Controlled DJRR browse tag for consensual kink and BDSM topics. Clinical paraphilia and paraphilic-disorder terminology is not automatically included.
A major UK survey offers a rare, data-driven look at kink communities. From overlapping interests and relationship styles to personality myths and identity beyond sex. Here are the most surprising findings.
Kinks are more common and less deviant than you think. Learn research-based truths about kinks, fetishes, and paraphilias, from fantasy vs behavior to trauma.
In the psychological community, there’s often an assumption that people who enjoy being spanked, and other BDSM behaviors, are doing so based on some pathology.
A popular assumption about people who engage in BDSM is that there must be some kind of psychological pathology underlying their kink. So, is BDSM healthy?
Recognizing domestic violence versus BDSM in relationships can be difficult, but is possible when you understand the key differences.
The following criteria can help identify a healthy BDSM relationships versus violence. These criteria are taken directly from psychiatry reports.
There are many articles relating to the pornography epidemic but there are few studies about those assertions and even fewer about pornography and BDSM.
![Tell Me What You Want: The Science of Sexual Desire and How It Can Help You Improve Your Sex Life by [Lehmiller, Justin J.]](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/515D8Fz1F7L.jpg)
Earlier this year, Dr. Justin Lehmiller published his book Tell Me What You Want: The Science of Sexual Desire and How It Can Help You Improve Your Sex Life. Dr. Lehmiller is a researcher and writer about human sexuality. I became familiar with his work from his blog, Sex and Psychology and use his textbook […]
Consent is a hot button topic today. The #metoo movement continues to grow and the supreme court nomination brought to light the suffering of many sexual abuse survivors. The general public is starting to realize that we do not teach consent to our children Those of us who work in the fields of sexuality (sex […]
