ITALY – MILAN – Twelve members of British Airways staff were booked into the wrong hotel in Milan by bosses and were met with bondage cages, human dog cages and leather harnesses.
A British flight crew who had a stopover in Italy were accidentally booked into a pay-by-the-hour seedy sex dungeon, complete with vagina-shaped spa baths and mirrored ceilings.
Twelve members of British Airways staff were supposed to be booked into the Motel Mo.om in Milan, but were instead checked into the nearby Mo.om Hotel, also in the Italian city, by bosses. The crew turned up and were met with bondage cages, human dog cages and leather harnesses, instead of the normal clean sheets and hotel toiletries.
To mark the paperback publication of Eve Smith’s How Was It For You?, the escort turned dominatrix reflects on the prejudices and misconceptions people have about her love life
UK – “I love reading people’s responses to the book,” says Eve Smith (a pseudonym). “A few love it, some hate it, some hate me, and a few people like me. But it’s doing what I intended: humanising sex workers.”
AUSTRALIA – PERTH – A dad-of two who arranged to a meet a teenager for a bondage sex hook-up was hacked to death with an axe by the depraved 19-year-old, with the slaying described as “an example of evil”.
Former Australian beach handball coach and West Coast Eagles masseuse Patrik Weiss was killed in his Lockridge home on June 12, 2023.
The 45-year-old father had agreed to meet Alexander Mark Sutton, then 19, and was waiting blindfolded with his hands and feet bound with rope and handcuffs.
He left a key to the front door in a meter box outside, having chatted online with his would-be killer for six months on a fetish website.
UK – LONDON – ince the turn of the millennium, media exposure around BDSM (Bondage, Discipline, Sadism and Masochism) has seen a significant uptick. Emerging from secret societies of kink-friendly environments, Hollywood began to produce films such as Secretary and the smash hit Fifty Shades Of Grey, elevating the smutty novel into a billion dollar franchise. Whereas social media sites like Tumblr opened up dialogues around sexual exploration. Nowadays, we see A24’s Babygirl and the rise of former sex worker Julia Fox carrying the torch of the mainstream conversation around what domination and submission can mean. Now the branding agency WMH&I is digging into the graphic potential of bondage – with a multi-sensory identity for the London-based dominatrix Jane Grey.
Applying the same strategic rigour they do with other brands, be it a high-end whiskey or a family-owned frozen seafood processor, the WMH&I immersed themselves in BDSM’s erotic world and underrepresented customer base through testimonials, competitor analysis, and, in this case, peer-reviewed psychosexual research. Speaking to WMH&I’s Daisy Benn, managing director and Mark Nichols, creative director about a category that had long relied on cliché, they told It’s Nice That about bringing emotional connection and intelligence into an overtly physical world. “We don’t rely on the category clichés, the tired tropes of red leather, latex and metal chains,” says Mark. “We moved beyond the physical nature of BDSM aesthetics to capture something far more powerful, and far more true to Jane Grey and the psychological control exerted by Jane onto her willing subs.”
UK – A growing trend for Japanese rope bondage has come with a major warning – with nerve damage and injuries possible if it isn’t practiced responsibly.
Shibari, which originated in Japan and is popular in the kink community, typically sees couples tie each other up with thin, colourful ropes using intricate knots.
It is also known as kinbaku – which means tight binding – and aims to restrict mobility.
UK – In the old Carry On days of Sid James and Barbara Windsor, it would have been called saucy – and the red lights they’ll be hanging in the windows hardly knock that idea on the head.
The justices may also intervene in a cold-case murder prosecution out of Boulder County in which the trial judge believed prosecutors misunderstood his ruling
USA – COLORADO – The Colorado Supreme Court announced on Monday that it will review whether evidence of a defendant’s recent plans for BDSM activity with his alleged victim was relevant to his theory that he did not intend to cause serious bodily injury.
At least three of the court’s seven members must agree to take up a case on appeal.
The justices also took noteworthy action in two other cases that raised questions about the evidence at trial. In one instance, the Supreme Court signaled it may intervene in an ongoing cold-case murder prosecution in which the district attorney’s office is contesting potential evidence of the defendant’s autism spectrum disorder.
