How does your kink identity influence your creative work? It comes up in a lot of ways. As a DJ, I tend to gravitate towards songs that are femme-empowered, as well as those that celebrate female dominance or supremacy. There is a LOT of industrial and Electronic Body Music with that topic. One of the reasons I like that genre so much.
Miles Fallon may have gotten his start in Philadelphia, but the rising gay adult film star knew that to take his career to the next level, he needed more than just passion, he needed a playground. “Philly has a special place in my heart,” he reflects, “but when it comes to the adult scene, it’s way more lowkey.” With no major studios and limited local opportunities, Fallon found himself constantly on the move, bouncing from coast to coast to stay in the game.
In the fall of 2024, Liquid Red Las Vegas, a semi-monthly, LGBTQ+ inclusive kink-themed event, celebrated its milestone 10th anniversary. Since its debut in 2014 at “The End,” a zombie apocalypse-themed bar off Spring Mountain, the event has become a staple of Las Vegas’s alternative nightlife scene. Originally launched as part of a goth night, Liquid Red has grown into a traveling immersive experience.
BateWorld, the leading online community for solosexual men, proudly announces Parker Woods as the winner of Season 4 of The Great BateWorld BateOff!. The milestone season shattered previous records with more than 65,000 votes cast, more than doubling the combined totals of the show’s first three seasons.
There’s something electric about Vegas in the late summer, the nights stretch a little longer, the sweat feels a little sexier, and the community comes alive with boldness, curiosity, and connection. This issue is our love letter to that energy. Whether you’re a leather-clad veteran of the scene or just starting to explore your kinky, creative self, we’re here to hold space, hype you up, and hand you the lube.
You are not “too fucked up” for therapy just because you haven’t found someone who gets you. Therapy is a gatekept profession, meaning it is filled with a lot of privileged people who are out of touch with the complexities of survival and the impacts of whorephobia. Any shame you have felt from a therapist is a reflection on them and the therapy industry, not on you.
The history of the leather community is as varied and, in some ways, as complicated as the LGBTQ+ community itself, even as a subset of the BDSM world. I spoke a bit about this last fall at The Las Vegas PRIDE Festival on the PROUD & Kinky stage when I gave a brief history (I called it a “Leather TED Talk”) and found that many of our community are unaware of where we came from.
The Cathedral is a community-centered collective currently comprised of five specialized groups, each dedicated to fostering growth, learning, and connection for individuals on their kink journey. Whether you're just beginning or have years of experience, our collective offers a space where you can explore, share, and grow alongside like-minded individuals.
I made my debut as a stage kitten at Lilith: A Ladies Night, an all-female-produced burlesque show that happens here in Las Vegas. I wanted to be a part of the show but wasn't ready to step into my burly shoes just yet. Stage kittening was my way into the world so that I could be surrounded by those people & start seeing burlesque in its many forms.
I have been in and out of the kink community since I was 18, and here at 32 I am finally getting back fully into it, and in a rather big way, with a live performance on stage at a local kink event. I will admit that I was pretty nervous at first, getting myself prepped in the dressing room behind the stage. I didn't really know what to do with myself, stressing a bit over the smallest things, fussing over what little I was wearing, but also the adrenaline of anticipation coursing through my veins, and the thought of backing out never crossed my mind.
