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Industry Spotlight: Erika Lust
Erika Lust is an erotic screenplay writer, film director, producer, and all-around entrepreneur. She loves the beach, Absolut vodka, and her favorite porn movie is Behind the Green Door. Born in Stockholm, Sweden in 1977, she earned her Bachelor’s degree in political science at Lund University, with a specialization in feminism and human rights. During…
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The Joys of Toys!
Wednesday, April 11th — 7:30 p.m. — $15 Join She Bop’s very own AJ (aka Amory Jane) 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 good way) questions and then some!…
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Portland Oregon Women’s Film Festival starts tonight
Tonight marks the beginning of the Portland Oregon Women’s Film Festival (POWFest), which runs through Sunday. POWFest is a fantastic showcase for the work of female directors. This year’s festival includes an array of documentaries, animated and experimental shorts, international shorts, shorts with mature themes, classic films, and even a special screening of…
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Locally-made goodies available at She Bop!
Doesn’t buying stuff locally just warm the cockles of your heart? We agree — it feels really good to support local businesses. That’s why we’ve made it a priority to stock locally-made products and team up with Oregon artists for specialty items. We recently added a local section to our online shop, but…
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Exploring Burlesque: Striptease Salon
Wednesday, March 21st — 7:15 p.m. — $15 Have you ever wanted to rock your boa? Peel your stocking? Shimmy your hips? Get your glamour puss on because this class is for you! Join Portland’s Queen of the Tease, Madison Moone, for Striptease Salon, a flirty evening of classic bump and grind perfect…
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Basic Rope Bondage for Sex
Thursday, March 15th — 7:30 p.m. — $20 Do you have the desire to tie someone up and have your way with them? Come to this workshop and learn the basics of rope bondage for sex and pleasure. This hands-on class will give you techniques and positions to bring to the bedroom, kitchen,…
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Madison Young on motherhood and sexuality
Madison Young is a lot of things: a writer, a queer and BDSM porn star and director, a performance artist, director of the feminist art gallery Femina Potens, and most recently, a mother. Young gave birth to her daughter, Emma, last March. Ever since, she’s been exploring the intersection of sexuality and motherhood in…
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We’ve been nominated for the Q Means Business Award!
For the past several months, our friends at the Q Center have been receiving nominations for their 2012 Winter Gala Awards. There are three awards categories, and we’ve been nominated for the Q Means Business Award, along with some other great organizations! The criteria for all nominees is as follows: They lead by example…
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Cultivating a Healthy and Happy Pelvic Floor
Wednesday, March 7th — 7:30 p.m. — $10 You’ve heard that doing your Kegels will enhance your orgasms and prevent incontinence, but how do you know you’re doing them correctly? How many? Which muscles? How long to hold? Should you be doing anything else other than Kegels to keep your pelvic floor happy…
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Dylan Ryan and The H-Word
Bitch‘s The H-Word was an eight-week-long post series written by sex workers. Named after the pejorative term “hooker,” the goal of the series was to give sex workers — from all around the country, and from all areas of the industry — a space to talk about their lives and experiences. As Melissa Petro…
