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Today is CIUT’s 26th Anniversary! I am proud to be a volunteer at the station hosting Sex City. Radio is one of the pillars of strong, inclusive community-building and the many volunteers and staff behind CIUT are fantastic. Take some time to listen today, and if you can, support the station. Now, who do I give the paddywhacks to?
Happy 26th Anniversary CIUT 89.5FM! Read MoreCall for Submissions: BEST LESBIAN ROMANCE 2014Editor: RadclyffePublisher: Cleis PressPublication Date: 2014 Theme: Fictional explorations of romantic encounters and sexual passions among lesbians. Erotic content welcome as long as romance is focal. Deadline for Submissions: March 1, 2013 Guidelines for Submissions: Published or unpublished short stories or novel excerpts (Previously published material acceptable if published between Sept 1, 2012 & December 31, 2013) Word count: 5000 words or less Electronic submissions only to: radclyffe.bsb@gmail.come-mail header: BLR14_ AuthorName or Pseudonym _Title.rtf attachment (story) e-mail body: story title, author legal name, pseudonym if any, address, phone/fax, e-mail address, word count, if story …
Call for Submissions: ‘Best Lesbian Romance 2014′ Read MoreRX FOR ROMANCE ~ AN UPSCALE POP-UP SHOPPE Friday, 8 February 2013 from 7:00 PM to 11:55 PM (EST) The Spoke Club600 King St WToronto, ON Ohhh Canada presents the cure for the clueless Cupid with an upscale pop-up shoppe that promises to be only prescription you’ll need for a romantic Valentine’s Day (or night). Shop lingerie, sexy toys, and beauty products alongside charming accessories, fragrant florals plus other gifts meant to woo your woman or bewitch your boy… and do it all over cocktails and conversation inside the exclusive Spoke Club on a Friday night. Admission is free — …
RX FOR ROMANCE ~ AN UPSCALE POP-UP SHOPPE Read MoreBrave Gifts for Valentine’s 2013 selected by Come As You AreCome As You Are, the city’s co-operative sex boutique, dares Toronto to fearlessly explore gifts beyond chocolates and roses this Valentine’s day. We dare Toronto to get closer:Treat your lover to a workshop that will deepen intimacy and heighten pleasure with tantric authors and teachers Mark A. Michaels and Patricia Johnson. In this Great Sex Made Simple Workshop ($35/person).When: Monday, February 4th, 2013. 7:30 – 9:30PM Where: Come As You Are, 493 Queen St West. Accessible space.Cost:$35/person (Sliding Scale Available) We dare Toronto to read something new:Each January we anticipate Violet …
Come As You Are Dares You to Be Brave this V-Day Read MoreDaily Sex Discussion #65Have you ever had played a sexual board game?Reply with your response to #dailysexdiscussion
Daily Sex Discussion #65: Sex Board Games? Read MoreI hate massages. There, I’ve said it. Receiving, and in one sense, giving. I’m sure this puts me in the minority, but I just don’t like having my skin and muscles touched in that way.I am, conversely, quite happy to give massages as I like to see people feel good and relax.But back to the hate. I hate massage oil. I hate having it on my hands and, worst of all, I hate getting it on the rest of my body if the rubdown becomes sexual.Now back to some love, and I have seriously big love for the many different …
Sex Stuff Review: The Massage Bar Read MoreI have yet to make it out to Oasis Aqualounge. I used to live 5 minutes away but I just haven’t gotten myself there. While I’ve heard great things, I’m still a little iffy on the concept of inclusion at swing clubs.That said, I really have heard great things about Oasis and I’d like to go—hopefully soon. Ms Kitty is a delight! This night, coming up fast, looks like it would be a great one to try the space out. Unfortunately, I don’t think I can as I’ll be having a small medical procedure that day. Hot Springs with Dirty …
Hot Springs at Oasis Aqualounge Read MoreIt’s a Gamble – Erotic stories of playing the odds
Call for Submissions: It’s a Gamble (ForbiddenFiction) Read MoreI found this image perusing billierosie author‘s blog. I was delighted to find a feature on photographer Paul Thomas. I was so impressed with so many of the images, I couldn’t decide which to write on. I put it to my partner to pick one. Don’t StopI’ve seen a lot. These city streets get awfully busy and so many of the cliches do come true. The backseat of my cab has seen everything: drunks, fights, births, arguments, tender moments and everything inbetween. As you might guess, I like the sex the best.Usually I just get the inebriated college kids pawing …
