Brisbane's BIG GAY DAY 2022 Is Announced for Sunday 1st May!
Brisbane’s biggest and best rainbow festival will return to The Wickham Hotel on Sunday 1st May for its 22nd instalment! The largest...
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Melbourne Rubber Launches New Community E-Newsletter
Melbourne Rubber - the community group for all shiny enthusiasts within Victoria and beyond - has announced an initiative that comes in...
OZ KINK FEST TO HOST FETISH MARKET THIS MARCH
Oz Kink Fest - Australia's largest LGBTIQA+ and Alternative Lifestyle festival has announced that its official OKF celebrations will be...
FETISH AUSTRALIA JOINS THE SYDNEY GAY AND LESBIAN MARDI GRAS PARADE 2022
Fetish Australia has announced it will be once again joining the line up of floats that take to the streets during the world-renowned...
TASHRA Announces 2021 International Kink Health Study
The Alternative Sexualities Health Research Alliance - a.k.a TASHRA - has announced it's newest global research initiative in the form of...
Kinky Souls: Game Changer in Kink/Swingers Community and Dating
Step aside Fetlife, Hinge and KinkD, a new online community and dating app is set to bolster the user experience with targeted...
MELBOURNE RUBBER TO HOST SLICK 2021 VIRTUALLY THIS SEPTEMBER
Melbourne Rubber - the Australian social group dedicated to all things shiny - returns with their annual SLICK celebration to be held via...
Mistress Marley Breaks Down ‘The Misconceptions of Financial Domination’ in New Video
The Chocolate Domme, aka Mistress Marley is taking to her official YouTube channel to set the record straight about the mistaken...
DEMASQUE MAGAZINE LAUNCHES NEW REGULAR FEATURE: "ASK GWEN..."
Demasque Magazine launches a new regular feature titled "Ask Gwen..." - the perfect way to get your kinky questions answered! Ask Gwen......
Mistress Marley to Host ‘Kink & Chill’ 2021 Interactive Summit, Saturday, April 24th
Sex educator and Pro Domme Mistress Marley is proud to announce a very special afternoon of entertainment, education, networking and good...
HOUSE OF ALGOS ANNOUNCES NEW TRISKELION SCHOLARSHIP
The Los Angeles based Leather and BDSM group House of Algos has just announced a new scholarship program for those interested in taking...
10 OF THE BEST KINK-FRIENDLY ADULT STORES IN AUSTRALIA
Perhaps you are a novice kinkster and are looking for a point in the right direction for starting your toolkit and connecting with wider...
THE ONLINE INTERNATIONAL KINK SYMPOSIUM 2020
This September, the minds behind the acclaimed Sanctuary Studios LAX are set to bring us a kinky education extravaganza like no other -...
OHYESPLEASE: QUALITY KINK EDUCATION TO LAUNCH THIS AUGUST
This August a new platform that aims to give you "a playful, sexual and kinky education" launches in the form of OhYesPlease. Brought to...
COUPLES CANDY SHARES A BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO BDSM
Couples Candy - a sex-positive blog dedicated to all things related to interpersonal relationships - has released an Ultimate Beginner's...
11 PODCASTS FOR YOU TO GET YOUR KINK EDUCATION FIX
Podcasts are an increasingly popular and easy way to consume educational and entertainment content on the go - and, lucky for us...
Mistress Eva Spotlights At-Home Gamified BDSM Training in New Daily Beast Article
Eva Oh, aka Mistress Eva, has written a revealing article for lifestyle site The Daily Beast about the increasing popularity of her...
FETISH AUSTRALIA AT SYDNEY MARDI GRAS 2020
Fetish Australia once again joins the world-famous Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Festival Parade on Saturday 29th February, set to...
CHASING CHASTITY: HOW LOCKED IN LUST CHANGED THE GAME
Locked In Lust was founded in 2014 and today is a leading retailer of male chastity devices that are praised for both their comfort and...
GEAR'D ADELAIDE 2019
GEAR'd Adelaide returns this year for a 4-day celebration of everything kinky in South Australia. The festival this year combines the Mr...
SEX '69 IS DOCUMENTING THE HISTORY OF THE AUSTRALIAN ADULT RETAIL SECTOR
Sex ‘69 is an exciting and innovative online project exploring Australia's ‘underground’ adult retail industry, documenting the scene...
OZ KINK FEST 2019: Everything You Need To Know!
Oz Kink Fest celebrates it's 12th year running this September here in Melbourne and we simply cannot wait! With just one month to go...
