First designed in 1972, this discreet little number is oft touted as the “grandmother of all battery vibrators.” Thirty-two years ago, it stood alone multi-speed status with a mere two models (small and large); unfortunately, “Dave” (or Direct Advantage Values Enterprise, Inc.) did not foresee that it would take off in the manner that it would. As he never patented his design, there are now over 10,000 variations in style, size, and texture… not to mention a dazzling rainbow of colors from which to choose.

Much like vintage Eames, the Slimline’s classic design has withstood the test of time. Once found tucked neatly into your grandmother’s underwear drawer or your mother’s bedside table, this vibe now finds itself pleasuring the next generation. With its pleasing candy colors, seamless hard plastic design, and speeds that take themselves from a purr to a growl, this vibe is a wonderful choice for a first-time user or a seasoned vibration aficionada. Want vibration on your clit? The Slimline provides. Desire internal stimulation? The Slimline is there as well. Want to take it in the tub with you? Why, yes, there are even two waterproof models, one of which comes in a feisty pink leopard pattern.
A happy customer reports:

This is a nice vibe, slick enough to use without lube and thick enough to really feel once you insert it. The vibrations are strong, quiet, and based at the tip, so it’s great for clit or vaginal use.

Unlike vintage Eames, the Slimline will not drain your savings account. Always affordable (the large silver is even on sale this month), it’s a guilt-free indulgence that still allows room for modernist furniture fantasies. (Because really, how fabulous would this classically designed vibe look with your flawlessly designed chair?)

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I am reposting this from The Gender Center, Inc. in Oregon. Please read the following article and then take the time to sign this easy to use on-line petition.
This is an extremely serious issue for the GLBT community, we really need everyone’s help with this one! Thank you in advance for your time and support.

Dear folks,

I’m writing you because you are well-connected with our LGBT community organizations. A catastrophic thing has just happened to the community on the federal level, there’s still time to stop it, and most folks in the community seem not to know. A few days ago the American Psychiatric Association announced who would write the new revision of the DSMV, the manual of mental disorders that controls the diagnosis and treatment of gender and sexual difference. The “expert” just named to chair the revisions on sexuality and gender is Kenneth Zucker. Zucker is the major remaining proponent of “reparative therapy” to “cure” kids they think are LGBT. If the APA doesn’t change the committee, the next edition of the DSMV will probably prescribe reparative therapies as recommended “treatment” for LGBT people.

Zucker’s named Ray Blanchard to the work group that will rewrite Gender Identity Disorder. Here’s the deal: Blanchard is connected with ex-gay organizations; his core theory is that transpeople are “really” sex offenders or homosexuals, and homosexuals are mentally ill. Zucker’s stated purpose for reparative therapy is that, without it, gay kids will grow up into transsexuals. So any version of Gender Identity Disorder the two of them write will not only put transpeople out of medical help and into conversion therapy, but also redefine GID from an independent diagnosis to a kind of homosexuality. In other words, their goal is to put homosexuality back in the DSMV as a mental illness. We’d be back where we were before 1973.

I hoped I’d never have to live with this crap again, but here we are in the Stone Age. These are the folks that “cure” boys who play with dolls and girls who like sports. The APA just gave these wackos the authority to define American gays and lesbians as mentally ill. They’re likely to use it. We have to get the word out. If the community protests loudly and fast, the APA will probably have to remove Zucker and Blanchard. I am terrified it won’t happen because it’ll get tagged as a “trans issue.” The HRC, the Advocate and so on have no love lost on transpeople, but transpeople don’t have the pull with the APA. Only the gay and lesbian communities can apply the necessary pressure. It’s use it or lose it. Once your identity has been defined as a mental illness your political clout falls to zero.

Folks in the know say the appointment was so unexpected that it’s likely most APA leadership doesn’t really understand what they just did. Zucker and Blanchard are considered fringe–Zucker’s clinic in Toronto has been defunded by the Canadian government. But they’re famous for their political skills, taking over academic forums and then using them to set themselves up as “recognized experts.” I think if we call the APA on it right away, they’ll fold and replace them.

Please help. Spread the word to everyone you know. Any contacts you have with LGBT political advocacy and media organizations, please light a fire with them to pressure the APA to remove Zucker and Blanchard from the DSMV committee. It matters for all of us.

If you want to get a sneak peek at what this would be like, check out our Bachelorette event this Thursday from 7:00pm to 9:00pm at the Soho store. You can get a taste of what the party experience is like and anyone who registers for a party will get a Babeland goodie bag and everyone who attends will be entered to win a free Rabbit Habbit!

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I love that sex education is something that people can do without a degree. Why should any one group of people have a monopoly over information that is so central to our lives? I might defer to someone if I need to learn about cell biology but when almost everyone has had or will have sex, we can all be experts and share our knowledge.

Plus, as Jamye notes, it’s terrific to see that people are less afraid of admitting there are things they don’t know. We’re all raised with the expectation that we’ll know exactly what we’re doing in bed but no one ever actually teaches us what to do! It’s pretty incredible that anything gets done at all. I applaud the people who attend our workshops for wanting to learn new things, possibly make mistakes but have a whole lot of fun.

Jamye’s article also mentions Ducky Doolittle (pictured), another former Babeland employee and one of the coolest people I’ve ever met. Here’s what Jamye and Ducky have to say.

Ducky Doolittle is the type of sex educator Taormino was talking about. A former peep-show girl, dominatrix and nudie magazine model, Doolittle now finds herself in the spotlight as one of the nation’s top sex educators and the educational coordinator for For Your Pleasure. She’s trained with Planned Parenthood and is a certified sexual assault and violence intervention counselor. Doolittle teaches workshops in private settings and at public venues like the New York Museum of Sex.

