Tied Up By Other People’s Kinks

From “Eric Stanton & the History of the Bizarre Underground” by Richard Perez Seves

Somebody’s kink may feel perfectly normal to them. Somebody else could be so embarrassed by their kink that they hide — and deny — all evidence of its existence. Stumbling onto someone’s kink can be an otherworldly experience, especially when you’re 11-to-13 years old and trying to navigate your own burgeoning sexuality.

Back in the 1970s, my friend Jimmy coaxed me into the Boy Scouts (for a brief period of…