Center for Sex and Culture

Two queer women offer insider and outsider perspectives on champ-quality pussy eating

We are excited to announce the return of HOW TO EAT PUSSY LIKE A CHAMP! We all want to give and receive gratifying, bone-chilling sexual pleasure, but talking about sex can be awkward, sex education is woefully inadequate, and most porn does not depict realistic sexuality. What if two queer women debunked our accumulated myths and misconceptions and offered insider and outsider perspectives on champ-quality pussy eating? Ali and Mina are at your service! Come learn How to Eat Pussy Like a Champ, a unique and comprehensive workshop designed for singles, couples, triads, and even hot dates!* It features lively discussion, a range of panel topics and demonstrations, hands-on exercises, and video-projected live pussy eating demos.

This workshop emphasizes accurate sex information and clear communication: Learn comprehensive anatomy and the science of orgasm never taught in traditional in sex ed Overcome awkwardness and create sexy communication Figure out how you and your partner like to be touched Learn to feel comfortable asking for what you want and how to solicit your partner’s desires And provides you the opportunity to put these skills into action:

1. Practice getting out of your head and getting fully in your body
   
2. Explore how to tease and progress in a thoroughly titillating manner
   
3. Discover the wide range of techniques possible for maximizing pleasure Examine how to slow it down and when to ramp it up
   
4. Discuss the many ways to mix it up, including incorporating toys and ass play
   

You’ll leave with a comprehensive How to Eat Pussy Like A Champ pamphlet covering the 5 Central Tenets of Champ-Quality Pussy Eating, a “Guide to My Pussy” handout to share with your lover(s) and/or partner(s), and several fun pussy eating games to try at home.  It is an incredibly impactful workshop for both beginners and experts alike! And we are offering you two opportunities to take this highly praised workshop:  Saturday, Febrary 4th, 2-6pm. Make sure buy your tickets before they sell out! Participants must be 18 years of age or older. All participants must attend the workshop must agree to comply with our policies for appropriate behavior, and we reserve the right to refuse service for safety concerns. *We are queer, kink, vanilla, and poly friendly and take immense care in creating a space in which participants feel comfortable and safe.

The links included above are: www.howtoeatpussylikeachamp.comhttp://www.howtoeatpussylikeachamp.com/testimonials/ http://www.howtoeatpussylikeachamp.com/pal-policy/  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hteplc-how-to-eat-pussy-like-a-champ-24-tickets-2923890635  (for tickets)

– Alison C. K. Fogarty, Ph.D. Sexuality and Intimacy Educator Trans Allyship Consultant www.ackfogarty.comwww.linkedin.com/in/ackfogartywww.facebook.com/Dr.Fogarty

EVENT CANCELED

We are so sorry for the inconvenience! We know how excited folks were to enjoy an evening with the amazing S. Bear Bergman, who cannot make it due to an illness.  Please stay tuned for a February visit!

GRAB BAG with S. Bear Bergman

Wednesday, 12/14, doors at 6:30

All sorts of treats for this last-minute show. Come prepared to close your eyes, stick your hand in, and pull out a surprise from a tangle of stories, snippets of comedy, Ask Bear Live, and who knows what all else with audience voting, rolls of the dice, and probably some dealer’s choice. We’ll have fun, that’s for sure. 7pm, PWYC.

Tuesday, Dec 27.    7pm - 9:30pm
Tix: https://planetmidori.ticketleap.com/12-27-2016/

San Francisco “Hot Squirming - Erotic Humiliation Play: The Why. The How. The What To Avoid.” with Midori

Why do people get off on being embarrassed or humiliated? Is this a style of play you’ve struggled to understand? Do you want to understand how to do this well and avoid disasters? What are the potential psychological ramifications? What’s different for a one-time scene vs. playing with your life partner? Emphasizing emotional safety throughout, Midori will explore a wide range of play from light teasing and embarrassment to serious humiliation.

What’s the difference between a healthy and constructive scene and one that is destructive and harmful?

She will share with you a unique model she’s developed to better understand and create an experience that is hot for all the players involved.

