Perks Magazine

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

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?

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

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

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.

Within non-monogamy, what does cheating mean anyway? Tessa shares her story.

‘What if a girl says yes, then changes her mind?’ Rhonda provides some clarity on why the only yes is a sober and enthusiastic one.

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

Carl Skase contemplates some of the worst places you can have sex.

Lady Chatterley shares her non-monogamous memoir.

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

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’?

Rhonda reflects on the rise and fall of desire in a long term relationship.

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.

‘Rape’? Rhonda Perky reflects on the weight of words in how we conceptualise our experiences.

Rhonda Perky goes under the covers to discover what it means to be a Modern Slut.

Are you okay? What lies behind the smile.

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

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.