The kink and BDSM community has developed some of the most thoughtful consent frameworks of any sexual community. Here's what they are, where they come from, and what they mean in practice.

The idea that BDSM and kink interests are symptoms of trauma is one of the most persistent myths in popular psychology. The data tells a very different story.

If you've ever wondered why your interest in sex seems to disappear until you're already in the middle of it, you're not broken. You might just have responsive desire — and it's more common than you think.