Are you trying to better understand this difficult subject? Have you questioned yourself on your desires or ability to make another squirm? Or have you ever secretly wanted to be put on the spot or shown how really naughty you are? Then this class is for you!

This is a lecture style class with disucssions and visual examples.   Yes, you will witness the real deal, a live humiliation scene, as part of this learning experience.

First 5 ticket sales for pair and solo receive a free bonus gift of KinkLab Bondage Tape from the good people of the Stockroom!

Doors open at 6:30pm.  Instruction starts at 7pm sharp. Please be on time.

After the instruction portion, there will be a half hour or so of bondage play lab time. Enjoy!

Bring: Note taking material.

Transportation: Discount with Lyft!

• Forget parking woes & get to the class with comfort and savings!  I love to use Lyft! I find them much better than Uber for both cost and quality of service.  And Lyft is so much better than the average San Francisco taxis.
• Go to either www.Lyft.com or to your app store.   Download Lyft app
• Set up your account
• Use my discount code [ MIDORI273844]  You’ll get up to $50 in free ride credits!

Age 18+.
All genders, orientation, experience level welcome.
Facility is accessible to most wheelchairs.
Cancellation: 48 hour notice required for full refund.

About Midori

Midori is a renowned educator and writer on sexuality. Dubbed “the super nova of kink” by Dan Savage, she emerged from the Sex Positive Movement in San Francisco and is now a much sought after international presenter on sexuality, personal fulfillment and kinky adventures.

An authority and leading expert on alternative pleasures, she has a unique and entertaining process of teaching concrete skills. She has a delightful ability to deconstruct and distill complex matters of desire into surprisingly accessible lessons with eloquence and humanity. She’s known for tackling challenging topics with fresh and relevant insights. She calls this her “head-heart-hands” method to create a space where people are allowed individual self-exploration. Fundamentally she is motivated by helping people to create authentic and intimate relationships while emphasizing self actualization, shame reduction, acceptance and justice.

Her writing is extensive, ranging from numerous articles, columns, works of fiction, to instructional books. She is the author of The Seductive Art of Japanese Bondage, Wild Side Sex, and Master Han’s Daughter.
She leads erotically practical and personally transformative small group intensives, including Rope Dojo ®, ForteFemme: Women’s Dominance Weekend Intensive and Make Hot Play Happen ~ while still making time for personal coaching those who want to lifelong liberation of joy and confidence.
When she’s not traveling and teaching, she’s creating provocative and curious art and performances as a social practice artist.

Contact: http://fhp-inc.com/contact.

Classes & Info:   www.FHP-inc.com  
Rope Dojo 2 day Intensive. www.RopeDojo.com  
ForteFemme Women’s Dominance Intensive www.ForteFemme.com      
Make Hot Play Happen Intensive www.MakeHotPlayHappen
Facebook / Twitter / Instagram / Vimeo / YouTube: @PlanetMidori

Support her fight against HIV! She volunteers for AIDS LifeCycle. www.tofighthiv.org/goto/midori

Saturday Dec 17.  Noon - 3pm

[Rope: Control & Dominance Moves] & Bondage Play Lab w Midori at CSC

A pop up class!
Tix: https://planetmidori.ticketleap.com/12-17-2016/

Learn effective rope moves to enhance control. What ever style of bondage or rope play you enjoy, these skills will boost the emotional and psychological intensity. In this hands-on class you’ll practice safe moves that are body-smart for the top side and bottom sides.
Whether you enjoy Kinbaku, Shibari, Westen, Predicament, Damsel in Distress, Take-downs or Confrontational play, these techniques will integrate well into your fun!
No experience necessary.

First 5 ticket sales for pair and solo receive a free bonus gift of KinkLab Bondage Tape from the good people of the Stockroom!

Doors open at 11:30am.  Instruction starts at noon sharp. Please be on time.

After the instruction portion, there will be a half hour or so of bondage play lab time. Enjoy!

Bring: Two or three length of rope that you usually play with. If you’re not sure, bring two or three lengths of 20 to 30 feet of ropes. If you don’t have rope, there will be some available to borrow

Wear: Comfortable clothing.

