(Gender) Binary Codes
Identity is relentlessly complex; there’s the person we feel we truly are, the person we present to those we deeply trust … and the versions that other people see.
Unlocking the Power of Fetish
Fetish is about unlocking the deepest parts of our psyche and allowing them, from time to time, to come to the surface and breathe, pulsate, be.
Asexuality
I am asexual. Don’t invalidate me just because you can’t understand or wrap your head around it.
Muted Fawn is an Alias
The work of photographer Muted Fawn is widely known, and the two words serve as a perfect evocation of her life’s work. Almost.
Sex Works
The individual’s autonomy over their sexuality as a means of economy has acted as both a blueprint and competitor for larger institutions.
Celibate American. Good, Clean American. Dirty Boys and Girls.
Between 2016 and 2018, Los Angeles-based writer Hassan Galedary discarded his entire bed. “I don’t think I knew why I was doing it at the time,” he said.
Two Spirit
Long ago, so the Navajo legend goes, there was a separation of the sexes. It was the nádleehi — literally “one who changes”—that brought the sexes back together.
Aphrodisiac
Sharing food is one of the sexiest things you can do with your clothes still on. It’s no wonder that newlyweds feed each other cake on their wedding day.
Tom of Finland
This organization, its history, and the revered house in Echo Park, serve an important role as pioneers for gay erotica.