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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, and certified clinical sexologist, Brame has a PhD and MPH in Human Sexuality from the Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality (2000), and an M.A. in English literature (Columbia University'78). Her sex therapy practice specializes in consensual BDSM, sexual fetishism and sexual dysfunction. 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. Sex writer and adviser, iFriends. Winner, 2010 Cynthia Slater Award for Non-fiction Article by the NLA.

[edit] References and further reading

• Gloria G. Brame, William D. Brame, and Jon Jacobs. Different Loving: An Exploration of the World of Sexual Dominance and Submission Villard Books, New York, 1993. ISBN 0-679-40873-8
• Gloria G. Brame, Come Hither : A Commonsense Guide To Kinky Sex, Fireside, 2000. ISBN 0-684-85462-7.
• Gloria G. Brame, Domina: The Sextopians, Universal Publishers, 1998, ISBN 1581128789
• Gloria G. Brame, Where the Boys Are, Hearst Books, 1997, ISBN 038079179X

[edit] See also

• Kink Aware Professionals

[edit] External links

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