• Events

    Back That Ass Up!: Anal Sex 101

    Thursday, January 23rd — 7:30 p.m. — $15 Are you interested in anal pleasure but not sure where to get started? Already tried anal play but wanting to learn some fun tricks and techniques? Whether you’re brand new to the wonderful world of anal or already have some backdoor experience, this class is…

  • Events

    Full-Bodied Fellatio

    Thursday, January 16th — 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…

  • Events

    Exploring Burlesque: Striptease Salon

    Wednesday, January 8th– 7:30 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 Orchestre L’Pow producer Madison Moone for Striptease Salon, a flirty evening of classic bump and grind perfect for beginners or…

  • Industry spotlight

    Industry Spotlight: Carlos Batts

    Carlos Batts (photo by Coagula Art Journal)

    Is 20-odd years enough to make a lasting impact with art? In the case of Carlos Batts, the answer is absolutely yes. Since he was 16, he had the name of his company all mapped out: C. Batts FLY. At Franklin High School in Reisterstown, Maryland, he ran with the goth kids, devoured…

  • Musings

    British Museum showcases shunga erotic art

    If you can make it out to London before January 5th, you’ll have the opportunity to see the most sexually explicit exhibition to grace the British Museum since its inception in 1753. Shunga: Sex and Pleasure in Japanese Art is also the most extensive exhibition ever created on the subject. Japanese shunga was a…

  • Giveaways

    Win tickets to HUMP! 2013

    HUMP!, the Pacific Northwest’s lovable amateur porn film festival, is right on the horizon! Showings are Thursday, November 14th through Sunday, November 17th at Cinema 21, and many showtimes have already sold out! We want to help you experience the hot, laugh-out-loud fun of HUMP!, so as in years past, we have some tickets…

  • Musings

    Get ready for Fisting Day 2013!

    Fisting Day logo

    Hard to believe, but we’re coming up on the third annual International Fisting Day! Ahhh, it seems like just yesterday we were hailing the creation of this glorious occasion. Fisting Day is growing up! Created to celebrate, educate, and normalize fisting, Fisting Day has become a joyful celebration of a beloved sex act,…

  • Events

    The Joys of Toys!

    Wednesday, December 12th — 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!…

  • Community

    10% Tuesdays in October for Bradley Angle

    October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and we will be donating 10% of all in-store sales on Tuesdays this month to Bradley Angle, an organization whose mission is to offer survivors of domestic and sexual violence options for safety, empowerment, healing and hope, while collaborating with local communities to create social change. In 1975,…

  • Musings

    “Cliteracy” art project includes clit rodeo

    If you ask us, there can never be enough clitoris-themed art in this world. That’s why we are loving artist Sophia Wallace‘s multi-media project, “Cliteracy.” The name, Wallace explains, comes from the idea of “total illiteracy and incompetence when it comes to the female body.” Although the anatomy of the clitoris (both internal and external)…