So get this – I know a lot of people who have herpes, but they are so secretive about it, they don’t realize how many other people in the community have it as well. So I decided to host an event at Shameless Grounds this Tuesday and invite everyone and anyone to come and learn […]
Category Archives: safer sex
How to Get Teens Pregnant
Here is how to ensure teenagers get pregnant and STIs: – shame and scare them – refuse to educate them Sooo… how about we not do that? Our society is obsessed with sex, but for the most part, mainstream culture either avoids frank discussion about sex, or it sensationalizes it in an unhealthy, negative way. […]
Pussy Party Recap!
A dozen women attended Sex Positive St. Louis’ FIRST EVER Pussy Party, and it’s clear we need to host more parties like this!!! Every woman brought something different to the table. I, for one, brought mini-donuts, because they look like powdered-sugar cervixes, and we were going to see some awesome cervix action that night! We […]
President of Planned Parenthood on The Daily Show
Cecile Richards, the President of Planned Parenthood, appeared on The Daily Show this week. I haven’t had the chance to watch the full extended version of the interview yet, but if it’s all as good as the short part that ran on the air, it’s worth your time. Here are the two parts: The Daily […]
Why We Need Sex Ed – Fabulous Graphic
There’s a lot of talk about shutting down various reproductive rights in our country. This is based on fear and control coming from the patriarchy plaguing our society. (Patriarchy is the fear of the feminine and mature masculine.) These religious-based opinions are downright dangerous. Combating this ignorance are people like Jen and her team, who […]
Komen Foundation reinstates funding for Planned Parenthood
Via The Atlantic: “Facing a revolt among donors and supporters, Susan G. Komen For the Cure has just announced it has reversed its decision to de-fund Planned Parenthood. “One day, public relations scholars — if such a species exists — will make this week’s events at the Susan G. Komen For the Cure foundation a […]
SEX+STL Stands With Planned Parenthood
News recently broke that the Susan G. Komen Foundation was pulling $700,000 worth of funding from Planned Parenthood, money that was used to give women access to affordable or free breast cancer screenings. This is just another reminder that the fight for reproductive rights is an ongoing struggle, and that the people who need family […]
Ethical Polyamory in the Age of AIDS (and Other STIs)
by David Wraith This post is inspired by World AIDS Day and this post on The Beautiful Kind website. Those of you who know me have probably heard me refer to myself as a “free range, poly man-whore.” By that I mean that I am polyamorous, but not part of a closed poly circle or […]
Dine Out for Life, Support STL Effort for AIDS!
Today is Dining Out for Life, an annual nationwide fundraiser to support local AIDS programs and services. In St. Louis, those services are provided by St. Louis Effort for AIDS, and if you visit one of the dozens of participating restaurants today, at least 25% of your bill will go to STLEFA. Dining Out for […]
“Dear Sex Worker Hater:”
Today we’d like to share an excerpt from Maggie Mayhem’s recent editorial about the “PornWikiLeaks” scandal. From The Daily Beast: “…Porn Wikileaks, a website that became infamous on Wednesday after Gawker.com ran a story about the renegade website’s attempts to expose the identities of thousands of porn performers. (Gawker also implied that Porn Wikileaks has […]
On Barebacking, Part 2 by Lars Eighner
Back in August of 2010, writer Lars Eighner posted a couple of essays about (gay) bareback sex and (gay) bareback porn that I’d like to share. Thankfully, Eighner released the essays to the public domain, so a few weeks ago I posted the first part, and today I’m posting the second. The reason Eighner’s essays […]
Women and Casual Sex, Pt. 1: Self-Discovery Through Yahoo! Profiles
While here in Germany I am pretty much celibate. That’s for a few reasons, all of which are boring, but one of them is that I’m not that interested in casual sex. This surprises me. I like casual sex. And I have had very good experiences with it. Not only has it not been damaging […]