Let’s take a closer look at what they featured, so you can check out these toys and learn more about them for yourself.

	SEX TOYS A finger tingler like Fukuoku 9000 Laya Spot Vibrator Like this pleasure commander? The Neptune Ring Vibe We-Vibe Couple’s Vibrator Need advice for choosing a vibe? Check out our article, “How to Choose the Right Vibrator FOR YOU.”
	LUBRICANTS! Silicone-based lube Swiss Navy Silicone-based lube Pjur Silicone-based lubes like Amorist, the Pink Silicone Lube. Glycerin-free like Sliquid Glycerin-free like Hathor Aphrodisia Check out more Glycerin-free lube and Silicone lubes.
	EROTICA / PORN Jenna Jameson is The Masseuse Candida Royalle The Bridal Shower Candida Royalle Eyes of Desire Tristan Taormino’s reality porn, Chemistry Series Violet’s film recommendations in an excerpt from The Smart Girl’s Guide to Porn

Also, couldn’t help but notice that this list was missing some gay porn — yes women love gay porn too — and also real queer porn too!

• Tony Comstock’s Damon & Hunter
  
• Courtney Trouble’s Roulette
• And check out sex ed videos like Bend Over Boyfriend and Maximizing G-spot Pleasure
  

EROTICA / SEX BOOKS Anne Rice Beauty’s Punishment Check out some of our favorite educational and erotic reads: Susie Bright’s X: The Erotic Treasury Violet Blue’s Best Women’s Erotica 2009 Rodger Jacobs’ Ebony Erotica Annie Hooper, author of Kama Sutra

We love our sex literature here at Good Vibrations, so here’s some more books to add to the pile. If Oprah had a sex book club, it would probably include Jay Wiseman’s “Tricks to Please a Man” and “Tricks to Please a Woman“. There’s “Never Have the Same Sex Twice” and the Hot Sex Handbook. Em & Lo wrote the book “Sex Toy“. And for a good tantra book check out “Urban Tantra“. Sadie Allison’s “Tickle His Pickle” is a good read for heterosexual/bisexual women. On the other hand, there’s “The Ultimate Guide to Cunnilingus” and if you’re interested in checking out books written by sex workers, don’t miss Dr. Annie Sprinkle’s “Spectacular Sex“.

There’s a “What’s Your Favorite” game going on over on our Facebook Page. Today’s game is “What’s Your Favorite Head“?

From realistic to abstractly rounded, there’s a variety of shapes that may suit many people’s taste. Realistic toys may not be your cup of tea, or they may be just the ticket. What your favorite head looks like is a matter of preference.

Here’s a picture to the left that I couldn’t help but let this pass by with out a re-post. This comparison of the ever popular realistic toy Fleshlight (thanks to http://junetwentytwo.tumblr.com/).

DEADLINE:  Friday Oct 9th 5pm (PST)

Register to Vote for Pre-Nominations!

Get Site access:

1. Establish an AVN.com user account:
http://www.avn.com/account/register/

2. Request access to the AVN Pre-nom site:
http://www.avn.com/prenom-request-form/

Vote! Here are Good Vibrations Recommendations for Reel Queer Productions

Best Art Direction
Courtney Trouble,  Nostalgia (Reel Queer Productions)

Best Retail Website
GoodVibes.com

Best Specialty Release, Other Genre: Queer Porn
Speakeasy, Reel Queer Productions
Roulette, Reel Queer Productions

Best Vignette Release
Roulette, Good Releasing

Best All-Girl 3-Way Sex Scene
Madison Young, Syd Blakovich, & Jiz Lee (Nostalgia, Good Releasing)

Best New Video Production Company
Reel Queer Productions (Good Releasing)

Best Music Soundtrack
Roulette (Reel Queer Productions)

Best Transsexual Release
Speakeasy, Good Releasing

Transsexual Performer of the Year
Billy Castro (Speakeasy, Good Releasing)

$PREAD CALL FOR MODELS AND CONTRIBUTORS, ISSUE 5.3

In our upcoming issue, we’re exploring age and aging within the sex industry. Feature pitches (ideas for articles of 2000-3000 words) should be sent to contribute@spreadmagazine.org. We’re particularly interested in finding someone to write a “How To” Guide for escorts and dancers on remaining profitable and in-demand when catering to a mainstream clientele (i.e. not working in fetish or niche markets) and approaching/entering their 40s, to be supplemented with quotes and advice from others. Our deadline for content is November 1st at the latest, so please send your pitch in ASAP.

