The Good Vibrations Guide to Sex (90 page)

Grand Opening!
Retail store and online catalog of toys, books, and videos

318 Harvard Street, #32
Brookline, MA 02146
(617) 731-2626
or
(877-731-2626
www.grandopening.com

Heartwood Whips of Passion
Catalog of handcrafted whips

PO Box 490
Herndon, VA 20172
(703) 834-0757
www.heartwoodwhips.com

House O’ Chicks and Vulva University
Online sex education classes and video sales

2215-R Market Street, #813
San Francisco, CA 94114
www.houseochicks.com

JT’s Stockroom
Catalog of S/M toys

2140 Hyperion Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90027
(323) 666-2121
or
(800) 755-8697
www.stockroom.com

Libida
Online catalog of toys, books, and videos

www.libida.com

Lovecraft
Retail stores and online catalog of toys, books, videos,
and lingerie

27 Yorkville Avenue
Toronto, Ontario
Canada M5R 1B7
(416) 923-7331
or
(877) 923-7331
www.lovecraftsexshop.com

2200 Dundas Street, East
Mississauga, Ontario
Canada L4X 2V3
(905) 276-5772

Loveseason
Retail stores and catalog of toys, books, videos, and
lingerie

4001 198th Street SW, #7
Lynnwood, WA 98036
(425) 775-4502
or
(800) 500-8843

12001 NE 12th Street, #85
Bellevue, WA 98005
(425) 455-0533

724 Meridian Avenue E
Milton, WA 98354
(253) 952-0224

10607 SE 240th Street
Kent, WA 98031
(253) 859-0748

Pleasure Chest
Retail store and catalog of toys and clothing

7733 Santa Monica Boulevard
West Hollywood, CA 90046
(323) 650-1022 (retail)
(800) 753-4536 (mail order)
www.thepleasurechest.com

Purple Passion
Retail store and online catalog of toys, books, videos,
and fetish clothing

211 West 20th Street
New York, NY 10011
(212) 807-0486
www.purplepassion.com

Romantasy
Catalog of custom corsets

2912 Diamond Street, #239
San Francisco, CA 94131
(415) 585-0760
www.romantasy.com

Rubber Tree
Nonprofit organization’s catalog of safersex supplies

PO Box 8179
Santa Fe, NM 87504
(505) 988-5261
or
(888) 792-8733
www.rubbertree.org

Safe Sense
Online catalog of safersex supplies

2015 Polk Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
(415) 351-1903
or
(888) 702-6636
www.condoms.net

SIR Video Productions
Online catalog of lesbian-made erotic and educational
videos

3288 21st Street, #94
San Francisco, CA 94110
www.sirvideo.com

Stormy Leather
Retail store and catalog of fetish clothing and toys

1158 Howard Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
(415) 626-1672
or
(877) 975-5577
www.stormyleather.com

Toys in Babeland
Retail stores and catalog of toys, books, and videos

711 E. Pike Street
Seattle, WA 98112
(206) 328-2914
or
(800) 658-9119
www.babeland.com

94 Rivington Street
New York, NY 10002
(212) 375-1701

Venus Book Club
Online catalog of erotic books and videos.

www.venusbookclub.com

Vixen Creations
Catalog of handcrafted silicone toys

1004 Revere, #B-49
San Francisco, CA 94124
(415) 822-0403
www.vixencreations.com

A Woman’s Touch
Retail store and catalog of toys, books, and videos

600 Williamson Street
Madison, WI 53703
(608) 250-1928
or
(888) 621-8880
www.a-womans-touch.com

Womyn’s Ware
Retail store and catalog of toys and books

896 Commercial Drive
Vancouver, British Columbia
Canada V5L 3Y5
(604) 254-2543
or
(888) 996-9273
www.womynsware.com

Xandria Collection
Lawrence Research Group
Catalog of toys, books, and videos

165 Valley Drive
Brisbane, CA 94005
(415) 468-3812
or
(800) 242-2823
www.xandria.com

Magazines and Online Erotica

Adult Video News
Monthly trade magazine of the adult film industry:
news, reviews, and gossip

AVN Publications
(818) 718-5788
www.adultvideonews.com

Anything That Moves
Nonprofit quarterly bisexual magazine

2261 Market Street, #496
San Francisco, CA 94114
(415) 626-5069
www.anythingthatmoves.com

Clean Sheets
Online weekly magazine with erotica and
commentary

www.cleansheets.com

Dimensions Magazine
Bimonthly magazine celebrating BBWs (big, beautiful
women) and their admirers

PO Box 640
Folsom, CA 95763
(916) 984-9947
www.dimensionsmagazine.com

Erotica Readers and Writers Association
A forum for women and men interested in writing,
reading, or talking about erotica

www.erotica-readers.com

Good Vibes Magazine
Articles on sex and erotica published by Good
Vibrations and updated weekly.

www.goodvibes.com

Jane’s Net Sex Guide
Jane is the Ralph Nader of online adult commerce:
she reviews hundreds of adult sites and provides
consumer tips.

www.janesguide.com

Libido: The Journal of Sex and Sensibility
Online literary sex magazine

PO Box 146721
Chicago, IL 60614
(773) 275-0842
or
(800) 495-1988
www.libidomag.com

