Safe Sane And Consensual

Author : Darren Langdridge,Meg John Barker
Publisher : Palgrave MacMillan
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2007-11-08
Category : Psychology
ISBN : UVA:X030276357

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Safe, Sane and Consensual by Darren Langdridge,Meg John Barker Pdf

Psychological and medical perspectives on sadomasochism have historically been concerned with understanding it as a form of psychopathology. In the past (but still often today) studies of S/M have been concerned with extreme and most often non-consensual acts. However, more recently there has been growing interest in exploring the meaning of S/M in non-pathological ways. This book directly addresses this development, presenting some of the most recent cutting edge work on S/M by leading international scholars who all seek to understand rather than pathologise. This includes the latest thinking on theory and practice, academic-community pieces, as well as the presentation of new empirical findings across the range of identities and practices that constitute S/M.

Author : Shanna Germain
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 133 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2014-11-24
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781627780742

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As Kinky as You Wanna Be: Your Guide to Safe, Sane and Smart BDSM by Shanna Germain Pdf

As Kinky as You Wanna Be is not an instruction book. It won't teach you how to tie up your squirming lover or choose the proper lube. Rather, it teaches you how to be a kinky person who has safe, sane, and smart experiences. Like a tourist's guide to BDSM, As Kinky as You Wanna Be offers a road map to your own kinky self. This book helps you discover which kinky countries you want to visit, gives you tips and techniques on the language of BDSM, and helps you navigate the customs and rituals of the kink community. With sections on discovering your pleasures; talking about kink with your partner, your family, or your doctor; staying physically and mentally safe; putting your kinky dreams into practice; and dealing with difficult situations, As Kinky as You Wanna Be is your guide and confidant. The book features informative interviews with BDSM experts such as Jay Wiseman and Lee Harrington, and it is sprinkled with stories from top erotica authors like Janine Ashbless and Rachel Kramer Bussel. Whether your first kinky experience or thousandth, As Kinky as You Wanna Be guides you — safely and smartly.

Author : David M. Ortmann,Richard A. Sprott
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781442217355

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Sexual Outsiders by David M. Ortmann,Richard A. Sprott Pdf

This study draws on common sense, humor, anecdotes, interviews, history, clinical case studies, analyses of human behavior, and basic ideas from psychology and philosophy to ilustrate the real lives and experiences of men and women in BDSM communities.

Author : Stephen K. Stein
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2021-02-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9781000346077

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Sadomasochism and the BDSM Community in the United States by Stephen K. Stein Pdf

Sadomasochism and the BDSM Community in the United States: Kinky People Unite chronicles the development of sadomasochistic sexuality and its communities in the United States from the post-war period to the present day. Having evolved from scattered networks of sadomasochists to a coherent body bound by shared principles of "safe, sane, consensual," activists worked to transform popular perceptions of their community, end its routine harassment by law enforcement and win inclusion in American society. Often paralleling the work of LGBTQ activists, people who engaged in BDSM (Bondage and Discipline, Dominance and Submission, and Sadism and Masochism) transformed both their own sexual practices and how outsiders perceived them, successfully changing popular perceptions of them from fascists, murderers, and outlaws to people living an alternative lifestyle. The development of this community highlights the interactions of people of different sexual orientations within a sexual community, the influence of various campaigns for sexual freedom, and the BDSM community's influence on popular perceptions of sexuality and sexual freedom. The text’s historical perspective gives depth and texture to a specific dimension of American history of sexuality. This book will be of interest to students and scholars in the history of sexuality. Its clear and direct approach offers an important and useful chronology of a movement that has long been neglected.

Author : Margot Weiss
Publisher : Duke University Press
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2011-12-20
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9780822351597

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Techniques of Pleasure by Margot Weiss Pdf

In this lively ethnography, Weiss studies the pansexual BDSM community in the San Francisco Bay Area. Weiss finds that BDSM practice is not as transgressive as the participants imagine, nor is it simply reinforcing of older forms of social domination. Instead she shows how fantasy play depends on pre-existing social hierarchies, even as it also participates in a commodification of desires.

