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August 23, 2013 by Snarksy
A Brief History of Kink Online: 1989 – alt.sex.bondage
This post is part of a new series about the history of kink online. In the 1980’s most people—even in affluent communities—didn’t use “the Internet”. By and large, it was a nerd thing, and an academic thing, and a government thing. When kinksters and organizers in early 80s San Francisco pioneered some of the first […]
August 22, 2013 by Snarksy
A Brief History of Kink Online: The Serial
(It’s almost like a Brief History of Time, but way more obscure and a bit less fundamental!) So, if you’ve made it to this blog, there is a decent chance you’ve heard of Fetlife. If you haven’t heard of Fetlife, you certainly are aware of the existence of everyone’s favorite/least-favorite social-networking site, and it’s not-so-utilized […]
August 20, 2013 by Snarksy
Check Me Out At Bitch Magazine
I recently wrote an article about the history of anti-rape activism within the BDSM community. It is being printed in Bitch Magazine this fall, and is currently up on their website. Writing it was a blast, and the editor who worked with me at Bitch was really nice, so I look forward to hopefully writing for […]
August 14, 2013 by Snarksy
Sex-Ed and BDSM
Last spring I went to see the musical Spring Awakening with some friends. The actors were from a theater troupe at a local university. They were talented, had clearly worked hard, and I definitely enjoyed the performance in an aesthetic way. But watching Spring Awakening also brought to the surface some questions I’ve been sitting on for […]
August 14, 2013 by Snarksy