Inside Studio LUX

The BDSM Blog from Berlin

Spit Politics: Desire, Power and Queer Agency

Darius Rex
01.06.2026

Between disgust, desire and intimacy: The article examines the significance of saliva in queer BDSM spaces. It explores questions of power, trust, and how gestures that are socially coded as negative are renegotiated through consent, closeness, and queer practice.

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A Cuckold Story: How to Disappear in the Scene

Deborah Danger
27.04.2026

The cuckoo is the only bird that lays its eggs in foreign nests, leaving others to raise its young. For its own species, this is a natural and efficient way to reproduce; for others, it can feel like an intrusion : a quiet surprise when unfamiliar offspring appear in a place that once felt secure. From there, etymologically, a “cuckold” is someone who believes as his own the children his partner has with another man. Behind this idea lies a metaphor: what is unusual or unsettling for some can be entirely natural for others. Even in the animal kingdom, boundaries are fluid. And this is a perfect analogy to explore the place that desire and fetish holds in our lives. Cuckolding is one of those layered dynamics. It blends observation, emotional tension, and power exchange within a carefully structured setting. Typically, it involves a dominant presence , often referred to as the “bull”, and another participant who takes on a more passive, observant role.

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