The Ultimate Guide to Sexual Fantasy (30 page)

            
(AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Disease information)
1600 Clifton Rd., Atlanta, GA 30333
(800) 232-4636
www.cdc.gov

      
CETRA LATEX-FREE SUPPLIES

            
A product site for latex-free gear, catering mainly to the medical community (because so many medical professionals end up with latex allergies). Sells to individuals. Nice sitewide search.
(800) 661-5432
http://www.surgmed.com/

      
CONDOMANIA

            
Exhaustive site that sells virtually every condom under the sun, with fun facts, lots of condom information, and a helpful condom shopping guide.
(800) 926-6366
www.condomania.com

      
GLYDE DAMS

            
Buy ‘em here, by the dozen or in a party pack!
www.sheerglydedams.com

      
NATIONAL AIDS HOTLINE

            
(800) 342-2437

      
NATIONAL STD HOTLINE

            
(800) 227-8922

      
PLANNED PARENTHOOD

            
(800) 230-PLAN
www.plannedparenthood.org

      
SAN FRANCISCO SEX INFORMATION

            
Sex information and referral switchboard providing free, anonymous, nonjudgmental, and accurate information about anything sex-related. Hours: 3 P.M. to 9 P.M. PST, Mon.–Fri. They also answer email questions.
(877) 472-7374; (415) 989-SFSI (7374)
www.sfsi.org

Resources for Sex Toys, Books, and Videos: U. S.

Adam and Eve

            
The retail face of the mainstream adult industry. Mail-order catalog and website of toys, books, videos, DVDs, safer-sex supplies, and lingerie, with a heterosexual focus.

                   
P.O. Box 200, Carrboro, NC 27510
(800) 765-2326; (919) 644-1212
www.adameve.com

A Woman's Touch

            
Feminist sex store offering toys, books, and safer-sex supplies. Their website has great advice columns.

                   
600 Williamson St., Madison, WI 53703
(888) 621-8880; (608) 250-1928
www.a-womans-touch.com

Blowfish

            
Website of toys, books, videos, DVDs, safer-sex supplies, S/M gear, comics, and magazines. They feature individual reviews of their products and a strict privacy policy.

                   
P.O. Box 411290, San Francisco, CA 94141
(800) 325-2569; (415) 252-4340
www.blowfish.com

Eve's Garden

            
Woman-focused store and catalog of toys, books, and videos.

                   
119 W. 57th St., Ste. #420, New York, NY 10019
(617) 850-2691
www.evesgarden.com

Forbidden Fruit

            
Woman-owned and operated toy store/adult gift shop, fetish boutique, and body piercing/tattoo studio. A big supporter of the Austin S/M, fetish, safer-sex, and sex-positive communities.

                   
www.forbiddenfruit.com

            
TOY STORE AND EDUCATION CENTER

                   
512 Neches St., Austin, TX 78701
(512) 478-8358

            
FETISH BOUTIQUE

                   
108 North Loop Blvd., Austin, TX 78751
(512) 453-8090

            
BODY ART SALON

                   
513 E. Sixth St., Austin, TX 78701
(512) 476-4596

Good Vibrations

            
Mail-order catalog, website, and retail stores carry toys, books, videos, DVDs, safer-sex supplies, and comics. Promoting pleasure since 1977, Good Vibrations has a staff who are extensively trained and up-to-date on all things sex-related and are committed to dispensing accurate sex information about the products they sell. All products are individually selected and reviewed. The vibrators have volume and intensity ratings, and the website is loaded with sex information and a free magazine including articles and erotica. Mail order is open 7
A.M
. to 7
P.M
., PST. Carol Queen is their staff sexologist. Strict privacy policy.

                   
(800) 289-8423
www.goodvibes.com

                          
603 Valencia St.,
San Francisco, CA
(415) 522-5460

                          
1620 Polk St., San Francisco, CA
(415) 345-0400

                          
899 Mission St., San Francisco, CA
(510) 380-8814 ext. 100

                          
2504 San Pablo Ave., Berkeley, CA
(510) 841-8987

                          
3219 Lakeshore Ave., Oakland, CA
(510) 380-8814 ext. 602

                          
534 Ramona St., Palo Alto, CA
(650) 422-2790

                          
308-A Harvard St., Brookline, MA
(617) 264-4400

Grand Opening!

            
Website of toys, books, safer-sex supplies, and videos. Great staff and terrific selection!

                   
Mail order: (888) 773-9869
www.grandopening.com

J.T.'s Stockroom

            
Gigantic online store with toys, books, videos, rubber items and lots of kinky toys, from beginner's to advanced. Great place to buy a Love Swing.

                   
2809 1/2 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90026
(800) 755-TOYS; (213) 484-3882; (213) 989-0334
www.stockroom.com

Pleasure Chest

            
Retail store, website, and catalog of novelties, toys, videos, and clothing. Super-friendly staff.

