{"id":8894,"date":"2022-06-02T18:52:38","date_gmt":"2022-06-02T18:52:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zippermagazine.com\/?p=8894"},"modified":"2022-11-25T14:34:16","modified_gmt":"2022-11-25T14:34:16","slug":"how-the-pandemic-made-us-kinkier-by-sunny-megatron","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zippermagazine.com\/how-the-pandemic-made-us-kinkier-by-sunny-megatron\/","title":{"rendered":"How The Pandemic Made Us Kinkier"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"8894\" class=\"elementor elementor-8894\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4204c7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d4204c7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78d983a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"78d983a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 30-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How The Pandemic Made Us Kinkier<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa180e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fa180e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">By Sunny Megatron<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-283cc8d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"283cc8d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c970e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0c970e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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elementor - v3.21.0 - 30-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We are undeniably different from who we were before March 2020. From our familiar daily routines and creature comforts to the relationships that nourish us, it seems as if every constant in our lives has changed\u2013including the way we kink.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As more in-person BDSM events resume, worry among community kinksters mounts; <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWhat will happen to the culture we\u2019ve created if we don\u2019t come out of this pandemic the same as we were before?\u201d<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Legendary dungeons and play spaces that served as kink community hubs have closed down. Nearly every major annual BDSM convention went dark in 2020 and most chose to skip 2021 as well. Many fear that the influx of novice, internet-educated <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cpandemic kinksters\u201d<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> flooding our newly reopened events won\u2019t just kill the vibe, they\u2019ll compromise safety too.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our personal relationships and BDSM dynamics also suffered blows we never consented to. Play parties, munches, classes, and conventions were paused for the better part of two years, making the one-on-one connection so much of our play requires inaccessible. We miss skin-to-skin contact. We miss practicing our technical skills in challenging settings. We miss chit-chatting with leather-clad friends at play party snack tables to a backdrop of yelps and moans. Sure, there\u2019s always online connection and virtual play but are they really the same?<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although most play spaces have reopened, not everyone is comfortable venturing out yet. Some that are say that post-lockdown kink events don\u2019t quite feel like they used to. This leaves new kinksters, who\u2019ve not yet mingled with the masses, fearing they missed the golden age of BDSM community.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Has the pandemic changed our local communities and greater kink subculture that profoundly? Did it destroy what\u2019s taken us decades to build? Or did the creative ways we connected, learned, and played during isolation help us grow in ways we couldn&#8217;t have anticipated? We\u2019re still waiting to see how everything shakes out, however, what we <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">do <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">know is quite telling.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d70e5d8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d70e5d8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-336fa03 elementor-headline--style-rotate elementor-widget elementor-widget-animated-headline\" data-id=\"336fa03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;headline_style&quot;:&quot;rotate&quot;,&quot;animation_type&quot;:&quot;wave&quot;,&quot;rotating_text&quot;:&quot;Survey\\n&quot;,&quot;rotate_iteration_delay&quot;:1000,&quot;loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"animated-headline.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/zippermagazine.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/elementor-pro\/assets\/css\/widget-animated-headline.min.css\">\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-headline elementor-headline-animation-type-wave elementor-headline-letters\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-plain-text elementor-headline-text-wrapper\">The State of Kink<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-dynamic-wrapper elementor-headline-text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-dynamic-text elementor-headline-text-active\">\n\t\t\t\tSurvey\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-dynamic-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aafba35 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"aafba35\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc155e1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"dc155e1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be3f2b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"be3f2b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"78\" src=\"https:\/\/zippermagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/hand-300x78.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-8692\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zippermagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/hand-300x78.png 300w, https:\/\/zippermagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/hand-768x200.png 768w, https:\/\/zippermagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/hand.png 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e96db13 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e96db13\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0340e0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0340e0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><em>The voices of kink:\u00a0 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zippermagazine.com\/2022\/05\/19\/voices-of-kink\/\">20 pandemic survey quotes\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9637c98 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9637c98\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e50228f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e50228f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a BDSM &amp; Certified Sex Educator, one of the ways I keep my curriculum relevant is by tracking trends in sexual behavior. Cultural shifts not only impact the mainstream\u2019s relationship with sex and stigma, they also tell us a lot about the evolution of altsex communities. According to the experts, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/352192866_Sex_During_Pandemic_Panic_Buying_of_Sex_Toys_During_COVID-19_Lockdown\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sex toy sales rose up to 300%<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> during the pandemic, largely due to singles sheltering in place. Studies also revealed that although many <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/experts.umn.edu\/en\/publications\/less-sex-but-more-sexual-diversity-changes-in-sexual-behavior-dur\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">embraced sexual diversity<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, we were still pretty <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC8635289\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">lonely during lockdown<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Unfortunately, most pandemic-focused sex research didn\u2019t drill down enough to give insight into issues affecting sexual minorities and subcommunities. I wanted to know specifically how kinkster\u2019s sex lives and community dynamics were impacted by COVID-19.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To find out, I partnered with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/zippermagazine.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zipper Magazine<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clips4sale.