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The internal condom gets new life
Despite having been on the market for over 20 years, an air of mystery continues to surround the internal condom. Worn internally during sex, this nitrile pouch with a flexible ring at each end can be 95% effective at preventing pregnancy and STIs, yet it remains difficult to find in stores and accounts for only 1.6% of condoms distributed…
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The not-so-secret lives of erotica writers
In some ways, erotica authors are just like the rest of the population. But not in every way. Ebook recommendation website The Fussy Librarian recently surveyed 103 authors of erotic romance novels, with some interesting results. The vast majority of respondents were heterosexual married women aged 24-54. The average age that they lost their virginity was…
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We’re on Oh Joy Sex Toy — and voted the #1 sex toy shop in Portland!
When we invited Portland cartoonist and Oh Joy Sex Toy creator Erika Moen to attended two of our most popular classes, Full-Bodied Fellatio and Beyond Monogamy, we knew the resulting comic would be awesome. But nothing could have prepared us for just how awesome. Not only did Erika draw an excellent depiction of our class…
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Prostate Pleasure
Sunday, September 28th — 7:30 p.m. — $25 — Q Center This class will be held at She Bop. More people are discovering the amazing pleasure potential of the prostate, aka the male G-spot. Prostate massage, pegging, and anal sex for men can bring you to new heights of sensation and Charlie Glickman PhD,…
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The Joys of Toys!
Wednesday, September 24th — 7:30 p.m. — $15 Join She Bop’s very own AJ (aka Amory Jane, pictured here as a sex toy superhero!) for an evening of education and fun. Ever wandered around a sex toy shop and wondered “what the heck is that?” Never fear, AJ will answer those burning (in a…
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More Than Two Reading with Franklin Veaux and Eve Rickert
Sunday, September 14th — 7:30 p.m. — FREE Vancouver, BC author Eve Rickert, together with her partner and co-author Franklin Veaux, of Portland, Oregon, will be reading from their forthcoming book More Than Two: A Practical Guide to Ethical Polyamory and answering reader questions on the book and on polyamory in general. More…
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Tracking the history of American sex ed films
America’s first sex ed movie was called Damaged Goods. Screened in theaters in 1914, it followed the sad life of a man who contracted syphilis from a sex worker and subsequently committed suicide. Unsurprisingly, the characters in early sex ed films were stereotypes. Men — whom the films were aimed at — were like…
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Erotica reading with Rachel Kramer Bussel!
Wednesday, September 10th — 7:30 p.m. — FREE Join erotica author and editor Rachel Kramer Bussel with readings from her latest anthologies, Hungry for More: Romantic Fantasies for Women and The Big Book of Submission: 69 Kinky Tales. Joining her will be contributors Tiffany Reisz, author of the popular Original Sinners series, as…
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Honorary degrees for legendary pornstars
This week in San Francisco, four groundbreaking women will be awarded honorary Doctor of Human Sexuality degrees from the Institute for the Advanced Study of Human Sexuality (IASHS). Jane Hamilton (aka Veronica Hart), Candida Royalle, Veronica Vera, and Gloria Leonard (now deceased) are former “Golden Age” porn performers as well as pioneers in the adult industry.…
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Boning 101 with Sex Nerd Sandra
Sunday, July 20th — 7:30 p.m. — $20 Ready to learn the foundations of fantastic sex? Whether you’re a nookie ninja or never been kissed, join the Nerdist Industries podcaster Sex Nerd Sandra for an eye-opening look at the spectrum of pleasure! She’ll share universal skills for using your mouth, hands, and hips…
