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Wednesday, November 29, 2006 12:00 AM

The softer side of S/M

In his new collection of stories, Stephen Elliott examines his experiences with torture and love through admirably clear eyes.
By Donna Minkowitz

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  • Friday, December 1, 2006 08:33 AM

    Therapy, therapy, therapy

    What is so ironic is that many people who are DEEPLY hurt in the BDSM community are not hurt by whips or needles or spankings; but pathologizing therapists.

    Example: if you are into torture you are fucked up.

    I couldn't find "fucked up" in the DSM-IV TR. Is that a clinical term. What do people who engage in BDSM suffer from?

    Normal, natural, and suppose are words used to try to justify the known and reject the undiscovered. Bury your head in the sand and keep telling yourself the world is as simple as you thought it was when you were 8.

    —Confused by the hate

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