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Clips4Sale<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to create The State of Kink Survey. Our 21 questions focused on <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">how lockdown affected self-identified kinkster\u2019s feelings of connectedness with community, partners, and their own kinky identity. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition to gathering answers from over 500 anonymous respondents, I interviewed three BDSM practitioners, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@tbhimababysub\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lulu<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@fathick78?lang=en\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maurice<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@nixthepuff\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nix<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, about their experiences.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What I learned was reassuring. Spoiler: <\/span><strong><i>We resilient kinksters will be alright<\/i>.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73a839c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"73a839c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01f8c97 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"01f8c97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Online Kinksters \u2014 By the Numbers<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9112366 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9112366\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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https:\/\/zippermagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/info-FINAL3-2048x2048.png 2048w, https:\/\/zippermagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/info-FINAL3-700x700.png 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-729046a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"729046a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17f9a5a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"17f9a5a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e37bc94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e37bc94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/zippermagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/info-FINAL4-768x768.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-10015\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zippermagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/info-FINAL4-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/zippermagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/info-FINAL4-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/zippermagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/info-FINAL4-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/zippermagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/info-FINAL4-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/zippermagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/info-FINAL4-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/zippermagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/info-FINAL4-2048x2048.png 2048w, https:\/\/zippermagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/info-FINAL4-700x700.png 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-006db9e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"006db9e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3ee576 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d3ee576\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong>During the Pandemic Kinksters Got Kinkier<\/strong><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f5f03e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0f5f03e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d725b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6d725b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>(Between March 2020 and May 2022)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0c25f9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e0c25f9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d46641 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3d46641\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">52% of respondents reported becoming kinkier during lockdown\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Frequent\/occasional attendance of in-person BDSM events decreased by 44%\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rare\/no attendance of in-person BDSM events increased by 36%<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8dd82c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e8dd82c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55a71c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"55a71c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With such a sharp decline in face-to-face encounters, how did already kinky BDSM practitioners manage to become even <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">kinkier<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">? Our data points to several culprits. Migration to virtual spaces, more time for personal development, and societal shifts in how we approach sex and kink were the main drivers.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Who<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">that 52% is comprised of tells us a lot too. The younger the respondent, the more likely they were to get kinkier over the pandemic. Gen Z far outweighed other age groups at 80% which isn\u2019t surprising. The prime time for exploring our sexual identity is early adulthood and that translates to more opportunities for growth. Curiously, among all ages, submissives were almost twice as likely to say they got kinkier than dominants.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03479a7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"03479a7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7943fd9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7943fd9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0ed9c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d0ed9c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/zippermagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/info-FINAL5-768x768.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-10016\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zippermagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/info-FINAL5-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/zippermagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/info-FINAL5-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/zippermagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/info-FINAL5-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/zippermagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/info-FINAL5-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/zippermagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/info-FINAL5-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/zippermagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/info-FINAL5-2048x2048.png 2048w, https:\/\/zippermagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/info-FINAL5-700x700.png 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffc42ca e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ffc42ca\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b443ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4b443ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/zippermagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/info-FINAL6-768x768.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-10017\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zippermagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/info-FINAL6-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/zippermagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/info-FINAL6-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/zippermagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/info-FINAL6-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/zippermagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/info-FINAL6-150x150.png 150w, 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class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-9699\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zippermagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/info6-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/zippermagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/info6-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/zippermagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/info6-1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/zippermagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/info6-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/zippermagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/info6-1-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/zippermagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/info6-1-2048x2048.png 2048w, https:\/\/zippermagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/info6-1-700x700.png 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be58760 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"be58760\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3a7a07 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e3a7a07\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8849f93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8849f93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/zippermagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/info-FINAL8-768x768.