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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…
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She Bop’s Picks: Valentine’s Day
Is it any surprise we’re big fans of Valentine’s Day? Of course, we believe in love and pleasure all year round, but it’s nice to have a day set aside for celebrating in style. In fact, Valentine’s Day is the perfect time to scout out something new for your bedroom adventures. Here are our…
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New product round-up for January
It’s always nice when a new toy comes along that fulfills a much-needed role in sex toy land. The Tantus Flex is one of those toys: a double-penetration dildo made of 100% silicone (most are made of unsafe jelly). And there aren’t a ton of 100% silicone rabbit vibes on the market, either,…
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Electrifying the Senses for Even Better Sex
Thursday, February 23rd — 7:30 p.m. — $20 Honing in on your lover’s senses is a bridge to a realm where sex takes on new intensities and immeasurable pleasures. Here’s your chance to discover what happens when we deny or electrify one or more of the senses. This demonstration-packed workshop is about coupling…
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Pushing back against the transphobic Girl Scout cookie boycott
Last fall, Girl Scouts of Colorado issued a statement formally accepting transgender youth into their troops. “If a child identifies as a girl and the child’s family presents her as a girl,” the statement read, “Girl Scouts of Colorado welcomes her as a Girl Scout.” Now that Girl Scout cookie season is on…
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Interviews with the author of Big Big Love
Big Big Love: A Sex and Relationships Guide for People of Size (and Those Who Love Them) is a landmark body-positive book that was originally published in 2000. In 2011, it was majorly overhauled and re-released, and we quickly added it to our catalog. The revised Big Big Love contains new illustrations, interviews, quotes, and resources,…
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Cervical Health Awareness Month
In the U.S., approximately 12,000 people are diagnosed with cervical cancer each year, and 4,000 lives are lost. The United States Congress has designated January as Cervical Health Awareness Month to get the word out about HPV, cervical cancer, and the importance of early detection. Cervical cancer is caused by specific types of the Human Papillomavirus…
