The Ultimate Guide to Cunnilingus (21 page)
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Authors: Violet Blue
Tags: #Health & Fitness, #Women's Health, #Sexuality, #Psychology, #Human Sexuality, #Reference, #Personal & Practical Guides, #Self-Help, #Sexual Instruction
Forbidden Fruit
Woman-owned and operated toy store/adult gift shop, and fetish boutique. A big supporter of the Austin S/M, fetish, safer-sex, and sex-positive communities.
Toy Store and Education Center
512 Neches St., Austin, TX 78701
512 478 8358
www.forbiddenfruit.com
Good Vibrations
Staff is trained, and their Education department serves staff and customers and does outreach to health organizations. Web site and retail stores carry toys, books, DVDs, safer-sex supplies
603 Valencia St., San Francisco, CA 94110
415 522 5460
1620 Polk St., San Francisco, CA 94109
415 345 0400
2504 San Pablo Ave., Berkeley, CA 94702
510 841 8987
308A Howard St., Brookline, MA 02446
617 264 4400
(Mail Order) 800 289 8423
www.goodvibes.com
(See “Online and Mail Order” section for more mail
order/Web info.)
Pleasure Chest
Retail store and Web site of novelties, toys, videos, and clothing.
7733 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90046
800 75 DILDO
323 650 1022
156 Seventh Ave. S., New York, NY 10014
212 242 2158
3436 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago, IL 60657
773 525 7151
thepleasu
rechest.com
Canadian Resources
Come As You Are
No visit to Toronto is complete without visiting this community-oriented worker-owned co-op retail store, and they also have a mail-order catalog and Web site. They have toys, books, videos, safer-sex supplies, and educational resources, especially resources for the disabled. Products are hand-picked and individually reviewed. Stores offer educational workshops.
Nous offrons desservices limites en français.
701 Queen St. W., Toronto, ON, M6J 1E6, Canada
(Toll-free) 888 504 7934
416 504 7934
comeasyouare.com
Good For Her
Woman-focused retail store carries toys, books, videos, and erotic art; hosts sex workshops, all geared toward female pleasure. In addition to regular hours, store has women and trans-only hours.
175 Harbord St., Toronto, ON, M5S 1H3, Canada
(Toll-free) 877 588 0900
416 588 0900
goodforher.com
Lovecraft
Retail stores and Web site offering toys, books, videos, and lingerie. Possibly the oldest women-owned sex shop in North America—open since 1972.
27 Yorkville Ave., Toronto, ON, M4W 1L1, Canada
416 923 7331
2200 Dundas St. E., Mississauga, ON, L4X 2V3, Canada
905 276 5772
(Toll-free) 877 923 7331
lovecraftsexshop.com
Womyn’s Ware
Retail store, Web site, and catalog of toys, books, and fetish gear, education- and woman-focused. Store hosts sex seminars.
896 Commercial Dr., Vancouver, BC, V5L 3Y5, Canada
604 254 2543
(Toll-free) 888 996 9273
womynsware.com
European Resources
Le Boudoir
The Spanish woman’s answer to a female-friendly, smart and sexy online sex shopping experience—from Spain, they are a fabulous resource. Lovely; website is in Spanish.
LoveHoney
This UK-based site is a one-stop shop for quality sex toys, books, and videos. They make their own product videos, have an entertaining blog, and are committed to green practices and environmentally conscious products.
Lust
A women-run, women-focused online sex boutique from Denmark, with a lovely site and fantastic selection. Site is in Danish.
Second Sexe
French Web site, erotic boutique, and resource for women-positive, feminist-identified products and porn. Exquisite site, lots to choose from.
SH!
A women’s sex shop that is all-inclusive and couples-friendly, with two levels including handpicked toys, books, videos, and lingerie. A well-educated staff, many after hours events and comfortable atmosphere.
57 Hoxton Square, London N16 6HD U.K.
Tel. 0845 868 9599
020 7613 5458
Tiberius
Austrian leather, latex and a variety of sexy tools
A-1070 Wien, Lindengasse 2, Austria
Tel. 43 1 522 040 74
tiberius.at
[email protected]
Yoba
A gorgeous online women’s sex toy boutique, with lingerie and their own beautiful sex magazine. I wish American sex toy boutiques looked and felt like this (site is in French).
