October 2012

Above: footage from Agent Provocateur’s London Lingerie Show on October 24, the first show it has done in a while. Skip to the 12:00 mark to see the sexy lingerie.

• As we watch and worry about friends and loved ones in New York right now, a little levity can be found in this Esquire article about hurricane sex. In a survey released in June, Trojan reported that 70 percent of Americans have had sex in “extreme weather,” and that people have sex more often and with greater satisfaction when it is hot and it rains. Seven percent of Americans have had sex during a hurricane, especially in Miami (27 percent of the city’s residents), according to Trojan. A search on Craigslist in the New Orleans area on an afternoon after Hurricane Isaac turned up more than 100 personal ads posted regarding sex and the storm.
  Love in the Time of Isaac: “Hurricane Sex” Is a Thing (Esquire)

• YAY! Showcasing films created by queer, genderqueer and transgender filmmakers, the annual Los Angeles Transgender Film Festival (LATFF) returns next weekend for its fourth year this weekend, Nov. 2-4. The LATFF will feature three days of films in Echo Park, Hollywood and West Los Angeles, screening three feature films and 24 short films from six different countries, with encore screenings at high schools, colleges and community organizations throughout the year.
  Transgender Film Festival Returns to Los Angeles (XBIZ)

• Twitter introduced targeted advertising based on user’s gender yesterday, as reported on All Twitter. The list of tweets meant to show off Twitter’s success pointed out some of -interesting- aspects of gender stereotyping.
  Twitter Engineers Flag Gender-Specific Posts, and Some Are Doozies (SocialTimes)

• This year San Francisco Sex Information celebrates its 40th anniversary! If you’re in San Francisco this Saturday November 3 (Cell Space, 7PM-2AM), please come to our little (amazing) nonprofit’s event. There will be all kinds of cool things from SFSI sex ed alum (like me!) in the silent auction…
  SFSI’s 40th Birthday Party (San Francisco Sex Information)

• Portland-based photographer Neil DaCosta and art director Sara Phillips have a fun new series “Mormon Missionary Positions.” The duo refrain from making any personal political commentary, but the dedicated website makes clear the intention by juxtaposing a frighteningly antiquated excerpt from the Latter Day Saints handbook with images of two men demonstrating sexual positions. From the classic missionary position to drawing the bow, the provocative photographs are as artistically entertaining as they are seemingly politically charged.
  Mormon Missionary Positions (Coolhunting)

• Ew. This whole culture is cliched and disgusting and just ew: The sex abuse scandal surrounding the late BBC children’s television host Jimmy Savile widened on Sunday as police arrested former glam rock star and convicted sex offender Gary Glitter in connection with the case, British media said.
  Gary Glitter reportedly arrested in sex abuse investigation (LA Times)

• A copper knife handle depicting a couple having sex and an animal bone carved into the shape of a penis with wings are among thousands of artefacts unearthed across Britain by amateur treasure hunters. The erotic art is part of a huge haul of almost 25,000 Roman artefacts – mainly coins – discovered in England and Wales and documented as part of the Portable Antiquities Scheme.
  Erotic art dating back to Roman times is discovered by amateur treasure hunters armed with metal detectors (Mail Online)

• The Feminist Porn Book: The Politics of Producing Pleasure Now available for pre-order, with essays by Tristan Taormino, Constance Penley, Susie Bright, Candida Royalle, Betty Dodson, Nina Hartley, Buck Angel and more (but no, not me – by my own choice). (Amazon)

• Sensationalism alert: The documentary “Sexy Baby,” which was featured at the Tribeca Film Festival, follows Winnifred’s adolescence from age 12 to age 15, and delves into the world of porn before puberty. Winnifred’s journey in the documentary reflects that of many pre-teens today, and through her eyes parents worldwide get a glimpse into the hyper-sexualized culture their children are facing today.
  Porn Before Puberty? Film Explores Childhood, Parenting in Sex-Saturated Culture (ABC News; video autoplay alert because ABC News sucks that way)

• Last week brought an Obama campaign television ad featuring Lena Dunham, creator, writer and star of the popular HBO series, “Girls”, wherein Ms. Dunham cleverly compares first time voting to first time sex.
  A Brief History Of Sex And Voting Or How The GOP Lost Its Sense Of Humor (Forbes)

• Some people think that sexual negotiation – like consent, safer sex, etc. – is very not sexy; others think it can be hot if you do it right. Enter the Kickstarter for Consent pr0ns…
  Consent Porn: Collected Erotica Featuring Consent by Daniel Copulsky (Kickstarter)

• Wild biology sex adventures anyone? Biologist Dr Carin Bondar is hosting a new video series on non-human sex (but sorry, no robots – that I know of). Teaser trailer has been released.
  Wild Sex – Teaser (Earth Touch Web TV)

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