Humiliation in BDSM often involves public exposure. You can find out exactly what this looks like and why you like it here.
Humiliation – when shame is put on display
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Playing on a thin edge: knife play
Knife play sounds like big knives and dangerous play. How exactly this looks in BDSM and where to start can be found here.
Sensory Deprivation: BDSM completely out of senses
Sensory Deprivation refers to an popular aspect of BDSM in which the five senses are manipulated, restricted, or taken away.
BDSM and Pride: Should kink be part of the parade?
Does BDSM belong at Pride? A question that has been much discussed for years. Here are the arguments for and against, as well as a few possible solutions.
Degradee – Sinking into the ground with pleasure
In BDSM, a Degradee is a Bottom who enjoys degradation and humiliation. Find out more about the role and what the game looks like here.
Fetish by colors: the Hanky Code
The Hanky Code is unfamiliar to many now, but it used to be a widely used system in the LGBTQ+ scene. Find out here what the colors mean.
Degrader – Looking down
Degraders are dominant people who enjoy degradation and humiliation. BDSM is about the erotic consensual humiliation of a bottom.
Pet – Adopt don’t shop
When we talk about a Pet in BDSM, it’s less about our fluffy four-legged friends and more about the Bottom in pet play.
A love letter to the sense of shame
When playing with humiliation, you’re also playing with the sense of shame. A personal story about what there is to like about it.
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