Oct 242013
 
"Sexual freedom is a fundamental human right" - Woodhull Conference 2013

“Sexual freedom is a fundamental human right” – this mantra was the theme of Woodhull Alliance’s 2013 Sexual Freedom Summit, held this past September just outside of Washington DC.  The Alliance is an organization that unites disparate groups and people who fight for greater sexual freedom, whether their fights are in courts or classrooms, in […]

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The Other Side of Her

 Posted by on October 22, 2013
Oct 222013
 
The Other Side of Her

by Ms. Selina Minx

When working with archetypal beings and states of consciousness one must remember a basic law of the universe, “For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction”. By meditating on this law, we can realize that every state of ecstasy will be followed with a state of <non> ecstasy. This law applies to much more than just the physical universe, it applies to our inner world and it’s rhythms as well.

Female Pick Up Artists

 Posted by on October 16, 2013
Oct 162013
 
Female Pick Up Artists

Pick up artists. Men who “run game” on women. We’ve all heard of them- but why do we never hear about female pick up artists running game on men? I referred to girls trying to get boys into bed as “playing the game” way back when I was a teen, before PUAs were a thing. […]

BDSM in Mainstream Media

 Posted by on October 14, 2013
Oct 142013
 
BDSM in Mainstream Media

The popularity of Fifty Shades of Grey has catapulted BDSM into the mainstream for a new generation, but E.L. James’ bestselling erotic novel is far from the first time kink has made its way into popular culture. From seemingly innocent spankings to highly eroticized scenes of dominance and submission, BDSM has been cropping up in […]

Oct 122013
 
Discovering the Freedom and Flexibility to be Your Freaky Self

by Leah Shapiro

In the early stages of our relationship, my lover and I decided to have a few mentoring sessions at the Kink Academy. We’re both kinky, and we wanted to learn how to bring our kinks into our relationship in a satisfying & fun way.

Oct 102013
 
Types of “Littles” - Exploring Age Play Archetypes

Our next two columns will focus on some basic definitions, namely, what is a “Little” and what is a “Daddy” in the Daddy Dominant/little girl (DD/lg) world. In short, we use the term “Little” to refer to the regressed self of the younger person of a DD/lg couple. The “Daddy” is the older person of […]

Oct 082013
 
Artifice and Seduction: the work of Pierre et Gilles

by Erin Fae

Pierre Commoy and Gilles Blanchad are partners in love and in art. But for these two men, art and love might be the same thing. The duo, who go by the moniker Pierre et Gilles, have been together since the mid-1970s and have created art as a team ever since. Looking at their work is like falling in love…or lust, for the first time.

Purging

 Posted by on October 6, 2013
Oct 062013
 
Purging

by Nina Love

It’s time to purge. Relax; my dinner is diligently working its way through my digestive system as we speak. It’s time to purge my closet. Yet this thought is more stressful and painstaking than sticking my finger down my throat, which is starting to sound appealing at this point.

What Good is a Saint from 1535?

 Posted by on October 4, 2013
Oct 042013
 
What Good is a Saint from 1535?

Having my daughter go through Catholic education has been helping to educate me too. I wasn’t raised Catholic, so there are huge gaps in my knowledge of saints, for example. Last week, my daughter was told the story of Saint Teresa de Ávila in Sunday school, and we had a conversation about St. Teresa’s vision […]