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-10018\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zippermagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/info-FINAL8-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/zippermagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/info-FINAL8-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/zippermagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/info-FINAL8-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/zippermagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/info-FINAL8-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/zippermagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/info-FINAL8-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/zippermagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/info-FINAL8-2048x2048.png 2048w, https:\/\/zippermagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/info-FINAL8-700x700.png 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e08f1fc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e08f1fc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d96af10 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d96af10\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0aaf71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e0aaf71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/zippermagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/info-FINAL9-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10019\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zippermagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/info-FINAL9-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/zippermagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/info-FINAL9-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/zippermagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/info-FINAL9-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/zippermagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/info-FINAL9-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/zippermagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/info-FINAL9-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/zippermagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/info-FINAL9-2048x2048.png 2048w, https:\/\/zippermagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/info-FINAL9-700x700.png 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f4d9c2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2f4d9c2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1999c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f1999c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/zippermagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/info-FINAL10-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10023\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zippermagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/info-FINAL10-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/zippermagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/info-FINAL10-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/zippermagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/info-FINAL10-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/zippermagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/info-FINAL10-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/zippermagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/info-FINAL10-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/zippermagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/info-FINAL10-2048x2048.png 2048w, https:\/\/zippermagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/info-FINAL10-700x700.png 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bff891 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3bff891\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7efe5eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7efe5eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong>How &amp; Why We Got Kinkier During Lockdown<\/strong><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fb9b15 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3fb9b15\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2839159 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2839159\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Self-isolation triggered a society-wide shift that pushed us to reevaluate priorities and live our truth. We quit exploitative jobs, ended toxic relationships, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/thewalrus.ca\/hope-youre-well-pandemic-bra\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ditched underwire bras<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and focused inward on our own happiness. Kinksters used this time to reexamine their erotic identity and prioritize needs around pleasure, intimacy, and unconventional desires. 54% of those surveyed agreed with the statement, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI am more in touch with my kink\/sexuality now than I was before the pandemic.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To BDSM lifestylers, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201ckinky\u201d<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> goes beyond engaging in role-playing, bondage, or spanking. Adopting a mindset that promotes emotional growth, self-acceptance, and healthy, consensual sexual exploration is very much a part of \u201c<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">being kinky\u201d<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> too.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c1abaa e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5c1abaa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ec4daa elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0ec4daa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/zippermagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/LuLu2-225x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-7008\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zippermagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/LuLu2-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/zippermagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/LuLu2.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7825d78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7825d78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">22-year-old submissive, Lulu, began exploring BDSM after stumbling upon #KinkTok in 2020. She now <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/t\/ZTd7dCMMe\/?k=1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">documents her kink journey on TikTok<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cYes, I did [get kinkier] \u2026 I define kinkier as having more knowledge and experience of kink than I did previously.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fa67a3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8fa67a3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f98c5aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"f98c5aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@tbhimababysub\/video\/7067942168765336879\" data-video-id=\"7067942168765336879\" style=\"max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px;\" > <section> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"@tbhimababysub\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@tbhimababysub\">@tbhimababysub<\/a> <p>Another piece of our dynamic that I\u2019m so happy I get to finally share \ud83e\udd70<\/p> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c original sound - Lulu\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/original-sound-7067942170732317487\">\u266c original sound - Lulu<\/a> <\/section> <\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6c5477 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a6c5477\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71014ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"71014ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lulu isn\u2019t alone. Self-exploration and education were common themes shared by respondents. