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Best Sex Writing of 2012: Behind the Scenes of Latina Glitter

27th
Jan. × ’12

“Latina Glitter”, a story of mine was selected for The Best Sex Writing of 2012. This is the story BEHIND that story.  The meta best sex writing of 2012. All photos taken at La Cueva by Edmund X White. Outside the car window, Chicago’s South Side is a-glow.There are lively taquerias, a store with a [...]

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Reader Questions: LDR’s, Man-Thongs and Straight Dude who watch Dudes in Porn

20th
Jan. × ’12

Watch more new videos on Tumblr, where if you have a question you can ask.

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The Part of a Movie where the Girl Gets a Make-Over

13th
Jan. × ’12

In the world of girl movies, when your protagonist gets new hair or suddenly starts wearing a new color, it’s a sign–the character has changed, cue climax, shit it about to go down. I am drawn to the idea that changing one’s look could transform other areas. I personally mark time by hairstyle– “was that [...]

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The Story of Story: A Traveling Stripper

4th
Jan. × ’12

All photos by Alicia Vera (and of no one interviewed) I recently became obsessed with stripper blogs. I was staying up late, reading about “musical theater” strippers, female customers who jump on on the pole and dressing room drama. In order to pretend that this was somehow productive… I decided to interview these bloggers. I [...]

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Is Divorce a Bad Thing? A History of the Wife Pt. 2

16th
Dec. × ’11

Why isn’t divorce a good thing? When news of any divorce spreads, it is with a certain sadness (even in celebrity marriages, RIP Thurston Moore and Kim Gordon) or sometimes it is with a little smugness (haha, Kim Kardashian). But considering the high divorce rate; or even the fact that divorce was a hard-won feminist victory, [...]

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Birthdays and Periods: The Old ‘How You got Your Period’ Story

9th
Dec. × ’11

This weekend is my birthday. Also, I will be on my period during my birthday. But that is not what this post is about. This is about another birthday, my twelfth birthday, when I did not get my period. Entering the fifth grade, I knew I would have sex-education class in the Spring. I heard about [...]

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Talking about the Future of Relationships at Occupy Wall St. Pt 2. Monogamy

1st
Dec. × ’11

photo cred (note, not the interviewed couple in the photo.) The couple met in L.A. Sebastian, a music producer with long hair and a beard, was immediately taken with Catherine, a brunette musician with and blunt bangs. When Sebastian lost a record deal and needed a fresh start, he invited her to England to make [...]

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Talking about the Future of Relationships at Occupy Wall Street Pt. 1 Polyamory

1st
Dec. × ’11

photo cred Caitlin, Robert, Yelle, Leandra, Alex and Kyle sleep together in the same tent at Zuccotti Park. “Everyone is romantically, intimately and sexually involved,” says Robert. They are a polyamorous family (a relationship style meaning, literally, “many loves”). The group share food, finances and plans post-protest: one pair are traveling to Portugal, others will [...]

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Feature for New York Observer: Abortion Doulas and the Future of Abortion

1st
Dec. × ’11
Observer Doulas Clip

Click picture for large (readable) version Hey, did you catch that feature story  I wrote for the New York Observer? The one about the future of abortion rights and abortion rights activism in the U.S.? The one about abortion doulas, and other hands-on activism? No? Oh, well I uploaded the clip. Click & click to [...]

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Answering Reader Questions: 32 year old Virgins, Bi Dramas & “Your Number”

18th
Nov. × ’11

Dear Rabbit, I am dating a 32 year old virgin, but I dunno about being “his first”. Dear Rabbit, what do you think of the “whats your number” conversation. Is asking how many people someone has slept with rude? Dear Rabbit, I am a bisexual girl…and I think some of my lady friends are hot, [...]

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