Loving More
Quarterly magazine on responsible polyamory

PO Box 4358
Boulder, CO 80306
(305) 543-7540
or
(800) 424-9561
www.lovemore.com

Nerve
Online magazine of erotica, articles, and personals

www.nerve.com

On Our Backs
Bimonthly lesbian magazine

3415 Cesar Chavez Street, #101
San Francisco, CA 94110
(877) 999-6627
www.onourbacksmag.com

Scarlet Letters: The Journal of Femmerotica
Online magazine of erotica, articles, and advice

www.scarletletters.com

Spectator Magazine
Weekly sex news, reviews, and pictorials

PO Box 1984
Berkeley, CA 94701
(510) 849-1615
or
(800) 624-8433
www.spectator.net

Sex Information and Organizations

Hotlines

Sexual Health

American Social Health Association hotline,
(800) 971-8500
Centers for Disease Control national AIDS hotline,
(800) 342-AIDS
Spanish, (800) 344-7432
Hearing impaired, (800) 243-7889
Centers for Disease Control national STD hotline,
(800) 227-8922
Emergency Contraception hotline, (800) 584-9911
HIV/AIDS Teen hotline, (800) 440-TEEN
National Abortion Federation hotline, (800) 772-9100
National Herpes hotline, (919) 361-8488

Sexual Abuse and Domestic Violence

Domestic Violence hotline, (800) 799-SAFE
National Child Abuse hotline, (800) 4-A-CHILD
RAINN (Rape Abuse and Incest National Network),
(800) 656-HOPE

Information

San Francisco Sex Information,
www.sfsi.org
(877) 472-7374
or
(415) 989-7374
Seattle Sex Information, (206) 328-7711

Sexual Health Resources

Circumcision Information and Resource Pages
Medical and historical articles, as well as information
for parents and educators

www.cirp.org

FSD (Female Sexual Dysfunction) Alert
Feminist educational campaign challenging the
medical myth of female sexual dysfunction and
promoting a more holistic approach to women’s
sexual empowerment

www.fsd-alert.org

Safer Sex Page
A friendly, comprehensive, multimedia site

www.safersex.org

Isadora Alman’s Sexuality Forum
An online community discussing sex and relationships

www.askisadora.com

Society for Human Sexuality
The largest online archive of sexuality materials

www.sexuality.org

Resources for Children, Teens, and Parents

Advocates for Youth
Promotes policies to help youth make informed and
responsible decisions about sexual health

1025 Vermont Avenue, NW, #200
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 347-5700
www.advocatesforyouth.org

Coalition for Positive Sexuality
A sex education site run by teens for teens

www.positive.org

Go Ask Alice!
A site serving a student population and boasting an
extensive archive of sex Q&A

www.alice.columbia.edu

Our Whole Lives (OWL)
A comprehensive, lifespan sexuality education series
for grades K-12

Unitarian Universalist Association Bookstore
25 Beacon Street
Boston, MA 02108
(800) 215-9076
www.uua.org

Scarleteen: Sex Education That’s for Real
Accurate sex advice for youth delivered in a friendly,
nonjudgmental manner

www.scarleteen.com

Sex
Etc.
A sex education site run by teens for teens

www.sxetc.com

Professional Organizations

American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors,
and Therapists (AASECT)
Can provide list of AASECT-certified therapists and
counselors; publishes
Journal of Sex Education and
Therapy

PO Box 238
Mount Vernon, IA 52314
(319) 895-8407
www.aasect.org

Sexuality Information and Education Council of the
United States (SIECUS)
Annotated bibliographies on dozens of sex-related
topics online or by mail

130 West 42nd Street, #350
New York, NY 10036
(212) 819-9770
www.siecus.org

The Society for the Scientific Study of Sex (SSSS)
Publishes
Journal of Sex Research

Address and phone same as AASECT (above)
www.ssc.wisc.edu/ssss

Freedom of Expression Organizations

American Civil Liberties Union
Nonprofit organization offering educational and legal
services to defend First Amendment rights

125 Broad Street, 18th Floor
New York, NY 10004
(212) 944-9800
www.aclu.org

Electronic Frontier Foundation
Nonprofit organization protecting civil liberties online

454 Shotwell Street
San Francisco, CA 94110
(415) 436 9333
www.eff.org

Feminists for Free Expression
Nonprofit anticensorship organization

PO Box 2525
Times Square Station
New York, NY 10108
(212) 702-6292
www.ffeusa.org

Free Speech Coalition
Trade organization providing resources and advocacy on
legislation affecting the adult entertainment industry

www.freespeechcoalition.com

National Coalition Against Censorship
Nonprofit organization; publishes
Censorship News
four times per year

275 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY 10001
(212) 807-6222
www.ncac.org

National Coalition for Sexual Freedom
Nonprofit organization advocating for individual
rights to consensual alternative sexual expression and
working to change antiquated sex laws

1312 18th Street, NW, #102
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 955-1023
www.NCSFreedom.org

Peacefire
Youth alliance against Internet censorship; provides
information on Internet filters and blocking software

www.peacefire.org

Sex and Disability Resources

Come as You Are
Online catalog site also features information on sex
and disability

www.comeasyouare.com

Committee on Sexuality
Committee of professionals, parents, and people with
developmental disabilities advocating for sexual rights

21450 Bear Creek Road
Los Gatos, CA 95030
www.w3ddesign.com/committee

Diverse City Press
Publishes sex resources for peoplewith developmental
disabilities and their caregivers

460 Oak Street
Newmarket, Ontario
Canada L3Y 3X6
(877) 246 5226
www.diverse-city.com

Gimp Girl Community: Sex and Disability
An excellent resource site featuring articles, links,
and discussion boards

www.gimpgirl.com/sex.html

Good Vibrations Shopping Guide for People with
Disabilities
Advice and recommended products

www.goodvibes.com

Ragged Edge
Bimonthly magazine on disability rights that
sometimes covers sexual issues