by Beyond Safewords | Mar 20, 2019 | education, intersectionality, oppression, prevention, sex, sex education, Sexuality, Trauma, Uncategorized
Once again, I find myself blowing the dust off of my poor neglected blog. To be completely honest, I wish I were coming back to this space under happier circumstances. Serious allegations have come out about Franklin Veaux, co-author of More Than Two. Among the women...
by Beyond Safewords | Jul 18, 2017 | Abuse, Challenging narratives, education, Mental health, NCSF, Power Exchange, sex, sex education, Sexuality, twitter, Uncategorized
Content warning for discussion of partner violence and self injury. If you or someone you know is experiencing partner violence, The Network/La Red has a confidential 24 hour hotline. They are affirming of all gender and sexual orientations. Also, if you’re...
by Beyond Safewords | Jun 6, 2017 | Abuse, Challenging narratives, Common Myths, education, sex, sex education, Sexuality, Trauma, Uncategorized
I had the distinct privilege of being heavily quoted in a recent Broadly piece about beloved characters’ sex lives. It’s a fun article that is well worth the read. I sent a lot of info to the author of that article, and only so much of my response could...
by Beyond Safewords | May 8, 2016 | Challenging narratives, Common Myths, education, Sexuality, tokenism, Uncategorized
As I had hoped, my last post on Shibari and Appropriation generated some really interesting and important feedback. Some people identified some perceived blind spots in my post, as well as aspects of this issue that went unaddressed or under-addressed. A few people...
by Beyond Safewords | May 1, 2016 | Challenging narratives, Common Myths, education, oppression, race, sex, sex education, Sexuality, shibari, tokenism, Uncategorized
Last Wednesday, I had the privilege of giving a Webinar type presentation for University of Wisconsin at Oshkosh’s Sex week on BDSM. I gave a 101 version of my sound relationship dungeon and opened the floor up to a Q and A. I got asked a lot of good questions...
by Beyond Safewords | Apr 14, 2016 | Challenging narratives, Common Myths, education, Gender, harm reduction, Mental health, Sex Therapy, Sexuality
So, I was getting ready to finally get off my tail and write my last Sound Relationship Dungeon entry, when a dear friend messaged me on Facebook Chat. He said: Aww, man! Gottman is hating on porn. He also linked to this open letter from Gottman’s blog. Gottman...