MODELS NEEDED

DOUBLE TAKE:

Requires two separate shots, one in work gear and the other in street clothes, to be accompanied by a brief interview about your style. If you could take self portraits, awesome; if not, we can hook you up with a $pread volunteer photographer. Include your location and profession in your reply.

SEX WORKER PETS:

Must be LA-based and own at least one non-cat pet who could pose with you in the picture. Your face can be obscured. Photos will be taken by talented $preadster Jenny DeMilo.

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

REVIEWS:

Reviews on a recent sex work related book/film/performance/etc. Please inquire about available items or suggest material before submitting full piece as we may already have someone covering it. Specify your location in your reply if you do not already have the item for review. 400-600 words.

HOT TOPIC: Age-play requests.

Do you do infantilism sessions, incest role plays, or regularly perform in schoolgirl character? We’re looking for brief meditations on how you experience this dynamic as well as any ideas you have about its benefits/consequences on a social level. 200-300 words.

POSITIONS: Would you help a baby pro?

We’re looking for someone to argue “yes” and someone to argue “no”; each angle is allotted 400 words to explain why a more seasoned worker should or should not encourage and assist someone new to the biz.

SCENE REPORT:

What’s it like to work in your hometown? How are the clients, the LE, the other workers, the activists and outreach teams? Although this piece can be framed as a personal essay, it should contain information useful to working visitors and not seem entirely unique to the writer. 500 words.

CONSUMER REPORT: Self Tanner (100 words per)*

We’re looking for pointed, possibly humorous, product reviews of self-tanner. Please provide one-to-two sentences per product and be specific about its usefulness, or its incompatibility, in relation to your line of work. Items should be identified by brand and shade/color name. (100 words per)*

HEROES:

What older worker(s) have inspired you and shown you that there is life in the industry after your ’20s? We’re hoping to use this space to acknowledge women and men who have worked into their golden years (’50s onward) 300 words.

INDECENT PROPOSAL:

Did a client look exactly your uncle? Have you danced for someone barely legal or spent the night with a guy old enough to be your great-grandfather? What work request totally caught you off-guard? Details don’t need to be graphic or wild as much as you need to convey why the situation unsettled or surprised you. 500 words.

NEWS REPORT:

News Reports should be on a timely topic, ideally an issue relevant to sex workers outside of North America. We’re particularly interested in hearing more from Eastern Europe, South America, and Africa for this issue. This is not space for a personal essay or op-ed; the approach is decidedly journalistic and should include important dates, names, places, and quotes. 800-1000 words.

Related at Good Vibrations:

Sex Worker Pride – GV Shopping Guide

NoFauxxx.Com will be open to the public for the entire day of October 1st. To get into the member’s area, people can use the login friend/fauxxx – to see ALL of the photos and videos inside the site.

Additionally, leaving a comment on an update will automatically enter you to win a free 3 month membership. The winner will be chosen randomly from any comment left on content that day only.

If you like what you see, check out Courtney’s films: Roulette, Nostalgia, and Speakeasy, available at GoodVibes.com on Video on Demand, iTunes, or order to have your copy arrive by mail. The shipping may be discreet but her videos are anything but!

MuniDiaries.com is a place for Muni riders to read and share tales on the bus. They publish submissions from anyone who rides SF’s beloved public transit system. The idea is: If you have something to say about a ride, about a route, or even about politics surrounding public transit in the city, Muni Diaries is your forum to let the world know.

The site has been in existence for two years and most recently they were the audience winner of Best Local Blog from the San Francisco Bay Guardian Best of the Bay contest.  This time they’re holding their own contest, and an erotic short fiction one at that!

About MuniDiaries.com’s first Erotic Short Fiction Contest:

This summer we’ve received a number of photos of used condoms on the bus, which beg the question: how did this condom end up on the bus? To encourage people to write and be creative, we are holding our first erotic short fiction contest. We are challenging Muni riders and writers to answer the question, “how did the condom end up on the bus?” in 250 words or less. The winning entries will be read on stage at our second spoken word party, Muni Diaries Live! Under the Influence at the Make-Out Room on Friday, Oct. 30. If you’d like to get an idea of what our spoken word parties are like, check out this summary from our first event in June.

