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Let’s Play with Rope Tonight!: A Friendly Introduction to Bondage
Wednesday, August 21st — 7:30 p.m. — $20 Are you intrigued by the idea of tying someone up and having your way with them, or perhaps being restrained while someone does delightfully kinky things to you? Well, this class is designed to be a friendly first step towards that goal! This class will…
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Full-Bodied Fellatio
Wednesday, August 7th — 7:30 p.m. — $20 What do you do when your partner lacks blowjob skills? Where do you go for training when you wish to improve your own? Here! M. Makael Newby is a relationship coach and dance instructor with a particular skill for breaking physical action into components and…
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Find us at Pride 2013!
The annual Pride festival is this weekend, June 15th and 16th, and as always, we will be there! At our festive booth in Tom McCall Waterfront Park, we’ll have many queertastic items such as rainbow tutus, bedazzled pasties, rainbow suspenders, and more. Come say hi! Of course, you’ll also find us marching in Sunday’s parade along with the…
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How to Have “The Talk”: Talking to Your Kids About Sex
Wednesday, July 24th — 7:30 pm. — $15 Images and information about sex and sexuality are available at the click of a button or a simple Google search. Caregivers and parents often want to avoid talking to their children about sex, or make the grave mistake of assuming their tween or teen “isn’t…
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Guide to sex toys during menopause
In our culture, menopause is often painted as an unpleasant, even ominous stage of life that will bring nothing but trouble. And while it is true that menopause is accompanied by many uncomfortable symptoms, it is a phase that also holds some hidden potential. Menopause is a great time for a rebirth —…
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10% Tuesdays in June for the Q Center
On each Tuesday in June, 10% of our sales will go to the Q Center, the wonderful LGBTQ community center just around the corner from us in North Portland. The Q Center is an absolute gem of an organization; here’s their description of what they do: Q Center is a 501c3 non-profit organization…
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Oh Joy Sex Toy webcomic wins our hearts
Okay, we seriously can’t get enough of Oh Joy Sex Toy, a new webcomic from cartoonist Erika Moen! True, it’s all about sex toys, so we were bound to love it. But Moen is both excessively talented and a Portlander! Tackling sexuality in her comics is not new to Moen, as evidenced by her past works “Silver…
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Dildology: material verification of sex toys!
Did you know that the sex toy industry is largely unregulated? It is much more of a wild west than most consumers realize. Companies can actually make their toys out of any mish-mash of material they want, then slap false claims on the packaging such as “100% silicone” and “phthalate-free” — with no…
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How to become comfortable with masturbation
May is Masturbation Month, which always gets us thinking about how we can help folks celebrate. In 2011, we listed the numerous ways masturbation is beneficial to your emotional and physical health. In 2012, we gave you some ideas for trying something new during your usual masturbation routine. This year, we’re going with a different approach.…
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Full-Bodied Fellatio
Thursday, July 11th — 7:30 p.m. — $20 What do you do when your partner lacks blowjob skills? Where do you go for training when you wish to improve your own? Here! M. Makael Newby is a relationship coach and dance instructor with a particular skill for breaking physical action into components and…
