When I picked up Best Women’s Erotica 2013, I had some questions. The most glaring one was centered on the term ‘women’s erotica.’ Was the idea that it is for women? By women? About women? Perhaps all three. But that seems to leave a lot of potential consumers,...
The Feminist Porn Book : The Politics of Producing Pleasure Edited by Tristan Taormino, Constance Penley, Celine Parrenas Shimizu & Mireille Miller-Young 2013 Similarly to feminist porn, The Feminist Porn Book works in a collaborative manner to create space for...
While reading The Feminist Porn Book in various public spaces, I noticed quite a few confused glances, double takes, and a few brave souls dared to ask questions. So I thought to myself, in the week leading up to this year’s Feminist Porn Awards, what better time to engage...
I suppose some would say that considering what I get up to on weekends, and here on xoxoamore, it’s a little late in the game for my first sex club adventure. But hey, better now than never, and what better night to begin my exploration of Toronto’s premier sex club,...
As hosts of Toronto’s longest running monthly fetish night, Northbound Leather has become a central figure in Toronto’s leather, fetish, BDSM, gay, transgender and other alternative communities. It is no wonder, then, that their annual Fetish Fashion Show Party has...
When we endeavor to learn more about sex and sexuality, there are a variety of topics and subjects that may expand our knowledge in new and interesting ways. So, firstly I would like to address the question: why/how a comment about gender is relevant in a series such as Sex...
For this year's Sexapalooza Toronto, we were lucky enough to have three of our contributors offer their impressions of this widely popular show. There was lots to do and see at Sexapalooza Toronto so we thought we'd offer you with as much variety as possible. In SevErin's...
So you wanna be kinky? Welcome to Bondage, Discipline, and Sadomasochism 101! Whatever your gender, whatever your orientation, there are elements of kinky play that you may enjoy. Not everyone likes everything, but many people enjoy one or many types of kinky play and find...
