Catheters, enemas, speculums, needles, retractors, the equipment of real medical practice can be used for nefarious erotic purposes.
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| Terminology: |
Medical Play |
| Core Kink: | Steel, Latex |
| Major Theme: | Hurt and Comfort, Power Play |
KatharineGates
Katharine Gates has been collecting niche erotica since 1992. Her publishing company Gates of Heck was known for offbeat collaborations with artists like Annie Sprinkle (Post-Porn Modernist Playing Cards, 7 Men Inside Katharine), Joe Coleman (The Book of Joe), Gary Panter (Facetasm) and Art Spiegelman (The Narrative Corpse.) The first edition of Deviant Desires was published in 2000 by Juno Books. In 2006, Gates curated the year-long exhibition KINK:Geography of the Erotic Imagination at Museum of Sex in New York City. She has appeared on countless TV documentary shows such as HBO's Real Sex, BBC, and Discovery Channel. Her kinkmap has been published in College Sexuality textbooks.
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Efrain Gonzalez
BDSM Documentarian
A photographer and historian of New York's BDSM scene since the 1980s, and fearless adventurer in the realms of the extreme.