Author : Dossie Easton,Janet W. Hardy
Publisher : SCB Distributors
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2011-06-09
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781890159870

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The New Bottoming Book by Dossie Easton,Janet W. Hardy Pdf

Three decades ago, this book and its companion volume "The New Topping Book" began teaching tens of thousands of people the joyous arts of BDSM topping and bottoming - not just "how-to," but "why-to"... the insider details of emotional support and ethical interaction during kinky play. Since then, the growing popularity of BDSM, and the blossoming of the Internet as a source of information and connection, have created a whole new universe of possibilities for players. Now, the completely updated revised New Bottoming Book and New Topping Book give even more insights and ideas, updated for a new millennium, about how to be a successful, popular player! What the experts are saying "The only way I can think of to learn more about bottming than Dossie Easton and Janet Hardy teach you in [The New Bottoming Book] is to go out and bottom for yourself." - William A. Henkin, Ph.D., co-author, Consensual Sadomasochism

Author : Kylo-Patrick R. Hart,Teresa Cutler-Broyles
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2021-08-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781839829208

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Kink and Everyday Life by Kylo-Patrick R. Hart,Teresa Cutler-Broyles Pdf

Contributing to revised notions of inclusivity and acceptance, this interdisciplinary work deftly identifies both historical and current approaches to understanding and analyzing kink, and pinpoints avenues for future research.

Author : John Warren
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Erotic stories, American
ISBN : 1886073082

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Safe, Sane, Consensual--and Fun by John Warren Pdf

Author : Staci Newmahr
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2011-02-14
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780253005120

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Playing on the Edge by Staci Newmahr Pdf

Representations of consensual sadomasochism range from the dark, seedy undergrounds of crime thrillers to the fetishized pornographic images of sitcoms and erotica. In this pathbreaking book, ethnographer Staci Newmahr delves into the social space of a public, pansexual SM community to understand sadomasochism from the inside out. Based on four years of in-depth and immersive participant observation, she juxtaposes her experiences in the field with the life stories of community members, providing a richly detailed portrait of SM as a social space in which experiences of "violence" intersect with experiences of the erotic. She shows that SM is a recreational and deeply gendered risk-taking endeavor, through which participants negotiate boundaries between chaos and order. Playing on the Edge challenges our assumptions about sadomasochism, sexuality, eroticism, and emotional experience, exploring what we mean by intimacy, and how, exactly, we achieve it.

Author : Claire Thompson
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2016-01-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1523431059

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No Safeword by Claire Thompson Pdf

"My safeword," she said hurriedly. "We forgot to discuss my safeword." "This isn't some amateur scene at a BDSM club. There's no negotiation. There is no safeword. You signed that away when you joined The Enclave." Jaime Shepard fantasizes about being bound in chains-her heart, body and soul the possession of a Master who won't hesitate to take what he wants. Unfortunately, exploring dreams of sensual submission has taken a backseat to the daily grind of life, yet she never feels more alive, more vital, more herself than when engaging in a scene at one of the local BDSM clubs. When the sexy, mysterious owner of Asheville's premiere underground BDSM club makes Jaime the offer of a lifetime, she jumps at the chance to experience The Enclave, a secluded community dedicated to the passionate realization of a 24/7 BDSM lifestyle. Against the backdrop of a luxurious mountain resort, Jaime's rigorous, full-immersion indoctrination begins. Erotic discipline and intensive slave training push Jaime to the very limits of her boundaries and force her to reach deep inside to discover the grace and inner strength necessary for true submission. One thing she isn't seeking is love-but it might find her just the same.

