Prostitution & Professional Domination

 Posted by on January 30, 2013
Jan 302013
 
Prostitution & Professional Domination

In Rhode Island, by an oversight of the criminal code indoor prostitution was legal until just recently;  in Reno Nevada it’s still legal. Next door in California, anyone convicted of prostuitution could face up to one year in prison and $1,000 fine.  Las Vegas and Atlantic City used to be the only places you could […]

A Love for Mary

 Posted by on January 28, 2013
Jan 282013
 
A Love for Mary

Recently I volunteered at my daughter’s Catholic nursery school and spent the day helping children and teachers with the day’s activities. My favorite time was sitting in a circle, listening to a story about hibernating bears and singing songs. There was a song that said “good morning” to God, and they genuflected before and after […]

Free the Breasts! A Call For Change

 Posted by on January 24, 2013
Jan 242013
 
Free the Breasts! A Call For Change

See a shirtless guy running around a beach, pool, mowing the lawn or simply relaxing on a hot day and they won’t even get a second glance.  But imagine you saw a topless woman doing these same activities…you would probably feel some type of offense, or you may sexualize her body or even arrest her, […]

Jan 222013
 
Playing Well With Others: an interview with Lee and Mollena

Your new book Playing Well With Others: Your Field Guide to Discovering, Exploring and Navigating the Kink, Leather and BDSM Communities is soon to be released, why did you two decided to co-author it? Lee –  I was at a kink conference where a guy who was new to the scene showed up and was […]

The Monogamy Myth

 Posted by on January 20, 2013
Jan 202013
 
The Monogamy Myth

Kate Bornstein wrote about the modern imperative for identity in her landmark book, “Gender Outlaw”.  Identity is the “need to belong” to a recognizable group, and in her opinion, this is particularly true in regard to gender and sexuality. “Monogamous” is one of the largest self-identified sexual identities, and according to at least one study, […]

Jan 182013
 
The Real Danger of Red: "Once Upon a Time" of female sexuality

The story of Little Red Riding Hood has been retold so many times, I have trouble remembering the original, Brothers Grimm, version. It’s a perfectly concise and effective way to teach a double-lesson: one for the younger children, about the dangers of the world around them – listen to mommy, don’t talk to strangers, or […]

Loving the Curves Ahead

 Posted by on January 16, 2013
Jan 162013
 
Loving the Curves Ahead

Both my boyfriends are runners. One, in fact, runs marathons. Although built differently, they are muscular and lean. When we get naked I spend a lot of time running my hands over their chests and abs and legs, luxuriating in the different textures of skin, hair, muscle and bone. They’re beautifully constructed, and I love […]

Emotional Collateral Damage

 Posted by on January 14, 2013
Jan 142013
 
Emotional Collateral Damage

To fully understand how we connect within relationships, we have to realize that we are energy beings that reside within a human vehicle.  When we go through life holding on to pain we have experienced in past relationships, we begin to create a build up of resentment that blocks our natural flow of energy.  Some […]

Selfless Art

 Posted by on January 12, 2013
Jan 122013
 
Selfless Art

Knitting is as useful as a reminder that humbleness is as important as skill. Last fall I decided to go on a meditation retreat.  I have some anxiety, and I have knit to calm my nerves, and took my knitting with me.  This seemed like a simple idea, I would have something to go do […]