Marcus K. Dowling

Marcus K. Dowling is a kink-friendly journalist, broadcaster, and entrepreneur. In the past ten years, Marcus has written for VICE, Pitchfork, Complex, Red Bull, Bandcamp, Mixmag, ESPN's Undefeated, and has made 300+ podcast appearances. As a journalist, he's a published author in Superchamp Books’ 2020-released Dating & Sex: The Theory of Mutual Self-Destruction. He’s also an accomplished food critic, having appeared on the second season of the History Channel’s The Food That Built America and Modern Marvels, plus being published in Washingtonian and the Washington City Paper. Plus, as a writer in the fields of race and culture, he’s written for The Bitter Southerner, ESPN’s The Undefeated, Washington Informer, Red Bull’s Amaphiko community service campaign, and is in the top 10% of most-read writers on Medium, notably at their LEVEL vertical. As a music writer, he’s written for Rolling Stone, Vice, The FADER, DJCity, VIBE, Complex, Bandcamp, The Boot, Nashville Scene, CMT.com, and more. Moreover, he’s been quoted by the Associated Press, ESPN, the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Billboard Magazine, and the Tennessean.
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‘Exo’ Strap-on for Trans Women Signals Growing Diversity in Sex Toy Market

Hands-free device aims to relieve gender dysphoria woes among those assigned male…

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Sex Tech Crowds Played It Coy at CES 2021 Virtual Summit

The industry was welcomed back, yet computer screens caused dwindling engagement.

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How Learning from 2020 Can Give Us Sexier, Healthier Sex Lives in 2021

Healthy Pleasure Group CEO on sex tech's evolving journey and integration in…

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This Stroker Gives Female-like Orgasms to Trans People and Men

The new Arcwave Ion excites pleasure receptors in the frenulum.

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Lora DiCarlo Responds to WOW Tech Group’s ‘Pleasure Air Technology’ Patent Claims

Owners of the Womanizer sex toy allege Baci and Osé devices violate…

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VDOM’s ‘Cyber Penis’ Evolves Wearable Sex Tech for All Genders

Genital prosthetic promises to turn you from flaccid to erect in seconds.

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Lovense Announces ‘Group Control’ Feature For Online, Remote Orgies

Hold virtual sex parties with up 100 people and their sex toys…

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‘Enby’ Legal Battle: Who Has the Right to Own an Identity?

Tensions arise as company seeks exlusive rights to non-binary label.

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Fake Nudes, Real Harm: Are DeepFakes Ruining Our Shot At a Sexually Free Future?

Yet again, mainstream news highlights the inherent sexism of the technology.

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Racism & Kink Culture: Is America Ready for an Open Sexual Future?

Hate speech on popular fetish site FetLife raises concerns over our preparedness…

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