Details of the contest: http://www.munidiaries.com/2009/09/24/contest-how-did-the-used-condom-get-on-the-bus/

So whether you enter or want to attend the event on October 30th in SF, do catch up on MuniDiaries.com (who also run BARTdiaries.com) and join the stories which make public transit so rewarding.

Donate to their team, and check out the LA AIDS Walk October 18th, 2009, a campaign to make AIDS HISTORY.

This weekend is the 3rd Annual National People of Color Cabaret, Kaleidoscope, and if the performers aren’t hot enough get this: they’re teaching workshops, too! You have got  to check out the classes, a must-do for any burlesque or cabaret performer and a good time for fans! The performance is Saturday, so the classes are also a great way to meet the performers before seeing them do their thing!

Kaleidoscope Workshops

Explore your understanding of desire and racialized performance and learn the history of burlesque performers of color while learning saucy choreography, burlesque on a budget, make-up application, tassel twirling, glove removal and other tricks of the trade from the pros.

Friday, September 25th & Saturday, September 26th
10am – 4pm
Class list PDF

Location: Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts
2868 Mission Street, San Francisco CA 94110
(415) 821-1155

Cost: FREE and Sliding Scale (most classes are $10-15)
Kaleidoscope workshops are sponsored by the Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts

Walk-ins welcome but registration encouraged. Please call 915-252-9252
or email lachicaboom@gmail.com Scholarships available.

Kaleidoscope 2009 has outstanding performers.

Many of the folks you’ll see performing are San Francisco Bay Area finest. But it doesn’t stop in the Bay Area; performers like Vagina Jenkins are out here from Atlanta, Georgia. There’s also one of Burlesque’s Greats, Toni Elling, who is considered by many a Burlesque Legend.  Here’s a archival photo from back in the day of the beautiful Toni Elling. Read her story.

Image Courtesy of Toni Elling

Kaleidoscope founder is Miss La Chica Boom, who if you’ve had the thrill of watching, blends politics and pleasure in a sassy mixture of hot burlesque. Do do do read more about her or on her website: www.lachicaboom.com.

Image Courtesy of La Chica Boom

Check out SF Boylesque, Simone De la Getto, Shanghai Pearl, and so, so many more at www.kaleidoscopecabaret.com and if you are out of town or can’t make it to the show, click over to their site and consider scrolling all… the way…. down…. to the bottom to make a paypal donation! Kaleidoscope 09 is also supported by: Communities United Against Violence, The Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts, Mama Calizio’s Voice Factory, Main-tain.com, & Mangos with Chili.

Buy your tickets at Kaleidoscope event on BrownPaperTickets.com.

Saturday September 26, 2009 8:00 PM
The Brava Theater
2781 24th Street
San Francisco, CA 94110

And to wet your appetite, here’s a peek at previous performances:

With directors like queer alt princess Courtney Trouble, kinky feminist pioneer Madison Young, creative photographer/filmmaker extraordinaire Carlos Batts (and his muse April Flores), GV’s very own sexologist Dr. Carol Queen Ph.D leading a sex ed series, and many more to come… well, let’s just say they’ll be a lot of good releases coming to a video store near you!

Here’s the official press release:

Press Release

MEDIA CONTACT: Andrea Burnett
(650) 207 – 0917
andreab@goodvibes.com
www.goodvibes.com

GOOD VIBRATIONS LAUNCHES NEW VIDEO PRODUCTION COMPANY

“Good Releasing” to Produce 20 Films by 2010

SAN FRANCISCO (SEPTEMBER 18, 2009): Good Releasing (www.goodreleasing.com), the new sister company to the legendary San Francisco-based retailer, Good Vibrations (www.goodvibes.com), is proud to announce their new video production lines, “Reel Queer Productions,” “HeartCore Productions” and the “PleasureEd Series.”

Headed up by Producer Coyote Days, who was recently named one of the “40 under 40” by AVN, Good Releasing will bring relevant, intelligent titles to inspire and enhance one’s sex life and sexual health. The company will provide authentic, edgy, adult movies as well as explicit educational films. They will support established and emerging independent artists, creating diverse content to fill niches in the industry while presenting under-represented erotic realities.

Good Releasing is currently comprised of three individual lines:

Reel Queer Productions documents authentic, edgy, queer sex and culture featuring established and emerging independent artists and under-represented erotic realities. Filling a niche in the industry, these titles are relevant, intelligent and inclusive of the many sexualities that identify as queer.

