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IF S(S)OE – A model for consent.*

06/15/2018

IF SOE – A model for consent. Consent is a top – if not THE top – priority in lifestyle, BDSM, and fetish communities. In sex and play that often roleplays a very clear power dynamic and can include force, physical harm, and emotional anguish, consent is what separates rough sex and fetish from assault and abuse. If you’ve been in the community for any length of time you may have heard of SSC (Safe, Sane, Consensual), RACK (Risk Aware Consensual Kink), CCC (Committed Compassionate Consent),

Playing with a full deck: A game of Dominance and submission*

05/15/2018

Playing with a full deck: A game of Dominance and submission* I’m going to share a personal story with you. I have a good friend, fellow educator, and former sweetie named Sterling Bates. Sterling and I met when we were both teaching at a polyamory conference and, for a while afterwards we had a long-distance relationship that included a D/s dynamic. Long-distance relationships have some obvious drawbacks – not seeing each other regularly being probably the worst of it. However, because you

Sex, Drugs, and Science: A Brief Review of the Scientific Literature on Sex and Porn Addiction

04/23/2018

Sex, Drugs, and Science: A Brief Review of the Scientific Literature For and Against an Addiction Model for Sexual Behavior and Pornography Use *Please note, this paper was written for a graduate behavioral neuroscience course and has not been published or formally peer reviewed. For those who prefer it, here it is in PDF format. The word “addiction” has been falling out of favor for some time in physical and mental health communities (APA, 2013; Carlson & Birkett, 2017; Volkow & Li,

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IF S(S)OE – A model for consent.*

Playing with a full deck: A game of Dominance and submission*

Sex, Drugs, and Science: A Brief Review of the Scientific Literature on Sex and Porn Addiction