She also worked at Babeland, eventually going from sex educator to lead workshop facilitator. That’s where she became the education coordinator, “building the workshop program and training others how to teach,” she says. “I never sought out to be a sex educator. It was just the natural path for me.”

Doolittle says her retail experience provided some of the best sex education she received. “Working at Babeland was one of the best training situations a budding sex educator could find themselves in,” she explains. “All day, you answer sex questions from random strangers. If they stump you, chances are there is someone else on staff who has the answer and who you can learn from.”

I couldn’t agree more. There’s no better place to hone your skills as a sex educator than at a place like Babeland where you get literally every question possible. Whenever I don’t know the answer to something, my coworkers are always there to help. Sometimes I learn from the customers which is a lot of fun.

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In Brooklyn, Babeland is proud to sponsor and would like to invite all moms and non-moms of the Park Slope area to attend:

The Second Annual Edgy Moms Reading and Cocktail Party:

Tales of Motherhood without Sanctimony.

Join seven notable and notably edgy writer-moms for a fun reading over a much-needed cocktail in honor of Mothers Day. From single moms to sexy moms to moms who let their kids ride the MTA alone; these writers will shock, amuse, and entertain you, and they won’t make you eat your vegetables before you get dessert. Enjoy a totally un-Hallmark way to celebrate the mother in your life. Babeland will be offering goodie bags at a raffle as well as coupons for all attendees.
Admission free and open to all

Readers of the night are:

Amy Benfer, essayist and Salon writer who became a mom at sixteen

Louise Crawford, The Brooklyn Paper’s Smartmom and editor of Only the Blog Knows Brooklyn

Christen Clifford, writer/performer of Off-Broadway’s hit show Babylove: True Stories about Sex and Motherhood

Michele Somerville Madigan, poet and blogger, Fresh Poetry Daily

Sophia Romero, blogger, The Shiksa from Manila and novelist, Always Hiding

Lenore Skenazy, controversial New York Sun writer, who let her 9-year-old take the subway alone

Louise Sloan, author of Knock Yourself Up: A Tell-All Guide to Becoming a Single Mom

Amy Sohn, novelist, Run Catch Kiss and My Old Man, Park Slope ruckus rouser

The Montauk Club
25 8th Avenue between Lincoln and St. Johns Pl. in Park Slope, Brooklyn
Thursday May 15th
7 p.m.: Cocktails (cash bar)
7:30 p.m.: Reading

Think again: when the fire to create (and educate) burns, it will burn until you draw your last breath.

As a prolific artist, Dr. Sprinkle has collaborated with luminaries ranging from seminal Fluxist, Willem DeRidder, to groundbreaking feminist performance artist, Linda Montano. Her newest collaborative project, Love Art Lab, draws on her feminist and conceptual art background and understanding of convergent social issues, while infusing it all with the colorful, sexy fun that she has become known for.

From the Love Art Lab website:

We, Elizabeth M. Stephens and Annie M. Sprinkle, are an artist couple committed to doing projects that explore, generate, and celebrate love. We utilize visual art, installation, theater pieces, interventions, live-art, exhibitions, lectures, printed matter and activism. Each year we orchestrate one or more interactive performance art weddings in collaboration with various national and international communities, then display the ephemera in art galleries. Our projects incorporate the colors and themes of the chakras, a structure inspired by Linda M. Montano’s 14 Years of Living Art.

The Love Art Laboratory grew out of our response to the violence of war, the anti-gay marriage movement, and our prevailing culture of cynicism. We hope the Love Art Laboratory will help make the world a more fun, sexy, tolerant, love-filled place.

Choosing this year to focus on the color green, the couple will be celebrating their 4th wedding on May 17th. In renewing their vows of love, Dr. Sprinkle and Ms. Stephens will add complementary promises to honor and cherish the Earth. Open to the public, the couple requests that guests attire themselves in green (whether it be formal, costume, or sculptural) for the ceremony; and, oh, what a ceremony it will be! Including over 70 participants (from artist Linda Montano to porn legend Veronica Hart), the event details are as follows:

Gather & Green Hors d’oeuvres: 2:30-3:00pm.
Ceremony Performance: 3:00-5:00pm.
Green Cake & Bouquet Toss: 5:00-5:30pm
Where: In the Shakespeare Glen, University of California Santa Cruz
Wedding Themes: Love, Compassion, Environmentalism, and the Earth.

Since I regrettably am unable to attend, I’d like to take a moment to offer my Mazel Tov to the brides. I’ll be keeping you both (along with the Earth) in my thoughts.

Find full details on the Love Art Lab at www.loveartlab.org
Visit Dr. Annie Sprinkle at www.anniesprinkle.org
Visit Ms. Elizabeth Stephens at www.elizabethstephens.org

Sue’s show is a call-in show and she gets every question known to personkind. As a sex educator, it’s always fun and interesting to hear another person’s answer to a question you’ve gotten before. Sue is a nurse, so she knows her anatomy and she manages to combine both grandmotherly caring (”oh honey, you probably don’t want to stick that in your ass”) and a ‘been there, heard that’ attitude that is comforting and normalizing. I’m really going to miss having her around - and hearing the call-in questions every week.

I can’t recommend enough that you check out the last episode. Find a friend who has cable and loves sex toys and catch her before she’s gone. There are also some awesome clips on YouTube (of course!). I particularly like this one where Sue debunks the necessity of deep throating and gives some great tips for oral sex.

The best part is that in some photos there are actually many dildos and sex toys and you can go dildo hunting. It would make a great game for a bachelorette party! In the photo below, there are apparently 7 sex toys, can you find them all?