Good Vibrations Magazine

It isn’t easy being a sex educator and no one knows that better than sex educators. Researching, writing, talking to people all over the country or the world– it takes its toll and beyond that, it is never something you can finish. We’ll probably never know ALL the answers to the millions upon millions of [...]

By Allison G
Working at a company like Good Vibrations can be pretty revolutionary in even more than the expected ways. From the sensitivity of fellow co-workers, to discussing sex toys/practices in the office, and being able to peruse more than a few “Not Safe For Work” websites in a day’s work, it is understandable how [...]

Trojan Releases Sexual Health Report Card for colleges
Read it HERE!
Ever thought about being an Erotic Art Curator?
Read it HERE!
Sex Workers in the Wild: Female Chimps sell “sex” for fruit
Read it HERE!

By Allison G.
At Good Vibrations we take our porn seriously, which results in a great selection, but also leaves a lot of customers wondering why we choose to carry certain titles and not others. In order to get to the bottom of the situation I sat down with Good Vibrations Senior Buyer, Coyote Days, to [...]

Dear GV Weekly Readers,

It seems like September is always a time for change. We begrudgingly say good- bye to the luscious days of summer and edge a little slower into the fall. Vacations and swimsuits behind us, we head back to work or school, a new season filling the air, affecting everything from our wardrobes [...]

from the Info Desk: Sexual Health Product Info

Sex toys have come a long way since the bulky machines found in our Antique Vibrator Museum, and we couldn’t be happier about it.
Today you can buy your vibrators, dildos, and butt plugs in a myriad of sizes, textures, colors, and most importantly materials, giving you [...]

An Interview with Sadie Lune, founder of Paul Reuben’s Day
Like a lot of kids who grew up watching Saturday morning cartoons in the mid 80’s, I too let out a collective sigh of loss when Pee Wee’s Playhouse went off the air due to Paul Reuben’s unfortunate run in with the law while masturbating in [...]

Hello and welcome to my video playlist. I feel like I might have to start off with a short explanation as to why I decided to name my video play list, Nerd Worship. I discovered long ago that my goofy, cartoon-loving, book obsessing personality did not stop when it came to what turns me on. [...]

LOGO just announced that LA will host the first ever Presidential debate devoted solely to LGBT issues. The debate will take place on August 9th and be televised by Logo.
 While I am still super excited about this I also feel slightly torn on this issue and here’s why:
It will only be featuring Democratic candidates including [...]

I was in fact delighted to see this headline on Yahoo.com this morning:
 ”Egypt Permanently Bans All Female Circumcision”
check out the accompanying article here:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070628/wl_africa_afp/egyptwomencircumcision
 Female circumcision has always been a difficult issue. Depending on the geographic area and the culture it can be applied to the physical removal of the clitoris, outer labia or both.
Besides the fact [...]

Like most of you, I am still recovering from an amazing (but Long) weekend at Pride.
 Good Vibrations (and especially me) had so much fun giving out lots of free stuff and making friends at all the various events over the weekend.
In case you missed us, we had our booth set up in Dolores Park during [...]

This past Tuesday night Good Vibrations teamed up with Menopause the Musical for an amazing benefit that served to simultaneously raise money for Lyon-Martin and announce the launch of GV’s new line of women’s health and wellness programming, Women Like Me.
 Now, I realize there is a huge amount of information in that statement, so I’ll start [...]

Spring has sprung, and while our libidos are anxiously warming up (much like the weather), this always seems like the time when people start getting really excited about making plans for summer vacations and weekend trips away from their cities and suburbs for a little R&R, perhaps some camping or hiking, and a whole lot [...]

By Guest Editor: Allison G.
Allison explores the glory that is masturbation, and why getting in touch with your body isn’t so bad after all.
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There is so much to love about masturbation. It teaches us about our bodies and forces us to pay attention to our needs. It’s completely universal and yet so deeply intimate that [...]

Scotland celebrates International Day Against Homophobia
Read About It Here
In Berkeley, Sex Change operations may soon be added to healthcare benefits
Read About It Here
Gnostics suggest a different view on Christian sexuality
Read About It Here

Are you the type that can get lost in a good book? Are metaphors your favorite form of foreplay? If so, have we got an event for you!
Whether you’re new to erotica or are already all too familiar with the provacative power of words, please join us at the Polk Street GV on Thursday, May [...]

At GV we are always trying to expand our knowledge of accurate sex information but we just may have outdone ourselves this time with our brand new programming, "Women Like Me". While we have always been focused on sexual health and education, Women Like Me (or WLM for short) will be a health-focused program whose theme will change periodically [...]

One of the great things about working at GV has been the dynamic increase of sex toys and accessories I have accumulated since I started here. The only downside to this was then to figure out where to put everything. Hiding one smallish vibrator in my underwear drawer is one thing, but I certinaly didn’t have the space [...]

Yesterday the world lost a great writer, probably my favorite fiction writer of all time, and while on the surface this may seem to have nothing to do with GV, it actually does.
Kurt Vonnegut was always a writer who used his craft to create discussions about what was going wrong with society. Anyone who [...]

When: Thursday, April 19, 2007
Time: 7:00pm to 9:30pm
Where: Good Vibrations Valencia Store
603 Valencia Street (at 17th Street)
San Francisco, CA 94110
(415) 522-5460Documentary meets porn in Luke Woodward’s groundbreaking debut video about body image, relationships, sex and sexuality from the perspective of nine female-to-male (FTM) transmen and their partners. Enough Man features health educators, college students, sex [...]

So as I was perusing through my usual round of celebrity gossip blogs (we all have our little bad habits and addictions) I noticed a new rumor about yet another celebrity scandal revolving around a sex tape. None of this is surprising and my views on celebrity sex tapes in general will have to wait [...]

If you love sex toys and film and you happen to be in the Boston area, be sure to come out to Good Vibrations Brookline March 15th from 8-10PM where GV is teaming up with the Boston Underground Film Festival for a night of sneak previews, great giveaways, and more!

As a way of getting everyone [...]

Good Vibrations has teamed up with Redbook to give TEN lucky winners some AMAZING GV swag for Valentine’s Day. Check out the Feb. issue of Redbook or click here to find out how to enter.

Prizes featured in the Redbook Giveaway include: The Good Vibrations Guide to Sex, G-Marks the Spot DVD, Turbo Glider, Exotic Honeymoon [...]

A few days ago I received a rather amazing email from one of my old college roomies. We have one of those friendships where we live far apart and don’t call or write as much as we should, but are very much aware that if one of us picked up the phone the other would [...]

2006 was a another great year for Good Vibrations. In addition to continuing our quest of dispelling evil sexual myths, replacing them with positive accurate sex information, and creating clean, safe environments for people to find high-quality products we managed to put together our First Annual Amatuer Erotic Film Competition, launch GVTV as well as [...]