Jan 162020
- The BBC has a short history of latex and rubber in fashion.
- Bustle also talks about the intersection of BDSM and fashion. “At times, I cannot help but wonder whether BDSM itself is often robbed of its sexuality through its transformation into wearable looks.”
- On History of the Dominatrix, “Anne O. Nomis” suggests that the true origin of “safe, sane and consensual/SSC” may have been in NYC’s Hellfire Club in 1980, and not the late david stein in GMSMA. The post also covers the origin of Risk Aware Consensual Kink/RACK with Gary Switch.
- Inews.co.uk has a short history of British flagellation culture in the 19th century.
- Almanzali’s blog post has a provocative argument that the #MeToo movement against sexual harassment and coercion is anti-kink. This is a fine point to parse out: a sexual act can be non-normative without being nonconsensual or abusive, and vice versa.
- A Vox essay discusses the double-edged sword of transgender visibility in the 2010s, which may have insightful parallels to the role of kinky people in society in the years to come.
- In Psychology Today, Dr. David J Ley talks about the troubles of kinky people in kink-phobic therapy, especially in sex-addiction. Some clinicians are creating new guidelines for dealing with kinky people.
- On Daily Dot, leatherdyke Claire Goforth wrote about how BDSM shouldn’t just be welcome at Pride, it should be essential.
