Gloria Brame

Gloria Glickstein Brame (born August 20, 1955) is a U.S. writer and sex therapist based in Athens, Georgia. A member of the American College of Sexologists,[1] and certified clinical sexologist, Brame earned a PHD and MPH in Human Sexuality from the Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality (2000),[2] and an M.A. in English literature (Columbia University). Her sex therapy practice specializes in consensual BDSM, sexual fetishism and sexual dysfunction.[3] She is also a lifestyle dominant.

Brame is best known for two notable sex books: Different Loving: the World of Sexual Dominance and Submission and the more recent Come Hither: A Commonsense Guide To Kinky Sex. The latter book was selected as the "official guide to kinky sex" by the Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality.

She also founded the first on-line BDSM support group, a part of the Human Sexuality Forum on Compuserve, in 1987 and has contributed articles, interviews and expert advice to hundreds of magazines and newspapers, including regular expert advice to Cosmo and Men's Health magazines. Named "Hero of the Sexual Revolution" by Exodus Trust (2008). Member, Advisory Board, Domestic Violence Project-NLA, Member, Board of Governors of the Leather Hall of Fame. Associate Professor, Human Sexuality, at the Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality. Fellow, Erotic Heritage Museum (Las Vegas). Contributor, Bilerico Project.[4] Sex writer and adviser, iFriends. Winner, 2010 Cynthia Slater Award for Non-fiction Article by the NLA.

Dr. Brame often serves as an expert witness and notably 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.[5][6]

Dr. Brame was the keynote speaker at the 2009 Leather Leadership Conference.[7] She recently delivered the opening address at the 2011 CARAS Alternate Sexualities Conference.[8][9]

Brame's most recent publication is The Truth About Sex, A Sex Primer for the 21st Century Volume I: Sex and the Self. The first of a three-part series distilling Brame's research and experience as a sex therapist, discusses masturbation, orgasm and new models for sexual identity.

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  1. ^ "Membership Listing". American College of Sexologists. http://www.americancollegeofsexologists.org/alphalist.html. Retrieved August 6, 2011. 
  2. ^ "Institute of Human Sexuality Dissertation Listing". Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality. http://www.iashs.edu/diss.html. Retrieved August 6, 2011. 
  3. ^ "Sex Therapy On Call". Washington Post. June 15, 2004. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A41587-2004Jun14.html. 
  4. ^ "Biography of Gloria Brame at the Bilerico Project". Bilerico Project. http://www.bilerico.com/contributors/gloria_brame/. Retrieved August 6, 2011. 
  5. ^ "CDA Expert Testimony in the Barbara Nitke Case". National Coalition for Sexual Freedom. https://ncsfreedom.org/key-programs/media-outreach/media-outreach-program/item/403-cda-expert-testimony-in-the-barbara-nitke-case.html. Retrieved August 6, 2011. 
  6. ^ "Nitke vs Ashcroft". Electronic Freedom Foundation. http://www.eff.org/cases/nitke-v-ashcroft. Retrieved August 6, 2011. 
  7. ^ "2009 Leather Leadership Conference Schedule". LLC. http://loc.leatherleadership.org/llc13/speakers.html. Retrieved August 6, 2011. 
  8. ^ "2011 CARAS Alternative Sexualities Conference Schedule". CARAS. https://carasresearch.org/images/uploads/2011ASC_Program_Schedule1.pdf. Retrieved August 6, 2011. 
  9. ^ ""CARAS Con Addresses Polyamory Community Needs"". Practical Polyamory. http://practicalpolyamory.blogspot.com/?zx=c169e2da64dc31e8. Retrieved August 6, 2011. 

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