NYC Zine Fest this weekend!

Hi everyone! Long time no speak, huh? Well, if you're in Brooklyn this weekend, drop by the NYC Zine fest and say hi face to face with some lovely Lickety folks. it's out first time tabling across the border! Awesome.

Sat and Sun, June 27 and 28 at the Brooklyn Lyceum.
12 - 7 both days. FREE!

The Lyceum is located at 227 4th Avenue in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Right atop the R train at Union Street. CLICK HERE FOR MAP.

Blizz Arts and Crafts Street Sale

Come join some of the lovely ladies of Lickety Split as we hawk our wares during the St-Laurent street festival! What could be better than a chance to indulge in your two favourite daytime activities--drinking and reading smut. This time without the public shame!

Obvs, there will also be some other creative and crafty goods to check out, including beautiful skirts designed by one Lara Kaluza. Also, a little birdy told me there might even be some issues of Subversions on hand for those of you who haven't already got your sticky little fingers on a copy as well as issues of the ever popular Dead Dolls zine!

Hope to see you there!

Deets:
Sunday, May 31st
Blizz Arts and Crafts Sale
1-7 pm
3956A Boul. St-Laurent

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Solo Sex! Exploring the Ways We Make Love to Ourselves

Hey there radio lovers, Audio Smut needs your help in breaking masturbation out of the closet!

Got a story about the craziest place you ever masturbated?

Or one of the following:
Once upon a time: masturbation as a kid
The guy in the bushes: Stumbling on the public figure
Are you a circle jerk?
Do you use mice?

Got a great or a cringeworthy story that you'd like to share?

We're looking for short anecdotes for traditional interviews but also for anonymous stories to be used as the basis for a radio play.

contact smut@ckut.ca

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Audio Smut! official facebook group

Save Montreal's Red Light District!

Ok, folks. Shit is going down right now in Montreal's red light district. As Angus developers move closer to the date of fruition on their proposed "development" of the Quartier des Spectacles, the livelihood of the area's sex workers and the existence of historic businesses on le coin are being seriously threatened.

As articulated by scholars and activitsts concerned with sex workers rights, "revitalizing" areas known for prostitution only serves to further isolate sex workers-- making them less accessible to their regular clientele and leaving them more vulnerable to violence. Furthermore, the threat to such sex positive, queer and trans friendly establishments like Cafe Cleopatre is an assault on Montreal's rich tradition of cabaret--one which, during the 1950s when sex reassignment surgery was illegal in Canada, provided a space for transsexual women to work and live as women.

Currently, there are two more public consultation meetings where you can have your say in regards to these proposed "developments."

"As indicated last night in their presentation and responses to various concerned citizens at the first public consultation meeting (organized through the Office of Public Consultation) Angus development does not care about retaining a relationship with the history of the red light district nor with merging their architecture with the surrounding remaining buildings. Angus dev. never intended for the term "cleaning up" to be attached to their efforts, as "this is a new epoch", they do not want to "re-vitalize" this sector but tear it down so that nothing remains of what it once was.

To keep this brief, I urge anyone who is concerned about cultural elitism, gentrification, sex workers rights, travesty theatre, historical architectural, expropriation etc etc. to GO to the next public consultation meetings held at The Hoilday Inn in Chinatown, 95 Viger Ouest and ask questions!" -Amy Rae Hudston

May 25, 7:00 p.m.
2-22 Sainte-Catherine - Architectural concept and urban insertion and heritage

May 26, 7:00 p.m.
Quadrilatère Saint-Laurent - Architectural concept and urban insertion and heritage

For more info on the history of cabaret in Montreal and its connection to the everyday lives of transsexual women during the 1950s and later, check out C'était du spectacle! by Viviane Namaste.

Want to learn more about sex worker's rights and the fight against gentrification and 'moral' revitalization efforts?

Deborah R. Brock- Making Work, Making Trouble: Prostitution as a Social Problem

Bound, Not Gagged

Image via Beavers Abroad on Flickr.

TED: 10 Things You Didn't Know About Orgasm

Here's a neat TED talk I stumbled across where author Mary Roach discusses some interesting, sometimes slightly creepy and often hilarious, little-known facts/hypotheses about the orgasm.

Peep the 12 minute mark on how to stimulate a sow's clitoris and stay 'till the end to learn the world record for the farthest shooting sperm.




Forget holding your breath or any of that other nonsense. The next time you get hiccups, you''ll know what to do!

The Joy of Jelly

Check out this great little doc about fat positivity and burlesque by Joyce Nishioka.



Having boutte (bootay!) as your maiden name?! Now that's serendipity!

Thanks to Phuong L. of Joy Toyz for the tip!

Weekly(ish) Video - Sugalumps

Love, love, luuuuuuve Jermaine and Brett! Also, I'm pretty sure this should be my lover's theme song considering his penchant for flaunting the sugalumps around our house like nobody's business. Dude, it's okay to wear underwear sometimes. I won't forget about them later, I promise.

Full disclosure: I haven't actually watched the second season of Flight of the Concords yet, but apparently this clip is from the episode where Jermaine becomes a street hustler. This could indeed be problematic, however, I don't really see anything problematic about enjoying the serious dance breakdown in this vid. Jermaine has such a pro head roll going on I should be taking notes for my burlesque performances.