S&M: civil-liberty issue?
• BDSM , • Sex Workers
Two stories on Philly.com about the arrrest of a Philadelphia ProDomme who works under the name Madame Suzanne Devereaux.
"BDSM [bondage/discipline/sadomasochism] is one part performance art, one part psychotherapy and one part erotica - and that doesn't mean sex," said Nelson, who uses the name "Madame Suzanne Devereaux" in her work. "There's never any type of sex, no handjobs, no blowjobs. I do nothing to make my clients climax. That's not part of the session."
Dominatrix: I'll whip courts over sex rap
Pettifogging, sex isn't always a matter of genital contact. But I do wish her luck.
Followers of sadomasochism are "believe it or not, often high-powered executives, very authoritative males who get a high out of relinquishing control," said Chris Fariello, senior staff therapist at the Penn Council for Relationships in Philadelphia. "They get turned on sexually by being submissive to the dominatrix, and then may go home and have sex with their wives, or other people, or by themselves. Or they may find the sadomasochism sexually gratifying by itself."
S&M fans gain pleasure from pain
"Followers" - ? - makes BDSM sound like a religion.