Pair attendance is encouraged, but solos are welcome as well. If you come solo, you’ll be paired with other solos for practice.

This Rope Dojo Elective is open to those who play at one or both ends of the rope.
You do not have to be a Rope Dojo graduate to attend. If you’ve not attended, this class will provide excellent foundation for the two-day intensive.    More info: www.RopeDojo.com

Midori has been pivotal in the rise of awareness and popularity of Shibari in the US and the West. She wrote the first English language instruction book on the topic, ‘The Seductive Art of Japanese Bondage’, and then founded the Rope Dojo in 2002

Rope Shopping Suggestion:

• For exceptional hemp ropes, go to the good folks of Twisted Monk.  Use my discount code and get $10 off your purchase of $75 or more. MIDORI4Q16    Expires 12/30/16.
• I love cotton rope as well. This is great stuff, especially if you’re just starting out.  Feels great, easy to tie with, great for sex play and very reasonably priced.   Midori’s Favorite Cotton Rope
Transportation: Discount with Lyft!

• Forget parking woes & get to the class with comfort and savings!  I love to use Lyft! I find them much better than Uber for both cost and quality of service.  And Lyft is so much better than the average San Francisco taxis.
• Go to either www.Lyft.com or to your app store.   Download Lyft app
• Set up your account
• Use my discount code [ MIDORI273844]  You’ll get up to $50 in free ride credits!

Age 18+.
All genders, orientation, experience level welcome.
No experience necessary.
Facility is accessible to most wheelchairs.
Cancellation: 48 hour notice required for full refund.

The Godless Perverts Holiday Fun Time Party

Godless Perverts is throwing our annual Holiday Fun Time party on Saturday, December 10, 8-11 pm! Who says the holidays are only for the believers? Just as families don’t stop giving presents after the kids realize that Santa is a fake, the godless can have a great time during the holidays even without any gods, deities, angels, or spirits watching over them. And Godless Perverts Holiday Fun Time is just the place to do it! It’s at the Center for Sex and Culture, 1349 Mission St. in San Francisco, between 9th and 10th Streets, near the Civic Center BART station. (Yes, the location has changed! This is the new, correct location.) And this year, we’re making it a fundraiser for St. James Infirmary, the health clinic for sex workers in San Francisco!

We’ll have:

Festive food and drink! It’s a potluck: we’ll provide food, but we’d love to add your holiday treats to the buffet.
Adorably ridiculous icebreaker games!
Atheist holiday songs, celebrating the improper, twisted, and just plain silly!
Door prizes, including books and DVDs that are godless, pervy, or both!

And this year, Donna will be doing debaptisms! In fact, she’ll undo any religious initiation ceremony you like. Baptisms, confirmations, Bar or Bat Mitzvahs, Wiccanings — you name it, she’ll undo it! Donna is a fully certified Humanist celebrant, so when you’re debaptised, you stay that way.

Blasphemous costumes, sexy costumes, awesome combinations of the above, and other festive garb are encouraged, but by no means required.

This year’s party is a benefit for St. James Infirmary. St. James is a unique healthcare resource, even in San Francisco. Founded by and for sex workers, they provide free, compassionate and nonjudgmental healthcare and social services for current and former sex workers of all genders and sexual orientations. We wholeheartedly support the organization, and we want to help them out. So all donations collected at the party will go directly to St. James Infirmary. Last year we raised over $900 for them: let’s see if we can beat that this year!

We’re asking for donations of $10-$20 at the door — but please just donate what you can, whether that’s less than $10, or more than $20. (We’re also collecting funds now to cover the costs of throwing the party — please help make it happen if you can!)

Godless Perverts Holiday Fun Time is at the Center for Sex and Culture, 1349 Mission St. in San Francisco, between 9th and 10th Streets, near the Civic Center BART station. (Please note the new, correct location!) Saturday, December 10, 8:00 to 11:00 pm. We hope to see you there!

Prop 60 Debrief: What is Prop 60, how would it effect us, and how can we stop it?

