On AlterNet: bdsm

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "bdsm"

Sex Escape: Why Do Men Go to Dominatrixes?

Tracy Clark-Flory, Salon. April 20, 2012.

Talking to pro-dommes about why some men find escape in submission.

BDSM: Inside the World of Kink

Tracy Clark-Flory, Salon. January 17, 2012.

A look at San Francisco's kink community with an assistant anthropologist and author of "Techniques of Pleasure."

Rise of the Dominatrix: How to Make $300 an Hour Doing Sex Work ... Without Having Sex

Alex Henderson, AlterNet. December 26, 2011.

For some women who become pro-dommes, working in a dungeon can be one way to cope with a brutal economy.

Can Angry Sex Save Your Relationship?

Anna Pulley, AlterNet. June 2, 2011.

The place of anger in sex has been widely debated. Is it a great release of tension, or just a way to avoid actual resolution?

Victorian Sex Rebels and Atheists: How Brave Artists Shook Up Prudish Mores

Cole Riley, SeXis Magazine. February 16, 2011.

How artists flouted religious fundamentalism, patriarchy, industrialism, and sexism with in-your-face challenges of eroticism and sexual identity.

Kinky Sex: When Did BDSM Become So Wildly Popular?

Carl Frankel, AlterNet. June 2, 2010.

BDSM, once viewed as the exclusive fiefdom of really creepy perverts, has crossed over and become quasi-respectable, stylish and safe.

Christian Kink: Why Traditional Religion and Non-Traditional Sex Are a Good Match

Sarah Sloane, SeXis Magazine. December 14, 2009.

What happens when a deeply religious person finds that their sexual interests seem at odds with their faith? Sometimes, it's easier to reconcile than it seems.

The Fantasy of Acceptable 'Non-Consent': Why the Female Sexual Submissive Scares Us (and Why She Shouldn't)

Stacey May Fowles, Seal Press. December 29, 2008.

There is a guilt and shame among women who have fantasies of their own violation and express a desire to be demeaned.