There is truly an abundance of misconceptions about kink and BDSM. From pathologizing narratives assuming mental illness to unwarranted...

The Clinician's Guide to Autoerotic Asphyxiation Autoerotic Asphyxiation is defined as blocking or suffocating oneself or another to gain...

Consent is a crucial part of the foundation of kinky relationships. And within the kink community, there are several phrases and acronyms...

If you are searching for a gift for a kinky loved one, consider a sex-positive book. Here are TASHRA’s 10 recommendations, both classic...

Elements of Culturally Competent Care: Diverse Populations and Relationships in Kink Intersectionality is widely known as the...

Reflecting on the Whiteness of BDSM In a 2020 academic study, the “Overwhelming Whiteness of BDSM: A Critical Discourse Analysis of...

COVID Has Forced Many Kink Spaces to Close: The Health Toll it Takes Safe kink spaces are crucial for fostering a sense of community for...

Maintaining Community During COVID: Kinky Events Online For many, kink is a source of community. And with COVID leading to extensive...

BDSM Culture and Community: A Brief History The culture surrounding BDSM is sometimes dismissed as insignificant and lacking in true...

Embodying BDSM: The Five Senses of Kink Every individual experiences sex in a unique way. And for those who practice BDSM, these varying...

Kink, COVID, and Consent: Safe, Sane, and Consensual During Coronavirus The BDSM community motto is “Safe, Sane, and Consensual.” How...

Geek Culture and BDSM: Fandom, Technology, Furries, and More Geek culture has a variety of connotations. Traditionally, a geek is...

Safewords in BDSM: Ongoing Enthusiastic Consent Safety is central to BDSM communities & is maintained in several ways. One such way is...

Kink and the LGBTQ+ Community: Finding Fraternity The kink and LGBTQ+ communities share many commonalities. In understanding the...

Kink is Everywhere and Nowhere: Kink, Subcultures, and Stigma Vivienne Westwood and Jean Paul Gaultier produced sensationalized fetish...

Voices of BIPOC in Kink: To Watch, Read, and Listen To learn more about the experiences of BIPOC kinksters, specifically Black kinksters,...

Understanding The Minority Stress Theory: Stressors of Stigma The minority stress theory proposes that members of minority groups face...

Exploring the Positive Impacts of Kink: The TASHRA 2016 Kink Health Survey Past research regarding kink and mental health has exclusively...

Sub Drop, Top Drop, X Drop: The Three Models of Understanding the X Drop The X drop, otherwise known as the Sub Drop (used regarding...

Kink and Mental Health: Positives, Negatives, and Research The relationship between kink and mental health is nonlinear. Everyone has a...