Author : Sparrow Beckett
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 279 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2018-08-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780451492135

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Master in Shining Armor by Sparrow Beckett Pdf

The author of Finding Master Right returns to the Master Unleashed series with a new erotic romance with an unexpected surprise. When Juliet Callahan's company lands a contract to renovate Catacombs, a mysterious private BDSM club, she's intrigued. The club's owner, William Ellis, is a bossy, dominant man who drives her up the wall. To find out what Catacombs needs, Juliet agrees to visit the club, never guessing she'll end up having a torrid night of submitting to Will's dominance. Will doesn't want a needy submissive he has to treat with kid gloves, but naïve and proper Juliet is too hard to resist. She responds to him beautifully, but after one scorching night, she runs scared. Before he can figure out what makes the interesting girl tick, an unexpected shock shows up on his doorstep. His ex's baby.

Author : Dossie Easton,Catherine A. Liszt
Publisher : SCB Distributors
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2011-08-02
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781890159849

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When Someone You Love Is Kinky by Dossie Easton,Catherine A. Liszt Pdf

Many, many people have sexual interests or practices that are in some way unusual. These people may enjoy bondage or spanking, erotic role-playing, dressing in special clothes that turn them on, or a host of other activities that place them outside the sexual mainstream. Your mechanic might have an alternative sexuality, or your librarian, or your kids' teacher, or your boss.... If someone you love has a sexual kink, or if you suspect that she may, and you want to know more about what that means to her and how you can deal with what it means to you, this book is for you. "When Someone You Love Is Kinky will do more for family values than anything the right wing ever dreamed up, because it lets people communicate and love and respect each other on the basis of who they really are. A wonderful contribution twoards a more sex-positive culture." - Dr. Carol Queen, author, Real Live Nude Girl "Dossie Easton and Catherine A. Liszt, both wise and compassionate women, and both players in the world of kink, welcome the reader gently into that world and answer everything anyone might have wanted to ask but was really afraid to find out." - Isadora Alman, syndicated sex and relationship columnist

Author : Anne O Nomis
Publisher : eBook Partnership
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2013-12-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9780992701024

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History & Arts of the Dominatrix by Anne O Nomis Pdf

The academic book on the history of the Dominatrix through the ages, with meticulous research from libraries and museums. From the ancient Dominatrix Goddess Inanna - Ishtar, the 17th - 19th Century Governess Dominatrix, the 20th Century 'Bizarre' ladies. Lastly Nomis theory on the Dominatrix's practices as the 'Seven Realm Arts'.

Author : Anton Fulmen
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2016-07-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 153481017X

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The Heart of Dominance by Anton Fulmen Pdf

The Heart of Dominance is a how-to guide to the concepts and skills at the heart of consensual dominance. If you are new to dominance, still figuring out just what it's all about or what you want it to mean to you, then this book will provide you with a solid foundation from which to start. If you already practice dominance and are interested in improving your ability to create deep and lasting power dynamics then you'll find many advanced concepts and concrete techniques to integrate into your own personal style. If you have an interest in the bedrock principles of inspiring, deepening, maintaining and enjoying control over a person who dearly, desperately wants you to control them, then this book is for you.

Author : M. T. Edvardsson
Publisher : Celadon Books
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2019-06-25
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781250204424

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A Nearly Normal Family by M. T. Edvardsson Pdf

Now a Netflix Limited Series "...A compulsively readable tour de force." —The Wall Street Journal New York Times Book Review recommends M.T. Edvardsson’s A Nearly Normal Family and lauds it as a “page-turner” that forces the reader to confront “the compromises we make with ourselves to be the people we believe our beloveds expect.” (NYTimes Book Review Summer Reading Issue) M.T. Edvardsson’s A Nearly Normal Family is a gripping legal thriller that forces the reader to consider: How far would you go to protect the ones you love? In this twisted narrative of love and murder, a horrific crime makes a seemingly normal family question everything they thought they knew about their life—and one another. Eighteen-year-old Stella Sandell stands accused of the brutal murder of a man almost fifteen years her senior. She is an ordinary teenager from an upstanding local family. What reason could she have to know a shady businessman, let alone to kill him? Stella’s father, a pastor, and mother, a criminal defense attorney, find their moral compasses tested as they defend their daughter, while struggling to understand why she is a suspect. Told in an unusual three-part structure, A Nearly Normal Family asks the questions: How well do you know your own children? How far would you go to protect them?