Gloria Brame (born August 20, 1955) is an American

sexologist Sexology is the scientific study of human sexuality, including human sexual interests, behaviors, and functions. The term ''sexology'' does not generally refer to the non-scientific study of sexuality, such as social criticism. Sexologists app ...

, writer and

sex therapist Sex therapy is a strategy for the improvement of sexual function and treatment of sexual dysfunction. This includes sexual dysfunctions such as premature ejaculation or delayed ejaculation, erectile dysfunction, lack of sexual interest or arousal, ...

based in

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. She is a member of the American College of Sexologists, and clinical

. Her sex therapy practice specializes in consensual

BDSM BDSM is a variety of often erotic practices or roleplaying involving bondage, discipline, dominance and submission, sadomasochism, and other related interpersonal dynamics. Given the wide range of practices, some of which may be engaged ...

sexual fetishism Sexual fetishism or erotic fetishism is a sexual fixation on a nonliving object or nongenital body part. The object of interest is called the fetish; the person who has ''a fetish'' for that object is a fetishist. A sexual fetish may be regard ...

and sexual dysfunction. Dr. Brame is also an author, educator, and advocate for safe, sane, and consensual relating, especially among the BDSM, fetish, and LGBTQ communities.

Education

Brame earned her

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degree in

Human Sexuality Human sexuality is the way people experience and express themselves sexually. This involves biological, psychological, physical, erotic, emotional, social, or spiritual feelings and behaviors. Because it is a broad term, which has varied ...

from the

Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality The Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality (IASHS) was a private, non-accredited, for-profit graduate school and resource center for the field of sexology in San Francisco, California. It was established in 1976 and closed in 2018. D ...

in 2000 and an M.A. in

English literature English literature is literature written in the English language from United Kingdom, its crown dependencies, the Republic of Ireland, the United States, and the countries of the former British Empire. ''The Encyclopaedia Britannica'' defines E ...

from

Columbia University Columbia University (also known as Columbia, and officially as Columbia University in the City of New York) is a private research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Church in Manhatt ...

in 1978.

Career

Brame wrote several books, including: * ''Different Loving: the World of Sexual Dominance and Submission'' * ''Come Hither: A Commonsense Guide To Kinky Sex'' ''Different Loving,'' published in 1993, was an evidence based re-evaluation of SM/fetish/kink as an expression of normal minds and lives, challenging the bias against safe, sane, and consensual behavior as somehow pathological or problematic. ''Come Hither'' was selected as the "official guide to kinky sex" by the

. Other titles by Brame include: ''Sex for Grown-Ups, Where the Boys Are, The Truth About Sex (Vols. I and II), and Different Loving Too''. Brame testified against then-US Attorney General in Nitke vs Ashcroft, a major case challenging the Communications Decency Act before the Southern District of New York. In 2012 Brame joined the board of directors of the Woodhull Sexual Freedom Alliance and co-hosted a web radio talk show on Spreaker. Brame has been cited as a fetish sex expert in a number of media articles, and has been a regular contributor to

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, and other mainstream magazines. Her biography of the Marquis de Sade appears in ''International Encyclopedia of Human Sexuality'' (2015). Brame is on the board of governors for the Leather Hall of Fame.

Internet presence

Brame has interacted with professional BDSM/Fetish blogs on Reddit.com. She also hosted the ''Gloria Brame Show'' (podcast) on BlogTalkRadio and Spreaker, with focus on sexual freedoms and BDSM/LGBTQ rights.

Media

Brame has given numerous live-radio and television interviews with

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FOX Foxes are small to medium-sized, omnivorous mammals belonging to several genera of the family Canidae. They have a flattened skull, upright, triangular ears, a pointed, slightly upturned snout, and a long bushy tail (or ''brush''). Twelve sp ...

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and foreign media. She has been cited in numerous magazines and newspapers, including a 2004 profile in

The Washington Post ''The Washington Post'' (also known as the ''Post'' and, informally, ''WaPo'') is an American daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C. It is the most widely circulated newspaper within the Washington metropolitan area and has a large nati ...

Teaching

2002 – 2015, professor at the Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality. 1987 – 1991, adjunct professor of English, NYU, guest lecturer in creative writing, York College (CUNY), associate professor of poetry and creative writing, Hofstra.

Awards and associations

One of the "10 Best Sex and Dating Experts," by DatingAdvice.com

National Leather Association International National Leather Association International (NLA-I) is a BDSM organization, based in the United States with chapters in various cities in the United States and Canada. It was founded in 1986 as the "National Leather Association" (NLA), as a nationa ...

Cynthia Slater Cynthia Slater (1945–1989) was the cofounder of the second BDSM organization founded in the United States (after The Eulenspiegel Society), a San Francisco, California based BDSM education and support group known as the Society of Janus, which ...

Non-Fiction Article Award (2010) for "Transformation and Transcendence in BDSM" American College of Sexologists Bisexuality-Aware Professionals Directory Directory of Therapists Experienced in the Treatment Of Transgender Persons. Lesbian Business Community MediAngels Global E-Hospital Open Relationship Resources Psychology Today Therapist Directory

Works

Bibliography

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Filmography

References

External links

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