Perks Magazine

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

Unless we make room for open and honest communication early on, we can only end up with a host of dissatisfied people, constantly seeking one thing, but finding another.

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.

Through Bunnies Unbound, Kat Johnston hopes to break through some of the preconceptions people have about rope-based bondage, the people who practice it, and kink more broadly.

‘Why do to your man what he can do to himself?’ This week I ventured into the erotic world of Tantric massage.

Want to explore the pleasures of playing with rope? Rope Sensei has got your back.

We review Jillian Keenan’s memoir on Shakespeare, love, and spanking: a story not just for kinksters and fetishists, but for everyone.

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.

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

Fetish phone calls are a safe, anonymous way for individuals to explore their fantasies and desires. But how do you have a successful fetish phone call?

Rhonda reflects on the role sex plays in life (or doesn’t) and the struggles many women face (re)connecting with their sex life.

Rhonda explores the grief around her choice not to have children, from societal pressures, childhood trauma, and the state of the world today.

Rhonda reflects on surviving as a unicorn in the Swinger’s Scene.

Negotiating safe sex should be straightforward. But when those involved fear rejection and judgement, when we associate asking for a condom with calling someone ‘dirty’, when we are socialised to defer to others, it gets complicated.

I can’t change the way we objectify and value physical appearance; I can only change the way I see myself. I am more than my appearance, more than my achievements, and I don’t have to be seen to have value.

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

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.

Rhonda’s commandments for love, lust and life.

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

Rhonda explores the nuances of consent and what happens when we are socialised to defer to the needs of others or to push past no.