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Bondage Is Freedom, All I Have To Do Is Accept My Partner’s Desire

Editor’s Note: The Est. is the home of sex, gender, love, kink, and what-the-hell-is-that-all-about podcast “Why Are People Into That?!” hosted by educator, activist, and media maven Tina Horn. Named one of the best sex podcasts by Buzzfeed, Autostraddle, and Esquire, we’re proud as hell to host it here on The Est. In addition to Read more

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Confessions Of A Lesbian Refugee From Iran

“[It] is the most difficult of the five to define, and is the subject of many legal arguments. A social group is sometimes said to mean an identifiable group of people whose government views it as a threat. Or it is described as a group sharing a common characteristic that is so fundamental to their individual identities that the members cannot — or should not be expected to — change it. The group must be recognized within society as a distinct entity.” Read more

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The Power Of Being A Submissive Black Woman In Bed

I was 18 when I first started asking men to hurt me. It began innocently: a request for a hand around my throat, usually in the heat of the moment to take the edge off. Some men obliged, reaching for me without a second thought, but most of them balked, fearing that they would bruise me Read more