BDSM ON A BUDGET: Tips & Tricks
So you want to experiment with kink - or maybe you're already in deep - but all of the amazing tools and fet-wear available seem a little...
THE KINKABILITY PROJECT
Kinkability is the latest project by internationally recognised kink educator and leather woman Ignixia Roberts. Being also the owner of...
AN INTERVIEW WITH POLYFINDA
PolyFinda is the passion project turned internationally utilized dating app created by a Melbourne-based couple who find themselves at...
TOP TIPS & PICKS FOR TOY CLEANING: A Comprehensive Guide
While most sex toys that are intended for genital penetration will come with cleaning instructions with their packaging, it is important...
TOP 5 LUBES FOR LATEX
Demasque loves rubber! The way it looks and feels... and, of course, the way it shines! But being polished is not only a part of the...
James Addinsall: Laird Leatherman 2017
The Laird, in collaboration with Mannhaus, has held the annual Laird Leatherman competition - as we know it - since 2008. The competition...
S&M: Meanings & Origins
In BDSM, the terms sadism and masochism refer to the enjoyment of or desire for consensual physical or emotional pain during play or sex....
TOP 4 PROFESSIONAL DUNGEONS IN AUSTRALIA
We’ve done our research and are excited to list the top 4 (in no particular order) professional BDSM-experience offering venues around...
LET'S TALK ABOUT LIMITS
WHAT IS A LIMIT? A limit defines the boundaries within which a player might choose or not to choose to engage in certain types of play. ...
WHAT ABOUT WAX PLAY?
In the BDSM realm, wax play is one of the more common types of sensation-temperature play. It involves wax candles being melted and...
A GUIDE TO GAGS
The use of gags in BDSM play usually occurs within bondage and fantasy roleplay scenarios. A gag renders the wearer unable to speak and...
BASIC KINK ETIQUETTE
Basic kink etiquette should be applied in all kinky spaces, in private or in public and as both a player and as an audience member....
AN INTERVIEW WITH KINK MEDIC
Melbourne's own Kink Medic talks to us about his beginnings in the kink lifestyle and his journey in medical play. Aside from being...
LIVING IN A 24/7 DYNAMIC By Kim Debron
Kim Debron shares with us her experience of living in a collared 24/7 dynamic with her Master, Master Joe. One of my Master’s favourite...
AFTERCARE FOR PLAY
Sometimes play can be emotionally taxing and/or physically demanding for both the bottom and the top. It is important for both sides to...
THE TRISKELION: INTERNATIONAL SYMBOL OF BDSM
The triskelion is traditionally a triple spiral motif and has existed throughout history, with the earliest instance of it being depicted...
COMMON MISCONCEPTIONS OF KINK
Sometimes when we're not familiar with something, or don't make an effort to research in to things, we might conjure up some ideas that...
THE HISTORY OF LATEX IN FASHION
There's a reason we usually put 'latex' and 'fetish' in the same sentence – it's because, after the waterproof material that became the...
A BRIEF HISTORY OF ROPE BONDAGE IN THE EAST AND WEST
IN THE EAST MARTIAL ART ORIGINS The Japanese origins of rope used as a bondage tool stem not from an erotic place, but rather through law...
ALL ABOUT MUNCHES
WHAT IS A MUNCH? A munch is a casual gathering held for those interested in BDSM to socialise outside of a typical play environment....
WHY CONSENT IS SEXY
Communication that occurs during any type of interaction shouldn't be difficult and, more specifically, it makes intimacy so much more...
THE ART OF BARE HANDED SPANKING
WHAT IS SPANKING? Erotic spanking involves the smacking or spanking of the buttocks to elicit arousal (or some other form of...
TOPS CAN DROP, TOO
The rush of endorphins experienced during play can cause intense emotions for both the bottom and top during a session. 'Subspace' and...
WAIST TRAINING WITH CORSETS FOR BEGINNERS
This is a comprehensive guide on waist training with corsets for beginners, written by our editor. Having always had (what I would call)...
LATEX WEAR-AND-CARE
In this article, our latex-frenzied editor will share all her tips and tricks on how to get the most out of your latex garments, with...
WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN KINK & FETISH?
DEFINING 'KINK' & 'FETISH" In order to understand the differences between the two terms, we must first look at each of their individual...
SUBSPACE & SUBDROP
In play, the person in the s-type role, or bottom, may experience such emotional or psychological stimulation from the activities within...
S.S.C vs R.A.C.K
S.S.C. and R.A.C.K. are both popular acronyms for guidelines on how to engage in BDSM practice that emphasize consent and the...
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