THINK KINK

When it comes to understanding sex and kink as well as therapy affirming the two what's our progress report like?

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Truth time: This piece started out as a look into how open dating app users are about kink and sex positivity. However, there's not enough data, not enough information to analyse these factors - it's still a pretty discreet space, which means apps also don't have a clear idea on the number of users actively looking for partners that align with their ideas of exploring. Sex educators have been urging people to take the shame away from sex and kinks, trying to normalise the conversation. And it has reached some ears, because otherwise, a show like Class that highlighted the tryst of Gen Z with exploring their sexuality and relationship dynamics could never have reached as many people as it did, bringing us to a simple question: Now that we have all the knowledge at our disposal, and many ways to break out of the taboos associated with kinks, what are we doing with it?

SPREADING THE WORD