HeartCore Films offer artistic alternatives to formulaic features with films by independent artists with fresh, diverse content.

The PleasureEd Series is a collection of sexually explicit educational films. These titles are hosted by Good Vibrations’ staff sexologist and noted expert/author, Dr. Carol Queen. Ph.D.  Queen recently received an Outstanding Achievement Award from AVN, recognizing the person who has most positively contributed to the pleasure product industry.  The PleasureEd films include information from recognized sex experts, as well as personal experiences from real people. In addition to instruction, authentic pleasure is depicted to inspire and enhance viewer’s sexual exploration.

Says Good Vibrations’ COO, Jackie Strano, “Good Releasing’s titles showcase authentic and hot adult entertainment full of helpful information, lustful and unabashed sexualities, unapologetic desire, genuine pleasure, and screen burning chemistry.” 

The first titles to be released are:

Reel Queer Productions:

Roulette (June 2009)

Nostalgia (August 2009)

Speakeasy (September 2009)

Queer Manor (October 2009)

Seven Minutes in Heaven (October 2009)

Fluid (working title) (November 2009)

Roulette: Dirty South (November 2009)

Fluid 2 (working title) (December 2009)

Runaways (working title) (December 2009)

Roulette: Berlin (December 2009)

HeartCore Films:

Glamazons (September 2009)

Behind the Red Door (October 2009)

Frisk Me (October 2009)

Mandy Candy (November 2009)

Damn Spot (working title) (November 2009)

Thin Line Between Art & Sex (working title) (December 2009)

PleasureEd Series:

Going Down: The Official Guide to Fellatio (November 2009)

Going Down: The Official Guide to Cunnilingus (November 2009)

Back Door: The Official Guide to Anal Sex (December 2009)

Gush: The Official Guide to G-Spot Sex (December 2009)

Adds Strano, “We have launched Good Releasing with a very aggressive goal. Our plan is to release 20 films by the end of this year. Our films will offer viewers a unique selection of wide-ranging topics that provide open-minded information for a diverse audience, with special emphasis placed on mutual respect, enthusiastic participation and pleasure.”

Says Coyote Days, “We are working with the very best contemporary and cutting edge artists and filmmakers to direct our films. Courtney Trouble, Madison Young and Carlos Batts will be directing the first eight films and we are in conversation with Kimberly Kane and Morty Diamond for future productions. April Flores, Jiz Lee, Kimberly Kane, Syd Blakovich and Lorelei Lee are just a few of our featured performers. We are elated to be able to launch this new generation of films and provide something very unique to our customers.”

About Good Releasing

Established in 2008, Good Releasing offers various lines of adult titles and educational films and represents independent artists creating authentic and diverse content. Lines include PleasureEd, Reel Queer Productions and HeartCore Productions. Visit www.goodreleasing.com for more information.

About Good Vibrations

Good Vibrations is the San Francisco-based retailer trusted for more than three decades to provide a comfortable, safe environment for finding sex-positive products and educational materials to enhance one’s sex life. Good Vibrations offers products through its website (www.goodvibes.com) and retail stores. Good Vibrations is the recipient of the 2009 Outstanding Online Retailer Award from AVN.

Good Releasing Contact Information:

Media: Andrea Burnett

andreab@goodvibes.com

Retail Orders: Jamie Martin
jamie@goodreleasing.com

Production: Coyote Days
coyote@goodreleasing.com

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If you’re in Atlanta, you’re in luck. Get out tomorrow night, Tuesday September 22nd, for clips from Roulette & Nostaliga, and the screening of Speakeasy.
This free event is one night only, and it is an East Coast Premiere for Speakeasy! Filmmaker (and website owner of the longest running queer porn site NoFauxx.com) will be there in person. The event is hosted by PinkEye Indie Queer Film Salon, a “unique forum for transgressive, sexy, disturbing, arty, edgy, and just plain hot! films and videos created by, about, or aimed at, queers of all varieties.” Sounds like a night of trouble — in the best possible way!

Host: PinkEye Indie Queer Film Salon

Screening Clips of Roulette, Nostalgia, and the premiere of Speakeasy

Price: FREE!

Date: Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Time: 8:00pm – 11:00pm

Location: Bellissima
560 Amsterdam Ave.,
Atlanta, GA 30306