The Whole Lesbian Sex Book (58 page)

preorgasmic

Prince

Probe Silky Light

Probe Thick and Rich

progesterone

prostate gland

prostitution

Prozac

psychiatrists

pubic hair

public sex

pubococcygeus muscle,
see
PC muscle

Purple Passion

PVC (polyvinyl chloride)

Q

Queen, Carol; on voyeurs and exhibitionists

R

racism

Rako, Susan

rape fantasy

Real Live Nude Girl: Chronicles of Sex-Positive Culture

recovery

rectosigmoidal junction

rectum

Rednour, Shar

RedRight

rejection

relationships

relaxation

resolution

restraints

rimming,
see
analingus

role play

romance

rope

Rosen Method bodywork

Royalle, Candida

RSI (repetitive stress injury)

S

S/M; organizations

sadomasochism,
see
S/M

safer sex; and anal penetration; and analingus; and clitoral play

“Safer-Sex Guidelines for Lesbian and Bisexual Women,”

safety

safeword

San Francisco Sex Information

Sapphistry

Sappho

Saran wrap;
see also
plastic wrap

Scarlet Letters

scat

scene,
see
BDSM

self-confidence

self-esteem; and STDs

self-knowledge

self-love

Semans, Anne

semen

sensation

sensation play

sensory awareness

sensory deprivation

serial monogamy

sex clubs,
see
play parties

sex education

sex educators

sex party,
see
play parties

sex toys; anal; breast play; choosing; cleaning; clitoral play; G-spot; insertive; introducing into partner play; and fantasy; sharing;
see also
BDSM toys

Sex Toys 101

sex with men

sex work

Sex Work: Writings by Women in the Sex Industry

sex-positivity

sexual abuse, as different from S/M play

sexual energy,
see
libido

sexual history

sexual orientation

sexual response

sexual trauma

Sh!

Shaved Dyke

“shy” nipples

Siberian ginseng

sigmoid colon

signal whip

“Signs of Healthy Boundaries,”

sildenafil,
see
Viagra

Silverberg, Cory

sixty-nine,
see
positions

slings

Slip Inside

Smitten Kitten

Society for Human Sexuality

softskin

somatic healing

spanking

spa

speculum

spermicide

sphincter muscles

spinal injuries

Sprinkle, Annie

SSRIs

St. Andrew’s cross

St.-John’s-wort

STDs (sexually transmitted diseases); risk factors

stone butch

Stormy Leather

Story of O

strap-on sex;
see also
dildos
and
harnesses

strap-on.org

stress

stripping

Stryker, Jeff

submission

Suburban Dykes

Sundahl, Deborah

surrender

Survivor’s Guide to Sex, The

Susie Sexpert’s Lesbian Sex World

Swank, Hilary

syphilis

T

taboo

talking dirty

Tantra

Tao of Natural Breathing

Taormino, Tristan

Terra Firma

testosterone

Texas Two-Strap

The-Clitoris.com

therapists

therapy

thigh harness

Thomas, Paul

threesomes

Tianeptine

Tiberius

Tilly, Jennifer

Tilly, Meg

tipping the velvet,
see
cunnilingus

tit-fucking

top

Toys in Babeland

transgender

Trans-Health

transsexuals; partners of;
see also
gender transition

trauma

tribadism,
see
frottage

trichomoniasis

Triple Ripple

Tristan I and II

Tristan Taormino’s “Beyond Our Bodies: Emotional and Psychological Aspects of Anal Eroticism,”

trust

U

Ultimate Guide to Adult Videos, The

Ultimate Guide to Anal Sex for Women, The

Ultimate Guide to Sex and Disability, The

uniforms

urethra

urethral sponge,
see
G-spot

urinary tract infection

Usenet newsgroup

V

vagina ; and lubricants

vaginal discharge

vaginal dryness

vaginal infection

vaginectomy

vaginoplasty

vampire play

Venning, Rachel

vestibular bulbs

Viagra

vibrators, battery operated ; and clitoral stimulation; electric; insertive; remote-control

Victorian scenes

videos

Vitamin E

Vixen Creations

voyeurism

vulva

Vulva University

W

Wahl

Weed, Susun S.

weight

Wellbutrin

Wet Platinum

When the Earth Moves

whipping; safety

Whipple, Beverly

wild lettuce

wild oats

willingness

Winks, Cathy

Wisdom of Menopause: Creating Physical and Emotional Health and Healing During the Change, The

Wise Woman Center

Women’s Health Initiative (WHI)

Women’s Sexuality Center

women-only space

Womyn’s Ware

workshops

Y

yeast infections

Yes/No/Maybe

yoga

yohimbine

Z

Zoloft

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

As publisher of Cleis Press since 1980, Felice Newman has developed and edited books on sexuality and gender by Susie Bright, Joan Nestle, Tristan Taormino, Violet Blue, Patrick Califia, Carol Queen, Annie Sprinkle, Staci Haines, Loren Cameron, and Cathy Winks and Anne Semans. She is a writer, sex educator, and the resident sex expert on
www.ClassicDykes.com
. She lives in the San Francisco Bay area.

Copyright © 1999, 2004 by Felice Newman.

All rights reserved. Except for brief passages quoted in newspaper, magazine, radio, or television reviews, no part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying or recording, or by information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the Publisher.

Published in the United States by Cleis Press Inc.,
P.O. Box 14697, San Francisco, California 94114.

Poems by Sappho are reprinted from
Sappho: A New Translation
, by Mary Barnard (University of California Press, 1962), copyright © 1958 by the Regents of the University of California, reprinted with permission. “Tristan Taormino’s Beyond Our Bodies: Emotional and Psychological Aspects of Anal Eroticism” is excerpted from
The Ultimate Guide to Anal Sex for Women,
by Tristan Taormino (Cleis Press, 1997), reprinted with permission. “Sex and Disability: Toy Accessibility” is adapted from
The Ultimate Guide to Sex and Disability: For All of Us Who Live with Disabilities, Chronic Pain and Illness,
by Miriam Kaufman, Cory Silverberg, and Fran Odette (Cleis Press, 2003), used with permission.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Newman, Felice.

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

eISBN : 978-1-573-44527-6

1. Sex instruction for lesbians. 2. Lesbians—Sexual behavior. I. Title.

HQ75.51.N49 2004

613.9’6’086643—dc22

2004018216