Non-sexual kink isn't somehow ‘superior’ to sexual kink
[ Originally posted in a different space, 2022-06-15. ]
Kink doesn't have to involve sex, but it doesn't have to not involve sex.
Non-sexual kink isn't somehow ‘superior’ to sexual kink. Sexual play isn't ‘lesser’ than non-sexual play.
For some of us, kink and sex are interwoven. Some of us have kinks from which the sexual component cannot be removed.
Kink and sex are distinct concepts; one doesn't imply the other. But making sexual kink a second-class citizen is not only sex-negative - it's kink-negative in its failure to support the diversity of Risk-Aware Consensual Kink.
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