Fetish

How Tumblr became a sanctuary for the Internet’s outsiders
Tech

How Tumblr became a sanctuary for the Internet’s outsiders

End of an era — The blogging website’s ban on adult content threatens to alienate the most marginalised in society, and block future generations’ road to self-discovery.

Written by: Lydia Morrish

Inside London’s secret sex party revolution
Reportage

Inside London’s secret sex party revolution

Going underground — The capital’s nightlife is under constant threat, but a new wave of DIY fetish parties is fighting back. Writer Will Coldwell takes a trip to the dungeons.

Written by: Will Coldwell

Soles, sex and skateboarding: Why I get off on skater’s feet
Skate

Soles, sex and skateboarding: Why I get off on skater’s feet

A London sub’s fantasy — ‘The ideal situation involving a skateboarder would go a little something like this: he’d finish skating, all hot, sweaty, and worn down... then, while he’s kicking back watching TV and eating, I’d get down on all fours and lick his shoes clean.’

Written by: Anon, interview by Henry Calvert

A visual ode to niche kinks and sexual misfits
Photography

A visual ode to niche kinks and sexual misfits

Deviant desires — Author Katharine Gates explores the lives of Sploshers, Crushers, Balloonatics, Pony Players, Feeders & Gainers, and Adult Babies in the newly republished Deviant Desires.

Written by: Miss Rosen

Exploring the strange, secretive lives of England’s adult babies
Photography

Exploring the strange, secretive lives of England’s adult babies

Nappies, bears and bubbles — Polly Borland’s iconic ‘90s photo series, The Babies, explores one of the world’s most maligned and marginalised sexual fetishes.

Written by: Dominique Sisley

A peek inside Britain's online kink community
Photography

A peek inside Britain's online kink community

A/S/L? — In Sex Site, Joshua T Gibbons shows the human side of the web's kink community through intimate portraits of people he meets online.

Written by: Biju Belinky

The indie porn stars fighting for a kinky revolution
Culture

The indie porn stars fighting for a kinky revolution

Get your freak on — Progressive porn is taking off and it’s proudly freaky, ethical and queer. But new legislation threatens to whitewash the industry just as things are heating up.

Written by: Alex King

The cab driver who became a stress-busting dominatrix
Culture

The cab driver who became a stress-busting dominatrix

Oh, Gloria... (NSFW) — Arthur is an unassuming cabbie from London’s East End. Gloria is a BDSM dungeon master helping people let go of themselves. Although they’re the same person, this is not a double life. It’s a reminder that sometimes the most colourful characters exist beneath the surface.

Written by: Alex King

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