- Playing on the Edge: Sadomasichism, Risk, and Intimacy: In this book, ethnographer Staci Newmahr draws on her extensive firsthand observations of and participation in a BDSM community in NYC in the early 2000s to explore the nuances of pain, eroticism, gender dynamics, edge play, intimacy, and other aspects of BDSM.
- Safe, Sane and Consensual: Contemporary Perspectives on Sadomasochism: This anthology of academic works about BDSM includes essays on the history of BDSM, legality, theory, research, and more with an emphasis on BDSM in the UK.
- Science of BDSM: Publications, presentations, and more from a team of academics and community members who seek to “understand the nature, dynamics, motivations, and effects of BDSM activities and relationships.”
- Sex and Psychology: Articles on sex, love, and relationships by social psychologist Justin Lehmiller, author of Tell Me What You Want: The Science of Sexual Desire and How It Can Help You Improve Your Sex Life.
- “What a Fake ‘Female Orgasm’ Statistic Says About Gender Bias”: Detailed analysis and debunking of an oft-cited “statistic” claiming that it takes women 20 minutes to achieve orgasm on average.
Studies
- Are Role and Gender Related to Sexual Function and Satisfaction in Men and Women Practicing BDSM? (2019): See our analysis of this study here.
- BDSM Practitioners’ Understandings of Their Initial Attraction to BDSM Sexuality: Essentialist and Constructionist Narratives (2012)
- Between Pleasure and Pain: A Pilot Study on the Biological Mechanisms Associated With BDSM Interactions in Dominants and Submissives (2020)
- Fifty Shades of Leather and Misogyny: An Investigation of Anti-Woman Perspectives among Leathermen (2020): See our analysis of this study here.
- The Killing of Women in “Sex Games Gone Wrong”: An Analysis of Femicides in Great Britain 2000–2018 (2020): See our analysis of this study here.
- Is BDSM a Sexual Orientation or Serious Leisure? (2019): See our analysis of this study here.
- The Nature of Women’s Rape Fantasies: An Analysis of Prevalence, Frequency, and Contents (2009)
- Participating in a Culture of Consent May Be Associated With Lower Rape-Supportive Beliefs (2016)
- Playing with the Politics of Perversion: Policing BDSM, Pornography, and Black Female Sexuality (2016)
- Power, Desire, and Pleasure in Sexual Fantasies (2004)
- The Psychology of Kink: a Survey Study into the Relationships of Trauma and Attachment Style with BDSM Interests (2020)
- Social Dominance and Forceful Submission Fantasies: Feminine Pathology or Power? (2009)
- What Exactly Is an Unusual Sexual Fantasy? (2014)
- Women’s Erotic Rape Fantasies: An Evaluation of Theory and Research (2008)
- Women’s Rape Fantasies: An Empirical Evaluation of the Major Explanations (2012)
