The Abuse/BDSM Connection

To my esteemed reader who struggled with clicking "publish," this is for you. I resisted writing this post for a very long time, so you're not alone!

"Lament" courtesy of Hanna Nino at http://flic.kr/p/6v6u9D

As I've mentioned before, my guy believes that BDSM is deviant and the desire for its practices is generally rooted in a psychosis that if recognized and dealt with constructively, will resolve itself and the urges will therefore dissipate. To me, that is a catch all statement much like...