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Thoughts thoughted, memories revisited and bonds bonded – my thoughts on kink, community and imagining the future of kink and queerness in India – inspired by Kink Con Goa 2023.

Tread gently. This article contains descriptions and visuals of BDSM activities. I remember that conversation, where I was asked to…

Experience India’s first kink convention exploring BDSM and empowerment – a thrilling rollercoaster ride into the world of kink.

Analysing how women navigate through the world of domination and power by conversing with participants at the Kink Con, a National Kink Festival, organised by the Kinky Collective in Goa.

India News: A 30-year-old Hyderabad-based kinkster ‘Si’ shares their experience of navigating bondage and boundaries at a gathering that helped unleash their auth

From stepping on human carpets and walking alongside human pets to watching demos of consenting adults gasping for air or having needles inserted into their flesh, Kink Con 2023 was hot, hot, hot – and, thank heavens, super safe.

In this week’s episode, two Indian kinksters talk to us about misconceptions around kink and what kink communities can teach us about consent.

In this enlightening article, Meisha S talks about how laughter and humour are key to bodily pleasure and enjoyment when it comes to kink.

A poem in finding freedom in the Kinky and the Queer

Happenings, Mar ’16 Cracking the consent conundrum was the focus of a panel discussion organized by Civilian Welfare Foundation, Kinky Col…

Jaya Sharma, the only out-and-proud female BDSM fan in India, is helping the kink community grow.

‘Kink’ typically means a bend in something that is supposed to be straight, otherwise. That is exactly why an alter-meaning for this term in a rather colloquial for a not-normative sexual behavior. The typical mindset on ‘kink’ is that it shouldn’t be talked about, but this myth needs to be bro…

The Kinky Collective is trying to raise awareness, understanding, and acceptance of BDSM and kink in India

A digital magazine on sexuality, based in the Global South: We are working towards cultivating safe, inclusive, and self-affirming spaces in which all individuals can express themselves without fear, judgement or shame

Lessons from the BDSM community on why consent is not a one-time thing

What is kink? In a patriarchal society that closes doors on all open talk about sex and sexuality, can we open up to demolishing misconceptions about kink?

A healthy helping of kink – A recent workshop on kink and mental health in Mumbai, triggered important conversations about sexual acceptance

The Sunday Guardian

Organisations such as the Kinky Collective help people begin exploring their kinky or BDSM tendencies so they can be comfortable with their sexuality

Kink may never become king, but India is certainly witnessing a rise in the number of practitioners of bondage, dominance, sadism, masochism, together known as BDSM. While some sellers of BDSM accessories say that sales are burgeoning, like-minded people in the metros are “bonding” into groups such …

Deep Dives is an online imprint exploring relatively uncharted waters. You can read their stuff at deepdives.in @deep_dives. Over the next few weeks, Homegrown

Consent, they said, is sacred to the BDSM practitioners.