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BDSM Games: How to Design Play Around Consent
What BDSM games are, why randomness cannot create consent, and how to design cards, dice, challenges and financial play with clear limits,…
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Aftercare Mistakes: What Goes Wrong and How to Fix It.
Aftercare Mistakes: What Goes Wrong and How to Fix It Reader promise: Aftercare is one of the most discussed and most poorly…
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Dominant Accountability: The Weight That Authority Carries.
Dominant Accountability: The Weight That Authority Carries Reader promise: Authority within Bondage, Discipline, Dominance, Submission, Sadism, and Masochism (BDSM) is not freedom…
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Race and Kink: Inclusion, Stereotype, and the Difficult Question of Race Play.
Race and Kink: Inclusion, Stereotype, and the Difficult Question of Race Play BDSM, Race, and Ethics | Estimated reading time: 19 minutes…
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Race and Kink: Inclusion, Stereotype, and the Difficult Question of Race Play.
Race and Kink: Inclusion, Stereotype, and the Difficult Question of Race Play BDSM, Race, and Ethics | Estimated reading time: 19 minutes…
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Scene Planning for Beginners: From Idea to Aftercare.
Scene Planning for Beginners: From Idea to Aftercare Reader promise: If you have decided you want to try a Bondage, Discipline, Dominance,…
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Submissive Self-Advocacy.
Submissive Self-Advocacy: How to Have a Voice Within a Power Exchange Reader promise: Submitting within Bondage, Discipline, Dominance, Submission, Sadism, and Masochism…
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Sexual Communication for Beginners: How to Actually Talk About Sex.
Sexual Communication for Beginners: How to Actually Talk About Sex Reader promise: Most people were never taught how to talk about sex.…
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Parasocial Relationships and Adult Creators: The Intimacy That Is Not Quite Mutual.
Parasocial Relationships and Adult Creators: The Intimacy That Is Not Quite Mutual Reader promise: The relationships between adult creators and their audiences…
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Adult Creator Burnout: The Occupational Hazard Nobody Warned You About.
Adult Creator Burnout: The Occupational Hazard Nobody Warned You About Reader promise: Burnout is one of the most common reasons adult creators…
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Kink and Shame Resilience: Living Well in a Culture That Disapproves.
Kink and Shame Resilience: Living Well in a Culture That Disapproves Reader promise: Most kinksters were raised in cultures that disapproved of…
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Fantasy Shame and Sexual Self-Acceptance: Making Peace With What Arouses You.
Fantasy Shame and Sexual Self-Acceptance: Making Peace With What Arouses You Reader promise: Sexual fantasies often include material that the person who…
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Compulsion, Distress, and When to Seek Support: Knowing the Difference.
Compulsion, Distress, and When to Seek Support: Knowing the Difference Reader promise: Most kink and sexual practice is healthy. Some patterns are…
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How to Read Sexology Research Without Being Misled.
How to Read Sexology Research Without Being Misled: A Practical Guide Reader promise: Sexology research is widely cited in popular discussion, often…
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Ethical Fantasy Versus Real-World Harm.
Ethical Fantasy Versus Real-World Harm: Drawing the Line Carefully Reader promise: The previous article addressed the distinction between fantasy and desire. This…
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Body Diversity in Kink: Beyond the Aesthetic of the Industry.
Body Diversity in Kink: Beyond the Aesthetic of the Industry Reader promise: Bondage, Discipline, Dominance, Submission, Sadism, and Masochism (BDSM) imagery in…
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Aging and Kink: The Practice That Deepens Across Decades.
Aging and Kink: The Practice That Deepens Across Decades Reader promise: Kink does not stop at thirty, forty, or sixty. This article…
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Kink and Chronic Illness: Practising Within a Body That Has Limits.
Kink and Chronic Illness: Practising Within a Body That Has Limits Reader promise: Chronic illness changes the body that kink is practised…
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Sensory Processing and Kink: How Different Nervous Systems Experience Play.
Sensory Processing and Kink: How Different Nervous Systems Experience Play Reader promise: People differ substantially in how their nervous systems process sensory…