                   
7733 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90046
(800) 753-4536 ext. 120; (323) 650-1022
www.thepleasurechest.com

Purple Passion

            
Retail store and website of toys, books, videos, magazines, and fetish clothing and shoes, plus a full selection of S/M and bondage toys and accoutrements. Mainly geared toward BDSM shoppers. Many of their BDSM toys are handmade by crafts-women, and impact toys are rated for intensity.

                   
211 W. 20th St., New York, NY 10011
(212) 807-0486
www.purplepassion.com

Babeland

            
Website, retail stores, and catalog of toys, books, videos, and safer-sex supplies. Women-owned and operated, but open to all orientations. Strict privacy policy.

                   
Mail order: (866) 525-1439
www.babeland.com

                          
707 E. Pike St., Seattle, WA 98122
(206) 328-2914

                          
43 Mercer St., New York, NY 10013
(212) 966-2120

                          
94 Rivington St., New York, NY 10002
(212) 375-1701

                          
462 Bergen St., Brooklyn, NY 11217
(718) 638-3820

Xandria Collection

            
Mail-order catalog and website of toys, books, videos, DVDs, leather, and lingerie. Betty Dodson is on their advisory board.

                   
165 Valley Dr., Brisbane, CA 94005
(800) 242-2823
www.xandria.com

Resources for Sex Toys, Books, and Videos: Canada

Come As You Are

            
No visit to Toronto is complete without visiting this community-oriented, worker-owned co-op retail store, with a mail-order catalog and website. They have toys, books, videos, safer-sex supplies, and educational resources, especially resources for the disabled. Products are handpicked and individually reviewed. Stores offer educational workshops.
Nous offrons des services limités en français
.

                   
493 Queen St. W., Toronto, ON, M5V 2B4, Canada
(416) 504-7934
Mail order: (877) 858-3160
www.comeasyouare.com

Good For Her

            
Woman-focused retail store carries toys, books, videos, and erotic art and hosts sex workshops, all geared toward female pleasure. In addition to regular hours, store has women-only hours.

                   
175 Harbord St., Toronto, ON, M5S 1H3, Canada
(416) 588-0900
Mail order: (877) 588-0900
www.goodforher.com

Lovecraft

            
Retail stores and website offering toys, books, videos, and lingerie. Possibly the oldest women-owned sex shop in North America—open since 1972.

                   
Mail order: (877) 923-7331
www.lovecraftsexshop.com

                          
2200 Dundas St., East Mississauga, ON, L4X 2V3, Canada
(905) 276-5772

Womyn's Ware

            
Retail store, website, and catalog of toys, books, and fetish gear, education- and woman-focused. Store hosts sex seminars.

                   
896 Commercial Dr., Vancouver, BC, V5L 3Y5, Canada
Mail order: (888) 996-9273
www.womynsware.com

Resources for Sex Toys, Books, and Videos: International

Blissbox

            
A London-based website and mail order company that offers videos and DVDs, sex toys and accoutrements, and possibly one of the best adult video review databases around. The site is smooth, incredibly well designed, and easy on the eyes; provides fan information on porn stars and offers sex tips that are accurate and to the point. Videos and toys paired together are a perfect combination, and Blissbox knows it. The tone of the site is healthy, nonjudgmental, supportive, and encouraging. It has a strict and simple privacy policy.

                   
Telephone: (0845) 450-6655 (London, U.K.)
(Customer service 10
A.M
. to 7
P.M
. Mon.-Fri., U.K. time zone.
Phone line is for orders only, with a £2 surcharge.)

                   
Mail order: The website has a printable order form, though please check currency conversion rates if ordering outside the U.K.

                   
Blackdog (their mail order company name)
P.O. Box 34984, London SW6 4XT, U.K.
www.blissbox.com

Coco de Mer

                   
23 Monmouth St., Covent Garden, London WC2H 9DD, U.K.
Telephone: (0800) 011-6895; +44 1225 312077 (International)
http://www.coco-de-mer.com/

SH!

                   
A women's sex shop.
57 Hoxton Square London N1 6HD
Telephone: (0207) 613-5458
http://www.sh-womenstore.com/

Tiberius

            
Leather, Latex, and Tools.

            
Lindengass 2, A-1070 Vienna, Austria
Telephone: +43-1-522-04-74
www.tiberius.at

CHAPTER
14

References

Addington, Deborah.
Hand in the Bush: The Fine Art of Vaginal Fisting.
Emeryville, Calif.: Greenery Press, 1998.

Albertson, Ellen, and Michael Albertson.
Temptations: Igniting the Pleasure and Power of Aphrodisiacs.
New York: Fireside, 2002.