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cDuring lockdown, there was more time to be introspective about every aspect of myself, including kink. That introspection has helped me express myself more and be more \u201cmyself\u201d in the online world. I\u2019ve brought those lessons with me now that we\u2019re back to more in-person events.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another anonymous kinkster said, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIt finally gave me time to explore the submissive side of myself that I had always suppressed. I found myself frustrated with the disconnection I felt from my authentic self. Scrolling TikTok reawakened parts of myself I had previously buried.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a2bbd5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6a2bbd5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1b6fbc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a1b6fbc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong>Pandemic Kinksters &amp; Virtual BDSM Community<\/strong><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0214964 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0214964\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bca5b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4bca5b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">16% of the kinksters surveyed discovered the BDSM\/kink community during lockdown, the majority online. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/t\/ZTdG7CNcF\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nix<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a 32-year-old switch from Indiana is among them. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI was aware of my kinks but never realized there was a community of people that were similar and actually celebrated that part of themselves! <\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I was a newbie in all senses of the word before I joined the online community!\u201d<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Of those who discovered BDSM community during the pandemic, a.k.a <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cpandemic kinksters\u201d:\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">60% are under 35<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">42% identify as submissive<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">76% say online is their primary way of accessing the community<\/span><\/li><\/ul><div>\u00a0<\/div><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nix quickly integrated into virtual kink spaces garnering recognition for her humorous and educational TikTok series, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@nixthepuff\/video\/6941749247553408261?is_from_webapp=1&amp;sender_device=pc&amp;web_id=6901962179530294789\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWhen Vetting Goes Wrong\u201d<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and helping launch <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/blackkinktokerappreciationday\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">#BlackKinktokerAppreciationDay<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI found the greatest community online! Friends, education, fun, and camaraderie! I found that my kinks had actual names and I learned they\u2019re mostly considered edge play lol. I can\u2019t describe the comfort and peace I found upon realizing what went on in my head was something others learned and practiced. Because of the online community, I was able to attend my first fully vetted munch and play party, as well as speak on educational panels about the lifestyle.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34546d4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"34546d4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0789385 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0789385\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/zippermagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Nix-225x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-8953\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zippermagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Nix-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/zippermagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Nix.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8378756 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8378756\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nix discovered BDSM community during lockdown. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI got \u2018kinkier\u2019 [during the pandemic] because I\u2019ve learned to accept others\u2019 kinks as valid. As a result, I\u2019ve been able to expand the things I\u2019m willing to try. I don\u2019t think acts themselves make me kinkier, but my willingness to try out new things enthusiastically.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09a1dbe e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"09a1dbe\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-335e208 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"335e208\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@nixthepuff\/video\/6941749247553408261\" data-video-id=\"6941749247553408261\" style=\"max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px;\" > <section> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"@nixthepuff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@nixthepuff\">@nixthepuff<\/a> <a title=\"kinktok\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/kinktok\"><\/a><a title=\"qinkok\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/qinkok\"><\/a><a title=\"blackandkinky\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/blackandkinky\"><\/a><a title=\"vettingprocess\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/vettingprocess\"><\/a><a title=\"dom\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/dom\"><\/a><a title=\"sub\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/sub\"><\/a><a title=\"bratsoftiktok\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/bratsoftiktok\"><\/a><a title=\"ssc\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/ssc\"><\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c original sound - Nix\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/original-sound-6941749282504575749\">\u266c original sound - Nix<\/a> <\/section> <\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e37845 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1e37845\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6570611 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6570611\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fledgling kinksters weren&#8217;t the only ones who turned to online communities. Among all respondents, those who rarely or never engaged with virtual community before the pandemic decreased by 25%. Frequently\/occasionally rose by 24%. Many revealed they engaged daily, something they never did pre-pandemic with in-person community. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I lost a great connection with my local community, but gained family in my digital scene,\u201d<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> was a recurring sentiment.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">44-year-old, sub-leaning switch, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@fathick78?lang=en\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maurice<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, is an experienced lifestyler who unexpectedly found a welcoming community of like-minded kinksters online. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI followed a person on Twitter who was into a kink that I shared. He used the new <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/help.twitter.com\/en\/using-twitter\/spaces\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Spaces<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> feature to host voice chat rooms for people into similar kinks. Spending several hours in the chat nightly, I gained the chance to talk about my kinks, spread my wisdom advising not trying certain things without actual education, and learned a lot. The wide range of kinksters in the room from across the world was a great sense of open and honest friendship, a little flirting, and very informative.