Freelance Slave: Can You End Your Dynamic But Keep Your Relationship?
Can You End Your Dynamic But Keep Your Relationship? By Karma Said “There is nothing to say. Our dynamic is over,” Joshua — the love of my life and my (now former, I guess) Master — had replied. Which was not at all what I was aiming for, when I started this text chain. I […]
“Am I Normal If?”: Kink As Integrative Medicine
Kink As Integrative Medicine: Sexologist Dr. Susan Kaye And Professional Dominant Joshua Rodriguez Discuss Normalization By Karma Said Titles are important. They’re an instant, all-powerful determinant of how something is perceived. The title “Sex Therapist,” for example, makes a different first impression than “Psychotherapist,” even though they’re in the same field. The latter commands a measure […]
Love, Professionally Speaking: On The Nuances Of Dating A Sex Worker
By Karma Said When I told my father I was the consensual sex slave of a professional Dominant, one of his first questions was: “do you pay him, or is it love?” Ok, it wasn’t one of his FIRST questions. That statement was truly a lot to unpack. My dad’s first questions were if my […]
From A Canceling To A Covering: What I Learned From Leather Culture About Belonging
If this were a news item, it would go something like this: On Friday, January 26th, Three members of the Leather Tribe “The Kink Collective” were honored in a covering ceremony. A covering ceremony is a traditional rite of passage in Leather culture, in which a Master or Mistress presents their protegee with a […]
“We Are Kinky… And We Are Normal.”
“Vanilla With A Side Of Kink,” A Podcast About A ‘Vanilla’ Couple’s Kink Journey, Is Honored By The Webby Awards By Karma Said SAN DIEGO, CA: The Webbie Awards — “The Internet’s Highest Honor,” according to the New York Times — is a prestigious annual competition, recognizing “excellence on the Internet” across […]
“Hump!” And The People Who Watch It
How “Hump!”, Dan Savage’s Porn Fest “By And For The People”, Touches Its Viewers’ Lives By Karma Said East Village, New York: Karen and Carlos aren’t a couple. He’s a “strictly gay” kinkster, searching for a male soulmate. She’s a straight, happily married (and not to Carlos) homemaker. So why was she pinning him to […]