Safer-Sex Resources
American Social Health Association
P.O. Box 13827, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
919 361 8400
ashastd.org
Center for Disease Control National Prevention Information Network
P.O. Box 6003, Rockville, MD 20849
800 458 5231
cdcnpin.com
National AIDS Hotline
800 232 4636
National STI Resource Center Hotline
919 361 8488
Planned Parenthood
800 230 PLAN
plannedparenthood.org
Safer Sex Page
San Francisco Sex Information
Sex information and referral switchboard that provides free, nonjudgmental, anonymous, confidential, accurate information from a highly trained staff. Monday through Thursday 3:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M.; Friday 3:00 P.M. to 6:00 P.M.; Sunday 2:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M. PST. Ask any question about sex under the sun by emailing ask-us@
sfsi.org
415 989 SFSI
sfsi.org
Sex Education Classes and Workshops: Organizations
(For stores near you that offer sex education workshops and classes, see the “Retail Stores” section.)
Body Electric
School of healing arts dedicated to exploring the healing potential of erotic energy, with a holistic, mindful, and spiritual approach (open to all spiritual orientations). Classes for men and for women, mixed classes, retreats, and more, in Seattle, Oakland, New York, and Los Angeles.
1010 University Ave., #384, San Diego, CA 92103
510 653 1594
bodyelectric.org
San Francisco Sex Information
Sex information and referral switchboard that provides free, nonjudgmental, anonymous, accurate information. They offer a fifty-five-hour training course in all aspects of human sexuality and monthly Continuing Education classes open to the public on a variety of current topics; for more information, see their Web site.
415 989 SFSI
sfsi.org
Society for Human Sexuality
Social and educational organization that offers lectures and programs with the Center for Sex-Positive Culture in Seattle. They have a huge online library of sex resources.
PMB 1276, 1122 E. Pike St., Seattle, WA 98122
sexuality.org
Sex-Related Web Sites
Carnal Nation
One of the best online sex and culture news sources, period. No judgment, constant updates and fantastic features.
Cleis Press
Cleis has published groundbreaking, informative, and controversial books about sex and politics since 1980. The publisher of this book, they also have a great Web site showcasing their latest erotica, all their sex guidebooks, and Midnight Editions, their incredible consciousness-raising human rights books.
Cunnilingus Facts and Resources: Tiny Nibbles and Open Source Sex
Tiring of Web sites that are low on information and updated resources on cunnilingus, I created this page on my Web site to serve as both a starting point and continuing education resource that includes podcasts, videos, erotica, articles on cunnilingus, and more.
FeMiNa
Huge directory of searchable links by, for, and about women.
GLBT National Hotline
The GLNH is an all-volunteer, nonprofit organization. They provide telephone info, email info, referrals, and peer counseling for the GLBT communities. They have over 18,000 listings for the entire US, including groups, organizations, business, bars, doctors, lawyers, therapists, etc. Monday through Friday 4:00 P.M. to midnight; Saturday noon to 5:00 P.M. EST.
888 THE GLNH, 888 843 4564
glbtnationalhelpcenter.org
House O Chicks
Featuring Vulva University, with classes on many aspects of female sexuality.
Molly Kiely
This is the Web site of the artist whose cute and highly skilled illustrations grace the pages of this book. See more of her awesome work here—in full color!
Scarlet Letters
Webzine of articles, erotica, and more.
Scarleteen
Resource of sex information geared toward teen women, but with great sections for young men.
SIECUS (Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States)
SIECUS is a national nonprofit organization that develops, collects, and disseminates information on sex, promotes sex education, and advocates individual choice.
90 John St., Ste. 704, New York, NY 10038
212 819 9770
1706 R St. NW, Washington, DC 20009
202 265 2405
www.siecus.org
Tiny Nibbles: Violet Blue’s Open Source Sex
My own Web site for sex culture commentary, accurate sex information, updated resources for all things related to human sexuality, an awesome blog, and epicenter for current information on new sex books, sex videos, sex studies, sex in the news, my famous podcast, TV appearances, news on people doing cool things in the world of sex, and much, much more.
The Sex Carnival
Run by a woman and staffed by several others, this multi-author sex blog is a resource bar none on sex toy reviews, sex news, sex classes, and most especially the world of kinky sex.
CHAPTER 12
References
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Angier, Natalie.
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Birch, Robert W.
Oral Caress: The Loving Guide to Exciting a Woman
. Howard, OH: PEC Publications, 1996.
Blank, Joani.
Femalia
. San Francisco: Down There Press, 1994.
Boston Women’s Health Collective.
Our Bodies, Our Selves for the New Century
. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1998.
Brame, Gloria.
Come Hither: A Common Sense Guide
. New York: A Fireside Book, Simon and Schuster, 2000.
Bruce, Cara and Motanarelli, Lisa Ph. D.
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. New York: Marlowe and Co., 2002.
Califia, Patrick.
Sensuous Magic: A Guide for Adventurous Couples.
San Francisco: Cleis Press, 2001.