Muse Mondays: Don’t Stop Read MoreDaily Sex Discussion #64Have you ever had sex in your place of work?Reply with your response to #dailysexdiscussion
Daily Sex Discussion #64: Sex at Work? Read MoreOkay, so I just took this How Much Do You Know About Safe Sex? quiz and I was cruising along (as I expected I would) until I came to the question:“It Is Possible To Get Pregnant From Unprotected Anal Sex.” I clicked false…and somehow that is incorrect. This site posits that you can, in fact, get pregnant through anal sex. No explanation was given as to how this is possible. So, am I missing something? Did I read that right? The quiz is posted on a website called ChaCha.com, which bills itself as “The place to get fast, definitive answers – …
Ridiculous answer about anal and pregnancy in Safe Sex Quiz Read MoreHey TOsexbloggers! Let’s do it again! Monday February 4 7pm O’Grady’s (Church & Maitland)
#TOsexbloggers—Feb 4! Spread that word! Read MoreI’ve just reconnected with Tits and Sass (so many blogs—sometime some slip my mind for periods) and I’ll be spending my morning catching up. Here’s their “About” and why I think they are so great. Fantastic commentary with wit, candor and intellect. Tits and Sass is a group blog run by sex workers who saw a void when it came to witty commentary on the public image of our industry. The ideas promoted about us in the public eye have an impact on the realities of our lives as sex workers every bit as strong as the law, so we’re …
Tits and Sass: Great read! Read MoreStorm Moon Press will be publishing several anthologies throughout 2013, so they have a number of specific calls on their site. Check them out here for specifics. Here are the titles of the works they are planning: Women of HonorGenres: ContemporaryTheme: GeneralPairings: LesbianSubmission Deadline: January 31, 2013Expected Release: May 24, 2013HEA or HFN Ending Required? Yes_________ Blurred LinesGenres: AnyTheme: GeneralPairings: Trans*Submission Deadline: February 28, 2013Expected Release: June 7, 2013HEA or HFN Ending Required? Yes_________ Dark MenagerieGenres: AnyTheme: GeneralPairings: GaySubmission Deadline: February 28, 2013Expected Release: June 7, 2013HEA or HFN Ending Required? Yes _________ Forgotten Menagerie Genres: AnyTheme: GeneralPairings: GaySubmission Deadline: …
Erotica/Romance Calls for Submission: Storm Moon Press Read MoreDaily Sex Discussion #63 Have you ever had sex with an ex?Reply with your response to #dailysexdiscussion
Daily Sex Discussion #63: Sex with an Ex? Read MoreBlindfold Your Partner What Every Couple Needs to Know About Intercourse Food And Love: How They Are Linked In The Brain Five Movies In Which an Ass Shot is the Only Highlight Kara_Sutra’s Best & Worst Sex Toys of 2012 Interview! Stefanie Iris Weiss Talks Making Sex Green Coverdancer Dinah Might Can Erotica Help Women’s Sexuality? Ancient sex manual, once banned, goes to auction What Helps Women’s Low Libido? Queer youth sex workers remain at risk It takes more than two… Girl Talk: Why We Should Be Talking About Penis Size Ohhh Canada Goodies Strippers Have Workers Rights, Too Sexual …
Sex News! I love it! January 13, 2013 Read MoreAdvice on dealing with and coping with jealousy in poly and open relationships by the amazing Patrick Califia (via awesome shop Venus Envy).
Great words on jealousy in open/poly relationships Read MoreCheck out your chance to win a $50 gift card from Amazon.com just for pre-orderingServing Him: Sexy Stories of Submission. It looks like a fantastic collection of BDSM erotica. Where’s my credit card!
Chance to win by preordering Serving Him! Read MoreBe careful out there. I find it astonishing that cases have doubled in our age of safer sex. Gonorrhea superbug resistant to cefixime, other antibiotics More information about gonorrhea.
Gonorrhea superbug? Read MoreBest Lesbian Romance 2014 Editor: RadclyffePublisher: Cleis PressDeadline: March 1, 2013Payment: $50 and 2 contributor copies Publication Date: 2014 Theme: Fictional explorations of romantic encounters and sexual passions among lesbians. Erotic content welcome as long as romance is focal. Guidelines for Submissions – Published or unpublished short stories or novel excerpts (Previously published material acceptable if published between Sept 1, 2012 & December 31, 2013) – Word count: 5000 words or less – Electronic submissions only to: radclyffe.bsb@gmail.com – e-mail header: BLR14_ AuthorName or Pseudonym _Title – .rtf attachment (story) – e-mail body: story title, author legal name, pseudonym if …
Call for Submissions: Best Lesbian Romance 2014 Read More