USA – SAN FRANCISCO – A decades-old sex shop in San Francisco’s SoMa (South of Market) neighborhood is being sued for allegedly selling mouth gags laced with toxic chemicals without a clear warning label.
A civil case filed on Friday, June 6 by Seven Hills LLP on behalf of Blue Sky Forever says that Mr. S. Leather Co., Incorporated violated a health and safety code for not letting customers know about the dangers of a product called “The Jaw Master Gag” and the “harms caused by exposures to di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (“DEHP”), a toxic chemical found in and on gags manufactured, imported, distributed, sold, and offered for sale.”
As writer and curator Anastasiia Fedorova publishes her book about sexual fetishists, Second Skin, she reflects on how embracing her desires finally made her feel comfortable in her own skin
UK – In April 2020, I had just turned 31, and it felt like all I had going for me had vanished, replaced by the monotony of, well, hanging out alone in my bedroom. In a way, I wasn’t alone — it was the first spring of the pandemic, and London was in lockdown. I was single after my five-year relationship had spectacularly imploded the year before. It had been heterosexual, monogamous, and pretty traditional, all of which I attributed to why it left me feeling so suffocated. I came out as queer shortly after and found my new dating life immensely fulfilling — but deep down I knew that there was a part of me that I didn’t want to face. Now suddenly in the silence of my room, just me and that shadow presence: my suppressed desires.
It was around this time that my lifelong struggle with anxiety got worse. It was never about overthinking, but a steady tension within the body, making me jittery and nauseous and occasionally manifesting in panic attacks. I was so tired of being myself, with all my unresolved emotional baggage. I wanted to unzip my skin like a suit and step out of it, to find a different way of being.
My dirty little secret is that I love following rules. I know, we’re meant to carve our own paths and fight the system. And I do that in real life when there’s good reason to. But fundamentally, I’ve always been a bit of a ‘good girl’. I am most in my element during situations where there are clear rules to follow: fancy dinners with etiquette about which knife to use; parties with dress codes that are written down in black and white; family traditions that are the same every single year. Those are my comfort zones. It’s not just that I like to know I’m doing the right thing, I also enjoy the pageantry that comes along with strictly laid-out social interactions.
AUSTRALIA –GERMANY – BERLIN – Former NRL star turned TV presenter Beau Ryan has revealed why producers at the Footy Show once previously refused to air a segment that featured him being tied up by a dominatrix at a sex club in Germany.
USA – MINNEAPOLIS – On the afternoon of June 2, sex workers and allies marched the streets of downtown Minneapolis for “Dancing in the Streets,” in honor of International Sex Worker’s Day, or International Whores Day, for its 50th anniversary. This year’s march was themed “Saints and Sluts” with attendees dressed in feathered angel wings, nuns habits, and sparkly devil horns. The marchers were met with supportive honks from passing pedestrians, cyclists, and vehicles, including a postal service truck driver and a Metro Transit bus driver.
The sex workers and their allies marched to honor the legacy of sex worker rights activists and continue the fight for dignity and worker protections. Andi Snow, an executive director of the Minneapolis chapter of Sex Workers Outreach Project (SWOP), told the crowd, “We’re here today celebrating victories past, present, and yet to be won!”
A Catholic university in Chicago is hosting a talk promoting BDSM with a Planned Parenthood-affiliated student group.
The event, which is free to attend, is advertised as ‘a fun and educational night’ including ‘lighthearted conversation’ and ‘fun activities,’ with an open-forum discussion.
USA – CHICAGO – DePaul University (DU), a Catholic school, is slated to host a “PillowTalk: BDSM Sex Ed” event on June 4 on its campus jointly with its Planned Parenthood chapter.
”BDSM” is an acronym that stands for “bondage and discipline, dominance and submission, sadism and masochism,” referring to aggressive sexual activity, which the DU event page designates as “healthy sexual relationships.”
The event, which is free to attend, is advertised as “a fun and educational night” including “lighthearted conversation” and “fun activities,” with an open-forum discussion. “PillowTalk: BDSM Sex Ed” is tagged under “social justice” and “health/wellness.”
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