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Like Maurice, many found kinky connections on mainstream social media. While Fetlife remains the top site for community interaction, with 72% saying they frequent it, Twitter, Discord, and TikTok are rapidly gaining popularity. Younger kinksters are the ones setting this trend. 64% of Gen Zers regularly use TikTok to connect to other kinksters versus just 62% who use Fetlife.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8efc923 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8efc923\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8925d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f8925d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/zippermagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fatty-225x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-8954\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zippermagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fatty-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/zippermagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fatty.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09d27ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"09d27ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maurice interacts with kink community on Twitter Spaces.<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u201cI have an account on FetLife that\u2019s vastly underused. I don\u2019t remember my password or the last time I logged on. The site is slow and cumbersome and the layout and design have a hard time holding my interest. I\u2019ve never really messaged or talked with people on the site.\u201d <\/span><\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5dee69 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e5dee69\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0252052 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0252052\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>The Uncertain Future of In-Person BDSM Community<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2e6bdd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f2e6bdd\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1d1ae4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e1d1ae4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since the early 1990s, we\u2019ve been an in-person community with a virtual component. In the 2020s will we become a virtual community<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-848bff2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"848bff2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0ab1c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d0ab1c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Recommended\u00a0read:<\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zippermagazine.com\/2022\/05\/20\/a-battleground-between-kink-and-censorship\/\">Social media: A Battleground Between Kink and Censorship<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9240e6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9240e6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"117\" src=\"https:\/\/zippermagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/collage-4-300x117.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-7849\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zippermagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/collage-4-300x117.png 300w, https:\/\/zippermagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/collage-4-768x300.png 768w, https:\/\/zippermagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/collage-4.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7eedab8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7eedab8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f59e1e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f59e1e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">with an in-person component? If so, how will that affect education, safety, consent, and the values that are cornerstones of the BDSM lifestyle? Some survey respondents wondered the same. \u201c<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The pandemic brought our local events to a complete halt. People drifted away from the online communities too. They found no point in connecting with others they couldn\u2019t meet in person.<\/span><\/i><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For others, isolation was difficult to cope with. \u201c<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was hell not being able to dominate in person, over 20+ yrs in the BDSM community, I&#8217;m old school, online doesn&#8217;t do it for me!\u201d <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another shared, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIt was a horrible time for me. I used to attend munches and events several times a month. Since the pandemic, I&#8217;ve only been to one event and even then I didn&#8217;t scene because the energy felt off.\u201d <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Others stepped away altogether.<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u201cBetween stress and depression killing my libido and having to isolate, I\u2019ve essentially stopped interacting as a kinkster.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p><p>Approximately two-thirds of those surveyed prefer face-to-face community. Almost half also believe in-person communities and relationships are more genuine than their virtual counterparts. On the flip side, many are thriving in the virtual BDSM scene. Over the course of the pandemic:<i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><\/i><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">61% discovered new online kink communities and spaces<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">59% explored a new kink\/fetish<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">46% engaged in remote online play or D\/s dynamic<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">54% believe online is just as or more genuine than in-person interaction<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">44% attended an online BDSM class, munch, or non-play social event<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">53% consider the internet their primary access point for kink community<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Does this mean in-person BDSM community is going the way of the dinosaur? Not necessarily. To put things in perspective, community kinksters are a small slice of the kinky pie. A <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sexandpsychology.com\/blog\/2015\/3\/13\/a-revealing-look-at-bdsm-sex-and-the-people-who-practice-it\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2015 study<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> published in the Journal Of Sexual Medicine found that the vast majority of kinky people practiced BDSM at home with only 4.4% going to clubs or other community spaces.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The lockdown-triggered online BDSM community boom may have another explanation. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/full\/10.1080\/00224499.2019.1665619?journalCode=hjsr20\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">70% of adults have BDSM fantasies<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> but only 20% act on them. The phenomenon of the virtual pandemic kinkster could have been fueled by validated fantasizers and at-home dabblers who accidentally stumbled upon digital kink spaces. While they value community support, education, and play, they\u2019re also less likely to seek out in-person connections. The silver lining is that lone kinksters and curious newbies now have access to BDSM resources and guidance they wouldn&#8217;t otherwise.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As for our local communities, they may have yet to go through a period of recalibration. Just as we\u2019ve done before, however, we\u2019ll adapt and carry on (remember when we were convinced that <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailydot.com\/unclick\/fifty-shades-bdsm-community-complaints\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fifty Shades kinksters would tear the fabric of our kinky universe<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">?). Some online-only folx will eventually join local communities. Like Lulu and Nix, many will bring in fresh new perspectives and work to keep our communities safe, strong, and fun. Others will remain happy just as they are, connecting in cyberspace with newfound friends, D\/s partners, and chosen kinky family around the world.