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Health, safety, UK law, research and considered opinion: looking beyond the definition of a kink.
An opinion essay on England and Wales’s new pornography restrictions, arguing for adult autonomy, meaningful consent, proportionate laws and education that is honest about its limits.
A safeword can be a useful communication tool, but it is only one part of consent. Treating it as the single switch between acceptable and unacceptable...
An emergency plan is a modest agreement about what to do if someone becomes unwell, injured or unable to communicate. It cannot make a dangerous activity...
Alcohol and other drugs can affect judgment, communication and the ability to recognise a developing problem. A sensible planning approach begins before an interaction, while everyone...
A negotiated kink agreement can clarify wishes and limits. It cannot, by itself, determine whether an injury is lawful. In England and Wales, consent has limits...
A kink photograph may expose much more than appearance: a private interest, a relationship, a recognisable room or a connection between accounts. Ethical image agreements matter...
UK law is a convenient phrase, but it can conceal a significant difference: England and Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland are separate legal jurisdictions. For kink-related...
A headline saying that science explains kink may rest on a small interview study, a community survey or a review of studies asking different questions. Those...
My view is that risk language helps only when it makes a decision more specific. A phrase such as risk-aware can start a useful conversation, but...
My view is that a community’s handling of a concern tells us more than a respected person’s reputation. Welcoming language matters, but people also need a...
