Meet Sam Rosenthal and hear excerpts from Rye Shameless Grounds’ new location! Saturday April 6th, 2013; 7PM; 1901 Withnell; St Louis MO 63118 With three trans* identified characters relating polyamorously and negotiating BDSM scenes, author Sam Rosenthal takes on quite the challenge in representing erotic love and friendship in all of these forms. His first […]
Category Archives: genderqueer
Buck Angel’s Sexing the Transman XXX Jan 10!
2012 is Year of the Buck! Join me Tue Jan 10 7pm in Shameless Grounds library for a private screening of his latest extremely intimate exploration of a rarely seen subgroup – the transman. Buck Angel, master of redefining gender brings you never revealed secrets of transmen sexuality in Sexing the Transman XXX. This groundbreaking […]
On Polyamory: Ashley’s Take
Two weeks ago, I posted an essay called On Polyamory from my friend, Christina, and I promised to share with you two more essays: one by Christina’s husband and one by his girlfriend, Ashley. I meant for this to be a weekly series, but prepping for Christmas last week sucked up so much time that […]
Why Buck Angel is My Hero
Ed Note: This is a guest post by Courtney, a professional piercer at TRX Tattoo and Piercing Studio on South Grand. Meet Buck Angel next week at Washington University’s Trans* Awareness Week! He’ll be speaking on Monday and Tuesday evening. I am happy to say that, as a society, our awareness of the broad spectrum […]
Shameless Grounds Cherry Jubilee This Weekend!
A word from our friends at Shameless Grounds regarding this upcoming weekend! I will be there Saturday night, how about you? RSVP here! We here at Shameless Grounds want you to be at our first annual Cherry Jubilee! Gay, straight, trans, kinky, poly, queer or completely vanilla-this is a festival for everyone, from the gathering place […]
Bodies, Bodies, Bodies! Gender-Inclusive Sex-Positivity
A guest post by Andy Semler If you were to peek into my bedroom window one evening, there’s a good chance you’d be greeted with the sight of two steamy-hot naked bodies (lucky you!). Mine: slender limbs, white skin, short hair, small breasts, hourglass waist. The other: muscular, white skin, short hair, large bone structure, […]
It Gets Beautiful: One Rabbi’s Perspective on Being Jewish and LGBTQ
Ed Note: This post was originally published on Huffington Post and is reprinted with permission from the author, Rabbi Andrea Myers. If you like this post, please check out her book, The Choosing: A Rabbi’s Journey from Silent Nights to High Holy Days’ (Rutgers University Press, April 2011). Living on Long Island as a sheltered […]
Bisexual Alliance of St. Louis
Are you bisexual and live in the St. Louis area? Have I got a group for you. BASL, or Bisexual Alliance of St. Louis, is an informal group that has been around for 17 years. 17 years!!! It is a fluid organization that meets a few times a month, once as a family-friendly outing, and […]
Bad Boys of St. Louis
Bad Boys of St. Louis is an announcement list for local events for men who are interested in playing with other men. The list is organized by DJ, a South City resident, PHD student, and teacher. “I teach college to pay the bills,” he says. I first met DJ at a SEX+STL coffee talk just […]
Shut Up and Love the Rain: A Personal Look at Being Queer
Way back in my introduction, I mentioned that I was a print fetishist. Few things excite me like a well-designed book, an exciting publishing experiment, or the results of an artist’s self-published endeavors. That last category is what I want to talk about today (and probably a lot in the future.) If you’re not familiar […]