community [kuh-myoo-ni-tee] -noun
1. a social, occupational, or other group sharing common characteristics or interests and perceived or perceiving itself as distinct in some respect from the larger society within which it exists
By Julian Wolf
Michael Sol is a versatile artist based out of California. He is known for several kinds of work, and his reputation for forms such as bondage, photography and artistic cutting precede him in different parts of the country.
By Indigo
Starting off poly in a committed relationship is not easy. Polyamory works differently for every couple and every individual. I’ve met many couples who share partners, couples who date others individually, and couples that play with others strictly at parties and events.
I’m standing in my closet, staring aimlessly, hoping that something new will magically appear. Something sexy; something special; something that makes them say wow! Yes, it’s that time again. I’m getting ready to go to a fetish event- a New Year’s fetish party. It’s gonna have to be awesome. Unfortunately, my budget right now is […]
By T.M. Bernard
I’ve always been intrigued by the bonding behaviors of couples; the flip of the hair, the sideway glances, the subtle touches on a sleeve, those hungry murmers on the dance floor. In my own relationship, I remember feeling wobbly the first time
By CK Persons
Baptism is sometimes misunderstood. Yes, the sacrament – a celebration of sacred mystery – has been reduced to a mere cultural event for many people. An infant gets baptized (water dripped on the head accompanied by the sign of the cross), and then s/he never again, for example, sees the inside of a church