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However it shakes out, I\u2019m certain that the resilient, creative, adaptable BDSM community at large will not only survive, it will thrive. As they say,\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ca89ce e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6ca89ce\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-882d41f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"882d41f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c99393 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7c99393\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb29c79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eb29c79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ilRSzZFnBBU\">\u201ckink always finds a 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data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;slideshow&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_gallery&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:1291,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/zippermagazine.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/05\\\/Rectangle-16.png&quot;}],&quot;background_slideshow_loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_duration&quot;:5000,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_transition&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_transition_duration&quot;:500}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdbe812 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fdbe812\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/zippermagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Sunny-Megatron-pppxqoy3zonqojt1rq76sea8gdrfamv1y9q5y1stac.jpg\" title=\"Sunny-Megatron\" alt=\"Sunny-Megatron\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0870cdb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0870cdb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sunny Megatron<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11c8910 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"11c8910\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sunnymegatron.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sunny Megatron<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is an award-winning BDSM &amp; Certified Sexuality Educator, Certified Relationship Coach, and media personality. She\u2019s the host and executive producer of the Showtime original television series, <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sho.com\/sho\/sex-with-sunny-megatron\/home\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SEX with Sunny Megatron<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, plus co-hosts AASECT Award winning <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/americansexpodcast.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">American Sex Podcast<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/opendeeplypodcast.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Open Deeply Podcast<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Sunny was also named XBIZ <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.xbiz.com\/news\/256804\/2021-xbiz-awards-winners-announced\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sexpert of the Year<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 2021 and is Editor-in-Chief of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/zippermagazine.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zipper Magazine<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Known for her one-of-a-kind build-your-own-adventure approach to sex, kink &amp; relationships, Sunny coined the BDSM community catch-phrase, Kink is Customizable\u2122. In her sell-out workshops, her unique brand of \u201cedutainment\u201d seamlessly combines her humorous lecturing style, interactive exercises, and the latest sexuality research. Sunny\u2019s passion is helping others overcome shame and find power through play and pleasure. 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400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-70f796b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"70f796b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-847d07b\" data-id=\"847d07b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bcfc2bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bcfc2bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title 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Giantess Katelyn Brooks tells us why she and so many of her fans enjoy these fantasies of control &#038; capture. <\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-17948 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-bdsm-how-to category-fetish_spotlight category-sunny_megatron category-videos tag-47 tag-christmas tag-ideas tag-kink tag-role-play tag-scene\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/zippermagazine.com\/christmas-kink-scene-role-play-ideas\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"547\" src=\"https:\/\/zippermagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20-ideas.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-18026\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zippermagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20-ideas.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/zippermagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20-ideas-300x117.jpg 300w, https:\/\/zippermagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20-ideas-1024x400.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/zippermagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20-ideas-768x300.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/zippermagazine.com\/christmas-kink-scene-role-play-ideas\/\" >\n\t\t\t\t20 Christmas Kink Scene &#038; Role Play Ideas\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Get creative with these Kinkmas role-play ideas. Whether you&#8217;re a novice or seasoned kinkster, they\u2019re a fun way to add playfulness &#038; novelty to your bondage, medical play, dollification, D\/s, temperature play, (and more!) scenes. <\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-5967 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-communication category-culture_and_community category-perspectives\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/zippermagazine.com\/a-battleground-between-kink-and-censorship-by-kitty-stryker\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/zippermagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/collage.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-11861\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zippermagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/collage.png 1024w, https:\/\/zippermagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/collage-300x117.png 300w, https:\/\/zippermagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/collage-768x300.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/zippermagazine.com\/a-battleground-between-kink-and-censorship-by-kitty-stryker\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tSocial Media: A Battleground Between Kink and Censorship\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Kinksters are utilizing mainstream social media now more than ever before, posting in public while walking the line on what is deemed \u201cexplicit.\u201d<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-18400 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-events category-giveaways category-zipper-magazine-staff\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/zippermagazine.com\/valentines-neon-wand-giveaway\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"547\" src=\"https:\/\/zippermagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Giveaway.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-18500\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zippermagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Giveaway.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/zippermagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Giveaway-300x117.jpg 300w, https:\/\/zippermagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Giveaway-1024x400.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/zippermagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Giveaway-768x300.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/zippermagazine.com\/valentines-neon-wand-giveaway\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tAmp Up Your Valentine\u2019s Day: Neon Wand &#038; Power Tripper Giveaway!\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>We\u2019ve teamed up with The Stockroom for an electrifying Valentine\u2019s Day kink gear giveaway: a Kinklab Neon Wand\u00ae Electrosex Kit &#038; Power Tripper Attachment! 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