Perks Magazine

Ever wondered what happens inside a BDSM and fetish club? I donned a black mini dress, fishnets, CFM boots and my voyeur’s cap to find out.

‘How I became aware of my masochism.’ Erotic novelist David (Pinke Grapefruit) explores what being a masochist means to him.

Clarissa-Jan Lim shares the story of a self-proclaimed feminist BDSM couple Ian Locklear and Nicole Lavoie and the ways they reconcile their feminist views with their D/s lifestyle…

Sexual violence and acts of sexual coercion are commonplace, yet many of these crimes go unreported, never make it to court, or get thrown out once they do. We take a closer look at why.

Rhonda reflects on how her experiences have shaped her view of relationships.

A response to Jim Dowd’s ‘The Shootings Are Not Senseless’.

When I think of sacred sexuality (or Tantra), it sets off my bullshit meter. I picture caftans and communes, or people publicly displaying a kind of seventies big-bush sexuality that feels particularly unsexy to me. Is this sex-negativity in spirituality’s clothing? Or is something else going on?

Rhonda explores why it’s socially acceptable for women to flirt and compliment, but not straight men.

You won’t believe what happens when you read this click-bait article!

Lady Chatterley shares her non-monogamous memoir.

Rhonda Perky examines how everyday paternalism shifts accountability, and asks: ‘What makes us uncomfortable? Whose behaviour is really the problem? Where does the accountability lie?’

Rhonda Perky shares her reflections on ending up in an abusive relationship and how she eventually walked away, and the questions this raises for our society.

Objectifying images may be less comfortable and more confronting to watch, but they can evoke a more direct physical response. But what if there is an emotional cost of continually engaging in this kind of ‘disturbing arousal’?

Does sex necessarily involve power? Not just Domination and submission, but non-BDSM sex? Rhonda Perky explores questions of power and privilege inherent in sex.

Is there such a thing as the ‘right’ number of partners?

Rhonda explores her toxic relationship with body image, attachment to self-criticism, and aversion to self-acceptance.

Rhonda recalls her journey out of the crab basket and beyond the mould in which she was once cast.

Rhonda learns a lesson in why some friendships are best left behind.

Rhonda struggles to define what ‘relationship’ might mean while still exploring her sexuality.

Rhonda reflects on her struggles to follow her dreams, trapped by the safety and security of inertia.