Gloria Brame (born August 20, 1955) is an American
sexologist
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, writer and
sex therapist
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based in
Athens, Georgia
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. She is a member of the American College of Sexologists, and clinical
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.
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. Her sex therapy practice specializes in consensual
BDSM
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,
sexual fetishism 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
PhD degree in
Human Sexuality
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from the
Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality
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in 2000 and an M.A. in
English literature from
Columbia University
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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
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. ...
.
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
Cosmopolitan
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* Cosmopolitan (cocktail), also known as a "Cosmo"
History
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,
Working Woman
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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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and foreign media. She has been cited in numerous magazines and newspapers, including a 2004 profile in
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.
Non-Fiction Article Award (2010) for "Transformation and Transcendence in BDSM"
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