YNOT – Contrary to popular myth, perverts are not the only ones who derive sexual satisfaction from fetish play. A survey in British Glamour magazine found nearly one third of women enjoy light spanking. More than 40 percent of men and women polled by Men’s Health reported enjoying light bondage, and one third admitted indulging in role-playing.

Risqué sex acts once considered disgusting, and sometimes even illegal, increasingly are considered part of the normal spectrum of human sexuality. In large part, the shift in attitude can be attributed to the pervasive effect of the internet. Prior to the advent of the World Wide Web, fetish enthusiasts often felt isolated — and so-called “normal” people were only normal because they were unaware those urges they suppressed weren’t actually all that uncommon. A host of formerly taboo sexual fetishes now enjoy mainstream curiosity, if not outright acceptance, thanks to a smorgasbord of websites that provide access to education, titillation and community.

Site’s like Mistress T’s.

A Vancouver resident, professional dominatrix and fetish video performer-producer, Mistress T is on a mission to dispel erroneous preconceived notions about unorthodox sexual acts and those who participate in them. At 36, she’s no youngster trying to make a quick buck by catering to dark, unhealthy notions that can be physically and psychologically damaging. Instead, her goal is to educate, hopefully assisting the curious to come to terms with the unavoidable confusion that results when they find themselves intrigued by acts they consider erotic but “wrong.”

The website delivers with videos, stories and information into kinks ranging from humiliation and cuckolding to giantess, foot worship and female domination. She also authors an insightful public blog where she gives readers a peek behind the curtain at how fetish practitioners really look and act. In recent posts, she has explored whether men hate women and revealed that despite the best planning, things sometimes go awry on porn sets.

Launched in 2008, MistressT.net spotlights more than 120 different fetish categories, all approached with an uncommonly straightforward aplomb. Behind it all, she said, is the personal motto she adopted from the late, legendary Mae West: “You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.”

The website is backed by Verotel-administered affiliate program that pays a 50-percent revenue share.