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Joanna Angel and $pread Magazine

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 23:04:30 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Love them both!

Feminism: Cool in college, ugly in the "real world"

"[The word "feminist"] has an ugly ring to it. I actually stopped using the term a while ago because it sounds so mean. It sounds so unsexy. I think it's come to [indicate] angry women who don't like men at all and don't like having sex, so I can see why people stray away from it. It's not one of those things you want to bring up in everyday conversation. But I know I am one....

I think I used to use the term a lot more. When I first got into [porn] I was just out of college, and it's sort of cool to use the term in college. But when you get out in the real world, it has such an ugly connotation, and people don't even think you're strong — you just sort of have to be that strong woman. You don't want to have to sit there and explain yourself to everyone...you can just sort of get your message across by being who you are." — Joanna Angel, in $pread, summer 2009

PayPay.com a Better Alternative

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 22:22:11 GMT

clipped by: Joodie
clipper's remarks: Sign up now!

Clip Source: www.paypay.com

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Ally To Sex Workers

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 01:06:26 GMT

clipped by: Joodie
clipper's remarks: Read the whole article. I love the part about how it really is a 'real' job!!

Clip Source: redlightchicago.wordpress.com

How To Be An Ally to Sex Workers

1) Don’t Assume.

2) Be Discreet and Respect Personal Boundaries.

3) Don’t Judge.

4) Watch Your Language.

5) Address Your Prejudices.

6) Don’t Play Rescuer.

7) If you are a client or patron of sex workers, be respectful of boundaries

Do Your Own Research.

9) Respect that Sex Work is Real Work.

10) Just because someone is a sex worker doesn’t mean they will have sex with you.

11) Be Supportive and Share Resources.

12) As you learn the above things, stand up for sex workers when conversations happen.

Get Active! Contact your local SWOP Chapter to find out what you can do or form your own in the city you live in.

This list composed by the members and allies of Sex Workers Outreach Project-Chicago. Visit us on the web at www.swop-chicago.org

Other Resources-

www.swop-usa.org
www.desireealliance.org
www.boundnotgagged.com

"We Did Porn" by Zak Smith

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 01:03:06 GMT

clipped by: Joodie
clipper's remarks: One of my favorite artists out there!

Clip Source: www.wakingvixen.com

Book Review: Zak Smith’s We Did Porn

We Did Porn: Memoir and Drawings by Zak Smith
My review: rating: 4 of 5 stars

We Did Porn is definitely a page-turner, and not just because I was nosy about how Zak would write me (I was pleased and amused by what he said about me), but because it was a genuinely enjoyable read. And the drawings served as great punctuation to the written bits.

Their basic attitude -as they dissect the convention and the people in it- is that everything about sex and porn is really stupid, except the sex and porn that they like.
And this, again, is strikingly similar to the way I feel about art.

Picking A Domain Name

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:29:18 GMT

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Clip Source: blog.startupprofessionals.com

Startups: Domain Names are Gold

Pick the right name. This is actually the hard part, and is easier said than done. Review my previous article on this challenge – “Your Company Name Can Make or Break You.”

Register the name if available. Domains cost between $7 and $15 per year at GoDaddy.com or Register.com, if nobody already owns it. It's a good idea to also buy between three and 20 names that are close to your primary address or that could be confused with it.

Otherwise, find the owner. But with 105 million names already in use, chances are someone else already snagged it. First you have to find the current owner, using Domain Tools, or other lookup functions available on the net.

Negotiate for the name. The median price is now $5,000 for an average name, to $2.75 million paid for CreditCards.com recently. For these prices, you should consider an intermediary like Moniker.com or Escrow.com - for a $250 to $500 fee - to help ensure that sellers truly transfer title to the address.

Sex-Positive Journalism Awards

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 03:48:53 GMT

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Clip Source: www.sexies.org

The Problem of Sex-Negative Media

More often than not, sex seems to fall outside of the media's standards for objectivity and fairness: The spectrum of sex-education opinions is assumed to run from abstinence-only to abstinence-primarily. Science-based information on sex, sexuality, and the diversity of human sexual practices is lacking, and sometimes misleading conventional wisdom is reinforced. A man in a court case who participates in BDSM is described as having "unsavory habits" and a professional domme is described as an "admitted" dominatrix. No sources are sought to counter the government officials who proudly describe how they are manipulating local ordinances to shut down a sex toy store or a venue that hosts "swingers" parties. Stories that treat sexuality as something other than a problem or prurient curiosity are few and far between.

About the CSPC

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 02:26:49 GMT

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Clip Source: www.sexpositiveculture.org

Welcome to the Center for Sex Positive Culture. The Center is a non-profit, membership-based community center located in Seattle, Washington.

About us

The CSPC is a non-profit, membership-based community center located in Seattle, Washington. We were established in 1999 in a bold attempt to create an environment that was accommodating to sex positive communities and transformative in all areas of human sexuality. We've succeeded in creating that environment.

Our Vision:

The Center and the Foundation envisions a world where everyone has the freedom and resources to pursue a fulfilling and empowering sex life.

Our Mission:

Center's mission is to fuel the ongoing growth and development of sex-positive culture through community building, research and education, and outreach. We create opportunities to explore and enhance the joy and intimacy of the full range and potential of human sexuality.

About Sex Educators

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 11:10:18 GMT

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Clip Source: ohmegan.com

So, You want to be a Sexuality Educator?

How does one become a Sexuality Educator? Is it really a legitimate field of study? Can I get a degree in Human Sexuality? It can be a pretty confusing road to travel down if you don’t have some guidelines on how to break into the field. Well lucky for you, I have created this section to provide some tools to help you find your way to becoming a sexual health educator/sexuality educator.

"After Megan’s presentation, I feel like I have the knowledge to make safe, informed decisions now."

There are a variety of ways to break into the field of sexuality education. Regardless of which path you choose or what environment you work in you will be affirming that sexuality is a natural, healthy part of life and that all individuals have the right to manage thier own sexual health. Through your work you can help individualises access the knowledge and information to realize that right.

Wikipedia Article On Sex-Positive Feminism

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 10:33:39 GMT

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Clip Source: en.wikipedia.org

Sex-positive feminism

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Gayle Rubin (Rubin, 1984) summarizes the conflict over sex within feminism:

...There have been two strains of feminist thought on the subject. One tendency has criticized the restrictions on women's sexual behavior and denounced the high costs imposed on women for being sexually active. This tradition of feminist sexual thought has called for a sexual liberation that would work for women as well as for men. The second tendency has considered sexual liberalization to be inherently a mere extension of male privilege. This tradition resonates with conservative, anti-sexual discourse.

Major political issues related to sex-positive feminism

Pornography

Sex work

BDSM

Sexual orientation

Gender identity

Lifestreaming

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 01:44:20 GMT

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Clip Source: www.steverubel.com

A Lifestreaming Workflow

Capture:: This is where I collect my inspiration for content and create it. I am increasingly using Friendfeed as a front-end filter for all my social network content. I read feeds in Google Reader. I build mindmaps using Mindmeister and Mindnode. Finally, I create media on my iPhone - text using WriteRoom, sound using the voice recorder, and photos/videos using the camera.

Process:: Everything lands in Gmail and/or Evernote. I email feed items to myself that get tagged. I subscribe to certain Friendfeed lists that I have set up in Gmail. Finally, I am experimenting using Zemanta to find related content.

Share and Connect:: Then I email items into Posterous - text, images, audio, videos. These automatically populate certain social networks depending on the address I send them to (this is a Posterous feature). Comments come back to me in Gmail both on the site and through searches. I learn what you have to say and then that too gets stored.