THE KINK GENOME PROJECT
141 Kinks
A browsable taxonomy of 141 kinks, mapped across 16 categories. Each entry is a definition, not a judgement. Cite freely.
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About this taxonomy
This taxonomy was built as the foundational data layer for a kink-aware dating algorithm. Each kink is classified by category and by dynamic type — how the role distribution within that kink behaves:
- Complementary. The kink has a clear giver/receiver dynamic. Most BDSM activities sit here.
- Wearer/Admirer. One person presents, the other appreciates. Fetish materials, body worship.
- Spectral. Roles exist on a spectrum but aren't strictly opposed. Power exchange dynamics, gender play.
- Shared. Both partners experience the kink in the same role. Group sex, rough sex, swinging.
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