Be heard on the issues that matter most to you!
Thanks to Debbie Nathan for reminding me to post this! I hope to be there on Saturday, myself. There is an awful lot of reporting on sex-related issues that presumes sex - at least any sex other than the procreative-marital kind - to be automatically bad or dangerous. There are lots of subtle and not-so-subtle negative attitudes about sex that pervade much mainstream press coverage. I can't say it better than they do here. For those reasons and more we need to actively support sex-positive journalism. So join the party on Saturday night:
Join Us for the Sexies Award Ceremony and Party, Oct. 4, New York City
Contact: Susan Wright, 917-848-6544 or Miriam Axel-Lute
Join us in New York City to celebrate the awarding of the first Sex-Positive Journalism Awards.
The party will be Sat. Oct. 4, 6:30-9:30pm, in the downstairs lounge of Splash, 50 W. 17th Street, New York. $5 cover
Mingle with your favorite sex-positive writers and advocates, and support the mission of Sexies awards so they can continue into 2009! The award ceremony will be MC'ed by Lolita Wolf, and attended by first place winners Amanda Robb ("Abstinence 1, S-CHIP O," NEW YORK TIMES), Debbie Nathan ("Hysteria, Exploitation, and Witch Hunting in the Age of Internet Sex," COUNTERPUNCH), Jill Bauer ("Never Too Old for Sex," MIAMI HERALD), Daniel Engber ("Naughty Nursing Homes," SLATE), and Alysha Rooks ("Between the Briefs," RES GESTAE, University of Michigan Law School), as well as many of our other fabulous winners.
Come meet some of the stellar Sexies judges! Attending the award ceremony will be: Carol Queen, PhD, writer, speaker, educator, and activist with a doctorate in sexology; Liza Featherstone, journalist and author of "Sex, Lies, and Womenís Magazines" (COLUMBIA JOURNALISM REVIEW); Judith Levine, journalist and author of the award-winning HARMFUL TO MINORS: The Perils of Protecting Children From Sex; and Doug Henwood, contributing editor to THE NATION.
The awards will be MCed by Lolita Wolf, and Judith Levine will talk about her experiences with media coverage of sexual topics when Harmful to Minors was released. The first 100 attendees will get a gift bag of goodies from the Sexies sponsors.
There will also be a silent auction and raffle to support the awards, which will include fabulous prizes including original art by Julio Aguilera, Sophy Naess, and David Steinberg; signed copies of books by winners, judges, and supporters; sex toys; gift certificates for sexy pleasures; and more! Don’t miss out on this chance to support the sex-positive journalism and take home something you’ve always wanted. Prize donations are still being accepted. Contact Miriam at info@sexies.org if you have a donation.
The Sexies are the brainchild of journalist Miriam Axel-Lute, and were brought about in collaboration with writers, readers, and activists from Babeland, The Center for Sex & Culture, and the National Coalition for Sexual Freedom.
Thank you all for all your support and enthusiasm! Remember to send in your entries for next year's awards whenever you read something sex-positive.
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...because public space really matters!
Elizabeth
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...because public space really matters!
Elizabeth
We're still looking for voluinteers. So if anybody wants to help for only an hour, we can give free admission and a guaranteed goodie bag. Email wrightnyc at aol dot com
Lolita Wolf
Some of your favorite sexy bloggers and sex educators are putting on their burlesque acts in this 2009 calendar. All proceeds will go to Sex Work Awareness. I've seen the proofs and while they're being carefully guarded I can tell you that this is going to be one hot calendar! The photography is gorgeous and the bloggers are stunning. Click here for our write up and here for my reactions to the shoot itself. Follow the calendar on Twitter or on its blog. Order yours early!
NYC Sex Bloggers Calender - $20 (US Shipping)
NYC Sex Bloggers Calendar - $20 (Canada Shipping)
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