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Documenting my research into the history of consensual sadomasochism. www.historyofbdsm.com Sign up for my monthly newsletter: http://eepurl.com/PCcI
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My book A Lover's Pinch: A Cultural History of Sadomasochism (2018), winner of the NLA Geoff Mains non-fiction award.

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The Celluloid Dungeon asks if there's such a thing as a "mistake orgasm" in Dying for Sex S01E03: historyofbdsm.com/2025/10/dyin...
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John Siracusa was a member of Trusted Servants and titled International Drummer Boy 1990-1991. He met his partner Clive Platman at the contest. Siracusa worked for Desmodus, Inc. for several years.
The Celluloid Dungeon examines Pillion (2025) and the problem of the fantasy of the perfect dominant. #pillion #film #bdsm historyofbdsm.com/2025/10/pill...
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Panel from Sweeter Gwen & The Return of Gwendoline by Eric Stanton (1976). Stanton's comics were originally sold by mail order as 5x8 photographic reproductions in the early 1960s. #EricStanton
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Madonna "Erotica" (Kink In Pop Culture - music, music videos, 1992)

33rd Anniversary

Released on September 29, 1992.

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#KinkInPopCulture #kink #bdsm #fetish #Dominatrix #malesub #PonyPlay #Leather #Madonna #Erotica #Music #Musicvideos #1992ce #1990s
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The Virginia council member pushing for a new "obscenity" ordinance in Lynchburg cites "sadomasochistic" abuse and clearly political speech from the Warped tour as the type of performances he thinks should be criminalized.

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Today, cartoonist and fetish artist Eric Stanton was born in 1926 in New York. #EricStanton
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Venture Bros. season 3, episode 1- "Betty Rage" (Kink In Pop Culture cartoons, television, 2008)

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#KinkInPopCulture #kink #bdsm #fetish #BettyRage #BettiePage #pinup #RidingCrop #whip #VentureBros #Animation #Television #2008ce #2000s
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Michael Rardin was the president of the Centurions, a leather club in Columbus, from 1988 to 1990.
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The Oberons had their "coming out party" at Club 219/Shaft on October 31, 1987. The Oberons fundraised for local HIV/AIDS charities. They also sponsored the Wisconsin Mr. Leather contest and other events. Photo of the Oberons from Peter Thomas's collection at the LA&M. #LeatherClubs
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Do you have the first issue of Outrageous Women? The LA&M doesnt...

When you donate magazines to the LA&M they become part of a community library used by scholars, artists, and other visitors from around the world.
#LGBTLibrary #CommunityArchives #LesbianHistory
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Ad from In Step Vol 4 No 9 (1994), published out of Walnut, California. #PersonalAds
The Celluloid Dungeon reviews Red Shoe Diaries' exploration of femdom-malesub, "How I met my husband" S01E13. historyofbdsm.com/2025/09/red-... #tv #bdsmِ
The Celluloid Dungeon explores the lost world of 1990s direct-to-cable softcore in Red Shoe Diaries S01E03 "You Have the Right to Remain Silent" historyofbdsm.com/2025/09/red-...
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HEY YOU! KINKY PERSON
If you have 2 minutes I have a few kink questions about when and how you got involved in the kink community that I'd love to know!

Fill it out and share if you want to help us collect some fun data: forms.gle/2uRuNhwJBn96...
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ALT: a woman in a blue shirt is smiling with the words who designed this survey on the bottom
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Cover of Tales from the Crib from the LA&M magazine collections.

Do you have other issues of Tales from the Crib, or similar magazines? Donate them to our community library! #ABDL
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Lost in Space Annual #1 (Kink In Pop Culture- comic books, 1992)

Today is Lost in Space's 60th Anniversary

This comic was released 24 years after the TV show ended

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#KinkInPopCulture #kink #bdsm #fetish #LostinSpace #television #1992ce #1990s
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Osada Eikichi was an influential Japanese rope bondage performer. He started performing kinbaku in the mid 1960s and was credited with popularizing erotic SM shows at strip theaters.
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Bill Schmeling, aka The Hun, was an erotic artist and former Lutheran minister who made his home in Portland with his partner Roland Bynum. He was a full time artist from the 1960s until his retirement in 2008.