Center for Sex and Culture
Free
November 3rd, 7:00PM

Does Prop 60 have you confused? Attorneys Alex Austin of the Austin Law Group and Karen Tynan will join Verta of the Adult Performer Advocacy Committee, adult film producer Shine Louise Houston and performer Jiz Lee to address questions from the industry. What is Prop 60? How would it effect our business? What can we do in the remaining days leading up to the election to stop it? This debrief will focus on adult film and cam professionals but is open to the public.

Participants:

Austin Law Group is the premier queer adult entertainment law firm in the Bay Area. Austin Law Group was founded in 1996 by attorney, Alex Austin. Alex earned a law degree from New College of California School of Law, the oldest public interest law school in the nation. Alex is on the legal referral panel for National Coalition for Sexual Freedom, Kink Aware Lawyers, California Lawyers for the Arts, AIDS Legal Referral Panel and Transgender Law Center. Alex is a member of the Entertainment Section of the Bar Association of San Francisco, the American Bar Association’s Section of Intellectual Property Law, National Lawyers Guild, and Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom. Austin Law Group strives to provide high quality legal services at reasonable fees, while maintaining an atmosphere compatible with the creative and adventurous nature of our clients.

Karen Tynan is a California attorney practicing in the areas of employment law and regulatory law and holds a B.S. degree in marine transportation from the United States Merchant Marine Academy. She advises and defends California employers and companies in civil, administrative, and regulatory matters. She works with clients throughout all areas of California including the Bay Area, Central Valley, High Sierra, Los Angeles, and San Diego area. Many clients have worked with the office for at least ten years with services ranging from defending wage and hour claims, defending discrimination suits, in-house sexual harassment training, compliance, and crisis management. Karen is licensed to practice law in the State of California, including the United States District Courts of the Eastern District and Northern District.

Verta is an author, adult film performer, and Secretary of the Adult Performer Advocacy Committee. The Adult Performer Advocacy Committee advocates to maintain and improve safety and working conditions in the adult film industry by giving adult performers organized representation in matters that affect our health, safety, and community.

Shine Louise Houston is the founder and director of the San Francisco-based adult film company Pink and White Productions. She is a graduate of the San Francisco Arts Institute with a Bachelors in Fine Art Film and a former staff of Good Vibrations. Her work is internationally recognized for its cinematic quality and honest portrayal of LGBTQ sexuality. She was awarded the “Sylvester Pride in the Arts” by the Harvey Milk Democratic Club and the California Legislature Assembly, and was honored ‘Visionary’ at the Feminist Porn Awards. Her films have been presented at Stanford, Princeton, UC Berkeley, San Francisco State University, and the American Studies Conference, among others, and appear in the Human Sexuality textbook, A Taste for Brown Sugar: Black Women in Pornography, and featured on Emmy award-winning television seriesTransparent, on HBO NOW, and in exhibit at the Tate Modern Museum in London.

Jiz Lee has worked in the adult industry for over a decade, spanning independent erotic films and hardcore gonzo pornography. A versatile performer and key player in the queer porn movement, Jiz has been the recipient of multiple AVN and XBiz Award industry nominations and Feminist Porn Awards, and is an honoree of The Trans 100. (Jiz is nonbinary and uses the gender-neutral pronouns: they/them.) Their writing has appeared in Global Information Society Watch: Sexual Rights and the Internet and they are the creator and editor of Coming Out Like a Porn Star: essays on pornography, protection, and privacy, and co-editor of the Porn Studies Journal Special Issue: Porn and Labour.

Facebook Event Page: http://bit.ly/2f2nvcw

Miss Vera in SF at Center for Sex and Culture

This Sunday at 7:30 PM - 10 PM

Bye bye binary! Why is cross gender exploration not just for trans people? This and other questions will be part of the discussion when I present my new book, Miss Vera’s Cross Gender Fun for All.

How does the shady history of trans color what we understand about transgender today? What are the topics, who are the people left out of the equation as a movement claims legitimacy?

Cross dressing encouraged!

So excited to be seeing friends and fans in SF!

…Veronica Vera, D.H.S., author and founder, Miss Vera’s Finishing School for Boys Who Want to Be Girls

Come prepared to learn some flawless tricks and tips.