Kinkeeee

Some recent kink in the news:

• Attempts to start a student BDSM education and "safe bondage" group at the University of Toledo have raised concerns by the administration (i.e. "whether this [group] meets the values that are expressed in the university mission statement in terms of respecting human dignity"). This is a direct link. This link requires a free sign-in. This is a link to the club proponent's blog. Human dignity a concern, huh? I can think of a lot of general practices in higher ed that are far more degrading than kinky play. I'm only slightly kidding.
  

• Good things cannot come from a BDSM contract being made public. Especially when it results in the denial of a protective order. In my view, a protective order should never be denied on the basis of a BDSM lifestyle or contract. This looks like a clear case of domestic violence. If someone is seeking an order, there is likely a problem in the relationship. Kinky or not. To get a great Jerry Springer freak-show, read the comments posted by readers after the article. They make me feel downright normal. Amazing. I haven't felt that way for a long, long time.