Bite the Fruit — Kink & Fetish

  April 26 and 27: Dan Savage's HUMP! Film Festival is screening Part One of its 19th annual lineup, featuring 23 brand-new, hot, creative, and often downright hilarious short subject, adult films created by real people for real people. Every year, creators from across the country and around the world submit films to HUMP! that explore the spectrum of human desires and pleasures, and celebrate a full range of body types, shapes, ages, colors, sexualities, genders, and an overall spirit of sex-positivity. Black Cat 1811 14th Street NW Washington DC 20009   We can't wait for you to see the...

What is a kink? What is a fetish? Is there a difference? A kink is a broad term that covers any and all sexual interests, behavior, and preferences that are thought to be unconventional or non-mainstream. For many, unconventional refers to using props, other body parts, or incorporating non-sexual activity into the sexual experience. Props are things like whips, ropes, costumes, leather, spanking, and handcuffs. There’s nothing wrong with being kinky, but some people regard some kinks as perverse. Actually, kinks can add to the experience of sexual intimacy. They are the things that you can do to spice things...

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Have you ever entertained fantasies about binding your partner or having yourself bound? You are not alone. Increasingly, people are becoming more relaxed about BDSM (Bondage, Discipline/Dominance, Sadomasochism). Few are curious. Some are exploring aspects of it. In the world of bondage, Shibari, Japanese rope bondage, is attracting followers from around the world. Shibari, “to tie” in Japanese, is a style of bondage which involves tying a person in simple yet visually intricate patterns, usually with several pieces of thin rope such as jute, hemp or linen. Also referred as Kinbaku, “tight binding,” attempting Japanese bondage for the first time...

Sex, safe word and active consent In the ever-evolving landscape of BDSM, fetish and kink, there is the inviolate business of consent. The parameters of sex play and adult play may be subject to change and experimentation, but the basic agreement among the players on when to continue, pause, review and halt should be a constant. Without such unwavering consent, neither trust nor respect can be established. And without these components, attempts to engage in sex or fetish games would fizzle, seem aimless or cross over into physical abuse. Mutual or unanimous agreement helps to eliminate the potential of miscommunication,...