My favorite sex-artist duo, Twincest, were at it again this week, this time with a live performance at the Femina Potens art gallery on Thursday night. The performance involved them drawing and then drinking shots of each others’ blood, bookended by some very sweet kissing and touching. And the cherry on top was that the […]

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What a fun week it’s been! I got to hang out at Kink.com headquarters recently, where the affiliate program manager, Terry Mundell, took me on a tour. Thanks, Terry! Kink is located at the historic Armory building in San Francisco’s Mission District, a gorgeous castle-y looking place. I got to say hello to founder and […]

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From my friend Lisabeth at the Lesbian Health & Research Center:
Wanna raise some $$ for LGBTQ Health?
Folsom Street Fair 2006
We are thrilled that the Lesbian Health & Research Center @ UCSF has been selected once again as a beneficiary of Folsom Street Events. We need 50 amazing volunteers to set up, greet guests, help with […]

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Here’s news of an interesting event:
American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists
District 1 Sponsored Workshop and Fundraiser
February 4, 2006
Therapists’ Views on the many Aspects of BDSM (bondage, discipline, sadism and masochism)
From Different Subgroups and Patient Types
Workshop Coordinator: Robert Berend, JD., PhD, AASECT Northern California Section Leader
Workshop site: Center for Sex and Culture, 398 […]

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Here are a few more reasons to love Tristan Taormino, sex educator, writer, and general glamor girl. (She’s the one in the middle in this photo. Her recent e-newlsetter just informed me of these happenings, which include a fascinating research project and calls for submissions!)
WOMEN/FTMS INTO BDSM INTERVIEWEES SOUGHT
A Rutgers University Senior is conducting research […]

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I just dove into my inbox and found people emailing me about this and that. The first, called the Lesbian Lube Project — but actually for other types of women as well — is a fun little survey on lubricants. The second, a much-anticipated new podcast from my friends Skulk and Urg, is next on […]

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Today, at the Folsom Street Fair, I got handed a postcard advertising “Bang 4 the Buck,” a fundraiser coming up in November, and being hosted by Midori. “Bang” is raising money for the AIDS Lifecycle 2006, a very worthy recipient. The delightful thing about this fundraiser is that it’s a sex party for women. So, […]

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For all my bisexual readers out there, today is our day! Celebrate by doing something bisexual, and then drop me a line and tell me about it. I might celebrate myself by watching one of my all-time favorite bi movies, The Sex Monster, a 1999 comedy feature starring hottie Mariel Hemingway.
Anyone in San Francisco this […]

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